Filming equipment questions.
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erikK
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how come NS has such a high rate of kids buying t2i's before they have any clue about filming? if you did a little research beforehand you would have realized how deep of a hole you've dug yourself by buying a fucking PHOTO camera to run around in the terrain with your fancy new DSLR waving around.
First of all, go buy a tripod. Preferably a good one. If you're serious about getting into filming the minimum setup you should get is a Manfrotto 501 head on 055 legs. I'd recommend getting something better because it will save you having to upgrade in the near future, but a good tripod is a pretty big investment for someone just starting. Next is more lenses and audio, then maybe a glidecam if you're into that, or some lighting. I'm not going to go in to details because if you used the fucking searchbar for ONE SEARCH, you would have found a billion threads asking the exact same question and many informative posts.
First of all, go buy a tripod. Preferably a good one. If you're serious about getting into filming the minimum setup you should get is a Manfrotto 501 head on 055 legs. I'd recommend getting something better because it will save you having to upgrade in the near future, but a good tripod is a pretty big investment for someone just starting. Next is more lenses and audio, then maybe a glidecam if you're into that, or some lighting. I'm not going to go in to details because if you used the fucking searchbar for ONE SEARCH, you would have found a billion threads asking the exact same question and many informative posts.
Jiberfish
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incorrect. Im not kidding you.
You have a dslr then why buy a camcorder? Being able to change out lenses is also a great necessity that most camcorders do not have the ability to do. There are lots of differences between the two and I was not wanting to go into depth about all of them. Honestly, camcorders are great, dslrs are great, but if you already have a dslr then why drop extra money on a camcorder.
How about offering some advice to the OP instead of just bashing and being a total dick to everybody in the thread? He made this thread so he could get some advice so help him out.
You have a dslr then why buy a camcorder? Being able to change out lenses is also a great necessity that most camcorders do not have the ability to do. There are lots of differences between the two and I was not wanting to go into depth about all of them. Honestly, camcorders are great, dslrs are great, but if you already have a dslr then why drop extra money on a camcorder.
How about offering some advice to the OP instead of just bashing and being a total dick to everybody in the thread? He made this thread so he could get some advice so help him out.
erikK
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Meh, the same question has been answered so many times there's no point in giving the same advice over and over again, just use the fucking searchbar.
I never told him to buy a new camcorder, I made a comment assuming he had no knowledge with DSLR's and didn't own one prior to getting into filming. Wasn't the case, oh well, my bad.
All you told him was to buy a decent lens with questionable uses for skiing and "a tripod". You're not exactly the saviour of M&A, the searchbar would have been much better.
I never told him to buy a new camcorder, I made a comment assuming he had no knowledge with DSLR's and didn't own one prior to getting into filming. Wasn't the case, oh well, my bad.
All you told him was to buy a decent lens with questionable uses for skiing and "a tripod". You're not exactly the saviour of M&A, the searchbar would have been much better.
if you are filming skiing, your kit lense will work perfectly fine to learn and fine tune your skills. Instead of a tripod, I would try to get or build some sort of fig rig. You can build a pretty sweet one for sub $30. Just something that will take your hands off the physical camera, and allow you to add more stabilization. But a tripod probably won't do much cause chances are you will be following people.
http://cheesycam.com/cheesycam-exclusive-diy-dslr-cage-stabilizer/
I built this exact one, and it works very well. Only took like 2 hours as well. Definitely drop the money on a quick release plate and it will make life oh so easy. Honestly, the parts cost $25 and I dropped $50 on the quick release.
http://cheesycam.com/cheesycam-exclusive-diy-dslr-cage-stabilizer/
I built this exact one, and it works very well. Only took like 2 hours as well. Definitely drop the money on a quick release plate and it will make life oh so easy. Honestly, the parts cost $25 and I dropped $50 on the quick release.
plorr
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Depends on the production quality you want to get out of your work. If you are just filming skiing and don't necessarily care if your edits are of the highest production quality, you can get by with your kit lens and something like the DIY fig rig mentioned above.
If you are looking at seriously getting into making films other than ski edits, or want to produce ski edits with any real production value, that is a whole other story. If this is the case, the bare minimum would be a decent tripod for stabilization, ND filters to control depth of field without cranking your shutter, and an external mic or external sound recorder. Beyond that, you would want to start looking into a set of fast manual focus prime lenses (old slr lenses work great and can be had for pretty cheap), some sort of handheld stabilization (glidecam, shoulder rig, etc), a beefier tripod with a real fluid head, a slider, follow focus, lighting kit, the list is basically infinite.
If you are looking at seriously getting into making films other than ski edits, or want to produce ski edits with any real production value, that is a whole other story. If this is the case, the bare minimum would be a decent tripod for stabilization, ND filters to control depth of field without cranking your shutter, and an external mic or external sound recorder. Beyond that, you would want to start looking into a set of fast manual focus prime lenses (old slr lenses work great and can be had for pretty cheap), some sort of handheld stabilization (glidecam, shoulder rig, etc), a beefier tripod with a real fluid head, a slider, follow focus, lighting kit, the list is basically infinite.