Camera Set up, help?!!

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FXRNY

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Sup,

Looking to get back into filming due to being injured but i'm not up-to-date with current cameras, mics and lenses etc.

Any suggestions on what to get with regards to Camera, lenses, mount, microphones?

I have a medium price range nothing to expensive but nothing cheap that won't do the job.
 
13382042:LockdownProds said:
Looking at around £500-£600 which is about $850. Thats just for the camera...
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well how much do you have to spend for the other stuff then? be specific.... it'll only help.
 
Well i will start to get Mics, other lenses etc in the next few months after i have bought the camera, not straight away... i will be looking to spend in and around a medium price bracket for both. (I don't now how much microphones etc cost)
 
13382298:LockdownProds said:
Well i will start to get Mics, other lenses etc in the next few months after i have bought the camera, not straight away... i will be looking to spend in and around a medium price bracket for both. (I don't now how much microphones etc cost)
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but what is a medium price bracket? it varies from person to person you know....
 
Well obviously , when i refer to a medium price bracket i mean for cameras on the market.

for example the top of the range could be $4000 and the lowest could be $1000 so i would be looking at $2000! (Thats is only an example)
 
But anyway, i bought a Canon 700d, should do they job for the short term.

Any ideas for Mics, Stabilisers other lenses besides the kits lens.

Mic- Want to get the most of my money... not sure of what mics come in it?

Stabilisers- Don't want to spend to much at all, just something that will me generally.

Lens- Open to suggestion... nothing $300 plus.
 
13382440:FXRNY said:
But anyway, i bought a Canon 700d, should do they job for the short term.

Any ideas for Mics, Stabilisers other lenses besides the kits lens.

Mic- Want to get the most of my money... not sure of what mics come in it?

Stabilisers- Don't want to spend to much at all, just something that will me generally.

Lens- Open to suggestion... nothing $300 plus.
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For a mic, buy a rode vmp and get a deadcat or windbuster for it.

If you don't want to spend much money on a stabilizer I don't know what price you're looking at as a max. If a glidecam is too much you could buy a Proam Autopilot, it's $189 on b&h.

As for lenses, there aren't many options under $300 that are going to be amazing. Because of this I'd recommend saving for a bigger budget so you could buy a tokina 11-16, a tamron 17-50 and maybe a 70-200 for some shots from further away.

If you need to stay at that budget you could get a Rokinon 8mm, canon 10-18 and a 50mm
 
13382474:liamrashotte said:
For a mic, buy a rode vmp and get a deadcat or windbuster for it.

If you don't want to spend much money on a stabilizer I don't know what price you're looking at as a max. If a glidecam is too much you could buy a Proam Autopilot, it's $189 on b&h.

As for lenses, there aren't many options under $300 that are going to be amazing. Because of this I'd recommend saving for a bigger budget so you could buy a tokina 11-16, a tamron 17-50 and maybe a 70-200 for some shots from further away.

If you need to stay at that budget you could get a Rokinon 8mm, canon 10-18 and a 50mm
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Perfect, thanks!

Ye im going to save up for a better lens! I don't think i would spend more then £200 (Think thats about $300) on a stabiliser. How do you rate shoulder rigs, are they worth looking at?
 
13382491:FXRNY said:
Perfect, thanks!

Ye im going to save up for a better lens! I don't think i would spend more then £200 (Think thats about $300) on a stabiliser. How do you rate shoulder rigs, are they worth looking at?
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Shoulder rigs arent that suitable for filming skiing and are pretty cumbersome. Look at other options.
 
Checkout flycam or glidegear for stabilizers. Cheaper versions of glidecam but a lot better than the chinese shit on amazon (opteka)
 
13382597:FXRNY said:
Any suggestions for a sabiliser then? Looking to spend max of about $350 i think.
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I would go for a Glidegear DNA 5050. 350 new, very comparable to the HD-2000
 
Im unsure which to go for Rode VM or the VMP? Anyone used any of these of both, is the VMP with the extra?
 
13388230:FXRNY said:
Im unsure which to go for Rode VM or the VMP? Anyone used any of these of both, is the VMP with the extra?
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Both are good. Just depends how good you are in post with the audio as well. I use the VMP and have a few friends that use the VM
 
Not really used external mix as of yet so will need practice. I have the budget for a pro, is it worth the extra $$$?
 
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