Initial Cost of 7D

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brentwilliamson8

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Hey guys,

Just had a few question involving the 7D. I've been looking into getting one as I been getting more and more into photography. I have been taking film classes for years now so I understand all the concepts. I have also had several 35mm photography classes so I am also familiar with photography to a point. The idea of combining both my passions (filmming/photography) into one device sounds amazing, especially considering most of my work is nature based and involves carrying all my equipment sometimes days at a time. This translates into the less gear I can get away with, the better!

I was just wondering what the basic kit most would recommend for decent overall coverage. If there's one thing I've learned about owning my own camera (dvx100b), it's that the initial cost usually isn't the only thing that you should look at. I plan on keeping my dvx for awhile after I get the 7D to make sure it can cover both my video and picture needs, and then selling it if the 7D meets my expectaions. I will be a little lower on money than I would like to be for awhile but I think this would be the smartest thing to do to make sure it's what I want. I looked into the Gh-1 (as a cheaper solution) but it seems more geared towards film first and photography second. I think that the 7D is geared a little more evenly between filming and photography, and seems to be much better than the 7D in the photography aspects. Just looking for some insight on it.

Thanks for the tips!
 
yep the 7d is the man.

I had the opposite interest. Ive been into photography for years, and finally got my first DSLR (nikon D50 about 2.5 years ago after about 10 dif misc digital cameras)

A while back i decided in addition to my hobby of writing that id like to make some films and a perfect camera for that had just came out (the Nikon D90)

I upgraded and have taken thousands of photos and made several videos now to.

I started my D90 with only a 50mm 1.8, and a sigma 70-300mm zoom lens. Honestly i rarely ever use the zoom (and never really for video).

I did note after a while that i did need something a bit wider for confined spaces than the 50mm, so i added a 28mm 2.8 nikon lens.

WIth just these two i have had had great success, neither one of which should cost you more than $100 each.

I hear many people add an 85mm 1.8 and some other fast primes.

The good thing is that unlike photography videography makes GREAT use of the old school primes (i guess i shouldnt say photography doesnt make good use of them cause they do, but you dont need the fancy image stabilization and other stuff). These primes are cheap and awesome.

So i think with those two lenses i have everything i need (as far as that goes) to make some great films, and take some great pictures.

You can expand slowly after that.

But more than glass what i find myself needing is lighting stuff, sound (just got a zoom H4n), good tripod, and a steadycam solution of some sort.

Ever since the 7D came out i have recognized its superiority over my current d90, (enough to make me switch camps even)

I want one, and im biding my time to see if nikon drops a model thats comparable (the d300s is NOT), or until the 7D drops in price to the $1,000 price point, then im jumping to it.

Hope this helps, feel free to ask anything else.

jon
 
Thanks for the advice jonE5!

Yeah, I figured a 50mm would be first, and a 28mm and 85mm were also ones that seemed to be good starters.

I would wait a little longer too, knowing that several new VDSLRs are probably on there way, but that would probably end up with me waiting forever bc there's always a better camera coming down the pike. That's just how technology works. I'm just going to get the 7D now and start shooting. I did the same thing when I bought my DVX100b. I didn't have enough money for an HD cam, but decided not to wait till they got into my price range and went ahead and bought a good camera that I could afford. Since then I've shot so many things that I would have missed out on if I had played the waiting game!

I guess one of my main questions is if buying the camera with the kit lens (28mm-135mm) is worth it as a starter lens. or if it would be better to just start off with the prime lenses I would need? Also how much should I expect to pay on sandisks? I haven't really looked into how much extra ones cost yet, or even what kind to get.
 
Get the camera. The kit lenses are a good deal. I like zoom lenses myself. Once I make the choice on the camera I'll probably get a Tamron 17-50 2.8 then and adapter for my 70-200 2.8 Nikon lens.

For sound get the a Zoom
 
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