Chris Barnes
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“You don’t have the skill or experience yet to bother with trying to maintain focus on moving subjects – that’s something experts camera operators can do with lots of practice…so keep your iris in in the high numbers”
My thoughts exactly! I definitely want to learn how to use this camera to it’s full potential, but I still have work to do in the mean time. Seems like the shutter speed is really the only question now. I have tried to play with several options, but I’m wondering if the high shutter speed that was recommended to me wasn’t causing allot of my problems. I was thinking that I needed to go even higher to handle the motion blur, but it appears thats incorrect. I also didn’t know about the exposure comp. That should be a nice feature for someone like me thats trying to keep everything in focus.
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Thanks for the help so far! Would I be better off going with the canon 55-200 lens rather than a sigma 18-200? Also, if I’m running the aperture at anywhere between 10-16, what kinda shutter speed should I be using in order to stay away from motion blur? I’ve been told to keep it at 2X the Framerate and also been told that when using a smaller aperture (larger number right?) that I need to up the shutter speed. Which is correct?
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And let me add. I’m not saying I do not intend to use the capabilities of the DSLR in the future. I will definitely want to explore shallow depth of feel, with some freeride type edits. I’m just saying, that while I’m adapting to this new camera I think I need an all around “run and gun” style lens that I can use in most situations.
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Anyone?
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Aside from the ability to take photos, probably nothing. But I’ve got it now, haha. I purchased the t2i after receiving great reviews from cinematographers in the motocross industry. Most of them use a variety of canon dslr’s to film everything from short clips to full movie’s, so I went that route.
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In all my searching, the Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC has caught my eye. Will this be a good lens?