jallen0 wrote:Educate me. If you had 2 lenses, one with an EF mount and one with a PL mount, would the final quality be exactly the same?
Normally not, depends on the specific lenses. I do not use EF mount lenses due to the mount issues.
That said, most native PL mount lenses are going to be cinema/video camera specific lenses, and are better built, higher resolution, soother working, manual lenses (Zeiss, Cooke, Angenieux, etc). PL mount is precise, quick changing, and the lens is locked in place. No lens to camera body mount movement.
Most EF lenses were built for still photography (Canon, Sigma, etc), but their are some
Locking EF lenses built for video/cinema photography. Their are some exceptions, like SLR Magic APOs, which are EF/PL mount, Tokina Cine PLs (also available in EF Mount), etc. The issue with EF Mount is its imprecise, Louise fit with lenses, that allow play between the lens and camera mount. Not an issue in still photos, but in video shooting it is, making zooming or focus pulling difficult, and you image “jumps” when shifting focus, because the lens moves slightly.
But given the choice, I go with PL over EF or MFT any day. I will not buy a EF Mount lens or EF Mount Camera, if it can not be converted (not adapted) to PL.
Edit, I was writing this while previous posts were madeCheers