-I can spend up to about 1000 give or take
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?
-I have used a canon HV30 at school, but the one i use while skiing is my gopro
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)
-gopro
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)
-Mainly, I want to do follow cams or stationary shooting (like on a jump or something). Also, skiing would be my main enterprise, but i am interested in getting into more different purposes
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?
-I would like a camera that takes some knowledge to know the ins and outs of it, but also hopefully it shouldnt be too hard to have someone else film
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)
-follow. stand on roller of jump
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.
-13 inch macbook pro, 2.54 GHz intel core 2 duo, 4 gb 1067 MHz DDR3
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 express. 7-8
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1) Do you think you might consider using a DSLR?
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1) Do you think you might consider using a DSLR?
-very much so
2) Do you have any knowledge about the HDSLRS?
2) Do you have any knowledge about the HDSLRS?
-not really, but everyone uses them!
3) Do you know the limitations to using HDSLRS?
3) Do you know the limitations to using HDSLRS?
-no
4) Are you willing to take the time to learn about a DSLR, and how to shoot with manual lenses?
4) Are you willing to take the time to learn about a DSLR, and how to shoot with manual lenses?
-indeed
5) Again, 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) Again, 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 want to hand my friends the camera, but I would give them a small tutorial on how to operate, but of course I dont expect them to be very affluent with it. I would however be doing most of the filming
thank you to 1337 for the great sticky thread/interview to copy paste.
Just curious, I was thinking about a T2i?
