How Much Video Have You Shot On Your Canon DSLR

[Sabaki]

Quick poll just to determine how many folks actually shoot video on their Canon DSLR

 

[Loswr]

I chose never even though technically I did shoot about 5 s of video before I reassigned the M.Fn button. I did shoot a video of my dSLR, does that count?

 

[Besisika]

Option 4+5 is possible as well.
I am officially promoting myself as a photographer, but I do more often DSLR video work than photography. Word of mouth, I guess.
Besides, shooting video helps me understand and improve my on location portrait quite a bit.

 

[JMZawodny]

I chose less than 5 hours. I'm too picky about quality and have decided not to invest in a bunch of add-ons just to make a camera designed for stills into an acceptable video camera.

 

[Eldar]

I voted less than 5 hours, but actually I compete with Neuro in the seconds range. I just tried it once with the 5DII when that was new. To me they may remove the entire video functionality without impacting my procurement decision. If I disregard some footage of the kids when they were small, +10 years ago, I have not shot video on any other platform either.

 

[DomTomLondon]

I shot many hours of video with my own 7D, and two 60Ds I use at work. (500+ hours)

Only an hour or so since I got my 5D markIII last year.
Magic Lantern is a real game changer with the 5D3. I shot about 30mins of RAW video.
Looks brilliant, but takes up so much space, you need some serious storage.

Now I use a BlackMagic Cinema Camera for video as it records in Pro-Res straight to an SSD drive, which speeds up my workflow and looks almost as good as RAW video, without the need for huge amounts of storage.

However if I needed to pick one camera for video and photography, the 5D3 would still be my first choice. (with Magic lantern of course)

 

[Tinky]

I do video full-time, so shoot a lot of video on a lot of cameras.

I got a 7D (first DSLR camera to shoot PAL 25fps natively) when it first came out and have been through a 550D, 2x 600ds and am currently using the same 7D (2nd camera on 2 camera shoots) a 60D, and 2x M's.

This week though I've bought a Panasonic G7, and am selling my 7D and one of my M's to put towards a speedbooster.

Once I'm satisfied that I'll be satisfied with the G7 I'll probably buy a second and sell the other M and the 60D.

 

[distant.star]

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Here's my 44 seconds worth...

https://youtu.be/s2cC9DOQsRs

I did another 19-second one, but it would not make sense to anyone outside the family.

Video IS the future, but I'm too mired in the past to get with the program.

 

[Loswr]

Video IS the future, but I'm too mired in the past to get with the program.

Video may be the future, but a dSLR is not the best way to record it, at least for most people. Personally, I have a camcorder that does the job effectively.

 

[slclick]

What dslr is really making people happy with both stills and video? Any? This is such a polarizing topic. No one seems happy. Perhaps it's because it's the wrong tool for the job? Anyone?

 

[beforeEos Camaras]

I chose never but I did do a 20 sec plus clip of trying to learn my 70d with the selector in the vid mode when I tried to take a still photo of a sunset. no it will never be seen by any one as I kept Turning the camera until I figured it was in live mode video.

I have used video cams the full sized vhs and port pack reel ones. also the Sony hr1 bridge super zoom. that was only 20-30 sec clips on the Sony.

 

[mb66energy]

I used my 600D to produce Koayannisquaatsi-like footage for cloudscapes in time lapse. Before using Magic Lantern I needed hours of material to produce timelapses afterwards.

The best use was to produce simple videos for teaching where I was happy to have
- full manual modes fore critical exposure
- 16mm equiv for several situations
- ability to shoot 1:1 macro (3:1 is possible with crop mode in 600D + EF-S 60mm)
- ability to shoot distant fireworks (8km) and record the sound to give students a chance to measure the speed of sound with reasonable precision (333m/s) at 3840mm equiv focal length:
3 (video crop) x 2 (TC) x 1.6 (APS-C-crop) x 400mm (EF 5.6 400) = 3840mm

... without selling my house ...

 

[dcm]

Video needs have changed over the years as much as the technology. When kids were small and growing I captured about 100 hours on videotape (80s-90s), but less and less as they grew up. Coverted it all to DVD years ago. When I first switched to digital I did some video on my G3/G6 before I moved to a DSLR. For family stuff today I'm happy with my iPhone or the M/M3 to catch short clips since I likely have them with me already. As the grandkid grows it will be interesting to see if that remains sufficient.

