What’s the longest and fastest AF100 lens?
The Canon FD 200mm F1.8 L lens – let’s call it the Canon trumpet lens for short – is the equivalent to 400mm F1.8 on a full frame DSLR like the 5D Mark II. This is where a crop sensor comes in handy – for example, my 85mm F1.4 Zeiss can still be used for portraiture but is more like a telephoto – it’s reach is equivalent to 170mm F1.4 on the 5D, something which would be very expensive to achieve in full frame!
In HD video on a Canon DSLR we don’t have the option to crop like we would from a 22MP sensor versus the 12 of the GH1 in stills mode. The GH2 also has a 1:1 crop mode but the 5D Mark II does not have sensor windowing whilst recording video, only for manual focus assist.
So for telephoto with fast lenses, the huge 200mm F1.8 trumpet on a nice shiny new AF100 cannot be beat. I love FD lenses. I’d also like to see this bolted to a GF2. The camera would be almost inconsequential in comparison!
Having a DSLR body like the GH2 does have a benefit though – it means the lens mounting socket for tripods can be used and the camera body is light enough not to stress the mount. Not true for the AF100 – for this and large heavy lenses you’d need a good set of rails.
How about fast and wide? At the wide end we don’t quite have so many options for the AF100 and Lumix GH series as we do for full frame photographic. Even a Sigma 20mm F1.8 works wonders on the 5D Mark II and that’s quite a cheap lens. What’s the widest and fastest AF100 lens?
The Olympus 14-35mm F2 is a fantastic option, but very pricey. The Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 is the widest option but it lacks manual aperture control via the camera body. You’d need the Nikon G mount version and the appropriate
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I use the Olympus 9-18mm F4 but it’s slow, as is the 7-14mm Lumix.
Can anyone suggest any more?
