Re: A T4i, year in service. Question on lens and service
divxclub wrote:
Thanks a lot ! I actually purchased STM 18-135 together with my T4i. Are you guys saying I better stay with my 18-135 for my little video project ? I am getting a bit confused in here. Most you tube are just crazy about 50 mm lens and it's video ability. How good it shoots, video crisp, very fast, good in low light ..etc. I'll get that lens anyhow for porters but I really surprised you guys don't like video part of the lens. Let's say forget about focus (I'll be manual focusing before shooting) or shakes (because of tripod). Just shooting video straight up one angle not even moving camera is it good ? Because like I said I looked up some very nice videos on you tube with this lens. And once again I do have 18-135 STM, you saying I should just stick with it ? I mean it's 3.5 lens and stuff I really don't see how it can be better for videos. Again I am not a pro so I am may be missing something in here.
Most videos are recorded in f8 or f11 anyway, as this the usual in-studio setting. From that standpoint, the 18-135 IS STM was designed to be sharp across its focal range specifically at f8; the assumption is that the video shoot would either be: morning outdoors where the standard video settings of ISO 100, f8, 1/60 or 1/125 is easily set, or nighttime/indoor shoots where the videographer would be bringing along video lights to make sure that the video could be shot in ISO 100, f8, 1/60 or 1/125.
Go ahead, try this manual setting (1/60 for 720 or 1080 @30fps, 1/125 for 720 @60fps) outdoors in daylight and see if you don't like the output (at most, you may have to adjust the aperture within the f5.6-f11 range to get correct exposure according to the camera's meter). Try it at 50mm to be sure you have a reference sample for future comparison to the 50 you'll be buying, too.
Essentially, the 50mm prime lens' function for you in video would only be to shoot at apertures wider than f5. Those times would generally be nighttime or indoor videos where you can't or aren't setting up any video lights.