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Sweet topic man
i wanted to open a topic to ask some about filming with a dslr
and then i saw this... SUPER
just buyed a canon 550d (t2i i think in america)
was wondering what i need to make nice films with it, stabilizer thing or something and how to zoom and stuff while filming.
gonna watch these vid's when i have time.
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The basics are a good LCD VF or monitor to focus with and a support system i.e. shoulder mount or tripod. That's all you really need to get started. This is the VF and pod I use.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...od_System.html
Believe it or not that's about as cheap as its gonna get for either of those (things change daily so I could be wrong already)
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i'm a squid at video/photo stuff.
i know i need a decent tripod to make good footage.
but what is the exact reason of the viewfinder?
is it better to focus manually???
because i already find out that it is not a good idea to autofocus while filming
with the 550d.
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Yeah the autofocus is horseshit for video. The LCD VF is for better focus. It's hard to get good focus with just the screen, but a lot easier with the lcdvf, also known as a loupe.
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Ha yeah definitely! But way more expensive than the loupe! If you are on Twitter too and wanna learn about cameras, Follow me @LTdslr and follow a bunch of the people I follow. They're always posting up about what's goin on in the industry. Lots of good knowledge there.
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so i think i gonna start with buying a good tripod.
any advice for that??? good one for filming,not too expensive
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This is the one I use. You'll to spend at least this much to get a decent fluid head tripod. I just picked it up a couple weeks ago and I've used it a few times. It works really good!
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...od_System.html
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Sweet topic man
i wanted to open a topic to ask some about filming with a dslr
and then i saw this... SUPER
just buyed a canon 550d (t2i i think in america)
was wondering what i need to make nice films with it, stabilizer thing or something and how to zoom and stuff while filming.
gonna watch these vid's when i have time.
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nice, i just got myself an eos 60d
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http://www.fstopacademy.com/ has some great workshops and work with some top level DPs... a lot of their stuff is available on most torrent sites.
