Sold my D70....what next? SLR for Photography and HD Video?

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Hi,

Been longing for an all in one solution including 1080p Video recording.

I sold my Nikon D70 so am Looking to upgrade..I ordered a Sony NEX-5 twin lens kit for £629 but cancelled my order last minute due to it not being able to shoot @ 1080 24fps.

The size of the thing was the initial factor..Its tiny! But after a think I realised it would of been a great camera but limiting for video

So I'm thinking Cannon 550D will shoot 1080p @ 24fps " film look"

The think that is putting me off is the Plastic build...The Nikon D70 was built like a tank.

Thoughts?

Cheers


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AT the moment, there doesnt exist (AFAIK) an all in one solution, certainly not DSLR anyway. They have limitations as to how the video is shot, not being able to AF and somthing called 'rolling shutter ' I believe. Have a trawl through the posts; there is quite a lot on here already about the same subject. Basically most of the threads end in ' if you want to shoot video, get a video camera!'.

Neil
 
easyrider said:
The think that is putting me off is the Plastic build...The Nikon D70 was built like a tank.
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But the D70 was also plastic. It did not have the magnesium alloy frame that higher end Nikon DSLRs have.
 
I'd be inclined to wait a month or so as Nikon are shortly to release a successor to the D90 with full 1080p HD video. Specs are still not confirmed at the moment but if the rumours are anything to go by, the new camera is going to be *very* interesting...
 
i would seriously wait until photokina because the sony a55 and a33 will be introduced and will be able to shoot 1080p at 24fps and will autofocus compared to models at the moment.
 
mastertrinity said:
will autofocus compared to models at the moment.
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Many "proper" cameras autofocus too (and I'm talking about lower end pro gear like the EX1, Z1/Z5/Z7, etc, not consumer stuff), but I still always have it turned off when filming, as do pretty much all people I know who shoot professionally.

Autofocus is certainly not a deal breaker when it comes to video if you want to do it seriously.
 
neilos100 said:
AT the moment, there doesnt exist (AFAIK) an all in one solution, certainly not DSLR anyway. They have limitations as to how the video is shot, not being able to AF and somthing called 'rolling shutter ' I believe. Have a trawl through the posts; there is quite a lot on here already about the same subject. Basically most of the threads end in ' if you want to shoot video, get a video camera!'.

Neil
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Video camera's that shoot 24FPS with functions like depth of field cost thousands of pounds.

Many serious amateur Film makers are in fact ditching their Video camera's for SLR's due to the depth of field and film like quality.

Shot on 550D

http://vimeo.com/9699574
 
easyrider said:
Video camera's that shoot 24FPS with functions like depth of field cost thousands of pounds.
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Indeed. The Sony EX1 camera that I usually use for filming costs £5-6K, and you're looking at around another £1500 for the Letus 35mm adapter so that you can throw Nikon lenses on it (they come in various fits for other lens types too).

Until the release of HDSLRs, it was worth it to go that route (and it still is if you're covering live events), but now it's getting to the point where it's really not worth it.

easyrider said:
Was it?
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Yup, high impact plastic.
 
Kaouthia said:
Indeed. The Sony EX1 camera that I usually use for filming costs £5-6K, and you're looking at around another £1500 for the Letus 35mm adapter so that you can throw Nikon lenses on it (they come in various fits for other lens types too).

Until the release of HDSLRs, it was worth it to go that route (and it still is if you're covering live events), but now it's getting to the point where it's really not worth it.



Yup, high impact plastic.
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The 550D looks like a nice peice of kit for the price...
 
easyrider said:
Video camera's that shoot 24FPS with functions like depth of field cost thousands of pounds.

Many serious amateur Film makers are in fact ditching their Video camera's for SLR's due to the depth of field and film like quality.

Shot on 550D

http://vimeo.com/9699574
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Wow! I stand corrected...thats fantastic....
 
Kaouthia said:
Many "proper" cameras autofocus too (and I'm talking about lower end pro gear like the EX1, Z1/Z5/Z7, etc, not consumer stuff), but I still always have it turned off when filming, as do pretty much all people I know who shoot professionally.

Autofocus is certainly not a deal breaker when it comes to video if you want to do it seriously.
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it was more of HDSLRs and not actually camcorders, some people like autofocus and some don't...i'm not to keep on auto for filming because it can easily hunt and screw up a scene but its good for travel users who want to get it up and running in 10 seconds.
 
mastertrinity said:
it was more of HDSLRs and not actually camcorders, some people like autofocus and some don't...i'm not to keep on auto for filming because it can easily hunt and screw up a scene but its good for travel users who want to get it up and running in 10 seconds.
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You can get very good results quite cheaply with a DSLR times are changing in the amateur video arena.
 
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