T5i VS. D3200 (questions)

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Desa

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Hello. I'm from Argentina, and although I no dominate English well, I would like to ask a technical question about two different cameras. Not sure if this topic goes in this forum or subforum, but I know that one moderator put it in its proper place.


I'm thinking about buy a Canon T5i, but I have also seen the Nikon D3200. I use this camera is to produce independent documentaries and indie digital film.


I wonder which of the two chambers allows me better mobility files, editing, compression, and other technical details.
If you have a camera, I would like to know your opinion.


I thought also purchase the camera kit lens 18-135 mm. for T5i or 18-55 included in the Nikon kit. Which is better?


I hope to solve my doubts. Thank you very much to those who read me. :cheesy:
 
Desa - Short answer: I considered the same options and decided on the t4i. It is the clear choice for video. That is the short answer.

If you go on Vimeo and look at a lot of examples, you can let your eyes make the choice for you. From a technical point of view, you will never get an answer. From a "social" point of view, you will find more video people on Canon.

Good luck!
 
D3200 is very old tech, not up to par even compared with Canon APS-C. If you can't go for the D5200, I wouldn't go with Nikon.

For me, D5200 > T4i > D3200
 
At this price level, I much prefer Nikon's video look, and I've shot both for years. Little more subjective I suppose, but glad to be done with the weird orange-yellow skin tones I would get often with Canon.

I'd try to get past the kit lens as soon as you can afford it. Older Nikon 2.8 zooms are really nice and plentiful, and can be affordable. There may be Canon options as well.
 
That's a tough one since I generally like nikon better but I like the t5i better than the 3200 so I'd prob choose that. I have both a 5200 and a t4i and both do a good job but I usually use the 5200 more. If you could get a 5200/5300 I would choose that over the other cameras.

I like the kit lenses but only if I have other lenses also. I have prime lenses I love but I've shot some decent outdoor daylight footage that looked very good with the kit lens.

Either way, I would feel comfortable shooting a feature on either the t5i or the 3200.
 
Desa said:
I wonder which of the two chambers allows me better mobility files, editing, compression, and other technical details.
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I don't think there are any meaningful differences technically. They should both run natively in modern NLEs on a high powered computer, and should both be easily transcode-able to an edit-friendly format (if you don't have the horsepower to edit DLSR codecs natively).

Every DSLR I've owned, I take my footage into Streamclip, do my trims, and batch export to ProRes, it's all the same on the tech end. I'd worry more about the general look of the footage and the ergonomics and menu system. If you've shot one manufacturer forever, switching to another may take some getting used to. Nikon and Canon both have very different ideas about menus and buttons.

Either one can take Nikon glass which opens you to a pretty vast collection of lenses. Pre-AF primes are really nice for video... they're cheaper than modern glass with (usually) far better focus feel and real aperture rings. You can get a range of fantastic primes for far less than one current fast zoom.
 
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T5i hands down just because Canon has gained respect with their flip screen series. Second choice a Nikon D5200 or D5300. But if you still want to save money buy a used D3200 on eBay simply for the many choices of second hand Nikkor glass! And there are some people that have really pushed the D3200 to the extreme such as the D3200 vimeo channel. We still use T2i's for corporate video work, and my cameramen are aware to shoot in a talking head frame, just like ideal documentaries. You wouldn't believe how many clients that want corporate videos usually prefer a video 30fps look rather than film like framerate. I've also come to realize this when you work in all fields it's good to have an aesthetic difference. Good luck!
 
To myself, T5i is better than D3200. The additional price is worth for the difference. BTW, D3200 is a bit old and I don't like the design. If you prefer Nikon, go for D5200.
 
The T5i is like the T4i, but priced for the uppity trust-fund types. There's really no sense in recommending it for video shooters. The sweet spot in price/performance is definitely the T3i/T4i range. Rebels before the T3i don't have a CMOS heatsink, so they tend to overheat easily on video or long exposure timelapse work.

If you think you'll ever become a professional video shooter, building a collection of Canon EF mount lenses and accessories might make more sense than Nikon. I agree that Nikon destroys Canon in video skintones under $1000, but if you move up, it's not like Nikon makes a C300 equivalent.

I know a ton of video shooters who swear by Nikon primes, and they definitely beat out Canon if you like your lenses wide and on a tight budget. But for longer lenses, and more expensive lenses like the CN-E series, I haven't seen Nikon lenses that compete.
 
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