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Old March 20th, 2011, 12:48 PM   #16
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Re: Outdoor video with fast lens, striking the right balance

Yes, for the most part I don't want to be running shutter speeds of 200, etc., or higher to get a proper image. It just seems to make more sense to run with an ND filter.

I run in full manual as of now, and for the most part I'm trying to stay in the 50-80 fps range.
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Old March 20th, 2011, 05:53 PM   #17
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Re: Outdoor video with fast lens, striking the right balance

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Everything I've read on the 7D has indicated that in video, if you do not have MANUAL exposure mode selected with the mode dial, exposure is full AUTO regardless of whether you have Av, Tv, or P selected.
That is correct, other than ISO - it's all Manual, or all Auto.

It think Sigma needs to come up a DSLR video oriented zoom that incorporates their "filtermatic" (some old Sigma lenses have a selector wheel with built-in filters).
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Old March 23rd, 2011, 11:25 AM   #18
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Re: Outdoor video with fast lens, striking the right balance

Most of the fast lenses still look really darned good when stopped down a bit.

Aside from that, running full manual, nothing beats a fader ND. Mine is from Genus, not as smooth as the Singh-Ray "Vari-ND" but still a dang site easier than carting about a pocketful of screw-on filters.
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