Nice 30mm lens on f/1.4

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krizard

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I need an idvice on winch 35 mm f/1.4 prime (50mm equivalent on the 60d) lens to buy, so i would like to know winch ones you guys think are the best ....(I will use them for video)
the sigma 30mm f.14 at $489.00 or the samayang(rokinon) 35mm f1.4 $499.00???

and something else i want to buy the tokina 11-16mm but i cant find a websites that ships to south Africa, and the only one that i found its out of stock.if you guys could also give me a help on that i would be gr8..
thanks for all.
 
do you guys think this set of lens will be good for video shooting:
Samayang 35mm f/1.4
Canon 50mm f/1.8
Canon 85mm f/1.8
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 for the superwides.

cause some guys tell me to go for the zoom kit
11-16mm
17-55mm
55-150mm

and others tell me to go for the primes from
24mm
35mm
50mm
85mm

what you guys think?
 
Canon 17-55mm is probably the Best lens made for these crop size cameras. Couple that with a $100 50mm lens and a $245 85mm lens and you can shoot anything.


You need something is the 17-40mm range, as that to me is honestly the sweet spot of filming.
 
you need 135mm or 200mm for close ups, i have no clue why people keep shooting tight close ups on wider than 50mm, looks odd
 
i tryied to buy the body only for the canon 60d but they dont have it in stock...and i cant wait too long so i am going to get it with the kit lens,18-135mm f/3.5...and i am on a really tight budget so i think i will have to pass the 135mm and 200mm , for now i will just use the kit lens...

something that is bothering me is the tokina 11-16mm for canon , i cant find them on B&H and i have to buy them in the same shipment and i was considering buying the Cinevate Inc Canon EOS to Nikon Adapter Ring and just get the tokina 11-16mm for nikon...what you guys think?

and also anyone have tried the sigma 18-50mm f/2.8???
 
I use the Sigma 30mm F1.4 on my 7D and love it. In fact, the people I work with have already bought their own copy of the lens because it looks so good. If this lens broke, I would replace IMMEDIATELY with the same lens. I also have the Tokina 11-16 and love it as well.
 
I bought 80-200mm f3.9 for 14 $ and ive seen 135mm f2.8 for 8$ on carboot, these arent expensive but they look very nice on cars, perspective becomes flat and close ups look properly
You have to buy them from people who have no idea what are they for then they sell for almost no money an believe me it hapens (55mm f1.4 and 300mm + some parts for 4 $), visit carboots.Buy cheap one, if you like it then you can but expensive one later.
 
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bwwd said:
you need 135mm or 200mm for close ups, i have no clue why people keep shooting tight close ups on wider than 50mm, looks odd
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I 100% disagree..... If I had a 135mm lens I might as well throw it in the garbage as it would be like using a telescope indoors....


Unless Im shooting wild life and live in an open field country I could never use anything pass 85mm-100mm and expect a good performance from anyone.

Now if you are using a 135mm to 200mm lens and spying on people then I guess you have a point, but other than that my opinion stands.
 
A typical set of primes for a s35 film cam (aps-c sensors are similar size) includes 18, 25, 35, 50 and 85. You should cover this range first. If you have enough money to get nice primes in the whole range, great, do that. If not, get a 2.8 mid range zoom like the canon 17-55 2.8 IS ($1000) ot the Tamron 17-50 2.8 VC ($600) or the 17-50 non vc as your base. You can shoot a whole film with that no problem. Once you have a base, add more primes based on your prefernece. This could be the sigma 30 1.4 (or samyang etc) or the canon 50 1.4 (or sigma) or an 85 like the canon 85 f1.8 (or samyang etc 1.4). Later once you cover the base, think about adding other stuff like wide angle tokina 11-16 or telephoto and macro...

There is no way you need a lens beyond 85mm on aps-c to start your kit. I shoot mainly 5DII (full frame) nowadays and have a set of L-series primes (24, 35, 50, 85 and 135) and I have not bothered with anything longer than the 135 (135 on full frame = 85 on aps-c).
 
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saneproductions said:
A typical set of primes for a s35 film cam (aps-c sensors are similar size) includes 18, 25, 35, 50 and 85. You should cover this range first. If you have enough money to get nice primes in the whole range, great, do that. If not, get a 2.8 mid range zoom like the canon 17-55 2.8 IS ($1000) ot the Tamron 17-50 2.8 VC ($600) or the 17-50 non vc as your base. You can shoot a whole film with that no problem. Once you have a base, add more primes based on your prefernece. This could be the sigma 30 1.4 (or samyang etc) or the canon 50 1.4 (or sigma) or an 85 like the canon 85 f1.8 (or samyang etc 1.4). Later once you cover the base, think about adding other stuff like wide angle tokina 11-16 or telephoto and macro...

There is no way you need a lens beyond 85mm on aps-c to start your kit. I shoot mainly 5DII (full frame) nowadays and have a set of L-series primes (24, 35, 50, 85 and 135) and I have not bothered with anything longer than the 135 (135 on full frame = 85 on aps-c).
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It works. Lower price on it now than before, so a stable noob choice, but that doesn't make it a great lens... 2.8 is a bit soft even for video. I've shot some nice stuff with it, but again it's not great... Sharpens up at around f8.

It is however SOLID no movement whatsoever so it's a beauty with a mattbox.

...and, regarding primes, don't forget vintage. My nikkor 50 1.4 is pretty much stuck on the camera... best spent 150 dollars in recent history.
 
vision_filmz said:
I 100% disagree..... If I had a 135mm lens I might as well throw it in the garbage as it would be like using a telescope indoors....


Unless Im shooting wild life and live in an open field country I could never use anything pass 85mm-100mm and expect a good performance from anyone.

Now if you are using a 135mm to 200mm lens and spying on people then I guess you have a point, but other than that my opinion stands.
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Perhaps it doesn't work well for your style of shooting, but a 135mm lens is pretty much standard for shooting portaits, along with an 85mm. It also makes a perfect interview lens, espescially for more shy subjects who don't like the camera to be right in their face. The 135mm lens is excellent for giving a flat (and flattering) perspective.

For music videos, you might prefer a wider lens which has more 'attidute,' but that doesn't mean that a 135mm is useless garbage, even indoors.

As for spying on people, I prefer to use a 600mm lens as a minumum :)
 
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