soupBDC Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Is coming up in june and is to be around touristy parts of Europe i'm afraid. London, Paris, and Florence mostly and I'm thinking a new sort of camera's in order. I was gonna buy a folding road bike but funding is a bit short. So the question is, photos or footage? Photos I could possibly sell but I've never owned a camcorder before so I dunno. What's everyone say? Digi camera or digi videocam? Unless someone's got a g' rolled up somewhere they'd care to hand me without juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 bang some ho's, bruh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 you will NEVER watch the movie you make. get the camera. even if you only ever do anything with a handful of the pics, that's a handful more than you'd do with the camcorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suca Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 get a camera. with photos, if you putt them in a book, you'll look at them once in a while. you will never watch a video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 get a camcorder...tape yourself fucking females on your trip...i did when i went to nyc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 bahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 camera, ugh, obbvviiiiiiiiii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullnbones Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 you will NEVER watch the movie you make. get the camera. even if you only ever do anything with a handful of the pics, that's a handful more than you'd do with the camcorder. seconded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Hmm yeah, but sometimes, video cameras have decent still cameras built into them. You just need a decent memory card though (which you need for the standard camera anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 Fuck that. Im either copping a digital high def Sony video camera or an EOS D5. None of this 'oh my camera can take movies' bullshit. I haven't been shooting photography in a minute and my old roomate fucking blew past me and is making bank. I'm talking about, nearly a $10k photography setup living in Pasadena while he goes to Art Center free of charge. http://www.carbonmetrictree.com/ So for the practical choice is the Canon, but I'm still eying that Video cam thinking of all the crazy artsy shit I can do with it, then buying a lipstick camera and taking footage of bike trips and stuff. I just dunno if I need to get it before I leave for europe. Either way Im gonna be happy. Maybe I'll flip a coin, or just leave it open for discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 if you decide to film stuff, less is more, yknow, because you're never going to watch 8 hours of roaming round europe. but you might watch a 20 minute clip of whatever in a few years time. if you go to london: go to brick lane, take your camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUR X3 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I'm going to go ahead and assume you mean a Canon 5D. Realize that it's 3000 for 12 MP that you'll probably never use. Also that it's the same FPS as a 30D, and that it only takes the EF lenses. Not the EFS. Basically it's for people that have a huge amount of money built up in Canon 35MM lenses and they don't want to start over. Personally I think you'd be fine with a 30D or even a Rebel XT or XTI. Plus the XT series is A LOT smaller and easier to lug around with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUR X3 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Oh, and also with the money you save NOT buying a 5D you can spend on a sweet lens. You could get a good zoom for a couple hundred. You could get a IS (Image Stabilization) lens for about 5 or 6. Those are good for taking longer exposure shots without a tripod. I think they say it's up to 4 seconds. That will be good for most night shits where there is still a fair amount of street lights. Or you could get a wide angle for about 6 to 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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