Nikon's 300mm F/2

Re:Nikon's 300mm F/2 by eropple on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @11:37AM (#22879007)

Even cheap lenses have gotten really, really good. One of my favorite lenses of all time is the Panasonic 25mm f/1.8 I have on one of my video cameras. Plenty sharp for 4K and looks great--for $150.

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Re:Nikon's 300mm F/2 by geokon on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @12:16PM (#22879541)

auto-focus is horrendous though. It's often quite frustrating to use. Wish I'd gone with the Olympus..

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Re:Nikon's 300mm F/2 by eropple on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @01:21PM (#22880424)

I'm video-first, so the AF is adequate, but I definitely get that. Sony would be my next stop on that front rather than MFT, mostly 'cause their full-frame lineup is better than Panasonic's right now.

Sony lenses, though? Not cheap.

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Re:Nikon's 300mm F/2 by sudosysgen on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @08:40PM (#22884886)

Honestly, I'm having tons of fun with really old viewfinder or DSLR lenses. If I had a bit more motivation I'd figure out the electronic lens protocol of my Sony camera, and program a microcontroller to drive an extension tubes and make autofocus lenses out of them.

So yeah, if you're willing to do without AF, and especially if you're doing video, it's difficult to beat a fairly sharp 50 1.4 for 50$

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Re:Nikon's 300mm F/2 by eropple on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:48AM (#22886822)

Makes total sense. I'm a video shooter, though, not a film shooter, if the distinction makes sense. I'm shooting events, so autofocus is life. :)

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