Hi everyone,
I am hesitant to post this here, since it pertains more to videography than photography, but because it is about Canon SLRs, I will post it.
I have a friend who is very interested in videography. I was talking to him, and when he heard that Canon's VSLRs offer 1080p video, he got really excited. I don't want him to get a Canon VSLR if the quality of the video isn't that good (1080p doesn't say it all). I also told him that NBC had recently used the 7D and 5D II. He was amazed when he heard the VSLRs' prices.
What's your opinion on Canon's DSLR video? (esp. quality of image, sound, etc.)
It's a tool with limitations. So it really depends on what he wants to do and so on. Under the right circumstance it can, as we know, be used for commercial purposes. However, not as well as full blown pro video cam with the works.
Dpic_arctic wrote:
So you wouldn't consider the quality of the video very usable for commercial purposes?
Like anything else if it is part of a well thought out kit of equipment and editing software of course it would be usable for commercial purposes, absolutely.
I think it would be cool to have access to certain lenses for film-making, like TS-E lenses or super telephoto lenses or even fisheye lenses, but that would not end up being a money saving kit. In one of Canon's 7D sample videos, they used probably 50k worth of lenses! It seemed like a high quality video to me.
I've seen it used on the set of "Flash Forward," so the 5D's been used on network television. The show's budget certainly allowed for a Red camera, and if you've seen the look of this show, you know that they have high visual standards. I would say that it works very for commercial purposes.
Me and a friend put together this music video for a friend's metal band using a 5d2 + 24 TSE + 17-40 (there is another camera that i dont know what it is that had lower quality used as well).
In one of Canon's 7D sample videos, they used probably 50k worth of lenses! It seemed like a high quality video to me.