Have two what is the thrid?

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I'm sure Samuel will be here to help :-) As most of you already know I have the canon 5d mk3 with two lens 70-200mm 2.8 is II and the sigma 50mm 1.4. I need one more lens to round this setup and trying to figure out if I should go wider or ????? I would love to have a bunch of lens but at the moment can't really afford them. I have to keep this lens way under $1k. As a filmmaker I'm camera poor.
 
I'd suggest looking for a v1 copy of the Canon 16-35L lens. It should run you closer to $800 if you can find one.
 
I'd go for a wide angle as well...you seem to have the rest covered. Not sure which one, I usually just browse at B and H, then read reviews from what I see (some here, some at other sites) There are lots of great photos and cinematic angles that only a wide can do. ;)
 
Check out the new EF 24mm f/2.8 IS. It has better optics in some ways than the 24 L f/1.4 II. DXO rates it right up there with nearly any 24mm dslr lens made.

Cheers,
Pete
 
I found a great used EF 17-40 L f4 on CraigsList for less than $550. Don't be turned back by the f4 - the Mk3 can easily handle a higher ISO with no noise. Also picked up a EF 24-105 L f4 for $750 on KEH.com and the IS feature makes for stable photos.
 
Please, don't put that much preassure on me! :)

Indeed, wide angle. How much so, depends on how you shoot: some people won't go wider than 24mm, preferring something like a 28mm or a 35mm, others want ultra-wide-angle for out-of-this-world shots.

primes:
* samyang 35mm f/1.4: awesome lens, and not expensive either, but maybe the FoV is not all that different from your 50mm
* sigma 35mm f/1.4: like the samyang or better, but also more expensive; unless you care about AF for stills I'd go for the samyang
* samyang 24mm f/1.4: kind of a lottery: some copies are great, some are soft
* canon 24mm f/2.8 (old version without IS): not as great as what the TDP tests led me to believe (it seems they got an exceptional copy of this lens), but it's an option
* canon 24mm f/2.8 IS: better than the non-IS version, in every comparison you look at except the TDP one
* tokina 11-16mm f/2.8: it's designed for APS-C, but it works as a suprisingly good 16mm f/2.8 prime on your 5D3

zooms:
* canon 16-35 f/2.8L second hand, or canon 17-40 f/4L new: none of them is perfect, but it's not easy to find a perfect zoom in this range
* tokina 16-28 f/2.8: optically fine, but you can't attach filters, which is an issue for video (see? no perfect zoom in this range!)

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/06/the-other-canon-primes-why-did-they-do-that
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/...meraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/...meraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0
http://www.similaar.com/foto/lenstestsff/lenstestsa.html
http://www.similaar.com/foto/equipment/us_lensc.html#samyang


Unless you feel it's too close to the 50mm you already own, I'd probably go for the samyang 35mm, then a 24mm when you can afford another purchase.
 
ScottNelson said:
I found a great used EF 17-40 L f4 on CraigsList for less than $550. Don't be turned back by the f4 - the Mk3 can easily handle a higher ISO with no noise. Also picked up a EF 24-105 L f4 for $750 on KEH.com and the IS feature makes for stable photos.
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+1 on the 17-40. I bought an "ugly" one at KEH and it's now one of my favorite lenses.
 
My suggestion would be a 16-35 f2.8L Mark 1 secondhand or a new 17-40 f4L There are also the Samyang wide angle primes, however I do not have not much experience with them firsthand.
 
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