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[bmboo]

Hi i just bought the panasonic gh2 and I'm about to buy a voigtlander nokton lens..
just wondering which would be better - voigtlander nokton 25mm or voigtlander nokton 17.5mm?
i would be using it primarily for video.. i understand the 17.5mm has clickless aperture ring but it's easier to focus in 25mm?
any advice welcome!

[johnnymossville]

I'm in the same situation. I'm leaning towards the 17.5 for it's clickless aperture ring. a 17.5mm seems ideal, especially in tighter/indoor/dimly lit situations.

[hoodlum]

Voigtlander just announced the 42.5mm f/0.95 lens for m43.  No pricing yet.

 

http://www.43rumors....5mm-f0-95-lens/

[Mondo]

It's preference, really. Both are great lenses. Depends on what focal length you think you'd need.

[jgharding]

The 25mm is closest to a 50mm on full frame, which is a "standard" lens, if you will. Very versatile.

 

The 17.5 is a 35mm on full frame. It's a wide-angle lens. You can get portrait shots with it, but there will be more distortion of the image perspective. However, you can more easily capture wide scene-setting type shots without the need for being so far away.

 

The 25mm would be my choice if I had to have only one, as it covers most uses comfortably, and since I usually shoot people, it's better to have good portraiture than good landscapes or wide angles. I guess I'd just step back quite a bit for those.

 

Of course YMMV depending on the work you do. If you mainly want huge sweeping landscapes, you'd want wider. probably something that looks good closed down too.