[Gary Nisbet]

Thanks for your reply, that’s really helpful after all the research I’ve done. Was thinking about trying to pick up a second hand 24-70 and see how I get on in the time being with it, and then if there’s the budget can upgrade to the 50mm after that. Do you have any recommendations for other makes other than Canon for the 24-70 range if I can’t get a decent lens second hand?

At the moment, I’m looking to get a H4N with a NTG-2 for the sound, which from what I’ve seen works quite for interview situations. And as a sound novice, looks like I could do it fairly simply.

Thanks for your help once again, was really useful.