The Panasonic 25mm f1.7 & Mitakon Zhongyi f0.95 25mm Speedmaster: MICRO FOUR THIRD lens Review (GH5)

[@Michael-sc8if]

Natalie, where have you been? I have been watching video after video of reviews and yours is absolutely the most useful. You did not waste our time, you didn't bog us down with a bunch of scientific jargon, and you provided real examples of the lenses in use. Thank you.

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

I appreciate that! I’m stoked you enjoyed my style of presentation. Hope to see you back soon! :)

[@AiurMedia]

love the B roll style! so cool

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Thank you! I’m glad you like it :)

[@michaelhawkins1173]

Fabulous video absolutely great. All points covered at pace without being distracting. Nice images with opinions derived from personal use.and experiences. Well done.

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Thanks Michael! I am very happy you enjoyed the vid :) Have a rad day!

[@maxbroden2053]

Just what I was looking for, thanks!

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

No worries! Which one are you leaning towards getting?

[@maxbroden2053]

@@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier I have the Olympus 25mm 1.8, and came to see the difference in DoF and niceness of the bokeh. I wanted to win an auction of the Mitakon earlier today, but lost it in the last seconds. It went for like 110$, crazy cheap 😆 It seems nicer to manually focus with the mitakon for video. When I smoothly turn the focus ring on my Olympus-lens, it still kinda "steps" in focus, I'm guessing because of the "by-wire". Maybe the Panny is better. All the best!

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

@@maxbroden2053 I know you didn't ask for my advice, but just in case: if the "by-wire" is an annoying factor for you, the Panny won't be much better, I don't think. The Lumix is nice for photography with the autofocus for sure :) but the more I use manual lenses, the more annoying the by-wire is becoming, especially for video. Sorry to hear you just missed the auction - best of luck for the next one!!

[@romeromartha4244]

thanks for your advices, your video of part 1 with your nice thoughts and pictures are outstanding!

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Thank you so much for your feedback :) You have no idea how much I appreciate it. So...Which lens do you prefer???

[@the_black_douglas9041]

I agree about the Mitakon. It sounds way better on paper, comes in a funky presentation box and then as long as a subject is framed in the sharp circle in the middle, everything will look gorgeous. In practice…just get a Panny or Olympus prime!

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

The Mitakon is a lovely lens in its own right, indeed. And I also think it wise to get an autofocus lens first :)

[@giuliafabritius]

Loving this lighting!

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Thanks Giulia!! xx

[@millionjourneysfinance]

I went with the 25mm since it was the only lens I could get delivered next day for a short notice shoot. I'm really happy with it *IF* I can control lighting in some way. Even a small LED panel is enough for conversation distance video. But if you are at the mercy of whatever ambient lighting is around, the ability to go down to 0.95 is a huge help on M4/3.

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

I agree with you on that. The 0.95 is a nice help in low light :) Do you only shoot m4/3?

[@millionjourneysfinance]

@@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier so far yes, I got into photography with the GH4 and now the GH5 so that's all I've owned at this point. It does everything I need within reason, though I have a suspicion that in the next few years full frame in the 4/3 sized bodies will become much more prevalent. Right now it's way out of my price range to start all over with new lenses etc.

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

@@millionjourneysfinance Right now I am in a similar boat to you. Are you thinking of sticking with Panasonic or will you be moving on? As it stands for me, I am so accustomed to the Lumix interface that I can navigate the menus and options without thinking. So I think I will move to the L mount when I make the shift to full frame. I have my eyes on the 24-70 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/2.8 - I am hoping that by the time I make the move to full frame, those two might be a little less pricey. But I am not there yet. Too expensive.

[@millionjourneysfinance]

@@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier I just got the GH5 so yea I won't be buying anything else for a while. Being able to use all my same lenses and even the same exact battery makes life so much easier and now I have a B cam which opens up a lot of options. Even if I was willing to move up to something like the S1H the lenses are so expensive that it's just not feasible right now. Waiting a couple years seems to bring prices down by about a third to half and most cameras up to about 5 years old are still perfectly competitive for making high quality media for both personal and professional use so I'm not in a rush.

