Jessica Scott

The only reason I mentioned the 35mm adapter is because I really like the depth it gives. I'm not quite sure if you could control the focus similar to that on any other camera so I thought I'd throw it out there.

May I ask what a light meter does and how it works? :D

Ha! I read back now and realize I did sound abit... cocky! lol No intention meant and no harm taken. :D Thanks for your help. I've never really thought deeply about lighting but now that I have, I'll be sure to experiment. Thanks again!

Srry... abit much too read. I'm in desperate need of a new camera- but b/4 we get down to buisness let me tell you about myself. I'm 15, a soph who just recently got accepted into a Media Productions class (they're really picky about who they accept, and even though I didn't finish ONE project in my previous class, they bumped me up anyway. There was only one other person from my class thats coming along. Pretty decent start I'd say. :D) I have a regular Panasonic camera. Nothing special. Settings include- defult. Thats it. You can't really customise it at all. Thats really all I got. No tripod. Nothing. Once I have a good camera I plan on saving up for Adobe After Affects and maybe Final Cut b/c I'm used to using it from my class. In a way- you could say I understand alot about film... just in a stuplified way. I don't get all the lingo AT ALL but if I knew what they were trying to do I'd catch on almost immediatly (I'm constantly told how annoying I get when "we" watch movies b/c all I do is pick apart the affects and camera shots! lol ). ANYWAYZ..... I would like a camera I could mess around with, settings wise. I've been hearin some good reviews about the HDV20. (So far I'm leanin) I would really like the whole High Def. feature. Also something I could control the focas (Aperture right?). I've also been hearing about 35mm adapters but I'll look into that after I familiarize myself more with everything... What do you think? I just need a bit of advise- new member. Just happened upon these forms and realized just how much I don't know. Where do think I should start? Also, I can't exactly pull 2000 $ outta my butt (judgin I only get paid a good 100 a week) so if you could help me out with cost issues would be GREAT! :D Please help!