Thanks again for being such a valuable resource. If I ever see you, I will immediately run to the nearest bar and bring you a beer.

In the interest of future-proofing, I bought a T2i last year and love it. I want to buy some new lenses, though, and feel like I should stay away from APS-C lenses in case the new generation of cameras are full frame. But since this philosophy comes at a premium, I thought I’d check with the group. I asked Canon, but they won’t confess where they’re going.

Am I being dumb here or should I stick with the EF lenses?

My name is BJ, and I have just started in the whole video DSLR game. As a new commer, I am going to be moving from Nikon to Canon, and I was wondering since I will be mainly using the new DSLR as a video camera, what is the life cycle at video. I know and from what I hear the 5D Mk II is at 150k to 200k shutter acctuations and is that number also translated into video time (XX Hours)?

Just a question, its probably been answered but I (honestly) just didnt want to look around the whole site to find out.

I am a director and the DP I work with constantly is in love with the 5D, and it is winning me over as well. As I love two camera shoots, and he has the 5D, I was looking into throwing some money into buying either the 5D or 7D. Since he has the 5D, should I get the 5D so that the two cut together, or will the 7D cut with the 5D? If the two will cut, would you recommend I get the 7D so that we leave more possibilities open, i.e. low light, frame rate, etc?

Also, when shooting on film or the Red I prefer to stay on lens 50mm and up, but due to the focus issues with the 5D (and don’t know if they exist for the 7D), would you recommend staying on wider lenses? I stay on 50mm and up for the depth of field, the narrower angel of view, and I think it gives a more cinematic look. Generally I don’t like wide lenses as they seem more video. Why i ask is that I recently shot the red and mostly used a 50mm and 85mm, but with such a limited depth of field at 85mm it was hard to keep in focus, and takes were lost. This shoot was with a camera crew, and I am going to be doing some smaller shoots in the near future. On theses shoots, the crew may consist of my DP on one camera, me on the other, a sound guy, and we may have to pull our own focus, so in this situation should we expect focus issues, and if so which lenses would you recommend?

Thanks for the advice.

What are the can dos and can’t dos?

Thanks for all you’ve done for the art of filmmaking, especially for independents.

I own a Sony EX1/Letus Extreme/Zacuto rail system, with the following Zeiss prime lenses: Distagon T* 2/28mm ZF and 2/35mm ZF, and the Planar T* 1.4/50mm ZF and 1.4/85mm ZF, with Nikon mounts. I also own the Nikon D700 with a 70-200mm lens, which I am currently selling on ebay so that I can purchase either the Canon 7D or 5D, depending on my funds. My question is this: is there any way for me to utilize the Zeiss prime lenses with a Nikon mount on the 7D or 5D? I shoot a lot of stock footage for iStockphoto. How will the 5D compare to the EX1? And will it hold up for quality stock video standards?

Thanks for your advice.

I need a help to know where to buy a good Nikon lens adapter for Canon 5D MII or 7d.
I have some manual nikon lenses that I want to use on a 5d/7d but I don’t know which adapter better.