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<blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 132055" data-attributes="member: 13076">Yes I was going to mention the Zeiss primes but the Zeiss ZF.2 lenses would also work fine. It should be a lens that can work well with the follow focus ring, so you don't actually need auto-focus, you could go with some older Nikon Ai-S lenses. Ideally if you get a zoom lens, it should be one that does not change its aperture with focal length so that you can keep the shutter speed constant, and use a variable polarizer to change the amount of light hitting the sensor. The Zeiss primes are made to have less rotation for a given amount of focus to make focusing easier and quicker. As far as focal lengths it really depends on the subject matter. Your 50 mm 1.8D is great because you can then shoot wide open, use a variable ND filter, and get that bokeh that is important for a cinematic look. A lot of DSLR shooters use zooms, however. The only time you use primes is for major productions where you can switch out the lens between shots and can afford an entire set of primes. As for regular DSLR lenses, I would personally get an 85 1.4, 50 1.4 or 1.2, and a 35 1.4 or 24 1.4 if you can afford it. Maybe also a fast medium telephoto like a 180 2.8 or 200 2.8 (or 70-200 2.8).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="crycocyon, post: 132055, member: 13076"] Yes I was going to mention the Zeiss primes but the Zeiss ZF.2 lenses would also work fine. It should be a lens that can work well with the follow focus ring, so you don't actually need auto-focus, you could go with some older Nikon Ai-S lenses. Ideally if you get a zoom lens, it should be one that does not change its aperture with focal length so that you can keep the shutter speed constant, and use a variable polarizer to change the amount of light hitting the sensor. The Zeiss primes are made to have less rotation for a given amount of focus to make focusing easier and quicker. As far as focal lengths it really depends on the subject matter. Your 50 mm 1.8D is great because you can then shoot wide open, use a variable ND filter, and get that bokeh that is important for a cinematic look. A lot of DSLR shooters use zooms, however. The only time you use primes is for major productions where you can switch out the lens between shots and can afford an entire set of primes. As for regular DSLR lenses, I would personally get an 85 1.4, 50 1.4 or 1.2, and a 35 1.4 or 24 1.4 if you can afford it. Maybe also a fast medium telephoto like a 180 2.8 or 200 2.8 (or 70-200 2.8). [/QUOTE]

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