Canon 550D Production Camera Tests / Late Dusk to Dark

James Miller · February 24th, 2010, 03:04 PM

Canon 550D / Rebel T2i Production Camera First Tests / Late Dusk to Dark - 800 to 1600 ISO / RT 0:03:10

Prashanna Jayaseelan · February 24th, 2010, 03:05 PM

sitting here waiting for it to convert is exciting...

Andy Wilkinson · February 24th, 2010, 03:15 PM

You should get out more!!!! :-) ....actually so should I - 91% - not long now!

EDIT: Just watched it. Basically, I did not see anything that looked better or worse than I've seen with my 7D.... which I guess is brilliant news! Sure you can see some noise on some of the shots - but it's a pretty gloomy, rainy environment we've had here in England this evening (the film should do wonders for the UK's tourist industry!). I guess the only difference would be that the 7D is better weather protected which might have come in handy for that short. The shots at the end are interesting. I'd love to see what it can do with a faster lens with those oh so familiar English wet rush hour scenes. Thanks for sharing, very useful clips.

Prashanna Jayaseelan · February 24th, 2010, 03:37 PM

Thanks for the Clip James.

I agree Andy, it seems as good as the 7D in terms of image. I would love to see a side by side ISO comparison with faster lenses. It looks great nevertheless.

Andy, think Im gonna go out now :)

John Vincent · February 24th, 2010, 06:25 PM

Just watched the footage shot in England w/ a production model - and I'm blown away.

No prior use, no crew, no special color recipes, no post color correction - and it looks that good? Stunning.

No stair stepping or other common DSLR artifacts that I could see...

And thanks to James Miller for posting it so quickly!

john

Dave Blackhurst · February 24th, 2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by James Miller

Canon 550D / Rebel T2i Production Camera First Tests / Late Dusk to Dark - 800 to 1600 ISO / RT 0:03:10

Canon 550D / Rebel T2i Production Camera First Tests on Vimeo

My only question... kit lens or did you have some nice glass laying about?

If this looks this good "straight out of the box", I can't imagine any kit without one of these in it... I've been waiting for Sony to get in gear in the DSLR-V market (they showed mockups... whoo hoo), but at this price point for this quality, this new Canon looks mighty good.

James Miller · February 25th, 2010, 09:17 AM

Hi Dave, I used only the Canon 24-105L f4 lens.

February 24th, 2010, 03:05 PM	#2
Prashanna Jayaseelan Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 100	sitting here waiting for it to convert is exciting... __________________ Prashanna http://p-yourvision.com

February 24th, 2010, 03:15 PM	#3
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	You should get out more!!!! :-) ....actually so should I - 91% - not long now! EDIT: Just watched it. Basically, I did not see anything that looked better or worse than I've seen with my 7D.... which I guess is brilliant news! Sure you can see some noise on some of the shots - but it's a pretty gloomy, rainy environment we've had here in England this evening (the film should do wonders for the UK's tourist industry!). I guess the only difference would be that the 7D is better weather protected which might have come in handy for that short. The shots at the end are interesting. I'd love to see what it can do with a faster lens with those oh so familiar English wet rush hour scenes. Thanks for sharing, very useful clips. __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

February 24th, 2010, 03:37 PM	#4
Prashanna Jayaseelan Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 100	Thanks for the Clip James. I agree Andy, it seems as good as the 7D in terms of image. I would love to see a side by side ISO comparison with faster lenses. It looks great nevertheless. Andy, think Im gonna go out now :) __________________ Prashanna http://p-yourvision.com

February 24th, 2010, 06:25 PM	#5
John Vincent Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,065	Just watched the footage shot in England w/ a production model - and I'm blown away. No prior use, no crew, no special color recipes, no post color correction - and it looks that good? Stunning. No stair stepping or other common DSLR artifacts that I could see... And thanks to James Miller for posting it so quickly! john

February 25th, 2010, 09:17 AM	#7
James Miller Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 317	Hi Dave, I used only the Canon 24-105L f4 lens.