Canon EOS 550D + Sigma 30mm F1.4 Low Light Test /w Original Audio

Canon EOS 550D (T2i / Kiss X4)
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM (Hyper-Sonic Motor)
Audio Technica AT9941 (Stereo) L-Cut Mode

Since it's a test video, I didn't replace the original audio with any background music, and of course no color correction, no audio gain normalization whatsoever, just pure the original footage I put together !

All video were taken handheld with manual video setting, manual focus (autofocus is a no no in video mode), and since my lens don't have Image Stabilization, it looks a bit shaky. Lens with IS will help a lot if you're recording handheld.

Thanks to big aperture of F/1.4, I didn't have to pump my ISO over 800 or even 1600. But that also depends on the location, on a very poor lit condition I can pump my ISO to 1600, but still performs better than any other lens with smaller aperture.

Please note that the uploaded version to YouTube will have a "slight" image quality degradation compared to the original footage.

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[amcleland1]

doesnt seem to be as sharp or have that great of depth of field for this particular lens

[ThunderZTRM]

@amcleland1 It is a characteristic of every lens that it's less sharp at largest aperture. =(

[ytwallabang]

is there being no IS a problem for video?

[ThunderZTRM]

@ytwallabang If you're doing handheld video, yes, the video will be jittery. Solution is to use shoulder rigs, video stabilizer (such as steadicam), or tripod.

[ThunderZTRM]

@GOBbluthagain There's a rule called 180 degree shutter angle, which gives a better motion look, not too blurry and not too smeary. x fps = 1/(x * 2) shutter. In this video I used 30 fps, so I set my shutter speed to 1/60. If I shot at 24p, I'll use 1/48 (or 1/50).

[speedtetris]

Where the fuck is that street... impossible the traffic an the scooters

[T2iFilmmaker]

@Dammit250r Of course....it's 50mm vs. 30mm. On a 1.6x crop sensor like the T2i the 50mm (a "normal lens" on a full frame sensor) is about an 80mm lens, basically a portrait lens, semi telephoto, whereas 30mm (wide angle on a full frame sensor) becomes about 48mm (close to a normal view lens) on the T2i. A wider fast lens wide open will always have deeper (ie; less shallow) depth of field vs a fast close/telephoto lens that's wide open. So yes, it will have more manageable DOF.

[Dammit250r]

In your last couple of shots it would seem the depth of field is a lot more useable than my canon 50mm 1.8 when wide open. With the 50mm at 1.8 the depth of field is so shallow it's damn near unusable. Have you compared these two lenses and would you say this is accurate?

[brandonelliot]

DAMN that teriyaki look good at 1:33 lol

[ak2pacalypse]

Damn I want some Yang Rou Chuans

[DGizzle4life]

Amazing footage ...what programs did you use to edit by the way...after effects?

[ytwallabang]

@ThunderZTRM haha ok. :) thanks, dude.