Tony
Staff member
Okay everyone, I need your help here. for the past almost two weeks. I have been playing with this T5i camera. Or D700 as it's otherwise known as. And let me tell you, the camera takes fantastic pictures. But, before we get into that, let me give you a little background on why I purchased it.
For over 3 years now, I have always carried two cameras with me. My XSi that I take stills with and my HF R10 that I use to shoot video with. The R10 is very light, very small and I can put it in my pocket. It's great. And the video quality is not bad either. But, I had to carry two cameras with me. So I started looking at the camera that are DSLR AND have a video camera capability.
I started out with the SL1, the worlds smallest DSLR. And it was great. But you HAD to have a monitor in order to shoot video by yourself. Or just take the chance that you are not in focus or out of frame. So after a day, I took that camera back. I ended up coming home with the T5i with the 18/55mm lense. Why did I get one with a lense when I already had an 18/55 lense here from my XSi? Because this one can do constant focus, adn you won't hear it on the video! That was a HUGE plus for me.
As I stated above, the T5i takes AMAZING photos! The lighting is perfect, you can control everything as you can on any DSLR, and it's a breeze for me to work it. The video quality I'm still trying to work in. I think I have the wrong color lights in my studio and everything is yellowish and bleached out, or too much white balance and I can't get it to turn down without looking like crap. But I know I can get there.
Here is the biggest cons that I have found so far. I only have one battery for this thing. Yeah, so... I year ya lmao. Well, my R10 I can plug the power cable in and run it on AC power for as long as I need it. But the T5i, MUST use the battery. There is no charge port. So once the battery is drained, I'm waiting two hours to shoot any more video. Which SUCKS!!!
Second con. I can record continuously with my R10 until my card is full (64GB, over 8 hours of 1080P). With the T5i, I can only record up to 30 minutes, then it shuts off. Yup, that sucks! Just yesterday, I shot a 3 hour video on the 150 while I was doing all of that work to it and having all of those issues. If I would have used the T5i, I would have forgot to turn it on a few times. And again, that would have sucked!
Third con. This thing is the size of a DSLR! It's huge and heavy. Which is why I purchased a much more stable and stronger tripod. I can't put it in my pocket and have to either have it around my neck, or in my bag with the other lenses I have.
So what are the pro's?
With the 18/55 lense, I can get a wider field of view. MUCH wider. I can put the camera closer to me and this will cause the sound to be much better.
Another Pro. Speaking of the mic, I can put a shotgun mic on this thing and get amazing sound. And, it has a built in mount that mounts to the external flash mount. So upgrading the sound is quick and easy. And yes, I can even put wireless mic's on this one as I can my R10.
The focus is pretty fast, but I think my R10 is faster. But, this started out as a DSLR, not a video camera. In picture mode, this thing adjusts and focuses, with flash, over twice as fast as my XSi. And the frames per second is almost double!
It has a flip out touch screen that is pretty easy to work with. This means, I can shoot videos while holding the camera and I can still see the monitor and where I am in the picture.
So I need help on if I should keep this and just purchase more batteries, or if I should just take it back and use what I have... Or even get another camera. I'm looking for better video quality is what I"m doing. Yeah, the R10 is great, but it's old. Tech has come up in the last 5 years, and you guys should have the best quality videos there are.
So help me out. Should I take the T5i back, or keep it?
For over 3 years now, I have always carried two cameras with me. My XSi that I take stills with and my HF R10 that I use to shoot video with. The R10 is very light, very small and I can put it in my pocket. It's great. And the video quality is not bad either. But, I had to carry two cameras with me. So I started looking at the camera that are DSLR AND have a video camera capability.
I started out with the SL1, the worlds smallest DSLR. And it was great. But you HAD to have a monitor in order to shoot video by yourself. Or just take the chance that you are not in focus or out of frame. So after a day, I took that camera back. I ended up coming home with the T5i with the 18/55mm lense. Why did I get one with a lense when I already had an 18/55 lense here from my XSi? Because this one can do constant focus, adn you won't hear it on the video! That was a HUGE plus for me.
As I stated above, the T5i takes AMAZING photos! The lighting is perfect, you can control everything as you can on any DSLR, and it's a breeze for me to work it. The video quality I'm still trying to work in. I think I have the wrong color lights in my studio and everything is yellowish and bleached out, or too much white balance and I can't get it to turn down without looking like crap. But I know I can get there.
Here is the biggest cons that I have found so far. I only have one battery for this thing. Yeah, so... I year ya lmao. Well, my R10 I can plug the power cable in and run it on AC power for as long as I need it. But the T5i, MUST use the battery. There is no charge port. So once the battery is drained, I'm waiting two hours to shoot any more video. Which SUCKS!!!
Second con. I can record continuously with my R10 until my card is full (64GB, over 8 hours of 1080P). With the T5i, I can only record up to 30 minutes, then it shuts off. Yup, that sucks! Just yesterday, I shot a 3 hour video on the 150 while I was doing all of that work to it and having all of those issues. If I would have used the T5i, I would have forgot to turn it on a few times. And again, that would have sucked!
Third con. This thing is the size of a DSLR! It's huge and heavy. Which is why I purchased a much more stable and stronger tripod. I can't put it in my pocket and have to either have it around my neck, or in my bag with the other lenses I have.
So what are the pro's?
With the 18/55 lense, I can get a wider field of view. MUCH wider. I can put the camera closer to me and this will cause the sound to be much better.
Another Pro. Speaking of the mic, I can put a shotgun mic on this thing and get amazing sound. And, it has a built in mount that mounts to the external flash mount. So upgrading the sound is quick and easy. And yes, I can even put wireless mic's on this one as I can my R10.
The focus is pretty fast, but I think my R10 is faster. But, this started out as a DSLR, not a video camera. In picture mode, this thing adjusts and focuses, with flash, over twice as fast as my XSi. And the frames per second is almost double!
It has a flip out touch screen that is pretty easy to work with. This means, I can shoot videos while holding the camera and I can still see the monitor and where I am in the picture.
So I need help on if I should keep this and just purchase more batteries, or if I should just take it back and use what I have... Or even get another camera. I'm looking for better video quality is what I"m doing. Yeah, the R10 is great, but it's old. Tech has come up in the last 5 years, and you guys should have the best quality videos there are.
So help me out. Should I take the T5i back, or keep it?
