Wedding shoots: T3i or T2i as third Camera

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Spiiina

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Hi everyone,

I did my first wedding video with a T3i and a Sony FX7 and needless to say, the FX7 was horrible in low light compared to the T3i. I'm planning on purchasing two more bodies and I can see the benefit in having a second T3i with the fold out screen if manned. Yet the third camera will (at this time) almost definitely be unmanned so I'm having trouble justifying a T3i when I can save $125 on a T2i. I would the T3i would hold it's value more compared to the T2i, yet $125 can be put into purchasing a slider. Anything that you suggest I consider? I've read that the T2i can overheat more quickly because the screen is fixed (although I think ML fixes that, giving you the option to turn off).

If you'd be willing to check out my work as well, I'd love some feedback. Below are some links (no longer than 4 minutes each). The way I see it is if no one tells me what I'm doing wrong, I will never get better =) I know it's no where near perfect and I need to have more fluid shots, work on my rack focusing (damn focus ring on the canon 50mm 1.8!), as well as exposure. I'm fairly happy with the results being that it's my first one, yet I learned a ton which will make the next one that much better (I'm hoping anyways). Thank you in advance for any advice on the camera choice as well as any feedback!

Regards,
John

Bridal Prep - http://youtu.be/oNoQZlKBkas

Wedding Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiabUbHd5bw

Reception - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKNhf0JEJ9g
 
Wedding video:
Great video with an excellent start. I would have liked to see more story telling using sequenced shots. It looks like you had two shooters, so one could be wider the other getting the sequenced shots.
Throwing of the rice would have been a great opportunity. Also, removing of the garter, a tight, medium, wide shot combo would have been perfect.

Also, I didn't see a lot of action/reaction. This helps tie the story together. The throwing of the bouquet, with two cameras capturing the bride throwing, then cut to the girls fighting for it as it enters the frame. That would have been a perfect sequence.
Some of the cutaway shots that have movement would have been better served with images pan and scanned. The cake is a good example, more stable, better color and detail captured.

Bridal Prep:
This is where the emotion could be easily captured. It's low stress and lots of repetitive action to ensure you get the shots in focus and composed. I would have loved to get some of the dialogue instead of so much loud music covering the moments captured.
Sequencing here would go a long way, too. Lots of opportunities to get a closeup of makeup being added to the brush, then cut to the mirror shot and it being applied.
Get creative with closeups of the hairspray clouds, then establish the shot of it being applied. Again, good job overall, but some storytelling would help. No interviews? No shoutouts?

A shotgun on camera while recording her have her makeup applied and talking about this very special day will add so much more impact than R&B music.
 
I don't own a t3i, but since you will have 2 in your workflow, best to get the same 3rd. Maneuvering in menus will be faster. And last I recall, with the digital zoom feature on the t3i, you can keep a zoom or wider prime and have multiple ranges still without having to switch lens.
 
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