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This is Phil's own blog on the subject of lenses philipbloom.net/2010/08/20/which-lenses-to-buy/

you need Canon EF 18-200mm MarkII f1.2. it's 450$ on bhphoto.com

HAHAH!!! Yeah, really. Why not make it 10-300mm at f1.2 while we're at it! And it covers Canon full frame too.

there are resources everywhere on the web that answer this question. try a google search or searching the blog first.

ive been google searching for 2 weeks, I've read stacks of litterature on lenses and everyone seems to have a different opinion, I supposed ill just go close my eyes and hope I pick a good one. thanks for the link fat elvis, and max for listing some lens that doesn't exist, everyone starts somewhere dude.

Best place Otis is simply my lens blog. I give all the info you need! philipbloom.net/2010/08/20/which-lenses-to-buy/

There is no one lens as every one wants something different, but a good start is the Sigma 30mm F1.4 as it's a standard lens and great in low light. Perfect for T2i

Otis,
It's not cheap, and it's very heavy. It's more expensive than the T2i with the kit lens (but it's on sale at the moment).

I just got the Canon EFS 17-55mm f/2.8 IS, and I love it. Here's a link to a review:

the-digital-picture.com/reviews/canon-ef-s-17-55mm-f-2.8-is-usm-lens-review.aspx

And here's one of my favorite examples:

vimeo.com/8133373

The image quality is identical to my EF 100mm f/2.8 MACRO L IS USM. The sharpness and bokeh is quite stunning. Nearly nonexistent chromatic aberration, and quiet, reliable, and accurate autofocus.

You asked for a single lens solution... it's on my T2i about 90% of the time. It's the Image Quality, the Image Stabilization, and the f/2.8 that did it... I think.

(Sorry, haven't had time to post an example of my own)

Hope that helps.

just a simple test with footage that i have, feel free to try more complex stuff as I am sure we want to see what it is capable off...

In my experience, these filters only fix the side to side bending. Vertical squishing is left alone, and so handheld footage or bumpy footage from a car or something similar is unaffected.

but would you rather have cropping or skewed lines?

Dont make me decide!!! which is the worst of two evils, makes me wanna run away crying..

it will, trust me

I hear a lot of people say that, since in cinema it's rare but... If you've ever looked at the work of a TALENTED hip-hop video director, for example, you would understand why we need global shutters lol. The camera HAS to stay moving virtually all of the time, or else it gets really... unengaging, I guess. Not to mention that high shutters are often used to give the video that polished, crisp look, making the skew much more noticeable. But you're right. For narrative work, skew won't be much of a problem (if at all).

The plug in proDAD Mercalli V2 is also available to fix the rolling shutter problem on a PC. And there is even a free solution to reduce rolling shutter on a PC using VirtualDub and the Deshaker plug in.

Anyone knowing some other solutions/plug ins?

It would be really interessting seeing one big comparison of all the rolling shutter reducing solutions out there - i.e. RollingShutter, Lock & Load, Mercalli, the iMovie fix, the VirtualDub fix, ...