I was able to get that Summilux 12mm you mentioned for $500. When I saw it for sale on Craigslist I was intrigued. When I found out what it cost retail, I snatched it so fast. Used, almost mint, for less than 50% of retail... still goes for about $900. Shocked I got it this cheap.
@blackentrepreneur2442 жыл бұрын
Solid review. Im going to pick up this lens for my a6400 to start vlogging on a budget. Manual focusing shouldn't be too bad. At $250, it looks like a steal. The 16mm 1.4 is what i really want, but i can't justify spending $400 right now. When the quality of this lens is up to par to get started.
@filmmakeranto6 жыл бұрын
Would like to see more of the footage you shot with it friend.. Great info tho.. Thanks.. 😊
@CLAYNPOTTER13 жыл бұрын
Another option is Lumix Leica 15mm Summilux f/1.7. It's not wide as 12mm, but amazingly sharp and price isn't bad for Leica branded. I've got mine new from Japan on ebay for ~$400....
@bonsaimediahousetx6 жыл бұрын
This comment is in no way meant to come off as hyper critical or pretentious by any means. Just want others to be aware of another possibility. You mentioned the Summilux as being the only other wide open aperture option for shallow DOF at an ultra wide angle, and the laowa venus is an obvious one but the one you did not mention and is commonly passed over is the voigtlander noktons. 17.5mm, 25mm, 42.5mm and the most recent being the 10mm all at 0.95 aperture which is a godsend to gh5 shooters who don’t want to upgrade to the gh5s. Takes some time getting used to, and they have a certain character about them that reminds me of old high priced tiffen filters, but at 20mm equivalent it’s a boss of a lens. I keep one with my voigt set that I use primarily for weddings and sigmas for commercial work - it’s amazing how well they pair for the narrative they portray. Just my two cents :) great video keep them coming
@joeltunnah2 жыл бұрын
Lenstip absolutely slammed the Voigtlander Nokton 10.5mm in their review. They said it has: “weak image quality on the edge of the field of view, huge vignetting, monstrous coma, high astigmatism, visible spherical aberration, significant field curvature, ugly out of focus areas, field of view over two degrees narrower than stated in the specifications, weak price/optics quality ratio.” I was very disappointed as I own and love the 17.5mm and 25mm, and I wanted the wider view. Do you think their review is fair, or did they get a bad copy possibly?
@bonsaimediahousetx2 жыл бұрын
@@joeltunnah the 10mm is definitely the weaker of the trio. At 0.95 chroma is monstrous on all of them lol. But the 10mm is more noticeable. Typically I crank them down a bit anyway to sharpen the image, but to answer your question yes, it does suffer from some of those more than others. The trade off for me when I used voiglander was the character of the image and the sharpness stopped down a few. Even at 0.95 it is capable of great stuff though. But the 25mm and 42.5 were used far more in my case Switched to lens booster and ef glass years ago and haven’t really looked back.
@joeltunnah2 жыл бұрын
@@bonsaimediahousetx thanks for your response. Yes the character of those lenses is undeniable, and my images from the 25 and 17.5 just pop compared to most of my AF lenses.
@moritzs22046 жыл бұрын
I just like watching your Videos because they realy remind me and inspire me what you can do with a small budget and how you can make awesome movies and videos with it! Btw. your Color Grading Skills are on point! :D
@BenjaminFreddie6 жыл бұрын
Great video quality! :) I love the rokinon 12mm. I did a video about that and the 85mm a few weeks ago. I think the 12mm is a really underrated lens. Very versatile!
@pablotenkara30575 жыл бұрын
Thanks, mate. I am travelling to Chile next November, to do some recording in the Andes with an indigenous community that I met some time ago. I was looking for a budget-friendly wide angle lens for my G7, and I think you made a lot of sense about the Samyang. Please keep on posting these videos, they are really helpful.
@buuzy2523 жыл бұрын
Do you recommend this lens for a panasonic G7?
@SandroMassaFilmmaker6 жыл бұрын
Great Video Nigel. The Lens is awesome and the Video look too.
@TheCrowleyCrew6 жыл бұрын
Thanks man I will have to check this lens out for EF-M and see if they have it.
@rubixcubeluken Жыл бұрын
is it the cine lens your reviewing or does this come in a regular photo lens too?
@DennisReuter6 жыл бұрын
Nice work with the upload consistency :D Always great Info on your channel - actually going to get the sigma 16mm for my G6 because of you :D
@john3Lee6 жыл бұрын
This lens will fit in nicely, for when you buy the new BM 4k pocket camera :)
@N7CAL6 жыл бұрын
I was on the fence until your review,, great info regarding the multiple platforms youve had it on. Thanks for the info
@diabeticjaymes27765 жыл бұрын
I have the laowa 7.5m f2. I use that lens for my KZbin videos. It sucks it has no image stabilization so I’m going to use it on my gimbal with the GH5. I want the sumilux 1.4 version as well. I see online $830 at the lowest. I’m planing to get grab it soon.
@STGFilmmakers6 жыл бұрын
Love the video Nigel. Something I noticed when using wide angle lenses up close like this is the level of distortion, particularly on a human head. It gives off kind of like and egg shaped figure instead of what a normal head shape would look like coming from like a 35 or 50. Yea the camera is set further back but at least my head looks normal :P What are your thoughts on this distortion and does it bother you? (or anyone else) Thanks. Keep up the great content.
@simonfontell61133 жыл бұрын
Which wide-angle lens would be best for real estate?
@A1Bokeh3 жыл бұрын
Dude how do you do that line in the title?
@muckach98726 жыл бұрын
thanx for the great review. im really happy with oly 7-14mm F2.8 pro its crazy sharp and the quality is just crazy good.
