Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nikon D800 or lesser HD capable Nikon OR Canon 5dMkII or lesser HD capable Canon OR Any other HD capable device originally made to capture still images VS. My lowly Canon XHA1 (which is on the lower end of this pro ENG scale) It's the one I have the most experience with and is an amazing camera in its own right. About the $5000 price point. And the XHA1 wins. For all the reasons that we've listed. As for the Luminous Landscape link, that's all well and good but if you ask ANY experienced video shooter or editor if they would rather use a DSLR or a good HDV camera and they will all tell you they would use a dedicated video camera. If only because the DSLR makes things harder and this is not a time when you can jump through hoops to get what you need. I've only been doing it since 2008 for school but if someone offers me a choice of using a shiny new D800 or a HDV cam that runs about $5000 (or a $250 rental for the weekend) I'm taking the HDV because I like the way they work. I like using my own mics and lavaliers or renting quality gear that I know works. You try getting the aural response of my low end Beyer shotgun mic (costs almost as much as a new Summarit 35) in anything you can hook up to a DSLR. Sorry. You should actually try doing some video shooting and editing instead of reading about it. Phil Forrest On Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:09:18 -0500 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > DSLR vs. Prosumer camcorder > > -- philforrest.wordpress.com gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest