I've been watching Casey Neistat for a few months now, and developed an interest in cinematography. Recently, I began to toy with the idea of being a content producer instead of just being a consumer. This led to me trying to learn about iso, F-stop values/ aperture sizes, shutter speed, what kind of lightings are there etc, and am reading "Bryan Peterson - Understanding Exposure " now. All this had me itching to get a camera and try it out in real life, and my short-term goal is to shoot a short film, some vlogs and pretty photos in Japan during the sakura season next year.
The camera and lenses I've picked out are:
Body : Canon EOS 70D
Lens 1 : Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM (kit lens)
Lens 2 : Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Lens 3 : Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM
I also plan to get:
Tripod : Joby GorillaPod Focus with Ballhead X
Battery : Canon / 3rd party
Microphone : Rode Videomic Pro
In this situation, I'm not sure if I really need to spend on the 18-135mm kit lens if I'll already be getting the 50mm and 10-18mm lenses. For wide shots, I can use the 10-18mm, and the 50mm for the others. From what I know, the only thing the kit lens is useful for is the zoom function, but I could simply get near to the subject. This is where I need your help, where or how else can I use this kit lens to justify spending money on it? Or is this like comparing apples to oranges, seeing as the lenses are for different purposes?
I also have some other questions not involving lenses:
How many minutes of 1080p 24fps footage can I get on a single, fully charged battery?
What are your experiences with 3rd party batteries and original Canon batteries?
How large will a 5 minute 1080p 24fps video be (do I need a 32gb or 64gb card)?
What memory card brand would you recommend?
Will I be able to benefit from a class 10 card even though I will not be shooting in 4k resolution?
What tripods would you recommend I get?
Thank you for bearing with me so far. As you can tell by now, I'm heavily inspired by Mr. Neistat. This will be my first decent camera, as well as quite a significant purchase for a student. I'm trying to do all the research I can before actually making the purchase, and I could not find clear answers for some of these questions. Figured that it would be faster to get the answers from the horse's mouth. Hope to hear from you guys soon!
The camera and lenses I've picked out are:
Body : Canon EOS 70D
Lens 1 : Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM (kit lens)
Lens 2 : Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Lens 3 : Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM
I also plan to get:
Tripod : Joby GorillaPod Focus with Ballhead X
Battery : Canon / 3rd party
Microphone : Rode Videomic Pro
In this situation, I'm not sure if I really need to spend on the 18-135mm kit lens if I'll already be getting the 50mm and 10-18mm lenses. For wide shots, I can use the 10-18mm, and the 50mm for the others. From what I know, the only thing the kit lens is useful for is the zoom function, but I could simply get near to the subject. This is where I need your help, where or how else can I use this kit lens to justify spending money on it? Or is this like comparing apples to oranges, seeing as the lenses are for different purposes?
I also have some other questions not involving lenses:
How many minutes of 1080p 24fps footage can I get on a single, fully charged battery?
What are your experiences with 3rd party batteries and original Canon batteries?
How large will a 5 minute 1080p 24fps video be (do I need a 32gb or 64gb card)?
What memory card brand would you recommend?
Will I be able to benefit from a class 10 card even though I will not be shooting in 4k resolution?
What tripods would you recommend I get?
Thank you for bearing with me so far. As you can tell by now, I'm heavily inspired by Mr. Neistat. This will be my first decent camera, as well as quite a significant purchase for a student. I'm trying to do all the research I can before actually making the purchase, and I could not find clear answers for some of these questions. Figured that it would be faster to get the answers from the horse's mouth. Hope to hear from you guys soon!
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