Decent Footage on Cheap Gear - Is The Canon T2i Still Useful Today? 

The Rebel line is a great camera to learn all the fundamentals of shooting on - even if you could get your hand on a T3i or T4i - or any lower-price DSLR.

Hey! Did you use it so far? How you like it. Do you suggest

Yep, still often comes with me out on site! Thanks for subbing! Stick around - I've got some plans for this channel that'll be coming down the pipe pretty soon!

Glad it was helpful. Using old stuff is a great way to save cash and keep working on your abilities.

Thanks Juan. I'm prepping a bit of a different thing coming up soon so keep your eyes peeled.

I still bust it out occasionally - it has its time and place. And since I made this I've acquired a Sony FX3, and a BlackMagicPocketCinema 6k.

Better off getting a t4i. Has touch screen and articulating display. Very cheap.

I appreciate that! Trying to but it's tough to keep consistently putting out content with how busy I am on a regular basis.

Did you test it yet?

You made a wise choice. T2i will be great

T2i with magic lantern rocks! For just a bit more , T5i used I’ve seen $250-$300 range , has flip out and magic lantern capable

@@zulfphotography I have the Canon T2i as well, and with the technicolor Cine Profile it's amazing. But this camera does have a lot of shortcomings as far as video. I wish it could shoot 1080p at 60fps. For photography it's solid.

@@JamesVancePresents it does shoot 1080p at 60fps

Zulf Photography no it doesn’t it shoots 720p at 60fps

Sure if you don't mind throwing a credit to me in the description or on screen!

@@MicrobinFilms Yes sure, i have sent you an instagram message with the segment preview

I'm not sure I can help with that at this point - I haven't dug this camera out in a long time. The best thing to do is just experiment - run camera tests with different lighting setups and then take a look at the footage afterwards - find what works and what doesn't. It's gonna come down to the specific lighting you set up.

@@MicrobinFilms ty

The best camera is the one you master - not the one that's the most expensive.

Why? it has a mic input. Just use a beachtek beachtek.com/product-category/camera-adapters/

So those are two pretty different cameras that usually have really different purposes. So it all depends on how you want to use the camera. The GoPro is an action cam - it's usually wide angle and used to squeeze into tiny places. I primarily use GoPros for action / perspective shots or when I need to fit a wide angle into a tight place (ex. I mounted it to the window of a racecar the other day to get a shot of the driver). The T2i is a DSLR with interchangeable lenses - which will award you more flexibility if you know more about the camera. However I've also set up GoPros to pick up wide shots of events and such because I can mount it on a ceiling for example. The GoPro would allow you a little more get-up-and-go to it - less of a learning curve, but a DSLR like the T2i can be a great camera if used properly and if you educate yourself on how it's used. Would definitely offer you a little more versatility. Hope that helps!

So realistically the t2i might be my best bet? I plan on just setting either one up on a tripod and recording my workouts for Instagram footage and as well RU-vid. Sorry for being a pain I just really lack the knowledge and I really like how you break the information down.

@@tylerclayville9237 No worries - you learn by asking. It really depends on your budget and what you're comfortable with. You'll be able to get shallow depth of field, different focal lengths if you have a couple different lenses, and overall a wider variety of footage with a T2i or comparable DSLR - but then you'll have to double check things like focus (the T2i doesn't have continuous video autofocus) and exposure - where GoPros can kinda be automated. Basically how cinematic are you hoping for this stuff to look? Either way you might wanna spend a couple days with the camera - regardless of which one you get - learning the ins and outs. Also stay tuned and subscribe if you're into creative media, we're launching something pretty hefty content pretty soon we've been working on all summer :)

Get both.

The stuff off the top was all done with the Canon T2i, Canon 50mm F1.8, and Canon 24mm f2.8 pancake lens. I edit pretty much everything in Premiere. During the portion when I was talking to the camera I was using a Sony A7Sii and a Tamron 24-70 F2.8 I think.

@@MicrobinFilms Oh ok, can a t4i do the same job or better then the t2i?

@@axeltrxofficial6439 it's not about the camera. It's about how well you can master it. Footage from a $30,000 RED camera with in the hands of an amateur will look like garbage compared to footage from a T2i in the hands of a pro.

@@MicrobinFilms true your right

Is premiere an app, free or have to pay for it.

Admittedly probably not. It's older so it doesn't have Dual Pixel Autofocus or even continuous autofocus in video mode like new Canon cameras have. And no flip out screen so you can't see the frame.

Yes and No. If you have someone behind the camera helping you Yes because they can focus follow for you. Otherwise you need an external monitor to see yourself but even then focus in video mode is an issue. I just use my laptop to see myself because there is no selfie screen. t3i has a flip out screen however. But if you are just starting out, have no camera, you may as well get something newer in your budget because new cameras have vlogging friendly features. There are plenty of good point and shoots that are priced in the used t2i range for vlogging or you can opt for a Canon M50 in the mirrorless scene.

clayton stoltz hey do you need to do anything with h264 codec or just drop it straight into a timeline on final cut or whatever software?