Help on picking a camera

mlp

mlp

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Mainly looking to

shoot photos like 70% photo 30% video

1) What is your budget? How much money can you spend right

away, and do you think you can get more money to invest in the future?

Around 1000 $ right

off the bat, but then probably around 100 a month after that

2) What experience do you already have with cameras? Have you ever even used

one before? Have you helped your friend out with his camera? Have you owned

your own?

I have never owned a DLSR, but I have a lot of experience with them and film cameras

3) What gear, if any, do you currently have? (tripod, old camera lenses, mics,

etc)

An old tripod, and a

couple Minolta lens, not much

4) What are you planning to shoot and how do you want to use your camera? Are

you going to use this with the sole purpose of shooting skiing? or do you think

you might try other stuff as well (movies, documentaries, short films, etc)

Mostly I would be

using to shot skiing and surfing, plus landscapes

5) Do you want a camera that you can hand to your friends, that could or could

not have film experience, and let them shoot you? or will you be doing all the

filming?

I would be doing all

of the filming

6) What computer do you currently have/use to edit (if not currently editing,

what would you most likely use)? If you can provide specifics, such as hard

drive space, RAM, processor size, that would be great.

Macbook 2008 not

great

7) What program do you currently edit on? How familiar are you with it (1- just

learning; 10- I can make tutorials and know the keyboard layout)

Fcp 7/10

---------------------------Optional Section, for those seeking a more intensive

upgrade/purchase------------------------

1) Do you think you might consider using a DSLR?

yes

2) Do you have any knowledge about the HDSLRS?

yes

3) Do you know the limitations to using HDSLRS?

yes

4) Are you willing to take the time to learn about a DSLR, and how to shoot

with manual lenses?

yup

 
Somebody posted a link to a t2i for 230bucks. That would be a good option. Buy a tamron 17-50 or just a kitlens, mayby a 70-200 f4(or a 2.8,depending on budget) for surfing. Buy a good tripod if your old one is shit. Then you could save up for a glidecam, videomic, wideangle ect. You should after a while invest in a ND filter/ ND grad filter for filming in bright conditions and for landscape shooting.
 
^buy his 70-200 f4 for some surfing shots...if you don't I might. (if you have the funds though, get a 300mm)
 
Meh.... if your really going to be doing that much photography you can get way more bang for your buck by not needing video. IE 1d2n.....
 
Maybe get a cheap t2i now and buy a couple of nice lenses instead that you know you will not need to upgrade any time soon. Then when you feel that you need to upgrade to a better camera for stills you can look into the 40d / 50d or the 5d classic and keep your t2i for filming? Kind of depends on how familiar you are with shooting stills because normally if you just starts taking photos a t2i wont hold you back and it will be great for learning, also they are so cheap so you will have allot more money to use for accessories like; lenses, tripod, flash, filters, microphone, glidecam, cards and a couple of extra batteries.
 
yea i have a good knowledge with shooting stills, just worried that i will outgrow the t2i in a few months
 
Sorry for double post but, mayby you could consider getting something in the lines of a canon 1dmark2/3 or a nikon d300. Those will give you incredible autofocus, better buildquality, higher burstrate(?), BUT dont have a videomode
 
Instead of getting a used body, get a Nikon D90. They come super cheap. Or a D7000, they are prices pretty attractively as well.
 
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