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Rory_B
10-21-2009, 11:24 PM
Just went out for a couple hours to try out the new lens. I've had it for a few days and it's fantastic.

Mostly aquarium footage; however, I plan on doing a guerrilla shoot there for a couple scenes for a feature, so it was fun to go scout it out and shoot video the whole time and everyone just looked at me like I was taking stills if they paid attention to me at all.

Grabbing focus with the lens and doing handheld is pretty easy. I didn't use any stabilization within the aquarium and the only time I had some bad shaky moments was when I tried to void bumping into people who were walking past me.

No CC, but I experimented a tiny bit with in camera settings in regards to saturation and contrast for the exterior shots.

Indoors was sharpness and contrast all the way down in the "neutral" picture profile.

7194053

vimeo link: http://www.vimeo.com/7194053
Bertholt4
10-22-2009, 03:24 AM
Its set to private on vimeo!
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 10:08 AM
Really? Weird. Thanks for the heads up!
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 10:09 AM
Fixed now. I don't know why it would default to private since I never even messed with those settings before.
Rakesh Jacob
10-22-2009, 10:20 AM
Take out the "http://www.vimeo.com/" from your vimeo tag and your embed will work
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 10:45 AM
Thanks JC. 1 week without posting a vimeo video on here and I forget how to do anything haha.
Rakesh Jacob
10-22-2009, 11:19 AM
No problem, that opening shot is badass!
patssle
10-22-2009, 11:31 AM
Did you shoot 720 or 1080? Look at all the antialiasing on the opening shot on the skyscrapers.

Other than that, the shots are great!
Rakesh Jacob
10-22-2009, 11:37 AM
Did you shoot 720 or 1080? Look at all the antialiasing on the opening shot on the skyscrapers.

Other than that, the shots are great!

I would say it's 720, especially the next shot you can definitly tell that horse is in slomotion. That opening shot aliasing would look better in 1080 but the camera shake would be worse, you could get a glidecam and just stick your arm out the window :)
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 11:44 AM
haha I'll go shoot the same shot this week in 1080 and see what it looks like.

Considering that the shot has basically no shake at all in 720, I think in 1080 it'll probably look good too.

The IS is very good on the 17-55. Of course to match the shot I'd have to drive slower, which will probably cause more shake on a bumpy road.

I'm going to play around with some diffusion effects and see what happens to the AA/Moire.
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 11:46 AM
Did you shoot 720 or 1080? Look at all the antialiasing on the opening shot on the skyscrapers.

Other than that, the shots are great!


I shot a bit a combo of 720 and 1080. The driving shots are 720 and the final shot with the 2 guys outside is 720 as well.

Indoors I went back and forth between 720 and 1080 depending on what I was shoot.

The dolphins were 720, because they're so fast. The sharks and sting-ray shots are a mix of 720 and 1080.
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 11:47 AM
I also think that if I didn't shoot with as much contrast on that first shot the aliasing would be a little less noticeable.
Rakesh Jacob
10-22-2009, 12:17 PM
Cool man looking forward to seeing the difference, thnx
I just got this lens in yesterday, can't wait to use it!
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 12:18 PM
Nice you're going to love it me thinks.

It hasn't come off my 7D since I bought it.
patssle
10-22-2009, 12:25 PM
Mine comes in today. What an investment, but it'll be worth it!
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 12:30 PM
It ain't cheap that's for sure, but definitely worth the price. I wonder how the new Tamron coming out will fair at 1/2 the price basically.
Rakesh Jacob
10-22-2009, 05:38 PM
It ain't cheap that's for sure, but definitely worth the price. I wonder how the new Tamron coming out will fair at 1/2 the price basically.

The one that's out allready with out the stabilization is actaully really sharp, I was checking it out on flickr, I think I'm gonna get em for my T1is
Rory_B
10-22-2009, 05:50 PM
Sounds like an intriguing option for one of the IS versions for the 7D. I always enjoy saving money when I can :D
chris f
10-25-2009, 01:34 AM
love the silhouette shot of the girls next to the big dark fish tank @ 2:29
Rory_B
10-25-2009, 11:39 AM
love the silhouette shot of the girls next to the big dark fish tank @ 2:29

Thanks! That shot and the jelly fish silhouette are my 2 favourites
Kegan
10-25-2009, 11:43 AM
Definitely two of my favourite shots as well. Rory, are you considering returning the lens for the Tamron version or have you made up your mind that this lens was worth the money?

Kegan
Rory_B
10-25-2009, 04:21 PM
Definitely two of my favourite shots as well. Rory, are you considering returning the lens for the Tamron version or have you made up your mind that this lens was worth the money?

Kegan


I definitely think the canon is a fantastic lens; however, I took it back for now so that I can try out the tamron. For video I think it'll be pretty solid, but once I have a chance to play with it I'll be able to make my mind up.