On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 24/9/08, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I can forsee an entirely new aftermarket for >>manufacturers to build video kits for this camera to >>work around those limitations. > > I'm not so sure. > > I understand why 'Explorer of Light' Vincent Laforet made the film - and > many will see some applications, but there are logistical problems with > using such a small camera for most broadcast and corporate applications. > It is much easier to buy purpose-made kit that has ancillary support > built in already. Having said that, rules are there to be broken and > there is no doubt the video looks great. > > Filmmakers would be better advised in coming up with decent stories that > attract attention ;) > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty >
I see the main market for this sort of thing for pro's being PJ's and the like who want/need to do video on the side but for whom stills are the prime consideration. If you're doing pro video, you buy pro video kit, not a still camera with video capability. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
