Best L mount lenses for video? Opinions sought.

[texandrews]

New to L mount this summer. Moved into it to improve my video options, using Leica SL3 and now Blackmagic Cinema 6K FF. I have a group of lenses already, but am interested in established members' thoughts. I have Panny 24-105, 14-28, 20-60, and 85; Sigma 45 and 70. I got the 20-60 mainly to glue onto the Blackmagic.

 

[xaviergut]

I use for video (and photo) the Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8. I find the focal range really useful. I guess you can record in apsc mode in the Leica SL3 and the Blackmagic 6k cameras, I don't know, but in that case the focsl leght would be almost 70mm. Of course the aperture f/1.8 is optimal for shallow depth of field videos and for low light situations. It is not parfocal; it is a varifocal lens. However, unlike older lenses, camera bodies and internal linear motors manage focus adjustments so quickly that it can simulate parfocal behavior.

Another Strengths for Video Recording:

- The lens does not physically extend or change size when zooming (optimal for gimbal)
- Controlled Focus Breathing
- De-clickable Aperture Ring
- Silent AF motors

Ok, it is big and heavy, but you are carrying a prime lens set (28mm, 35mm, 40mm, and 45mm) in a single body. It is an excellent lens, and there is a cinema version: the Sigma 28-45mm T2 FF AF Cine Line. It is 2.000 € more expensive than the standard 28-45mm...