26Apr Next Panasonic GH4 lens – Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f0.95
Craigslist came through on a reasonably priced ($560) used Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f0.95 lens. While I ended up getting a pretty good deal on the Voigtlander, i’m shopping without an actual camera body for testing. Thankfully the guy I bought this from brought his GH2 with him.
Optics on the Nokton 25mm f0.95 looked pretty nice on his GH2 and the one I was able to use at NAB on the Panasonic GH4 seemed to do a pretty decent job resolving 4k. The action on the focus ring feels nice and smooth and the lens feels like a nice solid piece of metal in the hand.
I’ll probably still end up spending the money on a Panasonic 25mm f1.4 down the line to get full autofocus support, but it’s always nice to have one or two good full manual primes around. Worse case scenario I can always put it back on ebay, the nice thing about a lens like this is that it holds it’s value.
Still itching to get my hands on the Panasonic GH4, latest news from B&H is that it’ll ship next week. I’ll keep you posted.
April 26th, 2014 at 10:12 am
DeeJay,
i’ve got a GH4 preorder in also at B&H. How do you get a status update of when your order will be filled?
April 26th, 2014 at 10:28 am
I got an unofficial status from B&H when I spoke with them before passover and the Panasonic reps confirmed the distributor shipping date. I don’t think B&H has announced anything official yet.
April 26th, 2014 at 11:05 am
B&H has changed the date from the 30th to the 25th and now it’s the 28th so maybe we’ll get them this coming week.
April 26th, 2014 at 1:23 pm
From what I heard, B&H as well as other retailers in the united states would be receiving their first shipments of GH4s between the 22nd and 25th. Items are supposed to start shipping as soon as the GH4 stock from Panasonic is processed. I believe Japanese retailers already have the camera in stock.
April 26th, 2014 at 11:51 pm
called Terry at Texas Media System, they got the first shipment 3 days ago. Don’t count on BH for pre-order stuff. I got my GH4 2 days ago.
April 27th, 2014 at 11:44 am
Congrats on the new lens, great price, get the 17.5mm & 42.5mm as well, and you’ll have a great low light set for $2000 🙂 Duclos is selling them for 4 grand (including modding and case, but still, too much)
http://www.ducloslenses.com/collections/voigtlander/products/voigtlander-cine-mod-set
April 27th, 2014 at 1:42 pm
I played around with the 42.5mm f0.95 at NAB, that was a pretty sexy lens. Once I’ve had some more time with the GH4, i’ll probably start ebay hunting for some more good primes.
April 27th, 2014 at 6:39 pm
for another $250, you can pick up the panasonic 42.5. Full AF. Beautiful lens. I bite the bullet and bought that lens for my GH4.
April 27th, 2014 at 7:22 pm
Another $250? I thought the Panasonic 42.5mm was around $1600.
April 27th, 2014 at 8:47 pm
pick up used. 🙂 I just paid $1250 for one couple days ago. Super fast AF. Excellent lens. Worth every cents in my opinion.
April 27th, 2014 at 8:48 pm
I think i’d rather Have AF as well. I’ll keep an eye out for the 42.5mm f1.2 used. Looks like a sweet lens.
December 2nd, 2014 at 4:38 pm
Any way to use this on a Canon 5D?