What Lens for filming on t3i?

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I'm sure theres been threads before but i searchbarred and didnt come up with anything so........ what lens should i get for my t3i that would be good for filming? I know people always recommend the tokina 11-16mm, but are there any others shoould look at? I can go $500 tops for a budget

Jul 27 2013 9:57PM

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11-16, you won't regret it.

Jul 27 2013 10:21PM

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PacificRimJob

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What are you filming, should be the first question.

Just go ahead and go with a few pieces of Vintage glass. Don't go with an ultrawide lens like the 11-16mm unless you know how to use normal lenses first. I laugh whenever I see some kid filming with a tokina at 15 or 16mm because they can't keep up with their subject. The kit lens offers a solid FOV at 18mm, regardless of the distortion.

get a 28mm/30mm/35mm prime for a standard lens, and maybe a 50 or an 85 for portraits. Your kit lens is mostly fine for the 18mm focal length.

If you want autofocus for photographic purposes, look into a 24mm or 28mm f2.8, or if you'd rather get a zoom, buy a tamron 17-50, since with video, you won't be able to outresolve the inconsistencies in the glass anyways. Either way you're looking at 200 or 300$

Jul 28 2013 1:32AM

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I'm kind of in the same situation so threads.

Jul 28 2013 1:52AM

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Freebird12

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I've had my camera for a while and know how to use different pieces of glass. I have a 50mm prime already and am next looking at getting a landscape/ wide angle lens that I can use for filming too. Ill be filming skiing and skateboarding/biking. So action sports

Jul 28 2013 11:20AM

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Mag

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If it's landscapes you're doing you'll find you use an 11-16 a lot less than you think. Not that I'm a "landscape photographer" but when I'm taking photos of any landscape and the like, I'm not gonna be shooting anywhere near that wide, unless you KNOW you need the UWA, don't get it, it's one of the few focal lengths you can manage without imo, 17/18mm is more than wide enough I find for most circumstances, sure an uwa is cool, but you'll not use it as much as you think most likely.

Jul 28 2013 12:22PM

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Freebird12

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^^, So what do you recommend?

Jul 28 2013 3:40PM

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It'd say get a tamron 17-50 nonvc, theyre about $300. You could spend the rest on a longer prime lens like a 85mm f2 (rokinon 85mm 1.4 is $270) or a faster wide lens like a 28mm 2.8 or 35mm f2. For these prime lenses, itd be best to go with an older nikon model (35mm f2 is like $150-200) and get an EOS->Nikon adapter for $10.

Jul 28 2013 4:08PM

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Mag

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Shit never realized you meant filming

Jul 28 2013 4:09PM

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gravel

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I know this thread has now changed to video, but I would like to refute this point and I'd argue that I use my Tokina moreso for landscapes than any other lens. I use it for 90% of my timelapses, which are all landscapes.

Jul 28 2013 6:28PM

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Mag

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Post some examples? Other than astrophotography

Jul 28 2013 6:46PM

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