What would be the best DSLR camera I could get with a budget around $500?
Preferably one that comes with an okay lense and can record decent audio.
Preferably one that comes with an okay lense and can record decent audio.
DSLR around $500?
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Can certain lenses help with moire at all? I don't plan on filming many (if any) patterned objects, but I'm curious to know.
Oh and the whole clip time limit is more than I would probably use, but its better to have more time than less time (just in case.)
Oh and the whole clip time limit is more than I would probably use, but its better to have more time than less time (just in case.)
The zoom however is not ideal for a wedding or similar live event and I would only use a an SLR for an event as a B camera
Cheaper lenses will exhibit much more chromatic aberration. Moire comes from the internal processing in the cameras.
- viewfinders and autofocus stop working in video mode
a) DSLR viewfinders are pointless for video work anyway. I loathe using an LCD versus a proper viewfinder, but the DSLR viewfinder is impractical for anything bar photo shooting anyway, so it's really a non-issue.
If you want auto-focus, don't buy a DSLR.
- has a 12 minute video clip length limit
A non-issue for most drama narrative. For event shooting, a DSLR is an average choice unless you kit it out, and realistically it takes <30 seconds to hit the record button twice.
That said, a hacked GH2 will give you a better picture than a standard Canon DSLR.
Remember, not all that long ago consumer handycams cost $1,000 and exhibited more issues than DSLRs do today, with less control over the image. Careful of getting too spoilt
. There comes a point where the differences in camera body's doesn't really matter all that much, depending on the type of work you're doing. The most important thing is that you pick a camera and get out and shoot something, the specific camera body isn't all so important these days.