Doesn’t matter what brand — just need that versatility

About to put a lot of tech head noses outta joint here… Also, pro photographers, videographers — people who are just really into cameras at an advanced (and toxic for online communities) level.

I’m a videographer myself and yes, cameras are great. They’re a functional tool for achieving attractive footage.

Here comes the rant…

Everything that anyone ever tells you regarding lenses is just a matter of opinion. It’s all dog’s balls and means shit all at the end of the day.

There is only one thing you need to know if you’re an up and coming videographer.

You don’t need to worry about f stops and ISOs, you’re a videographer. That means you’re a light chaser.

Wherever you go, you look for the light to hit your lens — The image appears accordingly and you shoot. If it isn’t there, you go find it. Move your body! There is no stationary work here — we aren’t photographers. We must move and discover.

You shoot the shit out of the shot that you have framed.

And when you’re a videographer, you need one lens (initially, to start off with).

Okay, maybe the more you progress the more you’ll want to get something a little bit more flexibility in terms of distance — a telephoto lens.

But in the beginning, you need one lens.

CROP LENS

A zoom lens with a minimum focal range of 18 - 105mm If you’re shooting on a crop camera or 24 to 105mm if you’re shooting on a full frame camera.

FULL FRAME LENS

Everything else, including brand — is irrelevant.

When you’ve got a zoom lens this versatile, you have the power to capture something up close and you have the power to capture something when you’re far away.

When you’re in a panic and need to get a shot fast — lights and ISO are negligible — This is where a zoom lens with such versatility comes in handy.

You need the ability to chase these shots that could appear at a moments notice because that’s what your clients are paying you for. You need to be on your game 24/7 and you can only do that with a lens connected and snapped onto a camera at all times.

AVOID THIS.

You do not want to chase lenses, you want to chase shots. So get a lens with a zoom. Make it your workhorse and nothing else. You don’t even need to go to your bag — just plug in and play.

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