07-07-2015, 11:46 AM
My other hobby is keeping fish, and I feel an urge to take more videos of them. Stills are easy, but video isn't an area I've done much before.
If they stay in the same place, I currently tend to use a Canon 600D + Zeiss 50mm macro manual focus stopped down a lot for depth of field. But of course this is no good if they move around.
I could switch to the 7D2 for better video AF. I've tried the Sigma 150mm macro, but the long focal length is too much here. It does need to be a macro but not necessarily 1:1. The Zeiss for example is up to 0.5x which is adequate. Not enough depth of field is often limiting also.
One option I have is to switch to a shorter focal length AF macro, but apart from the EF-S 60mm I'm not sure which might be good for video AF. As such I'm not seriously considering the 50mm macro. Extension tubes or close up filters are not viable here as they restrict the focus distance too much.
I also have a Sony HX9V which isn't bad at close focus, but keeping it on the subject can be tricky and there aren't many easily accessible settings.
That's when I thought, maybe I could look at a low cost other system. I'll leave that open for now, but it might include compacts or mirrorless. I'd really like a tilt screen, hence me using the 600D more than the 7D2. If it has touch AF even better. But as it will be a single use combo, I would be looking at low cost. So I'm wondering if lower end MFT or NEX bodies (used is ok) with a cheap short macro lens might be an option here?
If they stay in the same place, I currently tend to use a Canon 600D + Zeiss 50mm macro manual focus stopped down a lot for depth of field. But of course this is no good if they move around.
I could switch to the 7D2 for better video AF. I've tried the Sigma 150mm macro, but the long focal length is too much here. It does need to be a macro but not necessarily 1:1. The Zeiss for example is up to 0.5x which is adequate. Not enough depth of field is often limiting also.
One option I have is to switch to a shorter focal length AF macro, but apart from the EF-S 60mm I'm not sure which might be good for video AF. As such I'm not seriously considering the 50mm macro. Extension tubes or close up filters are not viable here as they restrict the focus distance too much.
I also have a Sony HX9V which isn't bad at close focus, but keeping it on the subject can be tricky and there aren't many easily accessible settings.
That's when I thought, maybe I could look at a low cost other system. I'll leave that open for now, but it might include compacts or mirrorless. I'd really like a tilt screen, hence me using the 600D more than the 7D2. If it has touch AF even better. But as it will be a single use combo, I would be looking at low cost. So I'm wondering if lower end MFT or NEX bodies (used is ok) with a cheap short macro lens might be an option here?
<a class="bbc_url" href="http://snowporing.deviantart.com/">dA</a> Canon 7D2, 7D, 5D2, 600D, 450D, 300D IR modified, 1D, EF-S 10-18, 15-85, EF 35/2, 85/1.8, 135/2, 70-300L, 100-400L, MP-E65, Zeiss 2/50, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300/2.8, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Olympus E-P1, Panasonic 20/1.7, Sony HX9V, Fuji X100.