@GriffinKerwin6 жыл бұрын
Thats the next lens im picking up!
@KaganTech6 жыл бұрын
Great video Nigel.
@rrafaelpaz6 жыл бұрын
This one or sigma 16m 1.4 for video purposes?
@OrlandoPla6 жыл бұрын
I am considering buying this lens for video blogs with my G85 ..... I want people behind me to be blur .... I do not want any image rights issues. Will it fit this role?
@eduklipps5 жыл бұрын
I am curious too...
@user-bg5pd4ee7z3 жыл бұрын
Hello, Nigel. How do variable filters behave on this lens? What can you recommend in order not to get an "x"?
@oarsman55315 жыл бұрын
Really confused between rokinon 12mm cine, 14mm cine and 16mm cine. All EF Mount. Can you help me decide one for filmmaking. So meaning not only for landscape. I am just scared it ll distort actors face. Thank you in advance
@ColinBloodworth6 жыл бұрын
Great lens, great review, Nigel.
@buuzy2523 жыл бұрын
Hi ! Please can you telll me which lens you can recommend me to AutoFocus on the G7 and get a great image quality? Would you recommend me the SIGMA 18-35mm including a speed booster/adapter for it? thank you!
@CatchaEyeFilmz5 жыл бұрын
i have a g7 and i have the meike 25mm lens will the rokinon 12mm be better for me video wise "music videos" filmmaking
@voucherpcgarage2225 жыл бұрын
Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 or Rokinon 12mm T2.2 Cine Lens for Micro Four Thirds Mount ? Thanks
@kamishimoproductions50964 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this information about the Rokinon 12mm lens. I wanted to buy this lens for my BMPCC 4K but the mount was different from my camera. It was on a Z 1 Cam and its mentioned that it fits the MFT mount. What mount do you think the Z Cam 1 uses? Or what adapter should I buy to pair my BMPCC 4K with this Rokinon 12mm lens?
@NigelBarros4 жыл бұрын
The z can E1 is a micro 4/3 mount just like the bmpcc 4K, so a micro 4/3 version of this lens will work on both. This lens comes in 4 mounts, micro 4/3, Sony E, Fuji X and Canon M. So just make sure you’re buying the micro 4/3 version for your bmpcc
@GabrielGuzman186 жыл бұрын
I appreciate this videos and recommendations for our micro 4/3 cameras Do you have a telephoto/portrait lens that you recommend? Thanks in advance!
@Karolkens4 жыл бұрын
Why not switch to full frame?
@NYCMDP6 жыл бұрын
Could you use the fotodiox 43 to e converter to mount both instead of the e mount version that can’t do both?
@marilynboyce10375 жыл бұрын
Is the 12 or 14 better for landscapes and sunsets. Thank you
@cjewe1z3 жыл бұрын
Does this lens produce soft images?
@EricJason346 жыл бұрын
What image stabilization on this lens when shooting video. I noticed that you had the camera locked down in this video. Just wondering how it performed handheld?
@live4christ2975 жыл бұрын
I think I watched this review 6 times since yesterday
@bastihalligalli92226 жыл бұрын
We want more lens-videos!
@jonaskrug926 жыл бұрын
Do you use two different versions for E-Mount and MFT? I tried to adapt my MFT-Version to E-Mount, but the cheap China-Adapter scretched my lens.. Do you know of any good Adapter? Thanks, love your videos ;)
@chunstudio78634 жыл бұрын
shit! where're all sample fotos?
@rashhuman3 жыл бұрын
Can someone help please? I’m looking to buy this lens (the Samyang version) for my BMPCC original and I have noticed that the F2 is slightly cheaper than the cine lens T2.2 version. Beyond the physical elements is there a difference really between the cine lens and the “normal” version? I’m a bit of a scrooge so if the glass and the image is the same I’ll get the F2, but is it still a ‘cine’ lens in that respect? Ps I’ve subscribed as your vids towards those of us who are on a budget are brilliant.
@jboudreaux99833 жыл бұрын
Cine lens has no clicking on ring focus
@rashhuman3 жыл бұрын
@@jboudreaux9983 yeah thanks, I bought the F2. I didn’t see the need for paying the extra just for a declicked aperture ring, not for my needs thanks.
@STGFilmmakers6 жыл бұрын
Dang Paulie, watch the video first then comment! haha j/k
@zuyonokvideo6 жыл бұрын
Hi. what u think about laowa 7.5mm f2.0 ?
@ownvideofootage6 жыл бұрын
Do this lens accept ND filters??
@NigelBarros6 жыл бұрын
yes it does, 67mm filters work on this lens
@TheMichaelTech6 жыл бұрын
Would you go black magic pocket over GH5?
@NigelBarros6 жыл бұрын
Michael Cunningham I’m very interested in the new 4K blackmagic, the gh5 is great but I think having RAW would be great. I’m actually more interested in the GH5s for the low light
@susheelbunty5 жыл бұрын
Will it fit on g85 without any adapter....?
@NigelBarros5 жыл бұрын
Yes I’ll t will
@nl.mattiegames49726 жыл бұрын
Is eBay a good site to buy a lens
@NigelBarros6 жыл бұрын
I would say yes, I buy 80% of my gear used on eBay
@nl.mattiegames49726 жыл бұрын
NigelBarros thanks
@1eeBoy5 жыл бұрын
Are you a white walker?
@YoPaulie6 жыл бұрын
first to comment because im the number 1 fan
@QubaTV4 жыл бұрын
another talking head
@mgr55505 жыл бұрын
Jibber Jabber Jibber Jabber. How much talking to stretch the material to 8 mins ! Needless off tangent talk.
@ufomofo6 жыл бұрын
will this work with the BMCC 2.4k? ie NOT the BMPCC