Posted by Toby on 10/14/05 07:10

"reqluq" <scredcropshonnospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
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>> "reqluq" wrote ...
>>> folks...folks... *take my money* is in asterics with a smile...
>>> meaning I'm seeing them fo who they are.but am interested in what it
>>> takes to get off to a good start.
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>> Maybe the simplest way to answer that is that if you have to ask that
>> question, perhaps you shouldn't spend your money
>> on all that stuff starting out. Absolutely no disrespect meant
>> to you. We all started somewhere/sometime. And you show
>> promising wisdom in questioning the advertising message.
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>> A great deal of it depends on what/how you think you will
>> be shooting. For example, you probably need a decent
>> tripod/head (unless you are shooting exclusively hand-held.)
>> You likely need a good microphone and headphones to
>> monitor what you are picking up (unless you are just shooting
>> nature footage or "B-roll" or something.) You likely need
>> a filter or two (at minimum an IR filter to protect the lens,
>> etc.) but not sure if you need all those filters (especially the square
>> ones) unless you are shooting very carefully staged film-style scenes.
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>> And then there is the matter of lighting. Of course this
>> depends *greatly* on what/how you are shooting, but
>> decent lighting (vs. inadequate) makes a much bigger
>> difference between good video and lousy video than
>> almost anything on that list. Again *depending on what
>> you are shooting* you may be better off buying a decent
>> lighting kit. Or even assembling your own. One of my
>> sources on lighting...
>> http://www.bluesky-web.com/new-page6.html
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> Thanks for the reply richard,Iwant to do my own band videos,music
> video,and just general promotional recording of the band at gigs,also
> would eventually like to do branch off into weddings,documentaries etc..
> req

In that case I would completely forgo the package. Get a good solid tripod
with a good head with enough drag to make smooth moves out on tele and a
good tele adapter if the camera doesn't have interchangeable lenses. You are
not always going to be at the front of the stage and will want some reach. I
don't know how the zoom servos are on the prosumer models that you are
looking at but you will want a good one that allows infinite speed changes
and smooths starts and stops if you plan to do any on-camera zooms. I agree
with Richard that you ant to look at S/N ratio and low light performance.
And you will need a decent mic and a way to monitor your audio--you should
decide if you need to work in stereo of if mono will be enough. For music
videos you might also find a wide adapter useful for unusual angles and
exaggerated perspective.

My 2 cents.

Toby

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