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Yes, very good lens as well. I sold 2 of them and still have one more left. Angenieux has manufactured some good lenses. Do not underestimate Wollensak, it might be a bit heavier and not as sharp wide open, still good. I might have one coming soon.I haven't seen the 75mm Kern, but I *really* like the 75mm Angenieux f/2.5. A bit slower, but very small, light, and great. It's also seen as a 3" f/2.5, and some versions are labeled Bell and Howell.
I have that lens in EF mount--very nice lens, heavy and big though. I used it a lot on 1.6x bodies but rarely on my 5D.This Sigma lens could look like a good candidate for a fast 'normal'. As they already have lenses with 4/3 mounts, maybe in the future they will bring this one in their line-up with full AF and aperture control.
Sigma 30mm is not bad, a little soft in corners, and I ve heard about non consistency in quality. I bought Leica 25mm f1.4 over a year ago and I love the lens. Arguably the best 50 equivalent of any brand, dpr must review it, seriously. Its heavy and expensive thou, and not easy to find.I have that lens in EF mount--very nice lens, heavy and big though. I used it a lot on 1.6x bodies but rarely on my 5D.
I'm curious about the Sigma 30 f/1.4. I've never shot with it, think its available in 4/3rds mount--and its always been a highly debated lens on the Canon forums--though doesn't really qualify for a 'normal'.
Diane
I have owned both these lenses and I tried them in parallel when I used Olympus cameras. Back then I kept the Sigma (after some initial troubles having the lens replaced and recalibrated - the Sigma Scandinavia service center is close to where I live) for the image quality and the size.Sigma 30mm is not bad, (...)
I bought Leica 25mm f1.4 over a year ago and I love the lens. Arguably the best 50 equivalent of any brand, dpr must review it, seriously. Its heavy and expensive thou, and not easy to find.
I have owned both these lenses and I tried them in parallel when I used Olympus cameras. Back then I kept the Sigma (after some initial troubles having the lens replaced and recalibrated - the Sigma Scandinavia service center is close to where I live) for the image quality and the size.
For use on a Panasonic camera I would keep the Panasonic 25/1.4 thanks to the functionality (setting the aperture with the ring and dedicate the front camera wheel for exposure compensation).
For the G1 I'm not interested in either of the lenses. A manual Sigma never getting sharp across the frame, nah. The big and expensive Panasonic weighting a ton is the opposite to what the µ4/3 system is about for me. If I really need AF and auto aperture and can't wait for the G20/1.7, well, then there is no other option. But that is hardly an idea suddenly popping up, is it?
fwiw, /Jonas
I have a Soligor 25/0.95 that's identical to that one... Makes sense since Navitar is somehow associated with soligor.Here's the report on the Navitar 25/0.95. Apparently it covers almost the entire frame and requires no machining.
If I'm correct and this is the Soligor design... You may be mistaken. Here it is @ F2 on the G1Can you believe the hyperpole spouted by E-p@Y sellers (offering lenses for sale 20% above list price from the manufacturer) ?... The 1" Navitar 25mm 0.95 is a tweaked version of a 2/3" lens...it's coverage is max'd out at a 15mm image circle... ... it's not a flat field lens, image quality deteriorates rapidly at the edges.* The only lens the manufacture recommends for going beyond the 1" format is t' Navitar 50mm 0.95 which has edge to edge sharpness, coverage...
* inside sources...
Cool... I didn't know! How's usability with the focus ring so close to the mount? My use for this lens is photographing dancers at clubs where I'm currently pushing iso 3200 1-3 stops to get 1/60 with a 50/1.4I have a Soligor 25/0.95 that's identical to that one... Makes sense since Navitar is somehow associated with soligor.
Godfrey - did you adapt the lens yourself or does someone now have a Pen F lens adapter for sale?having too much fun with the Olympus Pen F's G.Zuiko 40/1.4. Even though I missed the focus on these two a little bit, I like what it does: