The ultimate guide to HD-DSLR camera accessories
There are some things you have to tackle head on with your wallet. Shooting video with a DSLR is one of them. You can shoot freehand clips crudely enough with the camera alone, but to compete with established filmmakers you need to convert it into a rig.
This does, indeed, have something in common with a three-masted ship in full sail, so the term is very appropriate. The DSLR video shooter ends up lashed to the wheel, and navigating a fast-moving situation is often hazardous. The camera may well be connected to a frame, which in turn fits a body harness, with both hands on twin vertical grips and eyes glued to a monitor screen.
All this can double the cost of your rig over the price of a professional HD-enabled DSLR and lens, though prices are falling rapidly as the innovators are copied and the consumer market demands camera supports, steady-cam solutions, large monitors, stereo shotgun microphones and portable lighting
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There are some things you have to tackle head on with your wallet. Shooting video with a DSLR is one of them. You can shoot freehand clips crudely enough with the camera alone, but to compete with established filmmakers you need to convert it into a rig.
This does, indeed, have something in common with a three-masted ship in full sail, so the term is very appropriate. The DSLR video shooter ends up lashed to the wheel, and navigating a fast-moving situation is often hazardous. The camera may well be connected to a frame, which in turn fits a body harness, with both hands on twin vertical grips and eyes glued to a monitor screen.
All this can double the cost of your rig over the price of a professional HD-enabled DSLR and lens, though prices are falling rapidly as the innovators are copied and the consumer market demands camera supports, steady-cam solutions, large monitors, stereo shotgun microphones and portable lighting
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