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Help me pick my lense!

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Noddard
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Hey NS, After looking around at some of the other threads on this I still feel like I need some advice and input from you guys. So here is where I'm at... I have a canon t4i I want the best lense for doing follow cam through the park. Price is not my main concern, but I am considering my best bang for buck. I already have the 18-135 stock lense. I don't care about stills I want the best for vid. Preferably the best shot for a uwa or a fisheye, but I'm open to suggestions. Here are the lenses I have considered so far so feel free to comment on these or again suggest a new lense. Cannon 10-22 Tokina 11-16 Tamron 17-50 Sigma 16 Serious inquiries only please, if you want to hate or troll go to non-ski gabber. Any help is much appreciated I'll toss some karma your way for good input. Thanks guys.
Nov 5 2013 5:17PM
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eheath
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tokina 11-16 /thread
Nov 5 2013 5:34PM
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Noddard
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Hey evan, I respect your opinion, could possibly inform me on some of the advantages of that lense?
Nov 5 2013 5:37PM
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eheath
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You already have 18-135 covered, you don't need anything longer than 16mm and you want the best lens for follow cams, At 11, the tokina is super wide and great for super close shots and at 16 its just wide enough to do perfect follows on 40+ft jumps. Its literally THE BEST follow cam lens, unless you WANT distortion then look into a fisheye.
Nov 5 2013 5:39PM
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Noddard
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That seems like the best option then... Do unfeel it's even better than the discontinued canon 15mm? I think the Tokina seems best, I would have to buy an adapter for canon on that right?
Nov 5 2013 5:43PM
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eheath
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The canon 15 is a good lens, but its a fisheye made for full frame cameras.

The tokina 11-16 comes in a Canon mount.
Nov 5 2013 5:47PM
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Noddard
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Thanks so much man, I'm gonna save for that one. K added
Nov 5 2013 5:49PM
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Noddard
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Last question, would u suggest filming with a lens hood, and/or a lense filter with that lens?
Nov 5 2013 5:51PM
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eheath
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I use an ND filter, a lens hood is pretty pointless when its that wide haha
Nov 5 2013 5:57PM
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Noddard
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Thanks bro
Nov 5 2013 6:14PM
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