HMC150 w/Letus vs Canon 7D

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http://vimeo.com/9738670

Link to HMC150 Letus Elite vs. Canon 7D

UPDATED MARCH 4, 2010 11pm Eastern

Added 1:40 to front of clip to illustrate well lit differences. The balance of the video is unchanged.

While the 7D did very well in low light, the HMC with it's built in ND Filters make it very easy to maintain a low f-stop to achieve a shallow depth of field in well lit situations. This being said, I did not use the HMC's filters because I do not have filters for the 7D and I tried to compare them on a level playing field. Without external, add-on filters, the 7D is limited to very high f-stop settings or the need to significantly increase the shutter speed to bring the light levels down to usable levels.

The original test, mainly in low light settings, highlighted the strong points of the 7D and weak points of the HMC150. The added clips help illustrate what a great camera the HMC150 really is.

I believe both cameras are excellent in their own right, but together they provide a great double punch for the well lit and not so well lit settings.











A week ago I asked a question on the HMC150 board, requesting a technical answer. Several posters expressed interest in seeing a side by side comparison of the two setups.

While many with greater experience may have conducted the comparison differently, this is my contribution.

I plan on adding better lit clips by next week

Doug
 
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Thanks for the test and it definitely prooves the 7d kills it in low light but I would like to see a well lit comparison to get a better idea of image quality in both setups.
 
Doug,

This is a great comparison. As a was happy HMC40 owner I'm beginning to think I need to take a close look at the Canon T2i. What a huge difference.

Since most of my video is landscape, I'd be interested to see how the Canons do there.

Thanks for sharing. You've definitely given me good food for thought.

Kind Regards,
Dan
 
born to raise hell..hahaha =) certainly speaks about what you feel the 7d is out to do. thanks for the comparison!
 
... Shooting through 2 lenses and an adapter is obviously going to produce less light on the 150.

7D and other dslrs like the GH1 produce some very nice footage, but the sacrifice is to great for me to consider using a dslr over a real video camera...

Im kinda glad I went with a GH1 over an adapter, I can see adapter sales suffering a bit from all the affordable vSLRs now...
 
MadHMC150 said:
... Shooting through 2 lenses and an adapter is obviously going to produce less light on the 150.
Click to expand...

I agree with this statement. The last sequence I added an HMC150 without the adapter and 2nd lens. I think it was slightly better than the Letus shot but did not come close to the 7D performance.

This being said, I have no plans to sell my HMC150. The HMC150 is better in other respects. I think the cameras complement each other. They enable us to take advantage of low light with the 7D and jelloless shots with the HMC (just to name a couple differences).

I contemplate selling my Letus Elite and buying another 7D or the new T2i/550. I have the Nikon lenses and EOS adapters.

I do plan to add (to the front of the video) a few well lit samples by the end of next week.

Take Care,

Doug
 
Updated 3.4.2010

Updated 3.4.2010

Added 1:40 to front of clip to illustrate well lit differences. The balance of the video is unchanged.

While the 7D did very well in low light, the HMC with it's built in ND Filters make it very easy to maintain a low f-stop to achieve a shallow depth of field in well lit situations. This being said, I did not use the HMC's filters because I do not have filters for the 7D and I tried to compare them on a level playing field. Without external, add-on filters, the 7D is limited to very high f-stop settings or the need to significantly increase the shutter speed to bring the light levels down to usable levels.

The original test, mainly in low light settings, highlighted the strong points of the 7D and weak points of the HMC150. The added clips help illustrate what a great camera the HMC150 really is.

I believe both cameras are excellent in their own right, but together they provide a great double punch for the well lit and not so well lit settings.
 
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