Wondershock wrote:
Sure enough. I'm going for the Fast Draw, but if we end up with the Striker, I think a little write-up would be a good thank you for the advice from this thread.
before this last year - i would have thought you need one of these.
other than static interviews - the monopod and a good slider is all you really need.
This is a great base until you develop your style.
Wondershock wrote:
I'm parting out an order for my company and... In a nutshell, again: digital SLR videographers, if you had to choose 1-2 lenses to take with you to cover most situations, what would they be?
Apologies if this is in the wrong spot, but I'm kind of on a tight deadline for drumming up some ideas. We have a budget to work with!
I was in your shoes precisely just a few months back, making decisions at work for similar applications. We were lucky enough to move into a 5Dii but really wrestled with lens choice. Ultimately we decided to go with a 16-35 2.8, 50 1.4, and the 70-200 2.8.
As our body will be used for both stills and video we rationalized that having the wide angle was always useful and at 35mm you could use it for some interview applications.
The 50 1.4 speaks for itself, awesome 'normal' field of view and fast for low light applications with video work.
The 70-200 2.8 IS ii gives us lots of options obviously but among those is 70-135 range is super handy for tight portrait framing, video & stills.
On the 7D, I think you'll find many applications for the 24-70 and it can obviously migrate with you to full frame.
Once you take delivery of the Zacuto, I'd like to hear how it works out for you. Good luck and have enjoy!
-Cam
I would suggest the 100L macro.... The IS is amazing from a couple of tries I have used it on. I know it's a limiting lens but that IS MIGHT help reduce what you need for grip gear.
