As far as I can understand Veydra can have some problems with shipping now.

https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/19115/veydra-out-of-business

Next thing is to understand that you are shooting and how, do you use big matte box, follow focus.

Most affordable way to get good cinema lenses set is to get Samyang T series with FF gears on lenses. If you wait for sales it'll be very cheap. Xeen is next level.

@VK Yes I was thinking about Samyang T series because they are FF. Are they sharp at full open ?

@eatstoomuchjam I want to be able to film on my Freefly gimbal and with the shoulder by being the fastest and free possible. I have already a set of 6 very good Nikkor (from 16mm to 135mm) but each lens have a different render. It's unmanageable with color grading. I don't want to play with color chart like X-rite. I prefer work with a set that have same color science.

@Vk, Thanks for the tips. A good solution. But for me, less computer and more live ;-) (I hate computer ^^)

It doesn't look like the M43 mount is going anywhere anytime soon, you will be good with 10-bit 422 4K for years to come. BUY lenses that you know you will use day in and day out, RENT lenses that you suspect you will only use on certain projects.

Personally, the 12-35mm is on my GH5 90% of the time. If I had big cinema lenses I likely wouldn't use them enough to justify the purchase - why rig up my camera and make it heavy when I can just as easily get the shot I need with just the camera and lightweight zoom? To impress my client? They hardly care and are far more impressed with the fact that I am working quickly and efficiently. But that's just me and the kind of work that I get paid for.

Now if I needed a cine lens like for a film that requires follow focusing, I'll rent. Will I rent a Xeen? No, I'll rent the DS lenses because it's basically the same image, unless of course I want to waste the money to impress people with the looks. If I can get away with it (lighting-wise) I'll go for a Fujinon 18-55 and only have to switch lenses when shallow DOF is for some reason critical to the shot.

Again, this just has to do with the way I shoot. I stopped caring about appearing like a "legit" filmmaker and started making decisions based on reality and what I actually need my gear to do for me. There's rarely ever a need for me to shoot with an 0.95 lens - why deal with that razor thin focus when I can just use lighting to expose for 400-800ISO? If I want a super blurry background, why pay more for an 0.95 25mm lens if it possible to move the camera back and use the 42.5mm f1.7, I get the blurriness and more wiggle room to keep focus?

Anyway, for a shooting a film I just say, I don't know, maybe you have unlimited means, but I usually shoot shorts with tight budgets and limited time. I'm not going to risk a half hour to rack focus through a shot a 0.95 or f1.4 when the story is told just as well at f2.8 or even f4 and it can be done in one take. Of course, it's an artistic medium and I don't suggest sacrificing that, but more often than not when I hear someone suggest shooting at a fast aperture it's because of laziness (they don't want to light and/or set design). If you don't want to spend as much time lighting get a GH5s not a new lens.

Go for consistency, get a set from the same manufacturer and range if you can. You will thank yourself in the edit and grade when you have minimal colour matching between setups in the same scene.

@flash Looks like BMPocket may have same sensor so hope to expect same low light performance. But remember the reality is this camera won't be around for another year probably. I guess you are best off going for voigtlander's to maintain consistency.

@flash

Nice decision.

Make sure to post opinion about this lenses and make some samples. Also interesting is how good they are for mounting gear and how large in degrees is focus throw.