softicemedia wrote:Would it be possible to mount a micro 4/3 Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm with the image stabilizer? And will the IS work? I need the best possible stabilization and I'm fighting to find the optimal solution.
BMD's new Pocket Cinema Camera (shipping this July) supports the Lumix 12-35mm lens and its IS feature via the camera's
active MFT lens mount. See:
http://johnbrawley.wordpress.com/2013/0 ... ur-pocket/http://johnbrawley.wordpress.com/2013/0 ... e-orginal/To the best of my knowledge, auto-focus is not a feature supported by the Pocket Cinema Camera (or by any BMD camera).
BMD's original Cinema Camera (BMCC-EF; now shipping) supports IS on many popular EF mount lenses, not MFT. See:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4651The announced Cinema Camera (BMCC-MFT; not yet shipping) with
passive MFT mount will not support any electronic lens functions. For example, Lumix lenses require an active MFT lens mount to perform focus (including "manual" focus), aperture, and IS. The BMCC-MFT is primarily intended for use with fully manual lenses.
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/product ... emacamera/There are relatively expensive 3rd party EF-to-MFT lens adapters available (such as the Redrock "LiveLens") which support lens IS and other electronic EF lens functions on MFT lens mount cameras. But these are features provided by the adapters, not by the MFT cameras directly.
For the foreseeable future, if you want to use a Lumix lens on a camera from BMD, the new Pockect Cinema Camera is the best match.
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/product ... emacamera/-