My first DSLR was a T2i - I was waiting for a camera that would shoot HD/1080, but I never used it that much for video. I still use my 6D with external/remote mics for occassional church events where the demands are a bit greater and I can setup a tripod with a fluid head or use a physical mount. If I did it a lot I'd probably invest in a dedicated video setup.

 

[tpatana]

Chose the 5+ since first thought was around 5-10h, but now thinking it was too much, probably around 3-4h. Oh well.

I have decent Panasonic camcorder which does 90%+ of video needs.

 

[kaswindell]

I guess that I am another of the "I shot a few seconds of video by accident once" crowd. The only real video was with an old Sony 8mm camcorder when the kids were small. It has long since died but I did digitize the 20 or so tapes that I have.

 

[fish_shooter]

I have used my 7D2 to shoot vid on two days. The subject was my underwater housing with my 1DX in it during actual shooting. A minute or so of one these shoots is on my web page in the videos gallery. The other vids there were done with an EOSM. These are how I do it type of vids. I had to use a pants pocket's worth of batteries to keep them running each time these cams were used for vids.
Tom

 

[zim]

Anyone who has accidently or had a quick go with a new camera should be selecting option 1
I'd assume the question is referring to taking video with a deliberate visual purpose.

 

[KeithBreazeal]

It's rare that I shoot video with a DSLR. Having been in the video production business with real video cameras, I am spoiled. The investment to do full production with a DSLR is insanely expensive and requires way too much "add-on" gear to carry. The quality out of the DSLR is very impressive, but comes at a great price. When I do shoot video, it's a short clip of something I find interesting or may have some market value. Most of them wind up on my web site and they occasionally get sold to broadcast markets.
I think the popularity of using the DSLR for video stems from the ability to customize rigs to meet their specific needs. Lenses play a key role in todays market. The look of a prime lens and shallow DOF can't be beat. Back in my days of video production, I was stuck with factory TV zoom lenses that were in the 16:1 category. Starting in the 80's, I invested over $250,000 in gear. I am not going to repeat that in today's market.
In 2007, I decided to return to my roots of still photography and enjoy shooting subjects for my own satisfaction. Once in a while I'll flip the switch to video and curse having to hold the camera 2 feet from my face and watch the LCD screen. :
I shot this video because the crew handed me cash to do it. Sometimes you just need to go with the moment.

1080P with the 5DS, 24-105L
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=A2PGec5dTHw

 

[Tinky]

What dslr is really making people happy with both stills and video? Any? This is such a polarizing topic. No one seems happy. Perhaps it's because it's the wrong tool for the job? Anyone?

I don't know of any that make all users absolutely happy. The C100/C300/C500's aren't technically DSLRs, but of the large sensor type video camera they are very well sorted in terms of ergonomics, in terms of grown up audio, and as many allude to, single device, single battery, single button operation.

I'm sure folks do use them for stills too, but you don't hear so much about it.

The right tool for the job can be many things. I love the form and stability and transparancy of an ENG format camera. Be it Sony, Panasonic, Ikegami, Grass Valley, JVC etc.. XDCAMHD, Digibeta, HDCAM, DVCAM... whatever. I can pick up any ENG camera and within around 20s have it set up the way I wish.

Long movement servo zooms, swoon, mechanical lens and iris movements, swoon, a correctly counterbalanced head, swoon, b&w EVF, swoon, one touch WB, swoon etc etc etc.

But crap for stills.

A lot of the large sensor cameras lke the Sony F's, Reds and Arris, are designed to be used on rods, a rig, or cage. There is nothing to beat an ENG format for running and gunning.

I shoot mainly on DSLRs these days, and actually have a 'stills' DSLR (my 7D with it's excellent viewfinder, flexible AF, speed) and a 'video' DSLR (my 60D with it's flip out screen, very useful) I have to cobble on a Tascam audio unit to interface between my XLRs and give me headphones, but it's a small price.

I used to shoot with a trio of f2.8 zooms, but I've moved towards faster primes, with 3 f1.4 primes for the most part, as this really helps to achieve the shallow DoF I like.

An ENG camera with a 1" or s35 sensor would be great... and do you know what really interests me.. the Sony RX10mk2 and the Panasonic FZ1000... An ENG version of either of those lenses would be fantastic...

 

[KeithBreazeal]

This is my video rig

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