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Best FD lens for Follow Cams on t2i

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boomie
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I have been researching lenses a little bit and have discovered the cheapness of an FD lens, which seems really appealing. I have also heard that they don't work well with the EOS cameras. Wondering if anyone has experience with them on a t2i. Looking for a focal length ideal for follow cams. If you have any edits with it, please post. Thanks!
Jan 22 2013 1:06AM
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eheath
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youre not gonna fine a good vintage prime for follow cams sorry man. rokinon 8mm will be your cheapest wide lens options.
Jan 22 2013 1:22AM
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vandersteeze
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What Evan said
Jan 22 2013 1:26AM
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boomie
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alright, thanks for your honest response. do you feel that a lens such as the rokinon will get annoying with the fisheye effect?
Jan 22 2013 1:27AM
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CrotchKiller
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this was shot with a Tokina 17mm and it works for me. This was on a gh2 so it would be even wider on your T2i.

not FD, but vintage prime.

Quick Key from Jacob Marshall on Vimeo.



Jan 22 2013 1:35AM
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eheath
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It's up to you really. A tamron 17-50 would be a solid choice too if you're looking for cheap, I will always recommend the tokina 11-16 if you can afford it.
Jan 22 2013 1:36AM
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boomie
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thanks, where did you buy it from, and for how much?
Jan 22 2013 1:37AM
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boomie
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thanks man!
Jan 22 2013 1:38AM
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iSkier
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http://youtu.be/9QX9U4HLkCE

This edit of mine has a lot of tokina 11-16 with canon 7d.
Jan 22 2013 1:39AM
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CrotchKiller
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i coped it from a fellow ns'r for a deal. You should do some research though, i have no idea if it is adaptable to EOS.
Jan 22 2013 1:39AM
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boomie
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Thanks for all the responses guys, +k
Jan 22 2013 1:42AM
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phreshpow
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People generally do not use FD glass on an EOS mount camera because the required adapter needs a piece of glass in it in order to focus properly. This extra piece of glass if usually of pretty low quality and has negative effects on the image produced which is why it is most common to use vintage glass with mounts that do not require glass in the adapter.
Jan 22 2013 2:59AM
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boomie
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Alright thanks, do you have any vintage glass that you would recommend?
Jan 22 2013 9:12AM
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.qzyxya
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Unless you really want vintage glass, a 17-50 or a 11-16 or rokinon fish would be good. Vintage glass is normally not in the wide angle range, more in the normal range, around 50mm (24,28,35,50,85 are common) Check out the vintage glass thread if you want some recommendations, but for a wide angle lens you'd probably be better off with a new lens. But its up to you.
Jan 22 2013 11:17AM
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boomie
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Alright thanks, thinking that I will save up for the tamron 17-50
Jan 22 2013 2:08PM
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PacificRimJob
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for followcams, definitely don't do the FD lens. They're alright for screwing around with, and I have an adapter for mine that actually ended up working out pretty well, but it just turns the lenses into total tele-length and makes them very soft wide open - cool for a dreamy effect but definitely not the best for followcams. I only use them for messing about.

If you're really looking for vintage glass, maybe try the zenitar 16mm f2.8 or the tokina/vivitar 17mm f3.5?

From what I remember, both of those could be had in the 175$ range or so... If you're using them at anything below f5.6 or so, they're pretty bad, but above that and they're actually quite sharp I hear. Still, I'd go for something like the rokinon/sangyang 8mm f3.5 fishy.
Jan 23 2013 6:04AM
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