Which prime lens focal lengths to get?

Kholi said:
I've just pinned down a full set of Zeiss Zfs.
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Which ones did you get? Where? I've had trouble locating good deals on these. I got a good deal on the 50/1.4 and 85/1.4, but haven't found any used 28/2 or 35/2. Or did you opt for new?
 
Mike@AF said:
Which ones did you get? Where? I've had trouble locating good deals on these. I got a good deal on the 50/1.4 and 85/1.4, but haven't found any used 28/2 or 35/2. Or did you opt for new?
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All of them new. But not exactly for a deal. I'll let you know when they come in.

Gots to figure out which set to keep.
 
Adapter: jinfinance one for me. I have their EFS and FD adapters - all alloys, no plastic, well made. There is a big premium for the Micro 4/3rds adapter over the standard 4/3rds adapter, i.e. Panasonic L1 to Contax lens which is £11, the M 4/3rds is £50 (new item I guess).

So... If you already have the Panasonic Micro 4/3rds to 4/3rds adapter for Olympus lenses, etc. would the Contax lenses work via the cheap L1 adapter connected to the Panasonic M 4/3rds to 4/3rds adapter?

PS... Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm 1.7 Lens.... any good for 80 quid?

I have also found TV lenses on eBay. Know nothing about their quality! CANON/AKAI 11.5-90mm F2.1 TV LENS - C MOUNT - worth a punt? I curious as to how they achieve that range at F2.1... but anyway... what do I know.
 
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Tell me about it. The Nikon F to 4/3s adaptor is 1/3 the price of the 4/3s to m4/3s adapter.

There are plenty of examples of photos taken with the C Mount lenses on the G1. They all have very odd bokeh, which is in some circles sought after.
 
It will probably not cover the entire sensor so you get corner vignetting and has a softer look than modern lenses.

commanderspike said:
PS... Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm 1.7 Lens.... any good for 80 quid?
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80 guid? You gotta be sh*tt*ng me - yes get it, unless previous owner let a herd of elephants stampede over it.
 
Can you tell me guys how much you would pay for FD 50/1.4, 28/2, 28/2.8 or 24/2? I have realized that the prices here in Poland (and in Germany as well) are awfully high :( Maybe I should try to buy lenses from UK or Asia instead.
 
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snicky said:
Can you tell me guys how much you would pay for FD 50/1.4, 28/2, 28/2.8 or 24/2? I have realized that the prices here in Poland (and in Germany as well) were awfully high :( Maybe I should try to buy lenses from UK or Asia instead.
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FD 28/2.0 = £60
FD 50/1.4 = £50
FD 24/2.0 = £50
FD 28/2.8 = £20

The F2.0s are not too common but eBay UK has a nice selection of FD lenses at the moment.
 
I once had a Zenitar 16mm fisheye on a Canon 30D.

They're great for the money, but worried how a fisheye might look with a 2x crop on the GH1 ><

Only 32mm equiv. and lots of distortion?

They can be had for £80-£120 region. They've actually gone up since a few years ago :2vrolijk_08:

Word of warning though... they may be small but they are HEAVY. Built like a Russian tank.
 
commanderspike said:
Radial bokeh like this? Psychedelic! :2vrolijk_08:
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or superb...

switar 50/1.4
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kodak ektar 63/2
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Kholi said:
Wtf that Ektar looks magnificent.
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Don't front on the ektar line... Post war era the Europeans were passing up leica and zeiss for kodak glass. Meanwhile the US love affair with german glass was just beginning.

ektar 40/1.6
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commanderspike said:
They're great for the money, but worried how a fisheye might look with a 2x crop on the GH1 ><

Only 32mm equiv. and lots of distortion?
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Since barrel distortion occurs at the edges of the lens you get less of it on the GH1. You're looking more in the middle of the lens where there is less distortion.
 
upshot said:
Don't front on the ektar line... Post war era the Europeans were passing up leica and zeiss for kodak glass. Meanwhile the US love affair with german glass was just beginning.

ektar 40/1.6
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Wtf that imge is cream, man. Where did you get that glass from?
 
Thanks everyone who posted on this thread. I have decided against Canon FD's (I don't like the bokeh) and just ordered a Contax Zeiss Distagon 28mm f/2.8 and a Contax Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4 as my first two prime lenses to supplement the kit lens.

Kholi, I particulary appreciate your input and the thrift store video had my favorite look of all the ones I watched on Vimeo.

As soon as I get my GH1 I'll post some video for everyone to see.

Now does anyone here know about CineCity products? I am on a real tight budget and need to get a MatteBox and 4x4 ND filter set.

I saw this:
http://thecinecity.com/tcc/product.php?productid=80

But compared to other prices out there, it seems a little cheapo. Any ideas?
 
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