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Coming Soon… More Veydra Goodness!
Lumix GH5, Veydra Mini Prime 85mm T2.2
First Sample Footage: Veydra Mini Prime 85mm T2.2
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First Sample Footage: Veydra Mini Prime 50mm T2.2 + Lumix GH5
https://youtu.be/cZfa0dTCby0 My rig: Tuba Cage, Blackmagic Design Video Assist
Brian Caldwell Designing New Anamorphics
Brian Caldwell, designer of the Metabones Speed Booster, revealed today that he's at work designing 1.79x anamorphic lenses. This news, sure to please owners of the Lumix GH5, comes on top of yesterday's announcement by Panasonic that the massive firmware update v.2, due out in September, will have in-body anamorphic de-squeeze. At the moment however,... Continue Reading →
Are Micro Four Thirds Lenses Too Expensive?
https://youtu.be/1C7iIbSPVX4 Additional thoughts: I think by now that everyone is already aware of my aversion to slow, variable aperture universal zooms, and it was disheartening to see just how many who picked up the Lumix GH5 decided to go with one of the slow zooms being peddled by Panasonic reps rather than picking up a... Continue Reading →
Leica Overpriced?
Forum member OliKMIA in the forums over at OESHD, responding to my statement that the Leica 12mm f/1.4 is worth every penny, writes: I don't know, is it really ? The Pana 12mm f1.4 is almost 50% pricier than the Sigma Art 24mm f1.4 which is outstanding. I really have hard time buying M43 lens... Continue Reading →
At Last! Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN vs. Olympus 25mm f/1.2 PRO
It took days to finally get this one to upload, hope it was worth the wait. The Sigma 30mm is around a 65mm full-frame equivalent and the Olympus 25mm about 55mm full frame equivalent when shooting 4K with the Lumix G85, so it seemed natural to want to compare these two lenses. Aside from their... Continue Reading →
The Leica 12mm f/1.4 is Ridiculous!
I'm just wrapping up my comparison between the Olympus 25mm f/1.2 and the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 and just can't get over how ridiculous the Leica 12mm f/1.4 is.
Olympus 25mm f/1.2 vs. Leica 12mm f/1.4
Not exactly a scientific test, I didn't manage to get enough shots where the two lenses were at a similar field of view, but hopefully interesting nonetheless. https://youtu.be/M0n97YQxlGo
Fuji AF Lenses: Manually Focusing with Fly-By-Wire
A reader over at EOSHD asked what it was like manually focusing with the Fuji AF lenses, so I went ahead and did a quick, highly unscientific test of the five lenses in my possession. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSK4IRpAXUY
It’s Finally Here! The Fuji 50mm f/2 Field Test
I shot with the Fuji X-T2 on the Zhiyun Crane for all the clips. I love the small f/2 lenses, they're so easy to balance on a gimbal. The Saigon Central Post Office is a terrific place for people watching, and the natural light is incredible. And I haven't seen this many outlandish hats in... Continue Reading →
Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4 Wide Open!
In my previous post, I talked a little bit about why fast primes are preferable to slow kit zooms for vlogging, one of the chief advantages being the ability to play with depth-of-field. In my first tests of the Leica DG Summilux 12mm f/1.4, I was sitting a little further away from the camera and... Continue Reading →
The Daejeon Chronicles 