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Thanks for the suggestions! I did see the Sony DCR-TRV line. On e-bay they vary greatly in quality and cost (as one would expect. I've gotten burned on e-bay buying electronics, but who hasn't?). Not possible to rig up lights. This is an urban setting and power, permission, theft are all...

Not a joke. For a project I'm doing, I want to shoot some video of nesting crows at night. There are some simply fantastic crow roosts at night in downtown Sacramento. I can probably get some still shots of the crows by (1) long exposure on a tripod, or (2) using some sort of illumination...

Thanks for the advice! Another reason not to go the DSLR route is that I also shoot a lot of interviews. I worked on a film over the summer where the DP had a 7d. The stills looked fantastic, and the film turned out with a great look (a lot of creativity on his part). But we had to stop...

Concerns about DSLR I have a friend who shot his short film on a 7D. He had it configured to show on the big screen. The quality was poor! There were lots of artifacts, weird colors, and so on. I don't know what went wrong, but it was terrible. The close-ups of the actors were OK, but the...

My venerable Canon GL-2 is not working well, and Canon wants $1,000 to fix it. I've decided to upgrade rather than fix it, because they will only replace the main board, and I'll still have a used camcorder. My budget is about $3500. I'm thinking of switching to a tapeless format, but I want...

Since I'm shooting interviews and doing some commercial work, the 'customer factor' comes into play. They all light up when you bring the traditional prosumer in. I helped on a shoot with the 7d. It was OK, but the camera kept overheating, so we could only get about 5 minutes or so. Since...

My venerable Canon GL2 died. The factory wants $1100 to fix it. Obviously, I'm not going to do that. So, I'm looking for a full-sized prosumer camcorder. Max budget for camera about $3000. No DSLR, please. I could go miniDV like the Canon, or using another storage medium. I shoot...

I plan on doing interviews as a one-man operation. These are veterans from WWII, Korea and Vietnam. I've found that in doing interviews using my GL2's on camera LCD that they tend to look at me, while I'm looking at the LCD. This makes an unnatural look as they are basically staring at the...

It's interesting that you say this. We have used shotguns many times in the studio where lavs aren't a good option. They work fine. The advantage is that you can have guests come into the LIVE show without having to mic them up in a one minute break. Guests like it as well. You aren't...

I disagree. I have a friend who has a Canon 7d he's used several times to shoot short films. They come out looking great. A steady cam or tripod helps most shots no matter what the camera, IMO. I just don't like most hand-held shots, though. And if you have a shoulder rig for a DSLR, what's...

Oh, have about $1000 budget for the sound.

I am going to be shooting (via camcorder) birds in trees, in flight, and hunting for grub on the ground. I have exactly zero equipment (well, a lav mike or two...can't pin those on the birds...). I'm thinking that a parabolic dish with shotgun mike would be helpful. I need to isolate on birds...

Overheating The Canon 7d will overheat. I just got done helping on a shoot in the California foothills, were the temps were in the 90s and low 100s. We had to cool our heels while the Canon cooled its, well, innards.