Hey guys,

A videographer newbie here having a question. I am currently using a 60D and tamron 18-200 lens. So i went to take a few footage and wasnt really satisfy by the outcome. Even with enough lighting and hence low iso, the video still seems to be visually noisy and not as sharp as some of the videos recorded with 60D in youtube.

I knew this could be a problem with the lens itself, but considering the fact that some youtubers use kit lens and still able to produce crystal clear footage, I think the problem should be something else.

Anyone has such issue before? Or if you use some special software like magic bullet etc, kindly share your method as well

I reckon prime lens would be a better choice for video shooting? Pancake or 50mm 1.8 maybe?

Shoot in the outdoor during a sunny day and see if you get your crystal sharp footage. Indoors aren't as bright as you think it is. So a kit/superzoom lens is considered a dark lens for the indoors. F8-11 aperture can get really sharp results but its quite hard to get it well exposed indoors without a light set up or sunlight shining through.

You can either invest in wider aperture lens or LED light panels set up to deal with lowlight. Each have pros and cons.

Thanks for the suggestion bro!

I am thinking if I should get a shoulder rig that can mount an external light source and mic on it. But as far as i live, i havent really seen a videographer doing this in event yet and I think it will be too exaggerating to do so right? what do you think? My priority is to not get blunt, noisy videos in indoors.

ah thanks for that!

yeah, i believe 50mm f1.8 will be a suitable lens to record interviewing scenes right? Can focus on the face while blurring the background. F1.8 allows more light to enter, hence yielding sharper video quality.

But 50mm f1.8 does not have vibration reduction feature, do you think this will be an issue if i were to record while moving? My 18-200 is not good for cinematic motion, it shakes like earthquake.

However, i notice that some shakes while recording is also nice, like the video below (at 12s)



I noticed that the camera is not fixed at a position but rather move up down left right a bit, creating the casual feel. May I know do they do it on purpose or what? haha. And it also seems to me thatthe motion are not aggressive like my 18-200. They are smooth, curvy motion kind of feeling (pardon me, I am poor in describing)