Thursday, February 27, 2014

I have around $3000 to spend solely on camera equipment. Which lens should I get?




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Most** things I shoot for are for videos. I really love making short films and I just got an increase in budget. Anyway, I wanna know what lens I can get for this. Of course, I really don't wanna spend more than $1500 on lenses. I was told that prime lenses were the best options but I'm still unsure. I was reviewing the canon 85mm f1.8 as a choice and it seems very nice but, idk if I should spend the extra money and go for a 85mm f1.2. It's a hard decision as the second lens gives much better quality. But then there's the other side in which I could get more than one lens if I buy the f1.8. Right now I own a canon 6d and have the 50mm f1.4 lens. I had more but I sold them for personal reasons.
Please help!!



Answer
Here's an APS-C digital camcorder with an interchangeable lens system.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/890796-REG/Sony_NEX_VG30_Camcorder_Body_Only.html

The extra money can be used to shop for NEX lenses. Prime lenses are fast and can be used in low light. Zoom lenses are more versatile without moving out of place. I suggest you get a mix of both.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?atclk=Category_Mirrorless+System+Lenses&sts=ma&ci=17912&N=4196380427&Ntt=sony+e-mount&Top+Nav-Search=Submit

Here's to help you how to choose lenses.

http://keerok-photography.blogspot.com/2011/05/lenses-so-many-of-them-there-is-no-best.html

How can I create this DSLR video tripod rig? Picture included?




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I want to make something like this:
http://www.romanticchildstudios.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tru_paz_sterling_pache9.jpg

I see there is a tripod with a fluid/video head, a DSLR camera, an LCD screen and a matte box. The matte box looks like it's connected using 15mm rods.

I know that you can connect a DSLR, LCD screen and a matte box onto a shoulder rig that uses 15mm rods, but how did this guy attach his setup onto a tripod?

I'm fairly new to videography. Is there a fluid/video head that uses 15mm rods?



Answer
Hi "Peaches":

Standard shoulder rigs (especially on large pro camcorders) use what is called a tripod-plate that clicks onto the bottom of the shoulder pad and has the proper mounting threads (usually both sizes) for a tripod's fluid head. The adapter plate typically has a red quick-release lever to allow the camera to return to shoulder-mount use without having to un-thread the fluid-head's top plate.

There are various camera-rail kits that have a "sled" or base that everything mounts onto (Chrosziel, the largest maker of matte box kits and rail sets, calls this a "bridge plate") and that has the same tripod mount thread holes. For a better-detailed photo (with the rods removed) see: http://www.greenteainteractive.com/clients/16x9inc/web/ac-401-124-norods.jpg

If you've shopped around, you've noticed that rail kits are very expensive (hundreds to thousands of dollars), but if you search around YouTube, and other photo/video DIY sites, you'll find some clever low-budget methods to make or adapt a rail kit.

hope this helps,
--Dennis C.
 




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