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Henry Gray · January 20th, 2009, 05:08 AM

Hi Folks,
I am a wildlife photographer using an XL2,300mm lens.Manfrotto 351/503 plus all the usual accessories which I am sure you will know is very heavy and bulky.
As I often have to walk and climb great distances and sometimes have to fit into very small spaces. I am looking to purchase a SMALL pocket size camera which will be compatable with the XL2, 16X9, and give results which I can edit into XL2 aquired film without to much loss of quality.
Does anyone else do this and can recomend a suitable camera.

Michael Rees · January 23rd, 2009, 08:50 PM

Have you considered the Canon GL2? Or the HV30, then just down convert the footage. Just throwing out some ideas...

Chris Swanberg · January 24th, 2009, 05:39 PM

The HV-20 and HV-30 fit your bill perfectly.

Peer Landa · January 25th, 2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Henry Gray

As I often have to walk and climb great distances and sometimes have to fit into very small spaces. I am looking to purchase a SMALL pocket size camera

I blush to confess; my 2nd camera is this tiny silly 7.1MP Canon SD500, which, by the way, I always keep it in my car in case something comes up worth filming (it does 30 f/s). Here's one of those inane clips: YouTube - 2008 Easter Ride to Mt. Tam - San Francisco

It's obviously not a substitute for an XL2, not even by a long stretch, but the nice thing with a dinky camera is that people don't realize that you are actually shooting a video.

-- peer

January 20th, 2009, 05:08 AM	#1
Henry Gray Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK Posts: 60	Small 2nd camera Hi Folks, I am a wildlife photographer using an XL2,300mm lens.Manfrotto 351/503 plus all the usual accessories which I am sure you will know is very heavy and bulky. As I often have to walk and climb great distances and sometimes have to fit into very small spaces. I am looking to purchase a SMALL pocket size camera which will be compatable with the XL2, 16X9, and give results which I can edit into XL2 aquired film without to much loss of quality. Does anyone else do this and can recomend a suitable camera. __________________ henry g

January 23rd, 2009, 08:50 PM	#2
Michael Rees Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United States Posts: 50	Have you considered the Canon GL2? Or the HV30, then just down convert the footage. Just throwing out some ideas...

January 24th, 2009, 05:39 PM	#3
Chris Swanberg Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 904	The HV-20 and HV-30 fit your bill perfectly.