johnctharp wrote: wsalopek wrote:
I have an RP on the way from the Canon website (if their backorders ever get filled).
Which RF lenses focus silently enough so a person can use continuous autofocus while shooting video using the internal microphones and NOT hear the lens?
Thanks...
So, you're going to want to go review hunting to answer this question with any personal specificity.
That said, no lens focuses 'silently'. You should also be wary of IS motors which can also induce a significant chatter.
Best recommendation is to get a small mic that mounts in the camera hot shoe. Annoying, and one more thing to forget and misconfigure, but the results are night and day.
Thanks John,
Yeah the review hunting, weirdly, wasn't showing many results.
Yep the shoe-mounted microphone is a very good idea. I just asked the question the way I did to elicit a sort of worst-case point of view.
And of course while no lens is "silent", there appear to be many (STM, etc) that are close enough that they are effectively inaudible...so that's what I am looking for.
I didn't know if perhaps Canon designed some new-fangled way of making RF lenses perform better as far as noise...even in as much as still calling them STM, but even quieter for whatever reason.
Re: Which RF lenses servo-focus silently for video?
johnctharp wrote: wsalopek wrote:
I have an RP on the way from the Canon website (if their backorders ever get filled).
Which RF lenses focus silently enough so a person can use continuous autofocus while shooting video using the internal microphones and NOT hear the lens?
Thanks...
So, you're going to want to go review hunting to answer this question with any personal specificity.
That said, no lens focuses 'silently'. You should also be wary of IS motors which can also induce a significant chatter.
Best recommendation is to get a small mic that mounts in the camera hot shoe. Annoying, and one more thing to forget and misconfigure, but the results are night and day.
Thanks John,
Yeah the review hunting, weirdly, wasn't showing many results.
Yep the shoe-mounted microphone is a very good idea. I just asked the question the way I did to elicit a sort of worst-case point of view.
And of course while no lens is "silent", there appear to be many (STM, etc) that are close enough that they are effectively inaudible...so that's what I am looking for.
I didn't know if perhaps Canon designed some new-fangled way of making RF lenses perform better as far as noise...even is as much as still calling them STM, but even quieter for whatever reason.
Jan 30, 2021 at 11:02 PM
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