The BEST Lenses for DSLR Video! #Helpful Post

so you shoot video but you're ready to

upgrade that kit lens these are five of

the best to get that crispy footage so

first up is the Sigma 17 250f 2.8 lens

what I really like about this has got a

nice zoom range constant aperture and

maybe one of the most important features

for a good running gun lens is image

stabilization so as you can see it makes

a really nice handheld camera so not

only is it going to work really well for

shots like this on top of that if you

shoot tech videos it's going to allow

you to get that nice handheld movement

on those product shots without having a

shaky image

lastly it is a crapload cheaper than a

Canon or an Ikon alternative so it's

going to perform very similar but for a

fraction of the price next up at number

two is the Tokina 1116 f 2.8 wide-angle

lens and as you can see this mofo is

wide now just like the Sigma this also

features constant aperture so whether

you're wide open at 11 or zoomed all the

way into 16 you're going to keep that F

2.8 that's going to help you maintain

consistent exposures throughout your

shots this also pairs really nicely with

a standard zoom and at 17 to 50

millimeter range just keep in mind

though it's not as sharp as Prime's and

it's not made for full-frame so next up

at number 3 is the broken on cine 35

millimeter t 1.5 prime lens and for

those unfamiliar with what a prime lens

is it's a lens with a fixed focal length

so you're not going to get any zoom but

in turn you're getting a much sharper

image now what I love about this lens

specifically is a 35 millimeter focal

length which is perfect for crop sensor

cameras I know a lot of you guys get a

DSLR and the first lens you run to

outside of your stock lens is that 50

millimeter which is a great lens don't

get me wrong but for a crop sensor

camera you have to be really far away to

get that shot with this you can get in a

little closer but still get that nice

crisp shot and that nice shallow depth

of field another thing that I love about

this lens is the D clicked aperture

which you're going to get you really

smooth control over your exposure now

the thought of a lens being completely

manual might scare some of you out there

at first but once you start shooting

with a prime and something all manual

you're gonna love it so next up at

number four is also a prime and it's

also from Roca Don this is their 14

millimeter F 2.8 lens now for me there

are two major selling points with this

lens one being the price it's under 350

bucks and two if you shoot by yourself a

lot you can see I'm really close to the

camera right now so I can reach change

focus look at my viewfinder I'm not

gonna have to worry about getting up and

jack it up my shot so last up is what I

like to call the tech youtuber lens

which is the Sigma 18 to 35 F 1.8 art

lens and that's gonna get you prime like

sharpness and aperture but with zoom now

this guy gets you a really nice

all-purpose focal range but the key here

is the constant F 1.8 aperture and

that's going to get you tremendously

low-light performance and that

ridiculous shallow depth-of-field

or in other words when your subject is

nice and sharp and in focus and the

background is blurred to hell

what really eyes is the cake though is

the minimum focus distance and that's

going to allow you to get really really

close to your subject now if there were

any downsides to this lens it would be

the price point because it is without a

doubt the most expensive on this list

but if you had one thousand dollars and

could only pick one lens I would

probably steer you that way on top of

that it comes in multiple mounts whether

you shoot Canon or Nikon your cover just

keep in mind though it's geared for crop

sensor camera so if you're shooting

full-frame you're going to want to look

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