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Aug 15 2011 08:53pm
I have a semi pro gade slr because i love taking pictures but i am a film student and film a lot as well, so im looking into pro grade film cameras

so do i jsut get the 7d for the 1080p shooting or what i was leaning towards was one of these:

Canon XA10 HD Professional Camcorder
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749467-REG/Canon%5F4922B002%5FXA10%5FHD%5FProfessional%5FCamcorder.html

or

Canon XH-A1s 3CCD HDV Camcorder
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/589903-REG/Canon%5F3238B001%5FXH%5FA1s%5F3CCD%5FHDV%5FCamcorder.html

price really isnt much of an issue seeing as i am a full time student so fin aid pays for my housing and food. at my job i make 600-800 a week so only would take me a couple weeks to save up

any opinions?

edit: was also looking at higher grade handy cams but i really hate sony lol

This post was edited by TokenWhite on Aug 15 2011 08:55pm
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Quote (TokenWhite @ Aug 15 2011 07:53pm)
I have a semi pro gade slr because i love taking pictures but i am a film student and film a lot as well, so im looking into pro grade film cameras

so do i jsut get the 7d for the 1080p shooting or what i was leaning towards was one of these:

Canon XA10 HD Professional Camcorder
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749467-REG/Canon4922B002XA10HDProfessionalCamcorder.html

or

Canon XH-A1s 3CCD HDV Camcorder
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/589903-REG/Canon3238B001XHA1s3CCDHDVCamcorder.html

price really isnt much of an issue seeing as i am a full time student so fin aid pays for my housing and food. at my job i make 600-800 a week so only would take me a couple weeks to save up

any opinions?

edit: was also looking at higher grade handy cams but i really hate sony lol


7D. You won't regret it. It has a much better sensor at that price, plus you can get some lovely DOF.

This post was edited by onepagememory on Aug 15 2011 09:08pm
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Quote (onepagememory @ Aug 15 2011 10:08pm)
7D. You won't regret it. It has a much better sensor at that price, plus you can get some lovely DOF.


i appreciate your input, but your such a canon fanatic i need others opinions as well lol. canon should hire you to promote them...
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Aug 15 2011 09:13pm
Quote (TokenWhite @ Aug 15 2011 08:11pm)
i appreciate your input, but your such a canon fanatic i need others opinions as well lol. canon should hire you to promote them...


Dude if I could afford it I'd buy a D3s, or if I was starting off I'd buy a D3100. I'm not a canon fanatic lol.
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Dude if I could afford it I'd buy a D3s, or if I was starting off I'd buy a D3100. I'm not a canon fanatic lol.


i was thinking of buying an old film leica to screw around with for fun. my school has a nice film studio i can use to my full advantage
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i was thinking of buying an old film leica to screw around with for fun. my school has a nice film studio i can use to my full advantage


yuck. film
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Quote (onepagememory @ Aug 15 2011 08:43pm)
yuck. film


:rofl:

Why hate on film? You jelly cause of the sexy grain?
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:rofl:

Why hate on film? You jelly cause of the sexy grain?


This :D.
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Quote (CitizenScuba @ Aug 16 2011 08:07am)
:rofl:

Why hate on film? You jelly cause of the sexy grain?


Quote (Xandriia @ Aug 16 2011 08:42am)
This :D.


Jelly coz of innacurate color rendition, costly processing, and the limits imposed by it.

If you think any of these aregood things, you need to have children / stop leeching from parents.
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Quote (onepagememory @ Aug 16 2011 04:27pm)
Jelly coz of innacurate color rendition, costly processing, and the limits imposed by it.

If you think any of these aregood things, you need to have children / stop leeching from parents.


Film is more future proof than any digital format images, Scanning technology will always develop and be backwards compatable - film resolutions will only improve, however images stored digital will be lost after estimated 10 years from any hard drive (as thats their average life) and will always have a pixel restraint. Also the file formats will be different in the future and cause compatability issues. film will also always be their in its highest available quality. as soon as you convert from raw you lose info.

Anything filmed digital can never be improved quality wise. however they are producing blue ray quality versions of films from the 70's 80's 90's because of the fact they were filmed on high quality film with proves the value of film.


Expensive processing can be erased by self processing. black and white is easy to develop and color rolls can be done from certain places from as litle a 99p per roll.

Film will also allow you a larger format at a fraction of th cost - improving upon IQ and higher resolutions!

You can also get tiny bodies Like contax rangefinders, leica M's, and others - that opticaly are better than any digital SLR and cheaper!

Any body serious about Photography (and i don't mean professionally - as the only option is Digital) film is the way to go.




Edit:
I would go for the 7d if you class yourself as a photographer Or either of the others if you would call yourself a film maker.






This post was edited by wezman on Aug 16 2011 11:25am
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