Brett Noe Productions

The story so far…

I ordered everything the same day. Two lenses from B&H (The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 and a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.) and the body from Amazon on pre-order. I got tired of waiting for Amazon to get the body only T2i. (They still don’t have any.) So on March 3rd, I went to Peoria Camera Shop and bought one with the kit lens. I then immediately traded in the kit lens and got some money back. Good people there and a great place to shop.

I also got the bits from Redrock Microsystems to put together a shoulder rig. I did this because I plan on primarily using this as a video camera. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the quality of the stills this camera takes but video is the reason that I bought it.

I have to say, this camera is awesome. Beautiful images even in low light. A fast lens is essential. I’ve also gotten a Nikon F mount to Canon EOS mount adapter. This will allow me to use my fast Nikon glass with the T2i, albeit in manual mode. It’s not as rugged as a 7D with it’s Magnesium alloy body but for the price, it’s a nice compromise.

Canon has also released an EOS plugin for FCP. It allows you to import your footage using the Log & Transfer tool. It is way faster than converting you footage using Compressor and then importing it to FCP. It also adds timecode to your footage using the start time of the clip and renames the clip using date and time info. Very handy and a time saver.

The term “game changer” is applied way too often in the tech and camera industries. For the small, indie filmmaker however this may be one. With the Canon EOS 550D/Rebel T2i we get a near Super35 sized sensor giving us image characteristics very much like film. We don’t have to deal with the light loss caused by 35mm adapters.

I’m just getting to play with it as we’ve been moving. I hope to post footage sometime next week. It should be pretty spectacular.