Jon de Zwaan

Right, thanks. So in this case I think I should buy a quality adapter, which one do you recommend?
Does anyone else have experience with mounting the 35mm Samyang to the GH2 in terms of weight etc.?

Thanks for your helpfull replies!

I just bought the Samyang 35mm T1.5 at eBay. Is the GH2 capable of carrying the weight of this lens or should I buy an additional lens support for my 15mm rods? Also, as this is a Canon mount lens, which adapter should I buy? Just a regular (cheap) EF to M43 mount adapter?

Hello everyone,

I'm relatively new here considering my post count, but I've been reading these forums for quite a long time now and I'm at the brink of buying a Panasonic GH2.

So first of all, which kit to buy? I think I will use this camera mainly for run and gun docu/event shoots (low-light?!), but I like to do some pseudo-artistic hobby shoots from time to time as well.

I thought of these options;

1. GH2 with 14-140mm kit and a Voigtländer 25mm.

2. GH2 body (or with the 14-42mm, as there's not much of a difference in price) with a Rokinon/Samyang 24mm and 35mm cine lens. Or should I wait for a longer focal length cine lens as 24 and 35mm do not make such a huge difference for a starter kit, right?

Both kits end up being somewhat in the same price range, but I'm a little bit concerned with investing a lot of money in a M43 lens collection, that's why I added option 2. I also like the Cine-versions of the Rokinon lenses, as they've got click-less aperture and follow-focus gears (I already have a Gini rig with Follow Focus).

With the Voigtländer being a F0.95 lens and the Rokinon a T1.4, is it a night and day difference in lowlight? (If you'll pardon the pun and ignore the lowlight performance of the GH2 in general).

Second question, filters. Should I buy a 77mm variable ND (with step-up rings of course) or should I invest in a mattebox with 4x4 filters. Which of these two options will bring me longterm value for money and convenience? What are their pros and cons?

Well, thanks for reading.

Jon

http://www.43rumors.com/panasonic-us-manager-interview-focus-peaking-may-come-via-fw-update/

Maybe some good news after all, I think we'll just have to wait for the final release firmware.