GH2 - lens adapter question, and Manual f-stop focus?

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Hey all, if you read my last thread you'd see I settled upon the GH2. Yay me! Anyways I am now deciding between some lenses and I have basically come down to this - one of the three zooms, and one of the two primes below. My questions to you are: what lens adapter best works with these lenses, for the GH2? If I choose the 50mm prime, will the manual f-stop thing (what's the proper term for that?) work since it's on an adapter? And a generalised question - I notice some prime lenses have manual f-stop "things", and some do not. On the ones that don't, how do you control the f-stop on the fly? It would seem like a huge hindrance not to be able to do that? Anyways...thanks for all the help :)

One of two primes:
Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens
Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens

One of three zooms:
Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens
Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens
SIGMA 70-300MM F4-5.6 DG NIKON


As always, any other direction towards better lenses in the same price range won't be ignored. Thanks for any insight you can lend.

- Joey L.
 
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The f-stop "things" are aperture rings (I'm 99% sure that's what they're called). If it doesn't have one, then you can't control it without putting it on a Nikon body. The GH2 with an adapter doesn't have any controls over the lens it's attached to. So make sure you only buy lenses that have an aperture ring.
 
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cameronchapman said:
The f-stop "things" are aperture rings (I'm 99% sure that's what they're called). If it doesn't have one, then you can't control it without putting it on a Nikon body. The GH2 with an adapter doesn't have any controls over the lens it's attached to. So make sure you only buy lenses that have an aperture ring.
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So just to clarify, if I have this setup...

Lens with Aperture Ring -> Adapter -> GH2

...I will be able to manually control the Aperture Ring still, even though there's an adapter between the two? Thanks for the heads up - I was leaning towards the 35mm but it looks like the 50mm is now the default winner!
 
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You should be able to operate the lens with all its manual functions with the adapter. I use Canon lenses and the adapter will control the aperture (smoothly, no clicks) and the ring on the lens (click) works as well.... Results may vary.
 
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^good points. Ahh, I'm so stuck on whether to get a Nikoke 18-55mm or a Sigma 70-300mm. The 18 seems more practical for my uses, but the 70 sounds like more fun in general

At least I can say I've settled on my prime


Also, I seem to have settled on: FOTODIOX NIKON LENS M-4/3 MOUNT ADAPTER
 
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