[quote name='Yakim' timestamp='1301245102' post='7141']
I must admit I did not like it. As a person who buys fast lenses to use them primarily on their widest settings this lens is far from exhilarate me at 0.95. And it lacks AF which I also like. I hope the new 25/1.4 will perform better.
BTW, if I'm not mistaken it was originally a c-mount lens an only later Voigtlander converted the mount, right?
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c-mount? What is that?
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1301245175' post='7142']
c-mount? What is that?
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[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_mount"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_mount[/url]
However, I strongly doubt that this is a C-mount design.
[quote name='Yakim' timestamp='1301245102' post='7141']
I must admit I did not like it. As a person who buys fast lenses to use them primarily on their widest settings this lens is far from exhilarate me at 0.95. And it lacks AF which I also like. I hope the new 25/1.4 will perform better.
BTW, if I'm not mistaken it was originally a c-mount lens an only later Voigtlander converted the mount, right?
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You're referring to this one here:
[url="http://noktor.com/"]http://noktor.com/[/url]
The NoktoN is a native MFT design.
It seems to me that the lens is less sharp than the 20mm Panasonic Pencake. And it's so big that a mFT camera will not be pocketable anymore. Not sure why people are interested in this lens.
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1301245096' post='7140']I like the sensor of the Gh2 because of its 3:2 support.[/quote]
The GF1 and other Pana cams let you choose the aspect ratio as well.
[quote name='Sammy' timestamp='1301251855' post='7147']
The GF1 and other Pana cams let you choose the aspect ratio as well.
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But they lose resolution, the 4x3 sensor is cropped in those other ratios. The nice thing about the GH2 is the sensor that supports 4x3, 3x2 and 9x16 "natively".
[quote name='Sammy' timestamp='1301251855' post='7147']
The GF1 and other Pana cams let you choose the aspect ratio as well.
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No, the GH-1 and GH-2 have multi-format sensors which are bigger. Rather than just choosing a crop of the conventional 4:3 sensor they expand the sensor coverage to the limits of the 4:3 image circle. Thus a 16:9 image on the GH-1/2 has comparatively more pixels as well as a higher field of view.
[quote name='Tiz' timestamp='1301250909' post='7146']
It seems to me that the lens is less sharp than the 20mm Panasonic Pencake. And it's so big that a mFT camera will not be pocketable anymore. Not sure why people are interested in this lens.
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Horses for causes. An f/.95 lens is more than 1.5 stops faster than an f/1.7. If you need the speed you need the speed, if you don't be happy with the smaller, lighter and cheaper f/1.7 design.
enjoy
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1301245829' post='7144']
You're referring to this one here:
[url="http://noktor.com/"]http://noktor.com/[/url]
The NoktoN is a native MFT design.
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You're probably right. The very similar name must have confused me.
OT: I'd love to see this one tested as well. I'm sure many MFT users will be very interested in this test.
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1301253145' post='7149']
No, the GH-1 and GH-2 have multi-format sensors which are bigger. Rather than just choosing a crop of the conventional 4:3 sensor they expand the sensor coverage to the limits of the 4:3 image circle. Thus a 16:9 image on the GH-1/2 has comparatively more pixels as well as a higher field of view.[/quote]
That's very interesting. I never knew that. I'd love to see a multi-format sensor in Canon and Nikon.
