Looking at cinema lenses again for the S5, I stumbled across a bargain.
The 7Artisans Spectrum 35 and 50mm T2 lenses are on sale (Aust distr.) for under $500au combined. The 85 was not on sale, but as recently written, I would not have been as keen anyway, so for half the price of a single Lumix S prime, I have mirrored both with matching cinema lenses.
Unlike the G9 kit, these are far from balanced, but they will be used on tripod, shoulder and chest rigs and the heft will add to stability on the less capable S5.
Heavy as they look.
Why?
A different look, a different experience and process and because they were a bargain. They also add a little street cred to impress the uninitiated. I now have an excuse to buy a follow focus finally for my chest/shoulder rigs, which will both be more handy.
Manual focus pulling and lump heavy lenses are a different experience to the S Primes and an itch I wanted to scratch. M43 was not coughing up the goods (crop factor often too much*) and L mount options are few, so the 7Artisan Spectrums, universally preferred to the bulk of their Vision series, are the go and for $200-250 each, well, I have bought filters for more.
I stumbled over them more or less, assuming they would be dearer than the less well corrected Vision lenses I had dismissed them, but a review of the Vision series on Anson & co, where he cited the Spectrums as just better, led to several more linked reviews and the court ruled. These are good for the money, even better for half of it.
So, for under $2000 I have two very stable, matched, light, AF capable stills/video prime lenses, a similar zoom and two chunky, all manual control cinema lenses. About right for the S5 kit.
ed. I went back the next morning to show my wife and deal over. Gotta be quick.
*Odd how the 50mm’s keep coming up better. The Sirui, 7Art Vision and even Nisi Athena 50’s are all their best in range, the other lenses, the ones I want for MFT in particular are often the lesser ones, except for these, where all three seem similar.