Lens for 5D Mk II Video

[ben_quinn1]

<p>I'm interested if views on what lenses people are using on the MK II for video. I seem to be using a wide angle a lot more than I would with stills, to the extent that I'm renting a fish-eye this weekend (which I would never ever use for a still). This is a vague question and it depends on your style but would be interested in opinions all the same.</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>With a fisheye lens, you'll be able to make an homage to Hitchcock, you can call it "Vertigo."</p>

[ben_quinn1]

<p>I actually hate fish eye but on a video it can look ok, I saw a bike race shot with a fish eye (like they do on the tour de france) and it looked cool. So I'm going to shoot some triathlon footage with it. </p>

[model mayhem gallery]

<p>I use 85 1.2L, 50 1.8 (which is actully pretty good on 5D M2), Tamron 28-75 F2.8. All work pretty good however I don't use my 17-40 F4L very much because of the f4 speed. You really need the glass to be fast to get brighter viedo.</p>

[authoritee]

<p>Well, in my experience recording video with th 5dMkII, I'd have to say that the lenses that I've used the most are the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 and the Canon 100 f/2.8 Macro. The Macro lens takes some incredible shots with great DOFs. I like using the 70-200 f/2.8 IS, too, for it gives great bokeh effect and, even though it is a big lens and can be affected by the wind, the IS minimizes the wind's movement.</p>

[tdigi]

<p>I have not done that much video yet but I agree, I always feel I want to shoot wider then I normally would with photos. I have to try the 100mm macro I mostly just use the 24-105 because its the 1 lens I own with IS. I tried shooting video with my 70-200 2.8 ( no is ) and it was very hard to hold steady.</p>

<p>Someone passed me this link from photo.net. I think its a cool example of fisheye on the 5d2. <br>

http://vimeo.com/3155182</p>

[ben_quinn1]

<p>I though I would use IS zooms but I use my 28mm f/1.8 probably the most. Zooming or chnaging any of the manual controls while shooting seems to ruin my efforts so I leave that alone and use a tripod. The quality is pretty amazing.</p>

[tdigi]

<p>28 1.8 is a nice lens. Many people bash it and I don't know why. I actually returned mine figuring I won't use it on full frame but I am going to re-purchase it sometime this year. </p>

[paul_russell1]

<p>The fantastic 35-80 f4-56 EF PZ lens of course.  We all like a bit of power zoom.<br>

Really tests the compression and data rate.  But very nearly almost like a real video camera.<br>

All we need now is XLR inputs, built in colour filter wheel, zebra peaking and DCC circuit.<br>

http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/telephoto_zoom/ef_35~80_4~56pz.html</p>

[ben_quinn1]

<p>Tommy - thanks for the link, fish eye video for sports seems to be a new style. There's nothing wrong with the 28mm for what most people will use it for.</p>