NEED CAMERA

INB4 go-pro/t2i/t3i

I'm dead serious all your gonna get with this kind of question is this.

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Canon T3i. For the price, it is a great camera, probably the best in the 1000 or below price range. Make sure you invest in a good lens as well!!

BAHAHAHA! What's so different with the t2i that is worth putting money on the t3i. The only freaking difference is the swivel-screen. that's it. Don't waste your money on those stupid gimmicks!

BUY MY T1i RIGHT NOW. Perfect camera for what you wanna film. Small compact and damn good quality.

You have given zero information so this question is hard to answer. That being said, the responses in this thread are awful.

Ignore the cameras that people are trying to sell you. The little JVC was very meh and there is no reason to buy a t1i when the t2i can be had for so cheap.

The t3i is fine, but the t2i is the exact same thing for video. However it is not the "best in the 1000 or below price range." If you put that kind of money into the setup, I can guarantee you won't get that much out of it.

Tell us more about what you want to do with it, what you already know, and how much you are looking to spend.

tm700 or t2i; anything less will be garbage IMO.

Just got a T2i and i love it! Its a great camera i highly suggest spending the money for it.

It would really, really help people give you good advice to answer the infinitely open ended question, "what camera should I get?", if you answered these questions first before making a thread. If you copy/pasted and answered them each individually in your thread, that would be awesome. If this could be a form you had to fill out when you submitted that thread (which gets posted several times a day) it would make life so much easier, but for now, READ THIS FIRST!
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1) What is your budget? How much money can you spend right away, and do you think you can get more money to invest in the future?

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 gear, if any, do you currently have? (tripod, old camera lenses, mics, 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)

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?

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)

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 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)

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1) Do you think you might consider using a DSLR?

2) Do you have any knowledge about the HDSLRS?

3) Do you know the limitations to using HDSLRS?

4) Are you willing to take the time to learn about a DSLR, and how to shoot with manual lenses?

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?

can't tell if serious

by less, I mean cheaper. Please make me look stupid; what other cameras are there that would compete with a T2i or tm700 for less money?

well i wouldn't exactly call anything else garbage, there's definitely alternatives to a t2i or tm700. personally i think the gh1 is better than a t2i and costs about the same, and canon makes some good high end consumer camcorders that can compete with the tm700 for the price if bought used. i'm unsure about when you say t2i if you mean body only or actually a decent setup.
i've been recommending the tm700 on here for a long time, but a lot of the time when threads like this one come up people make sarcastic jokes like "the t2i is perfect for someone on a $700 budget, you can get the body and kit lens!". so i didn't know if you were doing that or not. i really don't think the t2i is as good for filming snow sports as most people do, low light performance and shallow dof aren't too crucial for skiing (imo)
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THIS SO FUCKING MUCH. Theres no point buying a dslr with all its issues just to film snow sports. Why buy a large sensor camera just to shoot with a deep depth of field? Not to mention lack of autofocus and built in ND's. DSLR's are great for cinematic and indy movies, not so much action sports unless you have the money to buy good support and glass. Then it may become a better option because of the plethora of lens options.

the only thing that comes to mind is the canon vixi a hf200/hf20, was a very solid camera for a while, not sure how it still compares