Francis Ong Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hello I'm new to photography and film making, I have a Lumix G5 and only have the 14-42mm lens that came with it. I was wondering are there any lenses that I should invest into first that are must haves for photography and short film making? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Connolly Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm a big fan of the voigtlaender f0.95 25mm prime. http://www.voigtlaender.de/cms/voigtlaender/voigtlaender_cms.nsf/id/pa_f0_95_25.html Its a great lens - the look is a bit extreme fully open but a nice lens stopped down a bit. I did a music video on the AF101 almost entirely on that lens: (although youtube compressions killed it a bit) Also I've heard good things about the SLR magic 12mm: http://www.slrmagic.co.uk/slr-magic-12mm-t16-hyperprime-lens-mft-new.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Fettig Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 1700mm f4 [V], Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM [EOS], Canon 5200mm f14 [FD], Carl Zeiss 50mm f0.7 Planar [bNC], Nikon 6mm f2.8 [F] Everyone must have at least 2 of each of those lenses or they're not a serious photographer/filmmaker... just kidding! It's a tough question. You have a lot of choices, and they all have plusses and minuses. Honestly, you're a lot better off shooting with what you've got, and focus on practicing. The Voigtlander mentioned above is a fantastic lens. If you're more interested in cinematography, you might do better with a PL-Micro 4/3 adapter and some super 16 lenses. Read as much as you can, and buy lenses piece by piece. I like old Pentax screwmount lenses for still photography and Cooke cine lenses. But that's just my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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