Carlos_E._Martinez
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It's very recent when I was first introduced to this "new" to shoot video with an affordable camera that can provide HD quality and shallow depth of field.
So I've been gathering some information from the web, leaving several questions to be asked that I could no find an answer anywhere.
My questions mostly relate to how high a quality can you get with HDSLRs, compared to other (?) HD options.
From what I see in Canon's 5D and 7D, with around $4,000 you can get a good lens (zoom) or lenses, and a good matte box. That puts us in HDV or similar ground, though spending much less than you would on a Sony EX1 or EX3, with a much better depth of field handling.
Now the main questions are:
1) How do you edit the movie files generated with the 5D/7D without going into potentially degrading conversions? Of course I am talking of 29.97, 25 or 23.97 1920 x 1080 files, so full HD.
2) To what HD systems can the 5D/7D be compared in image quality?
3) What are the main problems to deal with? Please leave audio limitations out, as my comparisons are for movie-type shootings, where double-system audio is the norm.
So I've been gathering some information from the web, leaving several questions to be asked that I could no find an answer anywhere.
My questions mostly relate to how high a quality can you get with HDSLRs, compared to other (?) HD options.
From what I see in Canon's 5D and 7D, with around $4,000 you can get a good lens (zoom) or lenses, and a good matte box. That puts us in HDV or similar ground, though spending much less than you would on a Sony EX1 or EX3, with a much better depth of field handling.
Now the main questions are:
1) How do you edit the movie files generated with the 5D/7D without going into potentially degrading conversions? Of course I am talking of 29.97, 25 or 23.97 1920 x 1080 files, so full HD.
2) To what HD systems can the 5D/7D be compared in image quality?
3) What are the main problems to deal with? Please leave audio limitations out, as my comparisons are for movie-type shootings, where double-system audio is the norm.