4-12mm 1.2 Tamron on GH2 at DVinfo.net

Gary Hanna · June 2nd, 2011, 05:37 AM

Lens Review I did

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Za5JD6vYE

Jeff Harper · June 2nd, 2011, 06:10 AM

What a remarkable lens setup. I love it. Thanks for posting!

Jeff Harper · June 2nd, 2011, 06:15 AM

I want to add that your video is exceptionally well done.

Gary Hanna · June 2nd, 2011, 11:59 AM

Thanks, hopin' to get more c mounts soon.

Kevin McRoberts · July 25th, 2011, 02:07 PM

Found myself with some play money and decided to buy this lens... and now it's just about one of my favorites. Granted, it's useless without ETC or for stills, it has ugly square bokeh, is the absolute inverse of parfocal, distorts images wildly at the wide end, can't really be called sharp, and is fiddly at best to focus and manipulate... but simply having a ridiculously fast wide-angle macro zoom lens? Definitely worth $100!

I added in a 2x extender to make it somewhat useable for stills or ETC-less, albeit two stops slower... which is still somewhat useable.

Thanks for revealing this lens' possibilities

Kevin McRoberts · August 1st, 2011, 07:12 AM

Here's a mildly dippy, far less polished example of the lens in real-world, uncontrolled, extremely rushed and unfacilitated use. Used nothing but this lens, and didn't grade the footage aside from some color correction for some fiercely YELLOW fluoro lights in a pavilion. Whee!

Also wanted to add that it took me all of 5 minutes to "modify" the lens to fit the c-mount adapter using a dremel tool on the plastic lens collar... I put some gaffer tape over the lens barrel ends to protect the glass, all worked out fine.

Jeff Harper · August 1st, 2011, 07:36 AM

What a fun video Kevin. What is sad is that I just ordered a 8mm fisheye that at over twice the price that will be twice as slow!

Lens is cool. You clearly had a good time with it. Nice family. The baby gave me the evil eye. I'll have nightmares for a week.

June 2nd, 2011, 05:37 AM	#1
Gary Hanna Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States Posts: 137	4-12mm 1.2 Tamron on GH2 Lens Review I did http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Za5JD6vYE

June 2nd, 2011, 06:10 AM	#2
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: 4-12mm 1.2 Tamron on GH2 What a remarkable lens setup. I love it. Thanks for posting! __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

June 2nd, 2011, 06:15 AM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: 4-12mm 1.2 Tamron on GH2 I want to add that your video is exceptionally well done. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."

June 2nd, 2011, 11:59 AM	#4
Gary Hanna Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States Posts: 137	Re: 4-12mm 1.2 Tamron on GH2 Thanks, hopin' to get more c mounts soon.

July 25th, 2011, 02:07 PM	#5
Kevin McRoberts Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 700	Re: 4-12mm 1.2 Tamron on GH2 Found myself with some play money and decided to buy this lens... and now it's just about one of my favorites. Granted, it's useless without ETC or for stills, it has ugly square bokeh, is the absolute inverse of parfocal, distorts images wildly at the wide end, can't really be called sharp, and is fiddly at best to focus and manipulate... but simply having a ridiculously fast wide-angle macro zoom lens? Definitely worth $100! I added in a 2x extender to make it somewhat useable for stills or ETC-less, albeit two stops slower... which is still somewhat useable. Thanks for revealing this lens' possibilities __________________ Freelance pudgy bearded lighting camera operator www.mcbob.tv

August 1st, 2011, 07:12 AM	#6
Kevin McRoberts Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 700	Re: 4-12mm 1.2 Tamron on GH2 Here's a mildly dippy, far less polished example of the lens in real-world, uncontrolled, extremely rushed and unfacilitated use. Used nothing but this lens, and didn't grade the footage aside from some color correction for some fiercely YELLOW fluoro lights in a pavilion. Whee! Christmas In July on Vimeo Also wanted to add that it took me all of 5 minutes to "modify" the lens to fit the c-mount adapter using a dremel tool on the plastic lens collar... I put some gaffer tape over the lens barrel ends to protect the glass, all worked out fine. __________________ Freelance pudgy bearded lighting camera operator www.mcbob.tv

August 1st, 2011, 07:36 AM	#7
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: 4-12mm 1.2 Tamron on GH2 What a fun video Kevin. What is sad is that I just ordered a 8mm fisheye that at over twice the price that will be twice as slow! Lens is cool. You clearly had a good time with it. Nice family. The baby gave me the evil eye. I'll have nightmares for a week. __________________ "The horror of what I saw on the timeline cannot be described."