Canon Rebel T2i

shaocaholica said:
If you're in the business of shooting really long events with very minimal editing/post then I don't think any of the Canon or Nikon vDSLRs are for you. Not sure about the limits on the GH1.
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GH1 sold outside Europe shoots as long as the card can hold. Within EU the PAL models have a artificial time limit due to import tax rules.
 
Barry_Green said:
Probably about 5%. Consider that a professional camcorder like the HVX200 sold 60,000 units in three years, worldwide, and that when the D90 was introduced Nikon projected that they would sell 130,000 units.

PER MONTH.

We are a very, very, very, very tiny little blip on the overall marketplace as a whole. And none of these SLRs are aimed at us anyway -- they're aimed at "photojournalists" who produce video for the web. We just so happen to want to adapt the products to our usage, but we're not the primary audience by any means.
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Wow!

Thanks Barry!

For me the DSLRs are really more of a fun side project for personal short films. At work, I would never give up my HPX500 with all of DSLR tradeoffs. Now for b-roll... I have to say that I do like the 5Dii for certain shots. Throw a 17 or a 14 on a full frame and you get some looks that are hard to get with a 500.
 
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damn, just when I got a 7d. Autofocus during video is going to be very handy with this thing. I didn't think I'd ever say something like that for a video camera.
 
bimdas said:
damn, just when I got a 7d. Autofocus during video is going to be very handy with this thing. I didn't think I'd ever say something like that for a video camera.
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Where did you hear autofocus during video? Is this true?
 
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OK, let me get this straight. I absolutely, positively got to get a CONTINOUS 60 minute video. I cannot stop the recording as the vows in a wedding are about the halfway mark (30 min) I can not risk stopping by changing cards, batteries, whatever. It must be in HD 1080p/30. If the T2i can not handle that, I'm not interested.
It cannot handle this.

Are we sure about this?

"The 550D camera can record to SDXC cards which are now FAT32 cards causing the 4gig 12min video recoding limitation. Come Spring 2010 in the US then the SDXC cards are unleashed to exFAT and the limitations are lifted."
 
umuima said:
Where did you hear autofocus during video? Is this true?
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Its in the canon press release.

"For easier video recording operation and familiar functionality for beginners, the Rebel T2i's autofocus can be operated before or during video recording by pressing the shutter button half-way down in video mode."
 
animanus said:
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Originally Posted by Norman99
OK, let me get this straight. I absolutely, positively got to get a CONTINOUS 60 minute video. I cannot stop the recording as the vows in a wedding are about the halfway mark (30 min) I can not risk stopping by changing cards, batteries, whatever. It must be in HD 1080p/30. If the T2i can not handle that, I'm not interested.
It cannot handle this.

Are we sure about this?

"The 550D camera can record to SDXC cards which are now FAT32 cards causing the 4gig 12min video recoding limitation. Come Spring 2010 in the US then the SDXC cards are unleashed to exFAT and the limitations are lifted."
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I'm pretty sure its a filesize limit and not a 12 minute limit so once fat32 dies, it should be able to handle the length of the card. I know this because I was able to record an 18 minute clip on my 7d. (was heating it up so i could attach the LCDVF).
When I dumped the clip to my computer, the clip was exactly 3.99GB
 
Has anybody heard anything about the frame rates? For instance is this 24fps or 23.98fps like the 7D?
 
Nektonic said:
I don't know if this would be of any help, but what I was thinking I will do is use the T2i for pre-ceremony, post ceremony, and some misc. dancing stuff -- while for the ceremony and intros and toasts I'll stick with my pro video camera (Canon XH-A1).

I think for shots like the bride getting ready or dress shots or other things where the pressure is not as intense, a video-DSLR will be a nice tool.



I think that the simple solution here is when you sit down to meet with the couple whose wedding you will be filming, just explain to them in layman's terms a bit about the equipment you use. You could even have your cameras out to show them. If you tell them why you use a DSLR for certain shots at a wedding, then I would think that most couples would then be fine with it.
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That's pretty much going to be my strategy with the DSLRs for now. Video cameras still have the edge when it comes to things such as filming the actual wedding ceremony and speeches. You can monitor your audio live, you have an extensive zoom range, and the ergonomics is better.

For the short stuff like preceremony, post ceremony, reception events, and dancing, the DSLR is the no brainer.

Chris Watson
Watson Videography
www.dallasweddingfilms.com
 
Norman99 said:
I shoot and edit over 60 weddings a year, I don't have time for that. Canon has to impress me more. Instead of having all those useless bells and whistles features, it might have thought a little more than a high end tourist camera and aimed at a pro photog/videographer instead. Just what happens if a speech is longer than the clip limit or a sporting event or a graduation ceremony ? surely they are longer than that clip limit. Sorry, Canon lost a sale on this one. Thanks
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Buy a video camera then :)
Anyway, the 30min limits seems to be due to some taxation issue (at least in EU). Since it is a photo camera and not a video camera.
 
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What all manual controls in video mode will the Canon T2i have? Will it be equal to the 7D in that regard? Thanks!
 
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