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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