No nd filters, will footage look as crisp with a higher f-stop?

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stateofmind

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I understand the depth of field wont be as shallow, but will the look of the image be more camcorder-ish, rather than 35mm film-ish? I know the only true way to find out is to just shoot and see for myself, but I dont have my camera on me for a week or 2.

When shooting outdoors:

If I take my 50mm 1.8 and bump it up, to say, 10...will the finished look be "meh"?
 
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It really depends on the shot. I kind of agree that you might be flirting with the "meh" zone. Your also kinda flirting with the moire/aliasing zone. On the other hand don't fear the high shutter speed! Depending on what you are shooting a high shutter can be a pretty cool look.

I say try em' both out and see what you like best.
 
stateofmind said:
When shooting outdoors:

If I take my 50mm 1.8 and bump it up, to say, 10...will the finished look be "meh"?
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I assume you would be using an ND filter to bring the sky's level down to within the dynamic range of your camera.

If so, that image - your subject and the sky properly exposed - will lean towards more filmic than "camcorderish" anyway because consumer and most sub-$10k camcorders with a small DR resolve the sky as a white, blown-out mess if exposed for something much darker in the frame. The depth of field would not be a factor in trying to persuade people that the video was first shot on film.
 
F8 is kind of ideal for sharpness, once you get up to F22 you are losing some. But that difference probably wouldn't resolve at 1080p on the 7D. If it did, it may knock back the moire a bit :)
 
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