photoSmart42
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Hey, all.
I'd like some advice on getting one or two primes with my current setup. Here's what I have right now:
1. GH1 w/ the 14-140mm
2. G1 w/ 14-45mm (wife's camera)
3. Tokina AT-X 90mm/2.5 (FD mount)
4. Canon FD 135mm/2.5
I'm fine with the zoom range offered by the 14-140, and I can always use the 135 and the 90 for low light situations (when I'm not doing macro work with the 90). I'd like to get some small, fast primes in the lower focal range, preferably some that add some character to their photos while still being nice and sharp. Here's some of the ones I'm considering:
a. Pana 20mm/1.7 - wide angle, auto-focus, reasonably priced, seems to get good reviews
b. Canon FD 24mm/1.4 asph; 24mm/2.0
c. Canon FD 35mm/2.0
d. Nokton 35mm/1.2
e. Nokton 40mm/1.4
f. Pana 45mm/2.8 - auto-focus
g. Canon FD 50mm/1.2; 50mm/1.4; 50mm/1.2L
h. Canon FD 55mm/1.2 asph
i. Canon FL 58mm/1.2
j. Canon FD 85mm/1.2; 85mm/1.8 - not sure if I need this in addition to my 90mm/2.5
I'd like to limit it to 2 primes to round out my kit. In addition to my macro stuff, I like capturing a range of subjects in all sorts of lighting conditions, from cityscapes and landscapes, to portraits and crowds, to interesting nature scenes, so I'm fairly certain I'd make good use of any of the focal distances I mentioned. I'm not limited by getting another adapter if I need to aside from the FD one I currently have, so that's not an issue. The Pana lenses are listed if for no other reason than because they offer auto-focus, although only about 35-40% of my shots currently are with AF, the rest with MF.
I'd appreciate your feedback on any of these lenses against what I'd like to do, or please add some of your favorites you think might be a better match. I've seen the types of photos some of these lenses can take with the G1/GH1, on this forum and on the web, and I like all these lenses, so I'm not partial to any of them in particular (aside from liking the old-school look of the Nktons...).
Thank you much in advance! =)
I'd like some advice on getting one or two primes with my current setup. Here's what I have right now:
1. GH1 w/ the 14-140mm
2. G1 w/ 14-45mm (wife's camera)
3. Tokina AT-X 90mm/2.5 (FD mount)
4. Canon FD 135mm/2.5
I'm fine with the zoom range offered by the 14-140, and I can always use the 135 and the 90 for low light situations (when I'm not doing macro work with the 90). I'd like to get some small, fast primes in the lower focal range, preferably some that add some character to their photos while still being nice and sharp. Here's some of the ones I'm considering:
a. Pana 20mm/1.7 - wide angle, auto-focus, reasonably priced, seems to get good reviews
b. Canon FD 24mm/1.4 asph; 24mm/2.0
c. Canon FD 35mm/2.0
d. Nokton 35mm/1.2
e. Nokton 40mm/1.4
f. Pana 45mm/2.8 - auto-focus
g. Canon FD 50mm/1.2; 50mm/1.4; 50mm/1.2L
h. Canon FD 55mm/1.2 asph
i. Canon FL 58mm/1.2
j. Canon FD 85mm/1.2; 85mm/1.8 - not sure if I need this in addition to my 90mm/2.5
I'd like to limit it to 2 primes to round out my kit. In addition to my macro stuff, I like capturing a range of subjects in all sorts of lighting conditions, from cityscapes and landscapes, to portraits and crowds, to interesting nature scenes, so I'm fairly certain I'd make good use of any of the focal distances I mentioned. I'm not limited by getting another adapter if I need to aside from the FD one I currently have, so that's not an issue. The Pana lenses are listed if for no other reason than because they offer auto-focus, although only about 35-40% of my shots currently are with AF, the rest with MF.
I'd appreciate your feedback on any of these lenses against what I'd like to do, or please add some of your favorites you think might be a better match. I've seen the types of photos some of these lenses can take with the G1/GH1, on this forum and on the web, and I like all these lenses, so I'm not partial to any of them in particular (aside from liking the old-school look of the Nktons...).
Thank you much in advance! =)