There are good situations for when the larger sensor in a DSLR or TTL-electronic camera, as well as the availability of the range of lenses they can use, makes sense for video work. At least at the price point I can afford in video cameras … Even professional movie makers choose DSLRs and TTL-electronic cameras for some purposes to save on equipment costs. There are other times when a DSLR or small TTL-electronic enable shots that could not be done with a pro video camera due to size, weight, etc.
My sum-up of the LuLa article: "Just another old git who wants the good old days to come back." ;-) I have plenty of simple cameras that address the basics, from the stone axe of my plain prism Nikon F up to and including my Leica M9. And I have a couple of very complex cameras. One of the most complex is my latest - the Olympus E-M1. It also has the best controls of any camera I've owned, and I can configure them to work *exactly* the way I want the camera to work, from fully manual with instant access to ISO, exposure time, aperture, and focus, to fully automated. I have no complaints about what manufacturers make. I applaud the diversity of design and ideas their products represent. I choose what I want to work with from that, and make what I choose do what I want it to. If it's too much trouble, I sell whatever it was and buy something else that does it more easily. To me, that's the only sane way to do things. Manufacturers don't make a product for 100 people, or even 1000. They never have, not for anything that costs under $10K anyway. You pick from what they make to suit your needs best, and adapt. A fresh pack of Impossible Color Protection film is in the SX-70 now. :-) G On Oct 28, 2013, at 7:30 AM, Stan Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > … I am still baffled by the whole video thing and haven't been able to think > of a single instance where I would want my DSLR to record video, much less > sound. I have owned and used video cameras in the past, and if I wanted to > shoot video again the last device I would consider for that purpose would be > a DSLR. First choice would be a video camera. ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
