Andy Joesoef Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hi everyone I have a Canon 550D DSLR and have been experimenting a lot with it shooting HD video. The lens that I start with is 18-55mm EF-S that comes with it which is not so great. I also have an old 50mm f/1.4 nikkor with adapter, tamron 11-18mm super wide aspherical, and 50mm f/1.8 nikkor. They are pretty decent lenses but I find 50mm too narrow for my taste/style So my next step is to get a nicer and better lens. I have been looking and my choices are the 28mm f/1.8, 17-55mm f/2.8, and 35mm f/2.0 all canon. I'm into wes anderson style flat wide angle shots and even with my 18-55 f/3.5 I rarely zoom in to bigger focal length because I can't get to f/3.5. I also heard that prime lenses are usually sharper and better due to the fewer elements. I want a faster, versatile, and sharp lens but I won't shell extra bucks to get zeiss until I get myself a 5D Mark II. What would you suggest ? Thanks! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hal Smith Posted April 15, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted April 15, 2011 Budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Joesoef Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 (edited) Budget? I did forget to mention the budget my bad :P Basically not more than $1500 and if I can get 2 lens for about that price that would even be more awesome Edited April 15, 2011 by Andy Joesoef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hal Smith Posted April 16, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) I did forget to mention the budget my bad :P Basically not more than $1500 and if I can get 2 lens for about that price that would even be more awesome That is more than enough to buy a couple of top quality still lenses but not enough for cinema lenses. My "walkaround" lens is the Canon EF-S 17mm-55mm F2.8 IS (around $1K US). Fast with great optical quality but it doesn't have cinema style focus and iris rings. I've read that the Sigma 85mm lens is good on a Canon HDSLR but don't have personal experience. The only negative thing I know of about the 17-55mm is its rumored tendency to pick up dust. I keep a baggy on mine at all times, on and off my 7D, except when shooting and it's still as clean as the day I bought it. Its image stabilization is phenomenal, I've shot video from a helicopter that looks a lot better than any $1400 camera with a $1000 lens on it has any right to look. Edited April 17, 2011 by Hal Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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