Toby Nies wrote:Hello, everybody.
Sigma 19mm f/2.8 DN for Micro Four Thirds Cameras (~$170)
This is an optically excellent lens, but with focus-by-wire and no aperture ring.
An even cheaper alternative is the Panasonic 25mm/1.7, a standard focal length lens on MFT, more than one stop brighter than the Sigma, but also with focus-by-wire and no aperture ring.
Rokinon 14mm T3.1 Cine ED AS IF UMC for Micro Four Thirds Mount (~$300)
Not recommended, since this lens is originally made for full frame cameras. It is too heavy and offers too little resolution on MFT.
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II (~$200)
Not recommended, since an adapter for this lens will be more expensive than the lens itself. Plus, this lens won't resolve 4K in the MFT crop.
A real budget lens to consider is the 7artisans 25mm/1.8, a full manual lens (with aperture + focus ring) for about $100. It's a lens with "character" though; I would look at some test footage/images first before buying it. If you buy this lens, you'd still have enough budget left for a standard MFT zoom such as the Panasonic MFT 14-42mm or 12-32mm. (Both are stabilized, but rely on software distortion correction. They're therefore optically not the best for the BM Pocket, but still okay as everyday lenses.)