I've used the Voigtlander 58mm f1.4 (Nikon F-mount) on GH1 and GH2 and it's a superb lens, highly recommended.

I would avoid getting the 35mm 1.4 nokton. I have the 40mm which is almost identical in build/style/size. While it works great on my Leica m6, it is not ergonomically suited for video work. The focus tab can make it awkward especially if you have a rig or even just a long tripod plate attached.

Hello there!

I did some test shots on my way home from work a few weeks ago with the Voigtlander 25mm and the 14-140mm:



The Voigtlander is awesome. Hard to focus without a monitor (saving money for DP-6), but awesome!

Go to this address to view a short film I shot with the Zeiss 50mm/1.7 and Nokton 40mm 1.4:
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1116/a-poem-shot-on-gh2#Item_3

The film was really an exercise to try out the two lenses, to see how they would complement one another in a real situation.

I also shoot with the Nokton 0.95 - it's a fantastic lens, albeit alittle soft when fully open. You would need to get yr settings right, especially when shooting with ND filters, cos it lets in 1 stop more light than the average. Very similar to the Nokton 0.95 is another fast lens, the Revuenon 55mm f1.2. I love it, especially its unique bokeh, and am convinced it has the same glass as the Nokton 0.95. So far only the 0.95 makes lemon shaped points of light, and the Revuenon is the same. Many critics have argued that the Revuenon is a remake of the legendary Tomioka, but I think a more plausible likelihood would be it's a lens made by Cosina. I suspect Cosina had worked on this lens, perfected the art of crafting fast glass, before it was ready to build and design the Nokton 0.95

The king of macro focusing has to be the Carl Zeiss Flektogon 35mm 2.4
I am constantly amazed at old technology. I love the lens to bits. It focuses at 0.18, you have to see the images to believe it - tack sharp at 0.18!

I agree with Mimirsan that the Voigts generally are not good at close focusing. I tried the Flek and the Nokton 40mm Classic side by side - the Nokton is nowhere close

Thanks heaps for your feedback!

@DeejayMD nice footage, even really sharp. Did you decease the apature a lot when shooting the flowers on the voigtlander?

I was going to start with the 14-140 lens, would you recommand it when getting the kit?

@Alexauwa

I tried several inexpensive Nikon F-mount adapters. This one had the tightest fit:

http://www.adorama.com/CZM43NK.html

@DeejayMD - In case you don't know, focussing is not that hard with the GH2 because you have the focus assist. To access it with manual lenses, press the scroll wheel in with your thumb once. Voila - pin point accuracy as the tele zoom kicks in to help with focussing. With Pana lenses when the lenses are set to manual as soon as you touch the lens ring it zooms to assist with focus.

@DeejayMD Thanks for response. Is your GH2 hacked (in video as well), if so what settings do you use?

@DeejayMD sorry to hear that. Hope insurrance will pay! I am about order to mine in the next few days ;)

@Alexauwa

I used the Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f 0.95 to shoot close-ups by candelight one night and an interview for a homeless documentary on another. The fact that you can use 25mm in a fast lens (as opposed to the 50 and 85mm f1.2 EOS lenses that Canon offers) is really helpful in terms of depth of field at night.

In the daylight, I compared the it to the Panasonic 20mm pancake (both at f16) and there was a big difference. At that aperture, the Nokton looked quite noticeably softer, but not necessarily in a bad way.

In fact, for shooting headshots, I would much rather use the Nokton. I'll see if I can find anything I can post to help.

Generally i would stay away from the Panasonic zoom lenses cos they dun have fixed apertures. Use only fixed apertures if you are seriously trying to achieve anything cinematic.

@DeejayMD Sorry to hear that. 25mm 0.95 is a great lens. So is 14-140.