Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will for sure be shooting with a D800 a year from now. Stills and video both. Mainly stills I'd guess. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:00:14 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Two pro video guys using Canon DSLR to shoot Art > Opening > > 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 Any other HD capable device originally made to capture still images 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information