Video Cameras Under $2000
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- Hombre_Lobo0
I know very little about 'proper' video cameras like those mentioned previously, but here is some stuff I do know ...
(and I suppose what I mean by 'proper' are video cans with in built nd filters, as opposed to stopping down or adding nd filters manually to get the shutter speed down)
Canon video dslr:
550d
600d
60d
7d
5d
5d mk3The video quality on all of these is identical too (not Inc the 5d mk3). They down sample in exactly the same way. Obviously the low light will be better on the 5d due to its bigger sensor.
For the beat detail and sharpness in video the lumix GH1 and GH2 are still hugely better than all the canons though. The GH1 is fairly cheap too. Obviously the smaller sensor means slightly less shallow dof, but this factor is often overblown and not too different in reality.
A hacked gh1 or gh2 makes it's even better capturing up to 100mbps video, which some say rival even the Red cameras for detail. Obviously in grading 4k Res of the red can will be a lot more flexible but from a detail pov the gh are incredible.
You can also use an array of old lenses via adapters on the gh range.
Plus the ETC feature gives you the option to zoom in to 1.7x (iirc) whilst recording video without losing any quality. It simply reads the very central 1920x1080 pixels of the sensor (which is 4xxx X 3xxx pixels, cant quite remember exactly) and.outputs it as video. Which turns every lens into two lenses! Kind of.
Also fron what ive seen, and seems to be agreed in film making forums, the gh range have more detail in 720p than the canons do in 1080p. The canons are great, fantasic cameras, but for pure detail the gh are awesome.
If I were you, I'd go gh2 all the way. Unless you need all the hardcore inputs, monitor options and levels etc found on purpose built video cams.
- I have a GF2, and was disappointed at the 1080p quality.Frosty_spl
- Yeh the gf range has much worse video than the gh range. But I find the vids on my gf1 are great, it is hacked though.Hombre_Lobo