Santi Udomkesmalee
December 3rd, 2018, 06:14 PM
Hey all. I’m looking for reccomendations for a camcorder to use in run and gun situations for some documentary type personal projects. I am just starting out in all this although I did use to be a professional stills photographer back in the day and even further back I was big into sound engineering as a hobby. So I can fumble my way around a camera and sound. Basically if I have the chance to setup a tripod, then I’ll shoot on my trusty old 5d2 with a seperate audio setup. It’s old and fiddly for video but good enough for me. But I wanted to get something small and light that could be used more on the go with good image stabilization hand held, autofocus, and decent sound (ideally without an extra mic if that exists, but a shotgun mounted on top is okay) to grab more on-the-go moments. Something that takes minimal fiddling to get going so I can focus or composition and catching the action in uncontrolled scenarios. I’m partial to used or refurbished equipment to save cash, and was hoping to spend around $1k to $1.5k or less if possible.
Other nice to haves but not requirements:
-long zoom range so I could use it for long tele shots if needed (long lenses beyond 200mm for the 5d are too big for me to generally haul)
-ability to shoot 60fps or faster for slomo
-Would be awesome if it didn’t look so drastically different form the 5d2 so I could use it as a second camera during interviews,
Thanks for any suggestions and let me know if you need more info to help guide me!
Other nice to haves but not requirements:
-long zoom range so I could use it for long tele shots if needed (long lenses beyond 200mm for the 5d are too big for me to generally haul)
-ability to shoot 60fps or faster for slomo
-Would be awesome if it didn’t look so drastically different form the 5d2 so I could use it as a second camera during interviews,
Thanks for any suggestions and let me know if you need more info to help guide me!