Re: DSLR Magic, etc, do m4/3 no favours
 

On 22/09/2012 06:20, Rich wrote:
> They may be making the lenses in that mount, but there is no point in
> having such large housings for these optics, in some cases. Note the lens
> element size of the 35mm f1.4. Then compare it to (for example) to the
> Olympus diminutive 12mm f2.0 where the lens size closely matches the size
> of the optical elements.
> Same thing is seen with the Samyang optics which support FF sensors and as
> a result are much larger in most cases than they would need to be to
> support APS and m4/3.
>
> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/873...r-magic-stand-
> report
>

Uh, thanks for pointing those out! They will be great for using with the
Panasonic AG-AF101 that we've been using so far with a m3/4 to EF
adapter. They even have gears for follow focus. Nice.

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Re: DSLR Magic, etc, do m4/3 no favours
 

On 22/09/2012 10:36, Rich wrote:
> Joe Kotroczo <kotroczo@mac.com> wrote in
> news:ac5amvFvfnU1@mid.individual.net:
>
>> On 22/09/2012 06:20, Rich wrote:
>>> They may be making the lenses in that mount, but there is no point in
>>> having such large housings for these optics, in some cases. Note the
>>> lens element size of the 35mm f1.4. Then compare it to (for example)
>>> to the Olympus diminutive 12mm f2.0 where the lens size closely
>>> matches the size of the optical elements.
>>> Same thing is seen with the Samyang optics which support FF sensors
>>> and as a result are much larger in most cases than they would need to
>>> be to support APS and m4/3.
>>>
>>> http://www.dpreview.com/articles/873...12-slr-magic-s
>>> tand- report
>>>
>>
>> Uh, thanks for pointing those out! They will be great for using with
>> the Panasonic AG-AF101 that we've been using so far with a m3/4 to EF
>> adapter. They even have gears for follow focus. Nice.
>>
>
> For video I can see it.
> Kind of like how Zeiss thought Nikon users would cobble 3lb. primes on
> their cameras, Zeiss cine lenses with Nikon DSLR mounts. I don't know of
> anyone who has bought one.
>

Well, 3lb. is very lightweight for a cine lens.

But you're right, I've not heard of anyone doing video on Nikon dSLRs,
that market is firmly in the hands of Canon.


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