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Alan Besedin
January 18, 2013 at 4:42 am
I’m not a fan of CA either, but the only problem with canon it that it’s 10 times more expensive than Tokina
2legit2quitz
January 18, 2013 at 5:02 am
all but the Canon suffers from Chromatic Aberration. can’t stand that distorted rainbow smear in pixels
Alan Besedin
January 18, 2013 at 5:30 am
Unfortunately I can’t afford to do tests like these. I’m more about finding great lenses at a low price.
CMBpictures07
January 18, 2013 at 6:04 am
any review for canon 100-400L vs 400 L F5.6 USM plz ? with 2x convertor
Alan Besedin
January 18, 2013 at 6:15 am
Thanks for the tip. I know there are many great Sigma telephoto lenses, but I can’t afford them all, so I test whatever is easily affordable to me.
45Blackjack
January 18, 2013 at 6:41 am
Sigma APO 120-400mm F/4.5-5.6 is a much better lens then the Tamron and Tokina lenses in your test. The Sigma can be found for just over half the cost of the Canon 100-400 F/4.5-5.6 and has OS(Optical Stabilization) which is Sigma’s version of Canon’s IS(Image Stabilization)
Jonathan Rojas
January 18, 2013 at 6:53 am
Canon lens is the better one of all
Hardrock4040
January 18, 2013 at 6:54 am
where can you find the Tokina to purchase? Nice review
lsi624
January 18, 2013 at 7:33 am
The canon is a real beauty
DrgDrg
January 18, 2013 at 8:21 am
Nice review!!! Thanks for sharing!
What about the Tokina 80-400mm?
Bugbear974
January 18, 2013 at 9:18 am
You think on canon 600d the canon lens is a good coice?
doseofreality100
January 18, 2013 at 9:35 am
H2 on Amazon is $380… unless I’m looking at the wrong H2.
sockworld313
January 18, 2013 at 9:42 am
yes you can. just get a cable going from headphone out to the t2i mic in
German Moreno
January 18, 2013 at 10:34 am
can i plug the zoom h2 directly to a dslr?
vitorfj1
January 18, 2013 at 11:00 am
ok friend, but how do you sync your video with your sound?
lentejTV9
January 18, 2013 at 11:08 am
tadah! H2 DUH !
pmcaleer1
January 18, 2013 at 11:40 am
Hi I was wondering if it was easy to merge the audio with the video?
DSLRKid
January 18, 2013 at 12:05 pm
I have £200 to spend, what mic shall i buy for all round DSLR video shooting?
2Gtwin
January 18, 2013 at 12:25 pm
when you plug in a lav mic into the zoom is the lav mic only picking up sound or are they both ?
shadayafreeman
January 18, 2013 at 1:23 pm
Can the zoom be used instead of a shotgun or does it have to be used with a shotgun for filmmaking?
ajmmontreal
January 18, 2013 at 2:05 pm
what do you use ton synch the sound ?
OpenYourMindMedia
January 18, 2013 at 2:05 pm
t2i does accept external audio
mstyana
January 18, 2013 at 2:47 pm
how to sync this mic to the canon t3i?
kellanpan
January 18, 2013 at 2:59 pm
Great video, thanks.
Also, my favourite parts:
1.) “Nice box” 2:40
2.) “The cat’s ass”
kellanpan
January 18, 2013 at 3:14 pm
The t2i doesn’t allow external audio, but the t3i does.
JckHanrahan
January 18, 2013 at 4:00 pm
The cat’s ass??? Hahah what?
castironfilms1
January 18, 2013 at 4:59 pm
can you use the H2 on its own when filming or will you need to attach a shotgun as well?
Nicole McKay
January 18, 2013 at 5:26 pm
I use the mic for recording live band practices and have it about 15 feet away (granted, the sound is amplified) and the recordings are amazing for the $80 I paid (brand new on Ebay).
Chris Bardas MMAfight.gr
January 18, 2013 at 6:08 pm
nice review man. if i crank all volumes up i can hear a small hiss on the backgrund with the zoom. is it from the mic or does it catch the laptops noise?
Shmangled
January 18, 2013 at 6:52 pm
Hey man! Thanks for the review! I have a Zoom H2, but I am looking for the Lavalier Mic to add to it. Which model do you use?
Rubens Dourado
January 18, 2013 at 7:51 pm
you could tell me what were the settings used to make the recording?
L / M / H?
gain in db?
type of format? (mp3 or wav)
thank you
chameleonicblu22
January 18, 2013 at 8:16 pm
You sure can dude. I fashioned a little threaded holder that slips into my hot foot (metal clamp on that would hold an external flash on top of your rebel) to hold my zoom h4 as I record; on each clip, a snap of the fingers allows you to synch up the audio/video in post. I highly suggest using the headphone jack in the zoom to monitor the sound levels as your record video. You’ll easily forget about your levels otherwise.
Joshua Se
January 18, 2013 at 8:43 pm
can the zoom h2 connect directly to the camcorder?
DoCWaSaBe
January 18, 2013 at 9:09 pm
everyone STOP =P!
The H2 is great, but you need to look at the H2N, it’s an audio revolution!
Phunker1
January 18, 2013 at 9:11 pm
It’s funny. I once bought the h2 for some field stuff and hated it. Well I normally work in a studio with real kit, like schoeps, dpa, neumann etc. I thought I’d never use the h2 again, but after getting a dslr and trying a few other mics suitable for dslr bodies I figured, that even this shitty little h2 thing sounds better than any of the rivals I tested. Seems like the H2 will get a second chance. Happy I didn’t sell it right away..