The Best Lenses For Beginning Documentary Filmmakers

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The most essential lenses for run & gun documentary filmmaking! I’ll start with my recommendation for if you only have 1 lens on a project, then I’ll move on to the ideal 2 lens package, and finally, I’ll share my holy trinity of lenses for a 3 lens doc package. Hope you enjoy!
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⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - 1 Lens Package
4:44 - 2 Lens Package
7:29 - 3 Lens Package
10:23 - Outro
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@idougahill 22 күн бұрын

Super helpful. Really appreciate the recommendations. I'm making the jump from narrative film to doc and this was exactly the info I was looking for. Many thanks.

@austinmeyerfilms 22 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! So glad it was helpful 🙌

@Wildridefilms Ай бұрын

Great video Austin. I think the lens choice depends on the genre a lot. You would be going to a wildlife documentary shoot with a 24-105 alone. Even the 24-70+70-200 might not be enough reach. But your recommendations cover the needs of most types of shoots. As an alternative to the 24-70+70-200, the 35-150 lenses from Tamron and Samyang paired with an UW zoom like a 14-24 or 16-35 is also a very versatile combo as the 35-150 lenses are f2-2.8 so you might get away without a prime with the low light performance of modern day cameras.

@austinmeyerfilms 20 күн бұрын

Hi! The lens choice absolutely depends on the genre a lot. Definitely agree with you on that one. Thanks for your alternative recommendations! I know that will help folks think through some different options. Thanks for being here!

@Mraz75 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience with the lens. This is really helpful to me.😊

@austinmeyerfilms 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! So glad that it was helpful 🙏

@thewakeghost369 4 ай бұрын

Awesome advice! Really appreciate this video. I am just starting my documentary journey and my budget is modest. Seeing your video I thought of a fourth option for my situation. The 18-105mm from Sony + a 35 or 55mm T1.2 from SURUI. Or on the other hand a 24-70 with the SURUI. For the budget I wouldn't be able to afford a telephoto lens. What do you think?

@austinmeyerfilms 4 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks so much for stopping by the channel. Really glad you got value from the video. I haven't used any of those exact lenses, so I can't speak to them specifically, but from a focal range perspective, I just think the 24-70 is so useful. If I was starting my lens buying process all over again, I personally would get the 24-70 2.8 before prime lenses. But honestly, you can't go wrong! Lenses these days are so great. If you can pop into a camera store near where you live, maybe you can get your hands on them and see what they are like in terms of form factor and weight? Good luck!

@sergiypudich 4 ай бұрын

I would say before 50mm 1.4 better to get 14-24 sigma art 2.8, that will give you a range from 14 to 200 with 3 lenses. And the. Start to collect prime fast lenses ;)

@austinmeyerfilms 4 ай бұрын

I hear you on that! Also a great option. Thanks for watching and sharin your thoughts!

@DarkDrake5481 2 ай бұрын

That's putting more weight into the focal range rather than the speed. I think the 3 lens option here is the right way to go. 2 good zooms for general coverage and a fast prime for low light scenarios. I don't see a lot of people using super wides more than a fast prime.