Indiewire conducted a survey of filmmakers with projects screening at the 2021 #Sundance Film Festival to better understand the tech this year’s crop used. Of them, non-fiction films from the U.S. Documentary Competition, World Documentary Competition, and selection of Premieres, explained their camera and lenses of choice with Canon reigning.

Below are the documentaries with respective camera/lens information.

• Ailey (dir. Jamila Wignot) – Camera: Canon c300 mkII & mkIII; Lens: Canon CN-E Cine primes; CN-E30-105mm zoom & L-series lenses
• All Light, Everywhere (dir. Theo Anthony) – Camera: Sony FS7 & FS5, D-Eye Retinal Cam, FLIR ONE, DJI Mavic & Inspire 2, Olfi one.five, Axon Body 2; Lens: Canon 30-300mm, Fujinon Cabrio 20-120mm, Zeiss CP.2 (15mm & 35mm), Canon 24-70mm, Leica Summicron 50mm
• At the Ready (dir. Maisie Crow) – Camera: C300 mkII, 5D mkIV, Panasonic Eva 1; Lens: Canon Zoom Lens CN-E 18-80mm, Canon Zoom Lens 24-70mm f/2.8, Canon Zoom Lens EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS
• Captains of Zaatari (dir. Aly Elaraby) – Camera: Sony a7s iii & Red dragon; Lens: Master prime
• Cusp (dir. Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill) – Camera: Canon C300 Mk II; Lens: Zeiss Standard Speeds
• Flee (dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen) – Animation
• Homeroom (dir. Peter Nicks) – Camera: Sony F5 and A7S; Lens: Canon 24-70mm f2.8 and 70-200mm f2.8; Sigma 50mm T1.5
• Misha and the Wolves (dir. Sam Hobkinson) – Camera: ARRI Alexa Mini; Lens: Angenieux Optimo T2.6 15-40mm, Angenieux Optimo T2.8 45-120mm
• My Name Is Pauli Murray (dir. Julie Cohen, Betsy West) – Camera: Canon C300 Mk2; Lens: Canon Cinema Primes, 17-120mm Canon Cine Zoom, 18-80mm Canon Compact cine zoom
• Philly D.A. (dir. Ted Passon, Yoni Brook) – Camera: Canon C300MK2, RED Gemini; Lens: Canon 24-70, 150-600
• Playing with Sharks (dir. Sally Aitken) – Camera: Arri Alexa Mini w/ Sony F55 a7iii, DJI Mavic 2 Drone; Lens: XEEN Cine Prime Lenses
• President (dir. Camilla Nielsson) – Camera: SonyFS7 Mark II; Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm, Canon 28-300
• Rebel Hearts (dir. Pedro Kos) – Camera: Canon C300 mark 2; Lens: Canon L Series, 35mm prime and 70-200
• Sabaya (dir. Hogir Hirori) – Camera: Canon C300 II; Lens: Canon 24-70 f/2.8
• Searchers (dir. Pacho Velez) – Camera: Canon C300mkII; Lens: Zeiss 28-80mm & 70-200mm Compact Zooms
• The Sparks Brothers (dir. Edgar Wright) – Camera: RED Monstro Monochrome; Lens: Panavision Primo Artiste
• Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (dir. Marilyn Agrelo) – Camera: Red Weapon; Lens: Canon CNE Speed Primes
• Users (dir. Natalia Almada) – Camera: RED Gemini, Blackmagic Pocket 6K; Lens: Master Primes
• Writing with Fire (dir. Sushmit Ghosh & Rintu Thomas) – Camera: Canon 5D Mark III; Lens: Canon 24-70, 50 (1.4) and 28 (1.8)