Lens advice for 70D Video Recording?

Hello, i am new here,

I have Canon 70d 18-135mm

I want to record videos in 1080p but i don't like this kit lens because i can't get sharp and detailed videos.

Please see this video
http://youtu.be/IAq7X4​ytm-w
(just go to 01:25 sec)
As you can see two angles.

I will record same videos like that video.

Could you please advice which lens should i buy for similar quality of that video, with these two angles?

Thank you

The only problem I can see is that laying the phone on top of a light box means it's almost impossible to see the phone's internals. I don't think you need a new lens, I think you need to re-think your lighting setup.

hollis_f wrote in post #17271207
The only problem I can see is that laying the phone on top of a light box means it's almost impossible to see the phone's internals. I don't think you need a new lens, I think you need to re-think your lighting setup.

i don't want to lay phone on top of a light box.. i will lay it on normal table..

i don't see why you couldn't do that with the 18-135mm...you might want to look at the 40mm STM

Im confused it looks fine to me. If you aren't zooming in and out during video it really wont make a difference in shooting something like that. Look at a stm lens for "smoother" af

24mm 2.8 / 40mm 2.8

The only "sharpness" problem I see whatsoever with this video is simply lack of depth of field. I agree with hollis, you just need to work on the lighting.

With there being so much black in the image more light is needed to see the detail on the black parts. I don't know what aperture the camera selected, but it looks like it is shooting with the lens wide open. I would suggest getting a decent light source so you can set the camera to something around or greater than f10. With it being such a dark object you are shooting you are going to have to play with the options. Just don't expect the camera to be able to choose the correct exposure from any of the auto modes, you are going to have to play around some to get the settings right.

As for the type of light, bright is what is needed. The subject matter is such that white balance would really not matter. A bright shop lamp bounced off a white wall or a white sheet would probably be all you would need to get this to work.

i may be wrong...but i don't think that's the OP's video...i think that's what they are trying to accomplish

DreDaze wrote in post #17272849
i may be wrong...but i don't think that's the OP's video...i think that's what they are trying to accomplish

D'oh! Yes, I'm sure you're correct.

Guys thanks for helping

can i record video like this with canon 60mm macro lens? (forget lightbox)

noppah wrote in post #17273254
Guys thanks for helping

can i record video like this with canon 60mm macro lens? (forget lightbox)

Absolutely.

However, you should be able to get similar results with your 18-135. So perhaps you need to post an example of one of your videos for people to try and figure out what the problem is.

hollis_f wrote in post #17273283
Absolutely.

thank you hollis! some guys saying "you don't need a macro lens" is that true?

noppah wrote in post #17271190
Hello, i am new here,

I have Canon 70d 18-135mm

I want to record videos in 1080p but i don't like this kit lens because i can't get sharp and detailed videos.

Please see this video
http://youtu.be/IAq7X4​ytm-w
(just go to 01:25 sec)
As you can see two angles.

I will record same videos like that video.

Could you please advice which lens should i buy for similar quality of that video, with these two angles?

Thank you

Heya,

Don't use autofocus (notice in that video, focus is set, if he moves out of the depth of field, it's out of focus). You just focus and leave it set to there. Work in the depth of field, as that's where the focus is. You can do this with any old lens and it will be sharp. It's not sharp when there's low light, and the focus is hunting around. You want bright light. Video needs constant light, so you want some high powered lighting for this to be bright. And don't be afraid of ISO use. Pump it up. You don't need STM, or autofocus or any of that. I do most of my video with a cheap old pentax manual lens, that has manual aperture and manual focus, but has really wide aperture (50 F1.4 for example), sharp wide open, thin depth of field when I want it, and I can manually change it without any noise, etc. You can do this with any lens really. Then again for depth of field and video you don't want it so thin that only a screw head stays in focus ever.

You don't need a macro lens. But if you want near 1:1 magnification for super tiny stuff, then sure, a macro lens will be very helpful. But you need LOTS of light for this.

You need good lighting, very bright lighting.

You need to learn to control depth of field and not use autofocus. Work in the depth of field area that you define for yourself. It will be crisp and clean.

Very best,

I have a similiar situation with my 70D...would a 24-70 be a good video lens?

Another post suggested that the OP didn't shoot the video, but wanted to shoot videos like it. If the OP did indeed shoot it, his video looked fine to me. I had no problems with sharpness or image steadiness, and the depth of field seemed adequate.

The OP later suggested he or she might try the 60mm/2.8 macro. That would be a good choice, although the 100/L macro, with IS, might be even better.

As with other posters I see no reason why similar quality to that video can't be achieved with your current camera / lens combo?
Maybe a macro lens would help in close ups of screws etc but you should be all right at 135mm using your current lens.