Paul Maher Jr Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 The scenario is this; I want to make a film using many natural images, lit in dusk, dawn, afternoon, in the forest, mountaintops, on a pond, swamp, a collage of images related to the life of Henry Thoreau. I will shoot this myself. The end result is to sell HD-DVDs with the profits going to a non-profit agency (Walden Woods in Concord, Massachusetts). I will be editing this on Adobe Premiere Pro. I can raise up to $9,000 for this camera. So, in your best judgment, what is the best way to go? Thanks, paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Frank Barrera Posted July 22, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted July 22, 2008 The scenario is this; I want to make a film using many natural images, lit in dusk, dawn, afternoon, in the forest, mountaintops, on a pond, swamp, a collage of images related to the life of Henry Thoreau. I will shoot this myself. The end result is to sell HD-DVDs with the profits going to a non-profit agency (Walden Woods in Concord, Massachusetts). I will be editing this on Adobe Premiere Pro. I can raise up to $9,000 for this camera. So, in your best judgment, what is the best way to go? Thanks, paul for that price range i would go with this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/5632...DCAM_EX_HD.html but then you wouldn't have any money left for sticks. you could go for the EX1 and save around $2K that would go towards sticks and other accessories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Maher Jr Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 for that price range i would go with this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/5632...DCAM_EX_HD.html but then you wouldn't have any money left for sticks. you could go for the EX1 and save around $2K that would go towards sticks and other accessories. Thanks. I will add more money toward what I need for accessories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varun Nayar Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 well if its dvd output you could try out the cheaper sony z1 and panasonic hdv cameras. the canon's are the best but a little pricey. for the shots you have mentioned, which are mostly wide landscape's, a z1P (or Z1U) will do the job pretty well. they record on the good old mini dv tapes and the footage is compressed to a good enough standard for you to work on in post production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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