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Caleb Trevatt
April 29, 2012 at 9:22 am in reply to: Planning to buy a Camera

Hey Drew,
Sorry for the late reply.

I ended up buying the 60D and am very happy with it.
My friend owns a 600D and they’re both pretty similar,

It depends on what you want to do with it.
But the 60D feels a little more robust, has a bigger display, bigger body, more knobs and levers and a longer battery life.

This is a comparison of the two:

The 60D’s generally better, so if you have the money, I’d recommend buying it.
But if you’re just shooting video and are on a low budget, I’d get the 600D and use the extra money to get a better lens.

Just my 5 cents, I’m sure others would have better advice.

Good Luck 😀

— Caleb
Caleb Trevatt
March 8, 2012 at 6:51 am in reply to: Sigma 30mm 1.4 – Canon 60 D – Noisy Autofocus

Yeah sorry about the double post, I tried to post it on this thread and instead started a new one.
I’m new to DSLR video, (and Creative Cow) so my bad. I assumed autofocus was done this way, but I can see that it doesn’t make much sense. I believe some Nikons autofocus during recording though?

So to focus in video mode, I’m guessing I either set the aperture to f22, so everything’s in focus, or use the manual focus ring?

Really sorry to mess everyone around like this,
I thought my lens was faulty…

Thanks for helping.

— Caleb
Caleb Trevatt
March 6, 2012 at 9:30 pm in reply to: Sigma 30mm 1.4 – Canon 60 D – Noisy Autofocus

Yeah, I’m using the built in mic.
I’ve been experimenting a little more, it seems like it’s only live mode and movie mode the autofocus struggles. It almost seems to overshoot the target, judder back and try again. Sometimes the aperture gets confused too and the diaphragm shrinks and grows rapidly in conjunction with the autofocus.

— Caleb
Caleb Trevatt
March 1, 2012 at 8:39 pm in reply to: Using Canon EF lenses on an EF-S Camera?

Awesome, I never thought about renting lenses.
Thanks,

— Caleb
Caleb Trevatt
February 28, 2012 at 9:24 pm in reply to: Using Canon EF lenses on an EF-S Camera?

[John Young] “No. This is due to the physics of the lens and the physical size of the sensor on the 60D.”

Ahhh, I though it was due to the proximity between the lens. Thanks.
I actually ended up getting a Sigma 30mm 1.4, closest thing I could find and just a little pricier.

L lenses though, are they really worth getting?

Thanks heaps for your help,

— Caleb
Caleb Trevatt
February 14, 2012 at 8:48 am in reply to: Canon Lens Recommendations?

True, that makes sense.
Thanks for your help.

— Caleb
Caleb Trevatt
February 12, 2012 at 4:40 am in reply to: Canon Lens Recommendations?

Wow, thanks heaps!
Kudos for the diopter idea, I’ve never heard of them before. I noticed from your website that you’re based in Australia. Are there any cheap places you would recommend to buy from, used or unused?

— Caleb
Caleb Trevatt
February 10, 2012 at 10:53 pm in reply to: Canon Lens Recommendations?

$1800 at the most.
I’m just a beginner so I don’t need the absolute best. I’ll be using it to shoot short films for school,
So there’ll be dialogue and faces and what not, although the specifics change a lot.
I absolutely love macro, shallow depth of field and low light kind of stuff, which is why I like the 50mm 1.4f. I’ll also be using it for a little photography.

— Caleb
Caleb Trevatt
December 23, 2011 at 2:12 am in reply to: Planning to buy a Camera

Thanks guys, I’ll probably go with the 60D.

Any nice cheap lenses for film-making you’d recommend?
I quite like the look of the EF 50mm 1.4f,
but don’t know if I should get the stock 18-55mm lens as well.
Is that being redundant?

— Caleb