I'm looking to shoot video with a Canon 7D and this lens was recommended. Will it work on my camera and is it good for shooting video?
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This lens is perfect for 7D. Yes, it will work with the camera and it will give you nice wide shots. Plus, since it is f/2.8, it is still fast enough to be able to shoot indoors. 11-16 mm is perfect for video because first of all the Canon 7D uses a super 35 chip sensor that is cropped by 1.6 which means 11-16 mm in 7D is equivalent to 16-24 mm in the 5D Mark II which is what is the range of what most Hollywood cinematographers like to shoot. Secondly, since it is a wide lens, focus is not a big issue. One of the biggest problems with DSLR cameras is focus and using a wide lens makes things much easier to shoot in video. Good luck with it. This lens is perfect for 7D. Yes, it will work with the camera and it will give you nice wide shots. Plus, since it is f/2.8, it is still fast enough to be able to shoot indoors. 11-16 mm is perfect for video because first of all the Canon 7D uses a super 35 chip sensor that is cropped by 1.6 which means 11-16 mm in 7D is equivalent to 16-24 mm in the 5D Mark II which is what is the range of what most Hollywood cinematographers like to shoot. Secondly, since it is a wide lens, focus is not a big issue. One of the biggest problems with DSLR cameras is focus and using a wide lens makes things... » Read More This lens is perfect for 7D. Yes, it will work with the camera and it will give you nice wide shots. Plus, since it is f/2.8, it is still fast enough to be able to shoot indoors. 11-16 mm is perfect for video because first of all the Canon 7D uses a super 35 chip sensor that is cropped by 1.6 which means 11-16 mm in 7D is equivalent to 16-24 mm in the 5D Mark II which is what is the range of what most Hollywood cinematographers like to shoot. Secondly, since it is a wide lens, focus is not a big issue. One of the biggest problems with DSLR cameras is focus and using a wide lens makes things much easier to shoot in video. Good luck with it. « Show Less
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It is good for your wide establishing shots or elements that reveal atmosphere and/or ambience. It's a wide lens. 50 mm is best for medium shots and/or close ups because wides make people's faces distort, well, wides pretty much distort any image around the edges. It's a great lens, I have had mine for 4 years and sold it for nearly retail price. Glass is the only thing that holds its value in the video/photog world
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It's a really great lens for the price and works well with the 7D and other crop sensor canon bodies. You can even put it on a Full Frame body at 16mm and it should vignette too much. The one I have is tack sharp and does do video quite well. At 11mm though it tends to distort the people on the very edges of the frame. Hope this helps.
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Yes this lens was specifically made for shooting on a camera with a crop sensor like a 7D. It's perfect for shooting video, not as sharp as Canon "L" glass but since canon doesn't make an 11-16 2.8 it's pretty much the go to lens for professional filmmakers on a budget.
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I use this card on a 7D with good results. Better to have more speed and capacity because you never know when you will need it. The 7D does great video. You will eventually use it v
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Yes. I have a 7D (and a 40D) and use this lens all the time. It's still a terrific quality lens and unbeatable value, IMO. (I also have the Canon 10-22mm, which is a fantastic lens, but more a specialty lens.)
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It works fine on my 60d. So should work fine on 70d. It is slower to focus than the Canon version. Mine is very sharp. Mine does not have IS, but that does not bother me. I think it is well built, and the price cannot be beat for a 2.8 zoom. If lack of IS and USM do not bother you, it is a great lens.
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It will work just fine. The only issue that you will face is that you will not be able to use the auto focus features of your camera. I have the exact same lense, that I have been using on my Canon Rebel XSi. On my 5d and my 7d I use the Nikkor series lenses. This simple little adapter has allowed me to shoot some great high definition videos.
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This lens works fine on a Canon 600D. Just keep in mind that this is an EF lens, so with the cropped sensor in 600D, it is effectively an 80mm lens.
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Personally I like this lens a lot... so I think it will work for anything you're wanting to shoot with it. The only issues I've run into with it are images can be soft at times. Not sure if that's the lens or the photographer! :0)
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I have not used it for video but use it mated to a Canon 100 to 400 mm zoom, and I am very pleased with the way it allows me to control the camera to allow me to get some amazing shots. I see no reason why it would not work well in a video mode. Good Luck.
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I have owned several canon semi-pro cameras, and yes, you can shoot video with it. However, I would suggest the sigma 17-70 2.8-4 C lens which just came outcompared to a lens that is several years old. Both are about the same in sharpness.
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Presumably it will. I bought the lens for my Canon 7D. But because of your question, just now I tried it out using my old 30D body. It works; but on a dark, overcast day (as it is here in CT today), the 30D has severe limitations compared to the 7D. With the 30D, I had to shoot at low speeds; but with the 7D, I'm sure I could get acceptable exposures shooting much faster.
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i use this lens in a canon 5d, a 5d mk3 and a 7d and it works well, no auto focus but the focus light works good, i love this lens, if it works on the mk3 it should work on the 6d
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I use the 2X on a SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di VC USD lens, on a T3i camera. It works nicely for me but don't know how it would work on a 7D. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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I bought this lens for my Canon Rebel and it works wonderful. People are amazed at how clear and up close the pictures are. I love it and am so glad I found it. Good luck to you!
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I have tried the lens a few time with video using my Nikon D7000. I have found I like the results the best when using it at a minimum aperture of f5.6. I paid about $60 with shipping for this lens and it has worked well for me.
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I don't know if that lens work with Canon 7D, it's necessary check the camera or lens manual, the focus is manual not automatic. Yes, this lens is easy to focusing.I hope to have helped.
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Yep! I will work great with a 7D. Just remember the Canon 7D sensor has a crop-factor of 1.6, so this means this lens would act like a 160-640mm lens would on a full-framed camera.
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I have a Canon 5D Mark III and the lens works great. It comes with an adaptor so it fits on canon cameras.