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Posted by nobody special on 04/06/06 14:48
GL-2 based on the Cannon electro-optical stabilization and that your
short list is *very* short.
Get a wide angle adapter for it; for skate videos, shot close to the
action, you'll want that.
Remember that if you're making them to make money off them, then
renting a better camera just for the day you shoot gets you much more
power and quality than getting a lesser camera that sits on a shelf 350
days a year, costing you money and not making any. The most stable pics
you will make will be by keeping the lens wide and physically moving
closer to the action, not zooming. Do spend 10-20 bucks to make your
own figrig style grip, try it out. or just stop by the bikes or
automotive section next time you're in a big store, try holding and
moving a spare bike tire or better yet, one of those steering wheel rim
cover things fromt he auto accessories dept. Hold it in front of you
with a tw-handed grip, see how stable and natural the position feels,
how you can twist or tilt with precision, or hold it steady while
walking; your two bent arms take up most of the shock. If you
hand-hold these tiny cameras up to ypur face or chest, you find your
wrist gets into a very cramped position that's not stable for long
periods of time. A 2-handed grip with somedistance oput from your body
will male your shooting look more stable.
Other options include a monopod: the stability of a tripod, with no
setup or teardown time, and the ability to instantly move, stick, move,
stick, from position to position. If you collapse a monopod down but
leave it attached to the camera, it works also as a poor man's
steadicam.
Also, save up for something better than the Pinnacle editor; I don't
know one person that's happy with theirs.
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