Wedding with t2i?

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RocanLover163

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Hey guys,

I am shooting my first wedding in about three weeks. I only have a t2i and hv20 to shoot with and was wondering if that would be sufficient. Do you think I would be able to cover everything with these two cameras?

Here is my list of equipment:

  • T2i
  • Hv20
  • Kit lens, 50mm 1.8 & Tokina 11-16mm
  • rode videomic
  • Zoom h1
  • Glidecam hd2000
  • Tripod
 
RocanLover163 said:
Hey guys,

I am shooting my first wedding in about three weeks. I only have a t2i and hv20 to shoot with and was wondering if that would be sufficient. Do you think I would be able to cover everything with these two cameras?

Here is my list of equipment:

  • T2i
  • Hv20
  • Kit lens, 50mm 1.8 & Tokina 11-16mm
  • rode videomic
  • Zoom h1
  • Glidecam hd2000
  • Tripod
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I use a HMC151, 550d and SD100. The SD100 is probably quite similar in IQ to the HV20 so I guess the main differentiator is the 151. This is my main camera for the ceremony and speeches however.

The 550d/T2i will not film continuously for long so you will need the HV20 for this. Your main issue will be with the amount of light that the camera requires. I think you will get away with it if you are doing this for free, or for a very low cost, but you will need a proper camcorder to do a really professional job (at least 1/3" CCDs or CMOS x3 is what you are looking for.

One other tip, the sigma 30mm 1.4 lens is great for video on the 550d, I find 50mm a bit too long to be really useful and the kit lens is relatively slow.
 
studio1972 said:
I use a HMC151, 550d and SD100. The SD100 is probably quite similar in IQ to the HV20 so I guess the main differentiator is the 151. This is my main camera for the ceremony and speeches however.

The 550d/T2i will not film continuously for long so you will need the HV20 for this. Your main issue will be with the amount of light that the camera requires. I think you will get away with it if you are doing this for free, or for a very low cost, but you will need a proper camcorder to do a really professional job (at least 1/3" CCDs or CMOS x3 is what you are looking for.

One other tip, the sigma 30mm 1.4 lens is great for video on the 550d, I find 50mm a bit too long to be really useful and the kit lens is relatively slow.
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Thanks for the response! So the hv20 and t2i footage will not be too close looking? I'll have to do some test shots to see.
 
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