Dave Partington
July 4th, 2011, 02:10 PM
I'm looking at the TM-900 as a possible B/C/D cam for DSLR work. I'm reading so much stuff and still no idea where the TM900 capabilities lay in terms of low light (e.g. inside a church or hotel ceremony room early afternoon).
Has any one done a comparison of the various gain settings on the TM-900 compared to (say) a Canon 7D with (say) an f2.8 or f4.0 lens on? What I'm looking for is something like this:
7D, [f2.8] [ISO 800] = TM900 [f-stop] [Gain] (and if possible a comparison result)
7D, [f2.8] [ISO 1250] = TM900 [f-stop] [Gain] (and if possible a comparison result)
7D, [f4.0] [ISO 800] = TM900 [f-stop] [Gain] (and if possible a comparison result)
7D, [f4.0] [ISO 1250] = TM900 [f-stop] pGain] (and if possible a comparison result)
What I'm trying to figure out is if these two are at all interchangeable when shooting the same scene in terms of colour, noise and sharpness (I'm happy to look at noise reduction when required).
Sometimes greater DOF available from Camcorders CAN be an advantage too!
Unfortunately, there don't appear to be any TM900s in local shops for me to be able to do these comparisons myself, otherwise I would do!
Has any one done a comparison of the various gain settings on the TM-900 compared to (say) a Canon 7D with (say) an f2.8 or f4.0 lens on? What I'm looking for is something like this:
7D, [f2.8] [ISO 800] = TM900 [f-stop] [Gain] (and if possible a comparison result)
7D, [f2.8] [ISO 1250] = TM900 [f-stop] [Gain] (and if possible a comparison result)
7D, [f4.0] [ISO 800] = TM900 [f-stop] [Gain] (and if possible a comparison result)
7D, [f4.0] [ISO 1250] = TM900 [f-stop] pGain] (and if possible a comparison result)
What I'm trying to figure out is if these two are at all interchangeable when shooting the same scene in terms of colour, noise and sharpness (I'm happy to look at noise reduction when required).
Sometimes greater DOF available from Camcorders CAN be an advantage too!
Unfortunately, there don't appear to be any TM900s in local shops for me to be able to do these comparisons myself, otherwise I would do!