50D vs 7D

[brandondull]

I just picked up a canon T2i - I love it. buy a canon t2i then put the rest of your money towards lenses. 7D has same video quality as T2i

 

[Ian-T]

....whoa...this thread went south quick.

Um...cue...my suggestion to you would be a gh1(3) if you are thinking of using a DSLR like a camcorder. The 550D is great but since your comment seems like you want to avoid buying extra accessories etc....maybe the GH-1 would be better for you. I think any one of these cameras are able to produce a more pleasing image than the HVX....but, like someone mentioned...when it comes to color correcting the HVX is better. Still....I had no serious problems with either the Canons or the Panasonic.

 

[deltoidjohn]

What you are talking about? First and foremost you can give a soccer mom any camera and if they do not know what they are doing nothing matters anyways. So if I give a soccer mom a film camera that means she will magically know how to use it just because that's what it's meant for? Come on man, use your brain.......

Wow. Sorry If I offended.

What I meant is if you give a soccer mum the right camera - a handycam with OIS and fast AF and which fits comfortably in the palm of her hand, the result will be alot better than a DSLR.

I wouldn't recommend a film camera for a soccer mum either because they are also not designed for that. (At least not in this day and age - although 8mm & 16mm film cameras were the default home motion cameras back in the day when people were a lot more patient). Film cameras are designed to fit into feature film workflows where there are dedicated focus pullers, a DoP, one guy changing lenses and another changing reels, and a whole seperate team working on audio... not the best solution for a soccer mum.

Second why are you talking about photos on a video forum? I could care less if the 50d can take pictures of actual ghost flying through the air, that means NOTHING when talking about video.

Because the OP asked about cameras to use primarily for stills.

Second one day in your life when if you achieve to go far you will have to learn film. So your going to be dealing with rigs, pulling focus, lenses etc.

I agree. And if the OP has asked about upgrading to 35mm cinema cameras, or if he said he's made up his mind that he wants to move to DSLR's for video I would've said something similar (albeit in a nicer tone). However, the OP was actually saying that he's not shooting much commercially anymore and was mainly only shooting personal videos, for which I believe the ease of use of the HVX would be an advantage over a HDSLR.