Best Handheld Camera For Documentary

[dasher]

Hey gentlemen. I am working a on cinema verite style film in a few months. The film has mostly night time interior shots with a few night exterior. The subject matter is similar to Rachel Getting Married so lots of whip pans and punches.

I've been leaning towards the ex3 for the last few months, but have heard good things about the 300 and 500 series. What I don't want is to kill the camera operator with a rig that is impossible to use since there will literally be 0 tripod shots for a 14 day shoot.

 

[Everts]

H M C 150 @ 1080p .

 

[bob jackson]

Any idea what forum you are on?

 

[DEPTH OF PHIL]

haha, funny Bob, EX1 and EX3 we haved used a lot for SyFy lately with and without a 35mm adapter, it still amazes us when get back into post! Under crank and Over Crank, 1080 24p
All good! Cheers

 

[DadinWestchester]

Yep, even District 9 used EX cameras for part of the film.

 

[Everts]

Any idea what forum you are on?

......whatever man :beer:

 

[DEPTH OF PHIL]

Wow, i was not aware of District 9 i knew they were used in Public Enemy, cool! Though you need to put together a Handheld shoulder rig, if you are going to do alot of handheld work, it applies a ltittle less with the EX3 but all of these smaller front heavy cameras benefit from a third party shoulder mount, giving it a feel of a bigger brother like F900
Cheers

 

[Stephen Mick]

Phil, you just love to show off that rig of yours, don't you? It's like every other thread you post in, you've got to post a picture of that OMG sweet f'ing rig of yours.

By the way, I have a poster-sized picture of your rig taped above my bed. For no particular reason.

 

[DEPTH OF PHIL]

Thanks, Cool, i got Milla Jojovich above mine!