7d vs new 60d

[Mkvackay]

i havent searched around a whole lot. but as of last week i was planning on getting a 7d mainly for video (sports). now that the 60d is released, its a lot cheaper and has a flip out screen which would be ideal for video.

please let me know what you think and any incite would be greatly appreciated

Mike

 

[Jordan Scott Price]

i havent searched around a whole lot. but as of last week i was planning on getting a 7d mainly for video (sports). now that the 60d is released, its a lot cheaper and has a flip out screen which would be ideal for video.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=221245

Much discussion and information here, if you have not read that thread.

An articulated screen is not necessarily "ideal" for video. It is a cool trick and could be used from time to time, but if you're shooting sports, unless you plan to often wedge your camera between a basketball rim and the backboard, its implementation in the 60D should not sway your decisions quite so much.

please let me know what you think and any incite would be greatly appreciated

I believe you mean insight. There are plenty of hijacked threads with incite.

 

[life4eva]

i havent searched around a whole lot. but as of last week i was planning on getting a 7d mainly for video (sports). now that the 60d is released, its a lot cheaper and has a flip out screen which would be ideal for video.

please let me know what you think and any incite would be greatly appreciated

Mike

Released , where?

60d is not even out yet

 

[Mkvackay]

just researched a bunch and still think im going 7d haha. the screen would be nice but probably the main reason i wont switch is the body of the 7d

 

[Barry_Green]

i havent searched around a whole lot. but as of last week i was planning on getting a 7d mainly for video (sports).

Why would you want a 7D or 60D for sports? Seems like that'd be an extremely difficult combination. Why not get a conventional video camera, which would be much more user-friendly?

 

[Ben_B]

Why would you want a 7D or 60D for sports? Seems like that'd be an extremely difficult combination. Why not get a conventional video camera, which would be much more user-friendly?

Yeah this would seem to make more sense depending on the kind of sports filming being done.

 

[Colin Green]

Yeah this would seem to make more sense depending on the kind of sports filming being done.

Agreed, dslr's are not exactly known for their strong points in shooting sports, due to the fast paced nature of what you are trying to shoot. Dslr's are notorious for their rolling shutter tendencies (essentially the image being acquired by the camera is not recorded entirely from one single point in time, the camera's shutter is not exposing the sensor to the image all at once, but rather scanning across the image area so that the sensor can continually acquire photons and thus heighten the camera's latitude) which all though raises the camera's sensitivity to light, it makes fast moving objects and strobe/flashing lights difficult for the camera to photograph clearly.

This often gives a skew or jello effect to your video. for example, a car quickly passing by from left to right of your frame may be moving too quickly for the camera's sensor to properly gather all of the image data, so while looking back at your footage the image of the car may appear as though it is bending diagonally or wobbling as it passes through your frame. This effect may apply to you depending on what sport exactly you are shooting.


Another inconvenience you may run into is the shallow depth of field that dslr cameras have to offer. Stylistically, Not only do sport shooters typically stray away from shallow dof (If you think about it, when you watch a football game, is the guy carrying the ball the only one in focus? Not usually because there is more going on in the game than just one player with one ball on a huge field, guys are trying to tackle him and etc. and you want to see all of that as well) but This may cause problems for you (once again depending on what your subject matter is) if you are shooting a fast paced sport, the constant need for focus pulling may grow to be bothersome, but that is a subjective matter.

I think you may want to research your subject matter, and many camera options before making your purchase (Lord knows I have had to do the same) and you may find that another camera, maybe with a fixed lens may suit your needs over that of a dslr, and maybe not. But it never hurts to stop and consider your options.

best of luck!