I think this set of Angenieux T2.9 cine zooms are about perfect for me in terms of focal length (at FF).
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...t_21_56mm.html
21-56 would be excellent most of the time. Often proper wide (21 usually enough) is THE shot to put a subject in context - a lawyer surrounded by books, a mechanic working in a garage. It’s also wide enough for filming in a car. Subject in context is obviously crucial for doc. Plus it’s a nice walking around focal length without too much camera shake. Then the typical unexpected emergency involves the subject starting to talk about a key theme of the video and I want to pull all attention onto them with no time to change lenses. In this case, 56 allows a decent, conservative medium close up from a few feet away.
The other lens in the pair is 37-102. Great for interviews. 102 is nice for close ups with subject isolation, 37 for a standard wide or even a two shot.
it’s just a shame they are 50,000 USD each and weigh 2.6kg!
If Sony could come up with equivalents at a tenth the price and half the weight (with OSS, god I’m boring) I’d be in there. In-camera correction of vastly simpler and inferior lens mechanics not a problem.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...t_21_56mm.html
21-56 would be excellent most of the time. Often proper wide (21 usually enough) is THE shot to put a subject in context - a lawyer surrounded by books, a mechanic working in a garage. It’s also wide enough for filming in a car. Subject in context is obviously crucial for doc. Plus it’s a nice walking around focal length without too much camera shake. Then the typical unexpected emergency involves the subject starting to talk about a key theme of the video and I want to pull all attention onto them with no time to change lenses. In this case, 56 allows a decent, conservative medium close up from a few feet away.
The other lens in the pair is 37-102. Great for interviews. 102 is nice for close ups with subject isolation, 37 for a standard wide or even a two shot.
it’s just a shame they are 50,000 USD each and weigh 2.6kg!
If Sony could come up with equivalents at a tenth the price and half the weight (with OSS, god I’m boring) I’d be in there. In-camera correction of vastly simpler and inferior lens mechanics not a problem.
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