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What is a good camera to film action ( ski stuff ...)

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Rinoski
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I'm looking for a camera to film my ski stuff and from friends

i got a budget of 920 dollar ( 700 euro)

i may be less or it may be more ofcourse

if anyoun have experience with a good camera tell me please .

keep on skiing ;)

Jan 29 2009 7:52AM
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*Fujative*
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some type of dslr. stick with canon. looking into a canon xsi with 3.5 fps. $800 i think.
Jan 29 2009 3:56PM
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Pippin
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The key word here is "film"....my expertise is in photo not film though sorry
Jan 29 2009 3:58PM
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Crock360
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With your budget you won't be able to touch a decent film camera, even if you were to double it. There are a few used Bolex 16mm cameras on ebay for like $300-$600, but aren't great quality cameras.


But for the money you can spend, i reccomend looking for a used prosumer video camera like a Cabib GL2, Sony VX2000 and the like.

Film shoots at 24 frames per second and video is roughly 30. Theoretically speaking, video captures action better, but you can get really cool looking action stuff with film too.


Like I said, for the money and such I recommend a video cam over film. It's cheaper, and less hassle. Good luck!
Jan 29 2009 4:29PM
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Crock360
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*** should read "Canon GL2" not Cabib lol
Jan 29 2009 4:30PM
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Crock360
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Really?! 29.97 is 30? HOLY SANTA CLAUS SHIT! I guess if someone was counting decimals they'd go

29.92
29.93
29.94
29.95
29.96
30!!!!


I said roughly because it is not exactly 30fps.
Jan 29 2009 4:44PM
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Crock360
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Crap, i didn't see that you were from Europe. 29.97 is a NTSC thing. You'll be dealing with PAL.
Jan 29 2009 4:48PM
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dergblerp
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Canon HV30 is a great choice.

Also note that in europe the GL2 is called the XM2.
Jan 29 2009 5:46PM
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*Fujative*
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gotcha, whenever i hear film i think of photography.
Jan 30 2009 11:55AM
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KarmaInitiative
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id go with the hv30, good quality and moderate control. If your looking for full manual control, id look for something else, probs gl2. personaly, i only use the image control stuff when im filming non skiing stuff, for skiing i just throw it on auto
Jan 30 2009 12:38PM
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Rinoski
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Okey so if i understand it good the HV30 is a good camera and its still in my budget the GL2 and XM2 looks to be good cameras to but they are pretty way to expensive so should i go for the HV30 or are there other suggestions? let me now.
Jan 30 2009 4:22PM
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grown-ninja
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just bought this cam loving the manual controle
Feb 1 2009 6:15PM
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TotallyTrevor
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what is manual control?

filming seems sick and i kinda wanna look in to it for a major or something, but i dont know anything about it
Feb 1 2009 11:10PM
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colorado_dope
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What ever camera you get, get one with a 3 chip (3ccd) it will make you shots look dope as hell compared to other cameras.
Feb 3 2009 11:18PM
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