What were the top DSLR Cameras?

**Richard J. Johnson** · 03-12-2010 04:21 AM

Originally Posted by jasonthewho

I believe I was the only one using the cheapest DSLR, the Pentax K-X.

It looked just as good as anything shot on the Canon's to me.

**Bigmagic** · 03-12-2010 06:51 AM

I have to agree with Richard, it looked great!

**ZazaCast** · 03-12-2010 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by Bigmagic

I have to agree with Richard, it looked great!

I have to agree with Richard and Bigmagic....Jason's film looked GREAT!

**jasonthewho** · 03-12-2010 07:04 AM

Thanks guys! I will say though, I definitely noticed a number of image issues. Luckily though, you'd have to be looking pretty closely to catch them. And for it's price, the K-X is a great deal.

**dvollrath** · 03-12-2010 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by Nemesis TS

Which DSLR is best for action and faster movements?

Originally Posted by seanmcleod

They're all rolling shutter (CMOS) so I would say they would all be about the same in that regard.

Not necessarily true. If I remember correctly, the GH1 also had issues with the codec falling apart during pans resulting in a muddy image.

**Tom Shortridge** · 03-12-2010 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by jasonthewho

Thanks guys! I will say though, I definitely noticed a number of image issues. Luckily though, you'd have to be looking pretty closely to catch them. And for it's price, the K-X is a great deal.

Did you have any difficulties with the lack of full manual control?

**jasonthewho** · 03-12-2010 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by Tom Shortridge

Did you have any difficulties with the lack of full manual control?

Oh yeah. I mean, I have no idea what the ISO or shutter speed were for anything. But at least you can set aperture, and you can lock off the exposure.

**dougspice** · 03-15-2010 10:16 PM

We shot Dead Drop on a GH1. I don't think I'd recommend it for anyone who's not a one-man-band type of operation – we ran into some unforeseen problems that I covered in my thread.

But, considering the whole movie is shot handheld with a fair number of tracking and panning shots, I was pretty impressed with how the image held up overall.

**Brandon Rice** · 03-16-2010 02:14 PM

Not good for a one-man-band huh?

Curious to know why.

**j1clark@ucsd.edu** · 03-16-2010 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Brandon Rice

Not good for a one-man-band huh?

Curious to know why.

I would imagine becuase of the need to do a two system setup for audio, and as such, needs someone to man said audio...
But then isn't that a problem for almost any project, where sound is important, and having a mic off camera is 'strongly', 'almost exclusively' recommended?

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