I've done a lot of research, mainly on Newschoolers. I figured, that the canon T2i/550d or the Panasonic gh2 are the cameras to go for me? I can't really explain why, but i really don't like the kit lenses. So i'm willing to spend a fair amount of money on a lens(es). I've talked to a friend (videographer) about the Glidecam. But he told me it's better to start with a good tripod, and get some experience.
Most of my skiing time i spend in a indoor ski facility, also i will most likely go for 2 months to Breck.
I don't want to buy something that i have to replace in a month, so I'm willing to spend around
1250,- USD. I don't mind if it is second hands.
So i'm looking for:
Body
Lens
Tripod
And more, suggestions?
Thanks a lot for the help i really appreciated it!
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?
Total around 1000 euro / 1250 USD. I'm willing to spend more money later on.
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've used some HDSLR from friends (Canon 2Ti). I have a poloroid camera, and the camera on my HTC.
2) What gear, if any, do you currently have? (tripod, old camera lenses, mics, etc)
None relevant.
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)
I will probably use it 75% for filming skiing and skateboarding. And 25% for random photo's.
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 will probably do most of the shooting.
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)
Start with tripod and get experience, eventually later follow cam as well.
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.
Acer Aspire 5742G
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
4096MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M
Hard drive space 685 Gb
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU P6100 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
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?
Yes
2) Do you have any knowledge about the HDSLRS?
A bit
3) Do you know the limitations to using HDSLRS?
Not really (cough)
4) Are you willing to take the time to learn about a DSLR, and how to shoot with manual lenses?
Defenetly
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'll do the filming
