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Is the nixon d3100 a good camera?

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caderobinson
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So I was looking at the nixon d3100 and saw that its pretty cheap. But I was wondering if it is good for filming skiing?
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CaptainObvious.
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If you have to ask, yes, it'll suit you just fine.
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caderobinson
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*nikon d3100
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erikK
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not really, it's very crippled. the d3200 is much better
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Forcillo
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Since you apparently only want it for filming, you want a camcorder. DSLR's will make you look cooler, but your edits will be just as good if not better with a equivalently valued camcorder.
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claude01
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nah its junk, save up for an arri or a red, anything else is garbage
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Mitchell.
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Used the D3100 for a day and got some test video shots, pm me if you want them.

it feels kinda limited filming, dont really know how to describe it.

honestly unless your getting it for dirt cheap, it might be better to just get a t2i.

I picked one up today in great condition for $340 with an 18-55mm IS lens. There pretty fucking cheap for what they can do
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erikK
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it'd be much much better yet to get a gh13
i bet most of ns doesn't even know what that is, so sad
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PacificRimJob
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Nixon D3100? is that some kinda robo-nixon bot that's come to take back america?
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Laurent.
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Not even getting a Phantom Flex 4K for delicious slow-mo....
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claude01
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oops forgot about the phantoms
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Squeenerd
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I have one, and I really like it a lot. I take a lot of pictures too.

Almost every shot in this edit is on the D3100, check it out
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raymondcabral
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bro im charging my sisters right now im gonna film some stuff tonight with it
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caderobinson
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what lens was that?
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Ryanvdonk
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no, it's just James Bond's surveillance watch.
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skiP.E.I.
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Euphemism?

And OP, it would be interesting tosee what Nixon watches would do with a camera body.


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raymondcabral
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What...?
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buttrapinpirate
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It would probably do everything by barely gesturing to what it might be, like there is a menu button, but you just have to remember which one, as none of them are labeled.

But it would be a beautiful camera nonetheless.
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