Any Canon DSLR Lenses?

How long have you been shooting video? Years or only months? If you are really a videographer... I say this because I did a career in broadcast television videography, then you should well know the gear you need.

If you're just starting, as your question implies, then you're not really a videographer... a wannabe perhaps but not real - not yet anyway.

What Canon are you shooting. I'm currently shooting Canon as well and for video I use my 18-55 because it's wide enough to help hide hand movement (all humans have it) and it's an IS lens which also helps hide movement.

I'm also using an add on view finder and a Shure mike for audio.

First you need to think why you 'need' another lens, and thus you need to think abouit your present frustrations with the lenses you have, and what you would expect from a different lens. Only then should you start thinking about the sort of lens to buy, what range of focal lenghts, max aperture etc, and how much money you should invest in it. Simply buying a 'wonderful lens' will not automatically make you the world's top videographer.

If video is your main use then you might a;so like to think about investing in a good camcorder - more practical for filming - and holding off further investment in a system designed for still photography which has video as almost an add-on.

Some thoughts I want to share.

1. A cheap camcorder is better if you don't know what you're doing.

2. You pick a lens according to the type of shot you're doing which effectively mean all lenses are good. It just depends on how you use them.

3. You can shoot a whole movie with just one lens if you know exactly what you're doing.

A Canon 18-105mm???

If you have the money, look into the Cine 85mm prime Canon. It's a nice piece of glass.