Can the Canon Rebel T1i/500D do wedding fusion?

Can the Canon Rebel T1i/500D do wedding fusion?

Posted on 10. May, 2009 by planetMitch in Stills, T1i, Video

Yup.

Edward Platero sends us this wonderful little video that he shot yesterday. It shows a nice mix of video and stills shot with the Canon Rebel T1i/EOS 500D.

Edward gave us this info:
“I shot a video yesterday using just the T1i. We also had a 5DMkII on site but the auto exposure in video mode made us jump to the T1i as it was constantly adjusting exposure. The T1i locked in the exposure and allowed me to shoot with a lot of light.

This is my first real shoot with the T1i, and I can’t express how happy I am with the product. We have a panasonic HVX200 with at Brevis 35mm adapter that doesn’t take video this nice.”

Thanks Edward for sending this in! You too can send in a tip, a video, or a Canon Rebel T1i/500D product to announce? Give us a shout

Petrov Designs video. from Edward Platero on Vimeo.

Product video for Petrov Designs. Shot entirely on Canon T1i. There is no colour correction to this file, it is straight off camera.

Footage was shot at 720p.
Lens Used: Sigma f2.8 28-70mm

I did notice a few things… as with the 5D mk ii, you’ve got to be spot on with the focus. Otherwise, a perfectly good shot is just a bit off. I also don’t know if there’s a problem with blacks like the 5D mk ii had (before a QuickTime update), if you notice the blacks on this snap from the video:
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Notice the blacks in the circled areas.

This also could be issues with the compression for the upload to vimeo – I don’t know. Download the full size from vimeo and look for yourself.

(Photo credit: snap from the video)

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3 Responses to “Can the Canon Rebel T1i/500D do wedding fusion?”

  1. Canon T1i / 500D / Kiss X3 movie and video clip samples: Digital Photography Notes

    10. May, 2009

    [...] Planet500D.com has his account of how happy he was with the T1i, and his comparisons of the movie mode on the T1i with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and a Panasonic HVX200 plus Brevis adapter. [...]

  2. Sean Alexander

    22. May, 2009

    The 5DMkii doesn’t hold the exposure if you click the iso button (equiv)?

  3. Christian

    13. Jul, 2009

    I have a 500d/T1i and a HVX, and the picture from the HVX is far superior.

    Yes the DOF available in some lenses you can snap on the front is lovely and for that reason alone I shoot most stuff almost exclusively with my 500D, but you can argue, the resolution of the 720P in the HVX is so much better, sharper and more accurate.

    It’s a shame. Even the D90 is sharper than the 500D, even though it has terrible compression.