Bloom 7D video training dvd?

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newtonry

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Has anyone seen this http://philipbloom.co.uk/2009/11/18/7d-training-dvd-now-finally-available/? I recently picked up a 7d and still have a fair amount of adjusting to do before I get can the great shots I want, especially since I have no prior experience with other DSLRs.

It's quite pricey, but I'm wondering whether the information and techniques covered would be worth it. Maybe there is a good book (although the idea of shooting video on DSLRs is relatively new so probably not)?

Anyways, if anyone has taken a look at this, let me know what you think. Thanks.
 
in my own strictly personal opinion..

If you can't read the manual, google search, read through forums, and then mess around with the camera and figure out for yourself how to best get the shots you desire.. what's the point of even trying to do video in the first place.

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In my thirst for knowledge I purchased the video download of this product and was quite disappointed. There is good information there, but the 1 hr running time is worth about $25, not $125.
 
newtonry said:
Has anyone seen this http://philipbloom.co.uk/2009/11/18/7d-training-dvd-now-finally-available/? I recently picked up a 7d and still have a fair amount of adjusting to do before I get can the great shots I want, especially since I have no prior experience with other DSLRs.

It's quite pricey, but I'm wondering whether the information and techniques covered would be worth it. Maybe there is a good book (although the idea of shooting video on DSLRs is relatively new so probably not)?

Anyways, if anyone has taken a look at this, let me know what you think. Thanks.
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This is an interesting first post. Welcome to the forum.

I would probably say that the video is not worth the money. Shooting with a 7D is actually a lot like shooting with your cellphone, or DVX 100b, there is just a few variations in the work flow.

Check your local library for any resources on what they have. Books from the 1950s might be quite helpful.
 
Shooting with a 7D is actually a lot like shooting with your cellphone, or DVX 100b, there is just a few variations in the work flow.


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um, This might make sense if you took the time to actually tell us what your thinking... but as you wrote it, it appears very unhelpful.

Shooting with a DSLR IS quite different than a video camera, and ONLY like shooting with a cell phone in the sense that you really don't know what your getting audio-wise until you get it back into the editing bay and synch it up with your separately recorded sound.
 
artforme said:
Check your local library for any resources on what they have. Books from the 1950s might be quite helpful.
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Such as Urusevsky's 1956 book all about CMOS rolling shutter issues; "Моя Линза это походит на Желе".
 
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Wow, you guys are cynical.

Shooting with a DSLR is just like shooting still photogarphy that has been around for over a century, and motion photography which has also been around for over a century.

About the rolling shutter, not a big deal, and if you notice a problem, move less. Not a big deal. Every format has their strengths and weaknesses, the only way to find them is to get your hands dirty, and read DVXuser.

If you don't already have a 50mm lens, pick that up first, the rest will follow. No need to buy 10,000 dollars worth of equipment if you don't know how to use a DSLR. And that is pretty much what the DVD does, is explain how to use a 10,000 dollar rig, which you probably don't need, since you don't know how to use a DSLR.

I come here less and less for a reason...
 
artforme said:
About the rolling shutter, not a big deal, and if you notice a problem, move less. Not a big deal.
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Forgive me for saying so, but moving less is a very big deal. However, there are other solutions to the issue that can't be found through trial and error.
 
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