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FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

bebefle_89 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:14:34 GMT

Hi there everyone. My question is that I want to know about a lenses that supports me good definition and quality in low light conditions. I am recording with a Rebel t3i. Thanks in advance.

Re: FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

jfo — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:51:15 GMT

So we know what how technical of a discussion to have, can you give us a bit more information about what your experience is with photography / videos, what lens(es) you have now, what you are filming, etc?

Re: FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

bebefle_89 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:41:56 GMT

This is my first DSLR and I am recording weddings and parties. For the nature of these events, most of them have low light conditions. I also need advice of a gadget to record everything without changing SD cards. Thanks.

Re: FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

bebefle_89 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:44:09 GMT

At the time, I've been working just with the 18-55 (the one that comes with the camera package), but I need an aditional lense because this lense I have, is graining all my videos because of the adjustment of ISO.

Re: FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

jfo — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:11:39 GMT

@bebefle_89 wrote:
This is my first DSLR and I am recording weddings and parties. For the nature of these events, most of them have low light conditions. I also need advice of a gadget to record everything without changing SD cards. Thanks.

The solution is a bigger (higher capacity) SD card. 😃 They go up to 64gb and 128gb now which should provide A LOT of recording capacity.

@bebefle_89 wrote:
At the time, I've been working just with the 18-55 (the one that comes with the camera package), but I need an aditional lense because this lense I have, is graining all my videos because of the adjustment of ISO.

How much do you understand about f-stops, shutter speed, and ISO? What exposure settings are you using now for your videos? In short, you need a lens that can open up to a larger aperture (such as f/1.8, f1.4 or f1.2).

Here are some guides that will be helpful in explaining these concepts for you:
http://www.exposureguide.com/exposure.htm

http://www.makethephoto.com/articles/how-to-make-the-jump-from-automatic-shooting-to-manual-shooting

Re: FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

bebefle_89 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 21:27:39 GMT

Hi JFO ...I understand about f stops, that is not the problem. The problem in here is what lense you recommend, I want a 50mm f1.4 or f1.8...and there is a lot of differece in price between them, is there much difference in image quality? which one would you buy? is there any other lense you recommend? Thanks

Re: FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

David — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:26:59 GMT

I would go with the f/1.4

Re: FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

jfo — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:40:12 GMT

@bebefle_89 wrote:
want a 50mm f1.4 or f1.8...is there much difference in image quality? which one would you buy? is there any other lense you recommend? Thanks

I wish you would have just said so earlier! 😃

@David wrote:
I would go with the f/1.4

I agree. If you can afford it, it has a wider aperture, better focus performance, and prettier bokeh.

Re: FILMING WITH REBELT31, OPTIONS FOR RECORDING IN LOW LIGHT.

bebefle_89 — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:00:05 GMT

Thanks both 😃