[@DavidKfilmmaker]

4:14. Why is the mitakon bokeh football shaped if wide open?

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

I matched the Mitakon's exposure to the Lumix, so this set may very well be at f/1.7.

[@bernym4047]

The f stops on M43 are the same as ff when setting exposure. The difference is only in the DoF.

[@kpboix99]

Good comparisons. Looking into a good nifty fifty lens and came across this gem.

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

So glad you liked the comparison. Which are you leaning towards?

[@kpboix99]

@@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier Liking the mistaken for the bokeh effects. Also have a sigma 16mm which seems good for the GH5. Will test them out eventually. I appreciate you.

[@georgemoua7349]

The magenta tint is probably chromatic aberration. Id imagine the mitakon has less contrast wide open too. Using a 1.2 55mm nikon with a speedbooster on my gh5 and i have a similar magenta tint wide open in high contrast images. Fine stopped down or in low light. Great video. Might finally pick up the mitakon.

[@smokey62productions99]

I’m wondering how they compare to todays iPhones with the 24-26mm equivalents in the 12-13 and 14 iPhones and the AI that they use. Personally I’d rather shoot with my GH5 but as they say “The best camera is the one you have with you at the time”. I did an anamorphic test with my 13 Pro and a Sirui 24mm and the difference was negligible when posted to you tube. These phones are getting ridiculously good in the 25mm range

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

The best camera is the one you have with you :) And, I agree - phone cameras are great!

[@A1Bokeh]

I love my 25 .95. The 1.7 is really solid though. Awesome thumbnail 👌 I did s video with the mitakon. Took it downtown at night ... Def one of my favorites

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

I agree with you - the 1.7 is solid, and the .95 is just super cool. And thank you so much :) xx

[@miriammoriarty8588]

Very helpful thanks

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Glad you liked it. Thanks so much for checking out the vid xx

[@mannaffolki]

Thank you for the video. And thank you for using manual focus, most of all!!

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

And thank you for checking out the vid! Nothing wrong with some day-to-day manual focusing 👌 haha Have a great day! :)

[@mannaffolki]

@@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier yeah but seriously.. So many KZbinrs use autofocus where it's just breathing all over the place which is kind of annoying if you ask me! haha

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

@@mannaffolki I really didn't realise people payed attention to that. It detracts from my attention as well. It's one of those things that once you're tuned into it you can't unsee it in videos. So awesome that you noticed it in my videos! Thank you!

[@mannaffolki]

@@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier it bothers me to the point that I just turn off those videos, so yeah I appreciate you using manual focus 😅

[@roman9509]

The model you've photographed looks extremely Dutch to me :)

[@itscraigfontes]

ooohhh this is crispy! looks great, sounds great, great insights. makes me want to take my video down lol!!

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Thank you so much for the feedback and compliments! Don't take your video down! Keep making more! xx

[@freddie8812]

Thank you for a great video! Keep up the good work. I'll be back for more 👌

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Thanks Fredrik! I really appreciate the motivating comment xx

[@macs.imum1699]

this is like actual professional high quality. Impressing, definetly deserve more views. Maybe a bit of help from the view of someone whos watching: I think the music is a little bit too loud and your voice needs to be a tiny bit more stronger and enthusiastic. Just a tip, maybe you want to take it into consideration. But I'm honestly just petty picking

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Thank you for the constructive feedback. I can definitely improve on all those points. I think the enthusiasm will become more visible once I start feeling more comfortable in front of the lens. I am still quite intimidated by talking to the camera. Thanks again xx

[@macs.imum1699]

@@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier i feel you, thats how I feel doing my type of videos and I'm not even talking! 😂 No problem though

[@SolaSly]

How do you speak without pausing?

[@NatalieRosellaBoonzaier]

Oh, I pause! I just edit the pauses out...like a jedi.