One of our readers that works for a big online-store told us that he has been trained to use the new Panasonic AG-AF100. He don’t know when exactly the new camera will be launched (but he is sure it will be soon). He also saw at least two new Panasonic MicroFourThirds zooms that are optimized for video (silent autofocus and smooth manual zoom and focusing). Those new lenses would also be perfect for the older Panasonic GH1 and the new Panasonic GH2 😉
Reminder: The Panasonic 14-140mm lens is the only Panasonic lens optimized for video. Olympus has two MSC (Movie and Still Compatible) lenses the Olympus 9-18mm
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Please be a 12-60 2.8 constant!!!
Maybe the 12-75 f2.8-3.3?
I would also like a 12-42/2…
was expecting this, Panasonic just need to get a good marketing and PR campaign behind the AG-AF100 and also get more accessories available by supporting via 3rd party manufacturers…
>The Panasonic 14-140mm lens is the only lens optimized for video.
As far as I know the new Olympus (9-19 + 14-150) lenses are MSC (movie and still compatbile) optimized with a silent autofocus..
Smooth manual zooming and focusing is the only things that make lenses HD for video. Autofocus just doesn’t work for video with any lens. The IS would be handy for the really long range shots but you still have to have a steady hand as well.
Will the 100-300mm be optimized for video?
There was an official picture of the 100-300mm with a card describing it and they used the “HD” designation for it. If it is “HD” then it will cost a fortune.
Optimised for video also means the lens’s aperture blades can stop down in quarter or eighth stops rather than just half stops.
Actually I think it means the aperture can vary continuously during video as opposed to discreet stops or fractions of a stop.
Yep, the so-callled “stepless aperture”.