Use my old Canon 350D for Time Lapse?
Just need to run this by someone to make sure I'm not missing something.
I've just gotten into time lapse photography and had used my Canon 50D with a $20 intervalometer. My largest card is 8 gig and, shooting raw, was limited to about 350 shots.
I also have a Canon 350D that is hardly ever used at this point (except by my 3 year old budding photographer :lust). Figured I could just get an intervalometer for that camera, add an arca swiss plate to mount it to my tripod and get almost 900 RAW shots per card.
Benefits of using the 350D:
Only 8 MP so smaller RAW files take up less card/HDD space and can still crop as needed for 1080p final
Less concern about wearing out the shutter on my main camera
Shooting at less than ISO 400 so added noise not an issue
Can use my 50D in interim to shoot around
Besides shelling out $40 for the intervalometer and QR plate, I don't see any negatives here...am I missing/forgetting something?
Thanks!
I've just gotten into time lapse photography and had used my Canon 50D with a $20 intervalometer. My largest card is 8 gig and, shooting raw, was limited to about 350 shots.
I also have a Canon 350D that is hardly ever used at this point (except by my 3 year old budding photographer :lust). Figured I could just get an intervalometer for that camera, add an arca swiss plate to mount it to my tripod and get almost 900 RAW shots per card.
Benefits of using the 350D:
Only 8 MP so smaller RAW files take up less card/HDD space and can still crop as needed for 1080p final
Less concern about wearing out the shutter on my main camera
Shooting at less than ISO 400 so added noise not an issue
Can use my 50D in interim to shoot around
Besides shelling out $40 for the intervalometer and QR plate, I don't see any negatives here...am I missing/forgetting something?
Thanks!
Eyal
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The 350D will heat up during long sessions. A fan and/or solid-state cooling unit might be advisable, even at ISO 400. (Noise probably not visible for VGA resolution but might be visible in high-ambient temperatures and at full-HD resolution.)
http://www.zodiaclight.com/astrophotography/chipHeating.htm
http://www.zodiaclight.com/astrophotography/chipHeating2.htm
http://www.zodiaclight.com/astrophotography/chipHeating3.htm
http://www.zodiaclight.com/astrophotography/chipHeating4.htm
http://www.zodiaclight.com/astrophotography/chipHeating5.htm
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Can't imagine it gets more noisy than any other crop camera.
Seems his studies were done at iso 1600. I'll be aiming mostly for iso 100-200 depending on light conditions.
Good point about the battery. Mine are also getting along in years so even less powerful. Will have a go and see if they last a full session. Don't think I'll be doing more than 2 hours at the longest.
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Personally, if I need more than ~300 frames I just shoot in JPG. Seriously, there's not THAT much of a problem with just shooting JPG and turning the in-camera contrast way down. You just have to know how to manage the exposure throughout the time lapse....
Either way, it's actually a rare occasion that I'd need more than 300 images in a time lapse. 300 images at 30 FPS is 10 seconds of time lapse; it takes a pretty dang exciting scene for something to be interesting for more than 10 seconds!
Either way, I can DEFINITELY suggest using a different camera from your main camera. Shooting time lapses can certainly burn your shutter down quickly. I'd rather shoot a time lapse on an older, lower resolution camera so that I can fit more onto a card, and shoot RAW if I absolutely must.
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Just pulled the trigger on the QR plate and intervalometer for the old 350D. I'm sure it'll be glad to come out of the drawer and do its part again
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Mounted the 350D on my tripod and used the intervalometer.
Settings: f/3.5 (to remove aperture flicker), Av mode, ISO 200, manual focus
Interval 30 sec
Shot for 2 hours in the backyard
The finished movie has what look like artifacts/blockiness (not sure of the correct term) that is not present in the 50D timelapse. I used the exact same workflow. Only difference was I forgot to set the WB to daylight as I had before and left it on Auto. I did set a custom WB for all 220+ images in LR prior to running it through the LRtimelapse program.
Any thoughts?
Link to the movie:
http://eoren1.smugmug.com/gallery/18333422_nv53fZ#1417685445_94PWWDD-A-LB
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Hmm, it just looks to me like the video was exported or uploaded with more compression applied. Surely the difference between the original images isn't that dramatic?
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The 50d video also had the sun in frame and the sand in that one was sharp. The water was almost too contrasty.
Will try again in am at f8, shorter interval and daylight wb
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It actually IS!
was shocked when I saw it. Looked at both on the iMac with QuickTime. Marked difference between the two
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http://eoren1.smugmug.com/gallery/18333422_nv53fZ#1418183574_ZBB8Lgd-A-LB
This time at f/8 and with set WB. There are two points in the video when there seems to be a break. Wondering if that is from the aperture flickering a bit.
I still see what look like compression artifacts in the grass, house but are not as they appear on the original mp4 on my computer.
For comparison, here is the 50D's effort
http://eoren1.smugmug.com/gallery/18333422_nv53fZ#1413378030_LX2XSfb-A-LB
If you look at the handrail, the foreground sand you notice it is ridiculously sharp without any compression type artifacts
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As an experiment (don't have time right now to try it) take a raw image and make jpeg out of it. Then change WB of the JPEG. Then do the same WB change to the raw and make another jpeg. Then compare the jpegs, maybe as layers in PS combined as a difference, and my guess is the colors would come out slightly different... just a guess though.
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I really would prefer to use the 350d for time lapse but these test videos are terrible!
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here's a comparison video using two different programs. I see the pixelation/blockiness in the sky to the right with the istopmotion program but the grass/house are much better. The flicker is likely from using Av mode and not unlocking the lens which I'll do next time
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+1
With the 350D:
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The above movie was done at 5 second intervals
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Wonderful analysis of the problem as well as the search for the solution and ultimate success. clap
You deserve the credit but thanks for sharing the solution.
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+1 ... I was thinking of doing something similar with my 50D as a project with my kids; except they want it to be a road trip time lapse. What software did you use? Can you provide links? Thanks.
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Thanks, but a direct link to the post would have been great.
Here it is for everyone ... http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=1654786
Did I link the write post?
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