The camera question

garbagemon

garbagemon

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i'm looking to get a camera (or two) for filming and photos. i like the gritty/grainy dadcam footy style but would also like to be able to produce high definition/quality footage and shots. outside of skiing and the environment that comes with it, a lot of my filming takes place at night in salt water environments with gnarly weather conditions, so i'd like something that i would be able to find weatherproof housings for and possibly those attachable LED lights i have seen people use while filming at night.

here are the answers to the questions from the stickied thread -

1) budget - ~$850, give or take

2) experience with cameras - mostly done all my filming on gopros, used a couple of friends' DSLR cameras before, but never owned one

3) current gear - just a couple gopros and a couple mounts

4) planned uses - in addition to shooting skiing, I am planning to make short films/edits with footage from commercial fishing in the bering sea and all around alaska, as well as all kinds of random b-roll. I have one video on my profile that is a low quality example of what i'm going for, just threw together some gopro and phone clips from the past year

5) I usually do most of the filming, but I would like to be able to hand it to my friends (i trust they are capable of handling it)

6) when filming skiiing i usually prefer follow cams

7) I currently have a mackbook pro that is a few years old, not sure on any of its specific info

8) every edit i've made has been on imovie or with the clips app on an iphone... had a torrented version of final cut a while back but didn't get much use out of it

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1) I would consider using a DSLR

2) I do not have any knowledge about HDSLRs

3) I do not know the limitations of using HDSLRs

4) I am willing to take the time to learn how to shoot on DSLRs and use manual lenses

5) I do most of the filming but would like to be able to pass it to my friends every now and then

 
Personally I don’t know a ton about cameras but of the kids who I ski with who films for us shoots with a Nikon D750, which I think will run you about $1000, which I know is a little more than your budget. But, not only does it shoot gorgeous clips, never once have I heard him complain about the camera, I have witnessed more camera fumbles than I can count, and occasionally when he wants clips he will pass the camera off to one of us and I have found that it is really intuitive and easy to use.
 
14172066:sindreplassen said:
idk but the cameras from Panasonic are pretty dope. just picked up an hmc151e for 250$.
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yeah i like what i’ve seen from videos that were shot on panasonics, definitely leaning in that direction.

where did you find one for that price, seems like a good deal
 
14172188:garbagemon said:
yeah i like what i’ve seen from videos that were shot on panasonics, definitely leaning in that direction.

where did you find one for that price, seems like a good deal
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yea yo found it at this norwegian site, similar to craigslist maybe? anyway just google it and you might find gold
 
Yeah pretty much what the other guy said, if you have 850 budget id say look for a good condition panasonic hvx200/hpx170/hmc150 (very similar cams) and spend like 200 on a opteka fisheye for follow cams
 
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