Replying to Tele Advice

So a buddy and I are looking to get into telemark. We don't know too much and I was wondering if someone with experience could give some advice. Obviously the typical tele ski is rather thin and directional but how would something more all mountain and wider do? Also, anything to keep in mind when looking at bindings? We'll still be alpine/AT like 95% of the time so we'll probly just go with whatever we can find cheap but some more knowledge would be nice.