I'm having a hard time finding a good HDSLR that has a compromise between stills and video. My budget is about 900-1000 for the camera and lenses. I do about 40% video and 60% images.
I was looking into the GH1 and almost bought it because the 24p video looked so amazing. However, upon further research, I've found that the image quality of the m4/3 cameras still isn't up to par with the APS-C cameras. I might have just been looking in the wrong places, but I saw too many reviews complaining about the bad out-of-camera images.
Among the APS-C cameras, the D5100, T3i, and 60D caught my eyes. I'd love to get a D7000 (I've been using a friend's for a few months, and it's incredible), but it is way out of my budget. The D5100 seemed like the next best choice, but I think the lack of manual video controls cripples the camera. While my focus is slightly more on stills than video, I think SOME freedom in video would be nice.
On the Canon side, the T3i and 60D seem very comparable--but reviews seem to say that the image quality of the D5100 still beats the image quality of both of the Canons I mentioned.
I'm just absolutely stuck on where to go--if I were to go with the GH1, I'd save a LOT of money I could put towards getting nice lenses. I just feel like I'll be disappointed by the pictures the GH1 takes.
Any suggestions on these cameras, or any other suggestions in general?
Thanks!
I was looking into the GH1 and almost bought it because the 24p video looked so amazing. However, upon further research, I've found that the image quality of the m4/3 cameras still isn't up to par with the APS-C cameras. I might have just been looking in the wrong places, but I saw too many reviews complaining about the bad out-of-camera images.
Among the APS-C cameras, the D5100, T3i, and 60D caught my eyes. I'd love to get a D7000 (I've been using a friend's for a few months, and it's incredible), but it is way out of my budget. The D5100 seemed like the next best choice, but I think the lack of manual video controls cripples the camera. While my focus is slightly more on stills than video, I think SOME freedom in video would be nice.
On the Canon side, the T3i and 60D seem very comparable--but reviews seem to say that the image quality of the D5100 still beats the image quality of both of the Canons I mentioned.
I'm just absolutely stuck on where to go--if I were to go with the GH1, I'd save a LOT of money I could put towards getting nice lenses. I just feel like I'll be disappointed by the pictures the GH1 takes.
Any suggestions on these cameras, or any other suggestions in general?
Thanks!