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What do you guys use for filming?

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homedinger
Posts: 70 - Karma: 255
hey I'm wondering what you guys use for filming skiing/artistic views. what stabilizers do you use? what lenses (if any)? how much was your camcorder, DSLR, etc.? I am looking for a camcorder or DSLR that would be in a budget of 600 dollars. I want to film artistic views of skiing and also be a camera that I could follow someone with while skiing. I have a steady cam tripod and another steady cam. I have filmed for a long time. Kind of novice type ski movies with my buddys, but i would like to become better and more of an artistic type camera guy. Thanks guys
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heath
Posts: 475 - Karma: 13
You're not going to get much with $600...
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gusestomp
Posts: 1377 - Karma: 746
A DLSR starts at about $600...
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Eggbert
Posts: 329 - Karma: 46
what?
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HesherSociety
Posts: 51 - Karma: 58
I got a DSLR for 500 bucks, but just because an NSer hooked me up with the deal of a lifetime :)

You're gonna want to save some more money
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HesherSociety
Posts: 51 - Karma: 58
Oh and I also already had some lenses, which are expensive as tits as well
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p.head
Posts: 1 - Karma: 10
a flip
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jibcrew1
Posts: 1505 - Karma: 522
look at canons refurbished section a t3i with the stock lens are under 600 right now and i believe there is a $100 off anything over 500 also
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TijmenDal
Posts: 4849 - Karma: 1,296
Exactly. And another 20% off through CLP.
Quality DSLR's are cheap as fuck nowadays
12 years ago
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SkiBum.
Posts: 3606 - Karma: 3,975
Cell phone.
12 years ago
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HoughtonHuffton
Posts: 75 - Karma: 403
Kijiji would be a good place to start. Not going to get very far with 600$ though..
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Juicy-J
Posts: 1903 - Karma: 1,785
eh, i got my t2i and 18-55mm lens refurbished from canon for $450. just do some looking around and youll find some deals
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Juicy-J
Posts: 1903 - Karma: 1,785
its also not the camera that makes the video 'artsy' or 'creative', its the person behind the camera
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HoughtonHuffton
Posts: 75 - Karma: 403
this^
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gravel
Posts: 5524 - Karma: 42,373
if only that's your budget, why not just get a gopro? i mean, they work so damn well for the price, and it's a great little camera to toy around with and get a hang of filming before you invest a bunch of money in a DSLR. plus it'll let you know if you're actually into filming, because you might pick up a camera and lose interest after a little while.
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gravel
Posts: 5524 - Karma: 42,373
eheath's not gone!
12 years ago
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Linked
Posts: 325 - Karma: 216
If your main use will be follow cams do this if you want a dslr you need to be able to speed money on it in the future and a bit more than 600 to start with.
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RawrRawrRob
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I use a T3i with the kit lens and the 50 1.8 sometimes. Got the T3i with the 1.8 refurbished for $550 so I lucked out there.
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Jamartini
Posts: 408 - Karma: 1,663
sweet deal. id go with this
http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_283202_-1
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Eggbert
Posts: 329 - Karma: 46
no offense, but this is kinda useless........

telling him to buy a refurb t3i, they are out of stock 99.999% of the time.
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