When I bought the K-x I pretty much considered the video as something
that might be handy now and then.
Tonight, I made the mistake of trying it out in stupidly low light
conditions. I was shooting stills at ISO 6400, 1/30 f/1.8. I decided
WTF, give the video mode a try to see if I got anything even vaguely
usable.
The results were good enough that I spent more time trying to sort out
the video than I did practicing still photography with the camera
tonight. Many of my short clips are definitely usable. With
reasonably competent software, and a reasonably competent person
running it, I'm sure that they could be brought up to pretty darned
good.
I suppose I'm going to need to start pricing final cut pro or
something like that. Any recommendations.
There are quite a few sub $1000 DSLRs that'll also shoot video.
Eventually one of the camera companies will come out with a sensor
approximately APS sized, that is optimized for video, perhaps
1900x1080, to maximize the dynamic range with big sensor sites. The
body will be EVIL because that's what you need for video, and will
have adapters will work with DSLR glass from the various
manufacturers. They will initially price it under $2000, with a three
year price target of $500, and every Yuppie parent that bought a DSLR
to take pictures of Junior soccer game will "need" to buy one.
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Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est
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