GH1 or 7d for a specific task...

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Daruku

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edit: *I think i put this in the wrong place :p soz*

Ok Money wise Both fit into my budget of 145000yen

Both shoot great video and both have awesome features and various problems.

I have scoured vimeo and every which blog/forum for info to make this decision any easier. No real luck.

Good ideo is a nececity for me otherwise I would alredy be on a Nikon D90.

I have a multimedia design background and have used Film DSLRs for a long time so I am not new to the creativity and the techical aspect of making the pictures and movies. it just comes down to which is the best for my budget and which can handle doing this:

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I AGREE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_9i8HoISo8

I will be doing other work with the camera of course, but it needs to be able to do this, better quality but still maintain the on the go street interview pace. at least... the rest can come later.

I do intend to take a tonne of stills with the camera as well but apart from the GH1's low light EVF ability i don't think there the differences in stills quality are enough to sway me either way. In the end it comes down to Shin Yamato Damacy...

If you were doing it, which camera would you choose?
 
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7D has better low light capabilities but you can just as easily put an led diffused light on the GH1 to get better lighting and shots.

hmmm......the GH1 can shoot great shots at night with the right setup but if you don't want to mess about with it too much then get a 7D. my two cents...lol.
 
Since you're in Japan you can get the GH1 body-only for quite cheap (like $600 USD or so) and some Nikon glass and an adapter (you mentioned you had a D90 so I'm assuming you have some Nikon glass already, maybe) and use other parts of your budget for some other stuff you want. The fact that the GH1 body only is a third the price of the 7D is nothing to sneeze at.
 
You can achieve whatever you like with either camera. It's really up to you. Neither is really better than the other.

I have both and use them all the time alternating. Have used both and edited them together many times.
 
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I own a GH1 but if your primary need is to shoot "on the street" interviews in available light at night...I'd go with the 7D. Higher ISO's will look cleaner. And if you're using it for stills, easy use of Canon EF and EF-S lenses is an advantage.

However, all the above replies are correct. The GH1 will do the job. And if the final destination is Youtube...then there will really be no perceivable difference between the two cameras in this context. With the GH1, if you shot 720p at 1/30th shutter speed at 1600 ISO with the kit lens at f4, it's going to look just fine on the web. And you'd save a lot of money vs. buying a 7D. And you you could use that saved money to buy faster lenses.
The reason why I'd still go with the 7D is that it's difficult to find fast, wide lenses for the GH1. I mean actual wide angle lenses between 7 and 14mm that are faster than f4.
 
Ben_B said:
Since you're in Japan you can get the GH1 body-only for quite cheap (like $600 USD or so) and some Nikon glass and an adapter (you mentioned you had a D90 so I'm assuming you have some Nikon glass already, maybe) and use other parts of your budget for some other stuff you want. The fact that the GH1 body only is a third the price of the 7D is nothing to sneeze at.
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I'd go for the GH1, it's a more intuitive camera to use, so the 7D has to have something special up it's sleeve to make it a better option, at double the price.... it doesn't.
 
I got the GH1... The extras I am buying with the cash I saved make up for it.

thanks guys.

I have done the usual tests and stuff and taken a number of stills, when I have something more substantial I will post it.
 
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