Andrew McCarrick
Carbonite Member
Would the Canon EF-S 18-135mm Lens be any good for video use on 60d?
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Canon 60D with Canon EF-S 18-135mm Lens
- Thread starter Andrew McCarrick
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brandonanthony1
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Yes.
Andrew McCarrick
Carbonite Member
Alright, I checked out a few videos on youtube as well, and i agree.
Now regarding Follow Focus, Would I need a Focus gear to use it with a follow focus or would the focus ring on the lens works without an issue?
The follow focus I'll be using has the following, according to the place I will be renting it from: standard film pitch gearing (0.8 mod32).
Now regarding Follow Focus, Would I need a Focus gear to use it with a follow focus or would the focus ring on the lens works without an issue?
The follow focus I'll be using has the following, according to the place I will be renting it from: standard film pitch gearing (0.8 mod32).
Andrew McCarrick
Carbonite Member
I find pulling focus harder without a follow focus than with.
Well we need repeatable focus for a feature film. Will primarily be used on a tripod or dolly, with actors. So we need some thing to mark focus marks.
I'm just about to return the 60D with that lens because of a problem in the lens and the fact that it will not auto focus during video recording. Are people doing focusing manually when using these cameras?
Um, with Canon DSLR's from what i understand is that there is not continuous auto focus in video mode. I prefer manual focusing during video anyways. You can pre-focus using AF before you shoot video but that's about it. No need to return the camera. I have a 60D with that kit lens as well and my camera has been fantastic. Of course, you can go buy a Nikon :undecided
vision_filmz
Carbonite Member
You better invest in some quality lenses before you even think about using the kit lens WHICH is slow, not a constant aperture and overall very very basic.Well we need repeatable focus for a feature film. Will primarily be used on a tripod or dolly, with actors. So we need some thing to mark focus marks.
Look into getting some Nikkor Primes or even some Canon ones. Yes you can get some good footage with the kit lens, BUT a lens that doe snot have a constant aperture and is a zoom will eventually cause you problems & a lot.
On a recent shoot, we used both the kit lens and a Tamron 17-50 F2.8. The Tamron ended up being the preferred lens except when we needed a focal length beyond what 50 could give us. We also used a Canon 50 1.4 for certain lowlight situations. On a few selected shots, we used a Tamron 10-24 on a panning dolly setup. But the Tamron 17-50 became our go to lens because of the quality of the image. 95% of our shots were either Tripod or dolly. So we could lock down any of the lenses if needed.
What was more important in the end was proper lighting, picture settings, white balance ,composition and wardrobe choice. Because of that, any lens we used made good video. If you are on a budget, used tungsten fresnels can be
had for reasonably cheap. If you're on a really tight budget, shop lights with tungsten corrected bulbs (available from places like filmtools) can work with diffusion or bounce.
What was more important in the end was proper lighting, picture settings, white balance ,composition and wardrobe choice. Because of that, any lens we used made good video. If you are on a budget, used tungsten fresnels can be
had for reasonably cheap. If you're on a really tight budget, shop lights with tungsten corrected bulbs (available from places like filmtools) can work with diffusion or bounce.