Killer cinematic look. :)

What program did you use to grading and edit?

Nice thing about Rokkors is the excellent consistency in color between them.

Great work, excellent quality.

Also, were there any informational Minolta websites that helped you decide which lenses to use? Which brand adapter did you use? I wonder if these lenses can be "de-clicked" easily.

It's pretty easy to de-click Minolta lenses. They have a small roller bearing that is easily removed by taking a few screws off in the rear and carefully lifting the aperture ring and the roller bearing snaps out since it sits on a spring. You need to put a paper towel around the entire aperture ring if you want to make sure you don't lose the roller bearing when doing this... Al Edit: I forgot to say that I liked the quality of your short film. I also have a question about your comment that Davinci Resolve being free; where do you get this product free?

Thanks for the input guys and thanks for the comments about my film.

As nomad said, Davinci Resolve Lite can be downloaded from the Blackmagic Design website. One thing to note is that you can't work with native GH2 .mts files although transcoding to ProRes is a good option and works smoothly for me.

No need to transcode, re-wrapping to QT MOVs works as well.

I have a huge collection of Rokkors and Minolta AF lenses which I collected over the last 30+ years, and though I'm a fan of the lenses, the IQ doesn't compare to the Panny 20mm and the Olly 45mm. Pains me to say it. At first I would not admit it. But time after time, side by side, well, ouch.

The better Rokkors tend to cost quite a bit. The 50 1.4 is a bargain still, but the 35 and 28 are average lenses at best. I own these; I never use them. Ever. The 24mm is a fine lens, but of course, that one cost way more. I did extensive side by side testing with the 20mm Panny and the 45mm Olly, and now the 14mm Panny, and, alas, they don't measure up.

The 58/F1.2 is a legendary lens for portraits, again at a steep price, but I prefer the Olly 45 for portraits.

What remains to be seen, however, is how some of these lenses will operate with a metabones adapter. That 58/1.2 become a sub F1 prime.

The other consideration is how these lenses compare to vintage Nikkors. My 35mm Nikkor F1.4 is faster, sharper and better in all respects compared to the Rokkor 35. My Vivitar 28 close focusing is better than both of my Rokkor 28mm. The full frame Sigma Ultrawide ii is sharper than the 24mm Rokkor, but the Rokkor has better color. The sigma is sharp edge to edge, however. Hard to believe Sigma made that lens.

So there's only a few sweet spots in the line up. But if you can find one at a bargain, go for it. Some of the best deals are from buying a whole set.

Thanks for all of the comments once again.

Nomad thanks for the tip, I wasn't aware of that although transcoding is now part of my workflow anyway as I'm victim to the diagonal rain Adobe issue.

I agree with all of your points and DrDave you sound like you know your stuff, you certainly have a much better understanding of lenses than myself but I mean did you consider the price? I purchased a set of Minolta lenses that clearly produce stunning results for narrative film on the GH2 all for a price in some cases a fraction of that of just one of the lenses you are comparing them to? I agree that Pannasonic lenses do look over sharp for video and in most situations, particularly narrative film, vintage lenses provide a more filmic look especially with colour and sharpness (or should I say softness). These lenses are still beautiful and sharp, sure not as fast as you would like but I mean really, who would want to film anything at f/1.2? Fine for photos but in my view shallow depth of field can be overdone and I think these lenses strike a good balance.

@nomad - OMG thanks for that amazing Minolta article in the FAQ. It's just what I was looking for. I can't believe I haven't noticed it yet.

All I know is that we better buy the Minlolta lenses we need before word gets out and prices go up!

@everybody - If you are a noob like me be sure to read the FAQ section. There is plenty of helpful info there to get you started.

@AaronDunleavy well, since I collected my lenses over so many years, so of those lenses were bought new and they weren't cheap. And I have quite a few that were cheap. I understand the argument about "too sharp", and I think if you want a soft focus lens there are some really great ones that are also better than the Rokkors. The other thing is that a Panny 20 and filter is a better combo than a Rokkor without a filter. There are some truly amazing filters, and you can get just the look you want. The old lens are nice and soft wide open, and some of them have great Bokeh, OK. But there is a lot of junk in the image. With the 20 or the 45, it looks like a stick film of tape has been removed from the image, and side by side, it looks better.

The other thing, as I said before, is no way would I use my Rokkor 35 instead of my Nikkor 35, no way would I use my Rokkor 28 instead of my Vivitar close focusing 28, and so on. And these are also MF, legacy lenses that can be bought for a song in most cases.

Lastly, time is money. If I'm going to spend hundereds of hours on a project, I don't want to spend hours fixing problems in a lens, and I want the best IQ to start with. I can bill those lost hours at my usual rate and come out way ahead. Since I will never catch up to my waiting list, time is money. But even if you aren't snowed in with work, your time is valuable.

I'm not saying they aren't a good deal, yikes, I have too many Rokkors. I'm just saying there is no reason not to buy the best legacy lens for each spot. Mine are not particularly consistent in look, color, contrast or sharpness. They are old lenses, some are coated, some have early types of coatings and so on. But the 20 and the 45 just are better. Now the Vivitar 55 macro or the the 90mm macro, that's a different story.

Portraits: this is a very cool Minolta lens, if you want portraits. But it is a tad long for m/43 http://www.dyxum.com/reviews/lenses/reviews.asp?IDLens=74

There is a reason that the Rokkor 24mm and 58/1.2 are expensive. The market has decided they are highly desirable. As for the 50/1.4, well, it's a great lens and there are tons of them, so partake and enjoy. Then put the Olly 45mm on and move up a few feet.

My Minolta 35mm 1.8 is the MD version, and it is a gorgeous lens with great bokeh and pretty good even wide open.

@AaronDunleavy Nicely done. Good color grading. I like the opening scene where the woman walks toward the phone booth. Most of the scenes were taken at the eye level and slightly upward angles. Did you consider mixing with downward angle to express more vulnerability and anxiety? Lumix 14mm is very sharp. I prefer adding slight vignetting/blur effects on the corners to make it looking less perfect. Just my 2 cents. Overall I liked it.

Shape of bokeh is just a matter of taste. It's determined by the shape of aperture opening. Some lenses like SLRMagic's have more blades and circular aperture that give more rounded bokeh when iris gets stepped down. Rounded bokeh seems less distracting. Hexagonal shape adds more style and seems fine.