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Camera advice needed

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dakesteeze
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Hey media and arts,
Right now I'm pondering whether I should sell my sell my hv40 or just get second camera. Soon after purchasing the hv I noticed that its lack manual control, lowlight performance and interlaced footage were just not satisfying all of my needs. Right now I have $1200 ontop of whatever I could sell my hv for... I realize this may not be enough for second camera but I already have a decent tripod and external mic. What I'm looking for is a camera with a fair bit of manual contro: gain,shutter speed,etc, with both 60p and 30p framerates and preferably flash based (Capturing from MiniDv is a bitch) So far the cameras I've looked at are the T2i as a secondary camera or the hmc40 as a single camera. My plan would be for followcams/freehand to all be done with the hv40 and tripod shots with the t2i. So a few questions:

-Would it be difficult to match the footage with these to cameras?
-How does the hmc40 compare to the t2i in lowlight?
-I'm looking at a standard f1.8 to start with the t2i body seperately.. Is this a good idea?
-If I already have a few memory cards, a tripod and mic that work with the t2i; what else do I need?

Im primarily looking for something to learn on.. any reviews on these cameras would also be appreciated

Thanks for reading.





Nov 10 2010 6:40PM
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Ben.
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first of all, props on one of the most competently made "what camera" threads i have seen in a while.


one thing to know, if you want manual gain control, you are gonna have to go 60d, or hack your t2i with magic lantern.

as far as other things needed for the t2i. glidecam if you want to do follow cams, or some sort of stabilization. glass glass and more glass. your always gonna want some lens or another. a viewfinder for when you are pulling focus and whatnot. those are the few ive come up with off the top of my head.
Nov 10 2010 6:53PM
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dakesteeze
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Thanks, I think I'll probably look into the hacked T2i over the 60d because of my budget. I guess adding firmware probably voids the warranty?though I could be wrong. I'll look at some reviews on viewfinders, any specific brand I should look for?

Nov 10 2010 8:13PM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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If you want to learn how to use a video camera and lots of manual controls, go with the HMC 40 without a doubt.

DSLRs are nice and all, but they are not video cameras. They lack gama curve settings, b press, coring, ect.

The HMC 40 is a far more customizable (Im actually not 100% sure, but I am pretty sure it has all of the scene file settings that panny cameras do) and you will learn how all of that cool stuff works and what it means.

t2i has its purpose and it wouldnt be terrible to go hand in hand with your hv40, but I do not think you will regret the decision on the HMC 40.

After learning the HMC 40 and what all the settings mean and do, then I recommend getting the T2i.

T2i is a GREAT camera and I love mine, but I can never sell my HVX (unless I get something similar) and I can never be happier with my decision buying one mostly because what I have learned from using it.

Hope that helps. Seems like you want to get into film making and understand that HDSLRs have their purpose and should be used as a tool in the tool kit rather then entirely on their own.
Nov 10 2010 8:26PM
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dakesteeze
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Thankyou, this was a really helpful post... I sorta feel that I should wait until there is a perfected video function on a DSLR before considering one.

Nov 12 2010 1:59AM
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