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CAMERA LENS HELP! HELP! HELP!

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HeadyTopper
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hello newschoolers,

i need help on picking a good lens for a canon 60d. it will be used primarily for video (ski and skate edits) so i'd prefer it to be wide angle. i want it to be good in low light conditions as well

there are several prime lenses out there so tell me what you feel is the best one
or should i choose the canon 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens over a prime lens?

preferably less than 700 bucks

help, +k for helpful answers

also if anyone has any personal experience or videos with a lens that will fill my needs, please share
Apr 6 2011 3:01PM
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1337
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dont forget about the 85 1.8, probably one of the most overlooked underrated lenses that canon makes. If you're looking for a portrait prime, grab one.

As for a standard prime, the sigma 30 1.4 is a fantastic lens for crop cameras
Apr 24 2011 2:15PM
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HeadyTopper
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so far I've been recommended the canon 35 and sigma 30mm. what would you choose? I need a good low light fast lens that can take indoor portraits etc
Apr 24 2011 2:27PM
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1337
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A 30 is going to be pretty wide for portraits, same with a 35. maybe a 50 1.4?
Apr 24 2011 2:35PM
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HeadyTopper
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true I think I'm gonna try to pick up a used 50mm on here. if anyone knows anyone selling one for cheap let me know haha. and I think I'll eventually buy the 70-200
Apr 24 2011 2:49PM
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1337
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good idea(s)
Apr 24 2011 2:51PM
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HeadyTopper
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what is the best diagonal fisheye for my 7d, help please. I am not sure if my camera store can get a hold of a sigma 10mm
May 12 2011 7:59AM
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michelle
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Be careful with that Sigma. I don't know if it was just me, but out of the box it was super super soft 90% of the time. Found out it was cracked on the inside somewhere. Check it out as much as you can inside the store before you buy it. I mean you should do that with any lens anyways.

Go for the Canon 17-40. It's going to produce much better quality images and seriously no one wants to watch edits filmed completely with a fisheye. Plus, if you want to shoot portraits with it you could get away with it in a way.
May 12 2011 8:30AM
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HeadyTopper
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thank you for your answer, however I have other lenses so I am looking for a fisheye lens
May 12 2011 1:02PM
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Chrris
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I've never used a canon fisheye, but my sigma 10 2.8 is a amazing. It's an ugly looking lens but performs so much better than I exspected. Super shard aswell for filming.
May 13 2011 11:39AM
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HeadyTopper
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thank you for your reply (K+), hopefully my camera store can get it in. or i guess i will just buy it online.
May 13 2011 2:42PM
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