Hi guys, This is my first post on this forum so first let me introduce myself first.
I've been working as an CG Artist for animation and composting since 2002-2003 but now concentrating myself more toward direction and film making. I have done lots of short animation films and visual effects during my career but never done live action film or motion film yet. But I am dam mad, crazy and enthusiastic toward direction and film making with my current job too. so for that I bought Nikon D5ooo as I thought this is SLR with HD video shooting feature as I wanted to get my video as film look. But here I did big mistake now realized it after few project.
very first mistake I did that I couldn't find this forum.
second I go for Nikon D5000 not for Ti, 5D or 7D if I would go for DSLR even
third I'm bit middle class guy and D5000 is also more than my budget that is sad part for me.
forth mistake bad tripod I got
I'm now in middle of the film (First I am making one documentary to become handy with camera and film making) (in fact editing, composting and sound editing is not an issue for me I'm much expert with that) but I found few issues with Digital SLR Video
1. Compression that we can see in all footage
2. bit rigid or not smooth motion
3. not 100% comfortable with zooming
4. No proper motion blur
5. I couldn't get much clarity like film or 3CCD HD camera in fact cant compare
6. some time get trouble with focusing
I believe that DSLR/SLR actually built for photography because of that lens elements and some other technical stuffs are appropriate to them not for video shooting. sometimes i feel uncomfortable and Zerk movement in zooming and focusing. in display screen sometime in sunlight or in some positing hard to understand frame or focus and in view finder almost impossible to shoot even D5000 doesn't support shooting without display screen on.
I know Ti,5D and 7D are much better than D5000 in video and may be less problematic than D5000 but as a CG Artist I believe all DSLR shoot only compressed video which can never compare with broadcast camera or film camera at least for now hopefully in future they invent some new format or technique
But all in one I regrets now with D5000 and sad thing is that I spend my all money and now if I will sale it i wont get much back and even I cant go for new pro or semi pro camera..

anyways but hope for the best I never disappointed will try again to save some money and try to get new fantastic semi pro or if luck help me than would like to go from pro camera.. so cheer. Please dont laugh on me in fact I need you ppl support to learn direction, cinematography and film making as i cant join any academy those are to expensive i cant even dream to join them.
I'm not master at all like you pro ppl. In fact I have just entered in this film field but sharing my knowledge and experience whatever I have please know and learn me whenever you find me wrong. I have and want to learn lots of things from you pro guys..