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induz

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II is what I want to buy, but it is a bit costly [ about $2800] for me at this time. I heard many views about Panasonic GH2 [ $900]. What is the basic difference between the two in terms of video capturing besides technical jargons?


My main requirement is to make documentaries and shorts for film festivals. What would be the other option for a HD-SLR camera? my budget it about $1500 without the lenses.

Thanks
 
dude, you have a good bit of homework to do here. There are a huge number of HDSLR cameras on the market from $500 up to a few thousand. each camera has its strengths and weaknesses, only you can decide which is right for you and what your shooting. do some searching. watch a lot of test footage and keep in mind that when you get the camera, your footage will not look as good as theirs right out of the box. Thats just life.
 
yeah. we have covered this into the ground already. im not even going to bother with short answering this one ; )

just use the forum search (at the upper right of this window). search for GH2, 5D issues. moire, best dslr. things like that.
hell. you dont even have to search. some of the discussions are in the top few listings in several of the dslr sections...
 
The main difference, after reading/researching, I notice is Full Frame sensor, and half frame CMOS. Does APS-C actually refer to half frame?
How much it affects the outcome for HD videos? Any web-link would be appreciated.
There are tons of info on the web, but I get overwhelmed.

Is it possible to mount a different brand and size of lenses on both the cameras?

Thanks

Inu
 
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no aps-c does not refer to half size. its a 1.6x crop factor while a half size (known as micro 4/3) is a 2x crop.
As far as lens mounting via adapters you can mount basically anything to the micro 4/3 cameras and you can mount a very large number of lenses to the larger cameras
 
what the sensor size thing boils down to on a very basic level, is that with a full frame sensor your lens is effectively what it says it is. with a crop sensor (be it APS-C or M4/3) your lens is functionally 1.6x what it is. so if you have a 50mm lens. its going to behave like about an 80mm on a crop sensor camera.

and yes. generally you can adapt cameras to use different lenses. some brands can accept a wider range than others. if you have a GH2 and a nikon adapter. you can effectively use every nikon/nikkor lens ever made.
 
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