Best HD Video Camera for around $2k - GoFuckYourself.com

pamon · 09-17-2008, 10:54 PM

Got around 2k to spend on an HD video camera for an upcoming web series. Doing both mainstream and adult scenes. Any recommendations out there based on the current camera market. Would love one of the high end Sony cameras but will hold off on the success and maybe upgrade if it gets better.

Any recommendations helpful. GFY FTW

Jim_Gunn · 09-17-2008, 11:11 PM

You can get a lot of recommendations for decent cameras in that price range here, but what's your budget for lighting? Your lighting gear, and the way it is used matter a lot more than the camera itself.

pamon · 09-17-2008, 11:11 PM

bumping it to add that HDV is ok. shooting for the web mainly. hdr-sr12 by sony is the one i'm looking at but looking for any other recommendations. thanks all

tony286 · 09-17-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pamon

bumping it to add that HDV is ok. shooting for the web mainly. hdr-sr12 by sony is the one i'm looking at but looking for any other recommendations. thanks all

ive had several people recommend the sr12

Tat2Jr · 09-17-2008, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

You can get a lot of recommendations for decent cameras in that price range here, but what's your budget for lighting? Your lighting gear, and the way it is used matter a lot more than the camera itself.

Yep. Good lighting is VERY important.

tony286 · 09-17-2008, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

You can get a lot of recommendations for decent cameras in that price range here, but what's your budget for lighting? Your lighting gear, and the way it is used matter a lot more than the camera itself.

jim is right.i read in a photography mag there was this hi end fashion photog doing portraits for fashion week.He used the olympus entry level dslr. he said the lighting was more important than the camera.

pamon · 09-17-2008, 11:47 PM

good info... appreciate the posts... anymore appreciated as well.

haven't gone into lighting yet, will be looking at some soon.

pamon · 09-21-2008, 11:49 PM

bumping for any other camera ideas. lighting will be taken care of with litepanels and other lighting but looking for best quality for $2k. any other ideas? appreciated

09-17-2008, 10:54 PM	#1
pamon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,111	Best HD Video Camera for around $2k Got around 2k to spend on an HD video camera for an upcoming web series. Doing both mainstream and adult scenes. Any recommendations out there based on the current camera market. Would love one of the high end Sony cameras but will hold off on the success and maybe upgrade if it gets better. Any recommendations helpful. GFY FTW __________________ Email: [email protected] Skype: davidamodt. / TG: Davidamodt US Adult Content & Porn Writer Project/Sites/Tubes/Reviews & More

09-17-2008, 11:11 PM	#3
pamon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,111	bumping it to add that HDV is ok. shooting for the web mainly. hdr-sr12 by sony is the one i'm looking at but looking for any other recommendations. thanks all __________________ Email: [email protected] Skype: davidamodt. / TG: Davidamodt US Adult Content & Porn Writer Project/Sites/Tubes/Reviews & More

09-17-2008, 11:47 PM	#7
pamon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,111	good info... appreciate the posts... anymore appreciated as well. haven't gone into lighting yet, will be looking at some soon. __________________ Email: [email protected] Skype: davidamodt. / TG: Davidamodt US Adult Content & Porn Writer Project/Sites/Tubes/Reviews & More

09-21-2008, 11:49 PM	#8
pamon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,111	bumping for any other camera ideas. lighting will be taken care of with litepanels and other lighting but looking for best quality for $2k. any other ideas? appreciated __________________ Email: [email protected] Skype: davidamodt. / TG: Davidamodt US Adult Content & Porn Writer Project/Sites/Tubes/Reviews & More

09-17-2008, 11:11 PM	#2
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	You can get a lot of recommendations for decent cameras in that price range here, but what's your budget for lighting? Your lighting gear, and the way it is used matter a lot more than the camera itself.