Which lens for 60D? I have no idea...

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themagichoof

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I'm 100% new to this whole DSLR and professional camera thing. I'm used to an HF100 - point and shoot. I'm thinking about possibly getting the 60D body and the lens separately since I'll save some cash that way.

I shoot almost nothing but documentary footage and green screen stuff, but more on the documentary side of things. I don't really know about all of this mm range stuff and what the differences are between the lenses offered so maybe someone can help out. If this helps any: I want to get that 35mm film look. If it makes it look like film, I'll buy it as far as I'm concerned :grin:

So which model from Canon should I go with? And actually, I wouldn't mind going with another 3rd party brand (if that's even possible). If that's going to be better/save some cash then all the better.
 
Some basics: you need an EF or EF-S lens, those are for your dslr. You can also use other mounts, but then you need adapters.
More mm is 'more close up', simply said. The smaller the f-number the more depth of field (often seen as 'film look') you'll get when shooting wide open. But remember you need to focus manually except when you have shots without stuff movie towards of away from the camera.

Nothing and everything will get you the 35mm film look. If you mean 'depth of field' and are searching for a cheap lens, i would recommend the 50mm 1.8. Costs near to nothing in lens terms but still gives you that 'wow!'. It's too close-up for most stuff indoor though, so maybe going with the kit lens isn't such a bad idea.

I'd suggest just looking up some lens tests on youtube or vimeo.
 
60D with Tamron 17-50 2.8 non vc will cover a lot of ground in one lens at a good price. I bought the 50mm 1.8 when I had the kit lens which was slow at the long end, but now that I have the Tamron I don't seem to use it.
 
17-55/2.8 IS. The IQ is on bar with L zooms and IS will make your handheld material watchable. 50mm is too long for crop body as a main prime lens. Get Sigma 30/1.4 instead which has great IQ and gives the same Field of View as 50mm on FF cameras like 5D MKII.
 
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