The Soldier Thread unleashed another one of the “acoustic” performance videos I’ve been doing for them. This time it’s a stripped down piano rendition of their current radio hit “Anybody”. The full band version (featuring local Austin rapper Zeale) can be streamed and downloaded on their official Facebook page.
Given the low-light conditions for this one, I used a Canon FD 28mm prime lens. Back when I got my 550D, I’d taken to picking up a bunch of FD lenses off eBay. This was mainly due to their relative low cost as they are outdated, non-auto lenses- not to mention they boast very low f-stops (this 28 drops all the way t0 1.8). You have to buy an adapter to even get them to attach to the EOS mount, but I love the look it achieves. Great in low-light, completely manual but easy to use and it seems to give everything a warm, somewhat soft look without compromising the HD quality of the camera itself.
At some point, I plan to shoot/edit something utilizing all my different lenses as a sort of compare/contrast experiment.
