GH3 + which lens??

get an adapter and get some old nikon glass, i dont have much experience with lumix lenses, I only have th 14-42 lumix kit lens with my gh1. but my nikon glass comes out amazing.

Rad. What adapter do you recommend?

If you can live without image stabilization, the Olympus 40-150mm f/4-5.6 is a cheap yet excellent lens. It is my favorite lens to take backcountry: it's small, light and super sharp.

Just looked into this lens. For sure going to be picking it up! Any other recommendations?

for native, I love the leica 25mm, it has great character, decent continuous AF (gh2) and I like the focal length. The rokinon 7.5mm is absurdly sharp. The only "downside" is that you have to watch out for catching yourself in frame haha. It is that wide. Took a little ingenuity to get it on my glidecam with a mic with nothing in frame, but it is such a great lens. Lastly, I know the 35-100 is expensive, but I have heard that continuous AF is good enough for action sports video on the gh3. An expensive feature for sure, and not needed, but if you can afford it, it could potentially open up a lot of possibilities

Is that because panasonic uses the image stabalization on their lenses, rather then the body?

Exactly. On Olympus bodies it is stabilized, on Panasonic bodies it is not.

At what MM would you think that image stabilization is a must? I know that the more an image is zoomed in, the harder it is to stabilize that image. Sorry for my newbie like question, I am still learning.

Honestly I would say that image sabalization is never necessary if you have a good tripod...If you're looking to shoot video that is

Well, what about shots that can not be used with a tripod? hand held configurations

I'm guessing you're talking about using a Glidecam or something similar? I can't say for certain since I've never used one with the the GH3 and lens configuration you're talking about, but I would imagine that it would work fine since Glidecams use there own version of stabilization.

You're right, you don't use stabilization on a glide cam (or tripod). I'm not really sure what the call is for a shoulder rig. I can imagine that it would be useful, but many shoot with older lenses, so unless you have in body image stabilization (which the GH series doesn't have), you are sol. On the other hand, I know that when some people who have a shoulder rig, glidecam, tripod etc., they use the shoulder rig for mobility, but also to give it a semi documentary feel, so the lack of stabilization can be intentional. You can also get pretty good results with a shoulder rig. It doesn't compare to a tripod, but it does help a bit. Really tho, there are so many factors that it really depends on what you are trying to do, like what genre you are shooting, what look you are going for etc., so if you have the option, play around with the settings. I think this is the best way to learn how they all work

11-16 is sick, looking to cop a 17-50 tamron and try it out too.

What would the crop factor be on the tamron? Or do they make lenses for 4/3 bodies?

crop factor on GH_ is 2x, so tamron would be a 34-100 if compared to a full frame lens.

Not sure if they make an m43 mount, but I doubt it, it's just not as marketable as canon/nikon.

It's actually closer to 1.8x, not that it really matters since the difference between MFT and APS-C is so minuscule that it's not even worth considering.




Stick to vintage lenses. They are almost always better than modern lenses for video in every regard: more durable, smoother focus ring, cheaper, more "painterly", and many vintage primes aren't a ridiculous size like DSLR lenses.

For a zoom get a Nikon 80-200 f4, but make sure you use a lens adapter with a tripod collar or else your footage will severely suffer.

For a UWA, I prefer the Olympus 12mm f2 in every regard except for my opinion that 12mm is far too wide for follow cams. The Tokina 11-16 is also a great lens as it has more economic longevity and variable focal lengths, but the size on a GHx body is awkward without any supplemental grip equipment.

For a wide prime, the Lumix 20mm 1.7 is one of the best lenses I've ever used. Excellent color and sharpness without feeling stale or artificial, and the pancake size makes it a quick-draw lens, which contributes more to good shots than most people realize.

For all else, look into Nikkor and FD primes. Don't spend extra money/space on that Rokinon/Sigma crap.

Really like the looks of the Lumix 20mm. Definitely gonna try and pick one up...The Nikon 80-200 also looks sweet. What adapter and collar do you use?