300D night shots

10s wrote:

Y0GI wrote:

10s wrote:

casus wrote:

10s wrote:

I admit that moving over to FF was tempting, quality wise. Moving over to mirrorless was (is?) also tempting to me for less weight & bulk. Size/quality wise EOS-M and 6D are a move into the right direction I think. But in the end I decided to stick to the crop bodies & lenses - mainly because of their low weight and relative compactness. We'll see in a couple of years from now how it all evolves.

Have fun with your 5Dmk3!

Thanks! Before Canon even announced EOS M, I already bought Sony NEX-5N. I use it for video shooting and as a very lightweight compact camera on bicycle trips. But autofocus performance was disappointing for me, so I bought 5dM3 not to regret about this anymore

Besides the DSLR I use a 220SX for casual pictures and movies. On occasions I take the DSLR along (like trips to a zoo with the family) I don't also want to take along a decent video cam. So the new 18-135 STM lens is actually the reason I preferred the T4i/650D in favor of the T3i/600D.

After some experimenting I got to terms with the hybrid autofocus using the "FlexiZone-Single" and only the center point. I found that with enough light then it won't hunt for focus. Canon made a brilliant decision to assign the flash button to comfortably and quietly switch off/on AF during filming. The combination makes autofocus pretty predictable. I wish it could do touch-focus everywhere without hunting, but that will probably be in some next release.

Hey, 10s - You said "Canon made a brilliant decision to assign the flash button to comfortably and quietly switch off/on AF during filming." Which 'flash button' are you speaking of?  Surely not the one that pops the flash up?

Same one yes. The flash is of no use in movie mode anyway. I found it in the manual (yeah - who else reads that?) You can use your thumb or index finger (depends on your habits of holding the lens) to start/stop the AF. Force the cam tomuse the center focus point where the PD sensors are and you're there...

Makes perfect sense, now that I think about it.  As you say, no need for flash during video.  Ingenious feature!

Thank you, 10s!