10Mar Quick look at my EOS-M film kit
Here’s a quick look at the basic kit I’ve been using with the Canon EOS-M body. This bag has been lent out on 5 different shoots so far and everyone that’s used it seems to be pretty happy with the results. This is just a quick overview, I should have a deeper look at the EOS-M kit coming up towards the middle of the week.
Here’s the list of everything currently in the EOS-M kit.
- Canon EOS-M body
- Canon STM 22mm f2 lens
- Canon STM 18-55mm f3.5-5.6
- Fotodiox EOS-M to EF adapter
- Sigma 30mm f1.4
- Canon 85mm f1.8
- Canon FD 55mm f1.2
- Canon FD 35-105mm f3.5
- RODE Videomic Pro
- Wasabi LP-E12 battery set
The 30mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.8 aren’t must haves for the kit, but I like to have a mix of primes and zooms in a kit to cover various requirements. It might be worth it to trade one or both of them out for a wider angle of view lens like the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8. It just depends on whether you find wide angle or shallow depth of field more import for your work.
March 11th, 2014 at 8:43 am
I really like my EOSM a lot, however it’s really not great indoors/low-light. I find if you hit ISO 800 or more it starts to get muddy.
Another great very inexpensive lens to try on the EOSM is the Samyang/Rokinon 14/2.8 (using the EF to EFM adapter of course). Even though it’s cropped on this body, it’s still wider than the 18-55 and a little faster to help with the weak ISO. Plus that 14 is pretty great on full frame too!
March 11th, 2014 at 10:35 pm
I’ve tested it against the t2i and found the image quality to be usable up to 1600 iso. Both the t2i and EOS-M images looked pretty much the same to my eye. I’ve been meaning to check out the 14mm f2.8, I’ll see if I can get a review unit in.
March 11th, 2014 at 8:56 am
I’m using a set of old Olympus OM primes (28, 50, 135) for my EOS M and I’m very happy with the results for video.
March 11th, 2014 at 7:00 pm
Thanks for taking the time to show us your gear. I would like to see more of these kind of video.
March 11th, 2014 at 7:55 pm
Planning on doing these on a more regular bases. Also going to start doing some question and answer videos. Hopefully I can spend a little more time interacting with you guys.
November 27th, 2014 at 11:54 am
Bought Canon Eos M recently for documentary purpose… I opted for the 18-55 lens kit because I was fascinated by the control of the new IS system in a hand held situation.
Reality is that IS works very well and it seems to have almost a steady cam.
However, indoor situations are a real problem, with 1600 ISO almost unreachable and often not enough with f3.5 of the lens.
I had to buy the 22mm f2 to gain 2 stop.