[Michael Lorushe]

Ben,

Thanks for your input. You said the ‘money would have been better spent on a faster, prime lens’ …any suggestions? You reckon a 50mm f1.4 prime would be good enough for low light video?

Mike

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

Hi guys,

I can definitely see the aperture opening and closing on the front of lens through the glass as I adjust the setting. I found an old 50mm prime lens lying around my house which I attached to the 550d and everything still looks darker than it should be…I strongly suspect the problem lies with the the camera.

I’m sure I’m shooting in full manual mode. There are three sets of numbers and I can adjust them all manually.

This is immensely frustrating. I have a paid shoot I wanted to use this camera for in a couple of days. May have to go back to the EX1 until I figure this out.

I spoke to a friend who had a 550d with the standard kit lens. We’re going to meet up and compare camera settings, shots etc and hopefully identify the source of the problem. I’ll keep you guys posted on how I get on.

Thank you for your suggestions.

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

And yes, the aperture is definitely at its widest and this room is definitely bright enough to read a book in.

Any ideas? Thanks again.

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

Thanks for your replies…

I tried resetting the camera…no change.

I get the whole 1/50 shutter thing, just wanted to maximize the amount of light coming into the camera for now.

Okay I’ve attached some screen shots of the results I’m getting. Note that all the frames have the following settings: Shutter 1/50, aperture f2.8. The difference between each frame is the ISO which I have specified:

ISO: 100

ISO: 200

ISO: 400

ISO: 800

ISO: 1600

ISO: 3200

ISO: 6400

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

Hi Kev,

What codecs are you using for your quicktime exports? Have you tried H.264 or Photo JPEG?

Mike

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

How long has it been there? I’ve never noticed it before.

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

Hi Ben.

‘Single-Layer DVDs’ play standard definition video only, not HD.`You can of course down-convert HD video to conform to the standard definition DVD spec, but DVDs play standard definition video only.

What you need are blu-ray discs (& a blu-ray player). You can put HD video on those.

Mike

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

If your video is going to a regular SD DVD then export as mpeg-2 and import into Encore. Encore won’t need to transcode it again. Generally, for optimum quality, the less exports/conversions, the better.

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

If it’s just a sample, then couldn’t you just send it using H.264 or a codec that looks better to you?

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com

[Michael Lorushe]

Not sure why that’s happening.

Maybe try clipping each audio track where you want each to start, export one each separately and re-import them. Audio/video sync problems are no stranger to Premiere.

Michael Folorunsho – Videographer & Editor
http://www.mikedoesmedia.com