Hi there,I'm a novice.  That's probably obvious given the title of the thread.  But I do a lot of video filming with my Nikon d5100 indoors in relatively small areas.  I can only back the tripod up so much before I'm against the wall... I'd say rooms are typically 12x12 or so.What I'm finding is that even if who I'm filming is on one side of the room and the camera is on the other, I have trouble fitting them, head to toe, in the frame.  I've tried a number of different lenses.  Most recently I picked up a35mm f/1.8G AF-S DXlens and while the output is amazing, I'm still having trouble fitting film subjects entirely into the frame.Any ideas what my best option would be?  Do you need more information?Thanks for your time and help!

Be careful.  Just fitting people in doesn't mean things are going to look good.   You may be a lot better off learning where best to crop.Your 'solution' would be a wider lens.   An 18-xxx will likely fit people in.   If not that, then a 10-xz zoom.  If it is too slow, you'll need to add light (flash or continuous LED?) or up the ISO.The problem you'll have is called perspective distortion.   Especially with people on the edges of the frame.   They will look 'stretched'.  Women in particular may not be happy with how a wide lens used close to them makes them look (noses get enlarged proportionally, faces get stretched in an unflattering way.)Your solution is to not shoot in small rooms and try to fit people in from head to toe.

PHXAZCRAIG wrote:Be careful.  Just fitting people in doesn't mean things are going to look good.   You may be a lot better off learning where best to crop.Your 'solution' would be a wider lens.   An 18-xxx will likely fit people in.   If not that, then a 10-xz zoom.  If it is too slow, you'll need to add light (flash or continuous LED?) or up the ISO.The problem you'll have is called perspective distortion.   Especially with people on the edges of the frame.   They will look 'stretched'.  Women in particular may not be happy with how a wide lens used close to them makes them look (noses get enlarged proportionally, faces get stretched in an unflattering way.)Your solution is to not shoot in small rooms and try to fit people in from head to toe.This is good advice. I use a 10-22mm lens on a Canon 7D, or a 16mm Fisheye on Nikons, when I want to fit entire people into the frame, but there is notable distortion in both cases. Inside a small room, it is often better to compose the image in order to get a pleasing portion of the subejects within the frame, rather than try to fit the whole person within the frame.Rectilinear ultra-wide lenses distort differently than fisheyes. In both cases, it is best to keep human subjects away from the edges and corners, unless distortion is desired for artistic reasons. It may be a good idea to rent/borrow/hire such lenses before buying!