900-2500. Nothing more. Im trying to keep it under 2000.
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?
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?
Quite a lot. Owned a couple. Canon Gl2 is what i use now. Have used a Canon xh A1
2) What gear, if any, do you currently have? (tripod, old camera lenses, mics, etc)
2) What gear, if any, do you currently have? (tripod, old camera lenses, mics, etc)
Tripods about it.
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)
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)
Im going to use it for skiing AND short films including school projects.
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?
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?
Yes i want my friends to be able to use it.
6) When filming skiing, how do you tend to shoot? (follow cams, leave it on record on a tripod and hike, film from a tripod, etc)
6) When filming skiing, how do you tend to shoot? (follow cams, leave it on record on a tripod and hike, film from a tripod, etc)
Tripods shots and follow cams.
7) 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.
7) 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.
MacbookPro 15inch. Good specs.
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)
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)
Final cut pro. 7
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1) Do you think you might consider using a DSLR?
Possibly but i would have to have a good mount/handle for it and i feel like it gobbles up hardrive space.
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1) Do you think you might consider using a DSLR?
Possibly but i would have to have a good mount/handle for it and i feel like it gobbles up hardrive space.
Cameras ive looked at:
Panasonic DVX
Sony HDR FX7
Canon 60d
PLEASE HELP
