Quote (Endure @ Jul 22 2012 03:15pm)

I have some questions about which.

I can tell you what I want to do and maybe yall can help?




I want to shoot HD video.
I want to take continuous photos, like people skateboarding or things of that nature,
I want to a camera that is good for the type of photography where its low lighting and you keep the exposure open for a while as cars drive by and the lights blur. ( My terminology is bad )
I love long exposure shots as well.
Other than that I will be doing casual shooting so, if you have any types of advice I would really appreciate it.


I was looking at a canon 7D but I haven't been around cameras for a long while so I was hoping to get some personal insight on the cameras yall use and what you shoot with them?

Quote (xXDreamAlongXx @ Jul 22 2012 05:01pm)

Get a Totoro X5, best camera out there.

Quote (jayandnix @ Jul 22 2012 04:27pm)

7d is great especially for the high fps that u want and the hd video is good
basically the perfect camera for your needs, obv there is better but at 10x the price

edit: and the af is great on it to help with the skateboarding shots etc

Quote (Endure @ 23 Jul 2012 04:43)

LOL


Yeah I heard
and like Mark III or something but I don't much and I figured I would find out if anyone had good experiences on there own or whatever

Quote (Phil. @ 23 Jul 2012 11:38)

7D is a great gamera for sports and video / action.
bit since you are saying you are just starting and havent looked around yet, you need to plan buying lenses to. Good ones. since quality comes from lenses, also low light capability comes from lenses and you will want good ones! believe me here! So i suggest buying sth more cheap.

Suggestions:

well i believe the small D5100 D3100 from Nikon are a joke, also the Canon 650 /600 / 550... but these are quite cheap and the quality is also very good.
If you want something bigger, go for a Nikon D7000 or Canon 60D and buy sth like a 24-70 2.8 (either brand, it`s 1300-1800$) maybe add a good wideangle (14-24 2.8 or 16-35 2.8 for another 1400$).
( the 24-70 shoud be essential for the kind of photography you do) but sooner or later you will want a wider angle or more zoom so decide between 14-24 2.8 / 16-35 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 VR II from either Brand.

you will defnitly hate a 7D with kit lens and you will defnitly hate a 5D mark III with  kit lens too. so get lenses first! try to find out what you like to shoot.
Btw. lots of people mentioned Framerates..... The chances of getting a better shot with high frame rates is only minimal, since you still dont know if the picture is sharp / you catched the right moment).
You will still have the  best succeess rate taking the shot at the right time (no burst mode). 

This was taken with a D700 and a poor 16-35mm lens and external flash ( you will want these too sooner or later)!
http://pcdn.500px.net/490185/0c4efa910cce4e7b7306f87eb81ad307339fe083/4.jpg

Quote (Phil. @ 23 Jul 2012 12:43)

@jayandnix

F4 and sports / low light is a no go. if you want to be flexible you need 2.8 or better14 2.8 / 24  1.4 / 50 1.4 / 85 1.4 | on canon side even f1.2 on the 50 and the 85 :D)... the 24-105 is fine for landscape and most other general porpuse stuff... but if it comes down to buy it and sell it later (since 70-200 is overlapping the zoom range) i would defnitly go for the 24-70 2.8....