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Cheap Used Body for Video

Started Aug 24, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP aliasfox Senior Member • Posts: 1,375
Re: Cheap Used Body for Video

For something like a wedding, I'd be worried about low light, and I'm not sure a small sensor like in the JVC would cut it for that. Ideally, I'd like to be able to use the glass I already have.

Saturday's ceremony was outdoors, and I had one body set up with the Panasonic 12-32 @ 12mm (on the tripod, right by row one to pick up sound), and I was holding the other body with the Oly 17mm and panning over the audience. I wish I had more (and stronger) ND filters to slow down my shutter, but I had to make do.

The reception/toasts were close to sunset and under a tent, and I ended up only using my Oly17 to get the wider aperture. The sun was definitely setting by the time the Best Man was speaking, and I'm sure the camera was ramping up ISO, even at f/1.8.

Ideally, what I'd want to be able to do in a situation like this is be able to run video from a 28mm or 50mm manual lens, being able to set the camera further back and defocus the background if needed. If the camera's further back, I would definitely need dedicated audio equipment as the camera body would be too far away to pick up anything useful (the major reason it was set up at the front this time).

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