Cheapish Prime Lenses for Video work

[Lee Saxon]

Are the Sigmas better than the Canons? Where can I get em cheap?

Massively, epically no.

However, if you go with Canon they don't have aperture rings so you'll have to buy an adapter that has one.

Older manual focus Nikons have aperture rings, allowing you to buy a much less expensive adapter.

Nikon's 28mm 2.8 AI-s is excellent (supposedly the sharpest wide angle they've ever made), as is the 50 1.2 AI-s. I haven't used the 24.

 

[tired]

I did them myself. I will post some pictures at some point.

I'd be REALLY interested in seeing pics and a how to , when you get the time

 

[Matt Gottshalk]

And if you aren't handy, have Duclos or RPlens cinevise them for you.

 

[Phil_UK]

Ok, cheers. Have never done any work on a camera so i will get someone to do it.

I was thinking about these focal lenghts.

24mm
35mm
50mm
85mm

Semm to be good lenses for the price!

 

[tildenm]

Do you just but one adapter (F -> EOS) or one for each lens?

 

[Samuel H]

I have one adapter in each of my vintage lenses; small money, saves me big pain