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October 24, 2013 9:26:15 PM

hello!

I am an action sports videographer and I also do stills sometimes. I'm looking to upgrade from just using a bunch of go pro hero 3's to a good Canon. I'm leaning towards the Canon T4i or 7D. I'll probably just going to get a used or refurbished one and a couple lenses. What camera would you recommend?
What camera, maybe even neither Canon's, do you think would be best around the same price for filming/capturing extreme sports?

Thanks,
Cassy Grace

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October 24, 2013 9:45:08 PM

7D all the way
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October 25, 2013 5:04:43 AM

Sportlover88 said:
hello!

I am an action sports videographer and I also do stills sometimes. I'm looking to upgrade from just using a bunch of go pro hero 3's to a good Canon. I'm leaning towards the Canon T4i or 7D. I'll probably just going to get a used or refurbished one and a couple lenses. What camera would you recommend?
What camera, maybe even neither Canon's, do you think would be best around the same price for filming/capturing extreme sports?

Thanks,
Cassy Grace


Hi Cassy - neither of the Canons shoots 1080/60p for smooth action or slow motion. I would get a Panasonic G6 with the 14-42 kit lens ($638 new at Amazon right now).

Here is what this camera can do: http://vimeo.com/71873796

The G6 is sharper than any Canon DSLR, and has these features that the T4i and 7D lack:

1) built-in wi-fi and NFC for wireless file sharing and remote control from your phone or tablet
2) a viewfinder that actually continues to work in video mode (DSLR viewfinders blank out when they shoot video)
3) fast continuous autofocus
4) "focus peaking" for easy manual focus
5) a lossless extended tele converter (ETC) for a built in 2.7x optical zoom extension - used in the example video above

It's a great still camera too: http://www.flickr.com/groups/lumix-g6/pool/

Hope this is helpful,

Bill
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November 7, 2013 4:03:15 AM

Kay for the love of god don't ever comment on a photography related topic again unless the person is talking about happy snappy photos...

Canon 7D or Nikon D700 are my recommendations (anything else and I wouldn't recommend the D700 as I have my favourites and the D800 is mine but for sports there is no denying it's capabilities)

As for 7D vs D700 - clear win go Canon (this coming from a guy who shoot Nikon)
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November 10, 2013 3:48:26 AM

brunerww said:
Sportlover88 said:
hello!

I am an action sports videographer and I also do stills sometimes. I'm looking to upgrade from just using a bunch of go pro hero 3's to a good Canon. I'm leaning towards the Canon T4i or 7D. I'll probably just going to get a used or refurbished one and a couple lenses. What camera would you recommend?
What camera, maybe even neither Canon's, do you think would be best around the same price for filming/capturing extreme sports?

Thanks,
Cassy Grace


Hi Cassy - neither of the Canons shoots 1080/60p for smooth action or slow motion. I would get a Panasonic G6 with the 14-42 kit lens ($638 new at Amazon right now).

Here is what this camera can do: http://vimeo.com/71873796

The G6 is sharper than any Canon DSLR, and has these features that the T4i and 7D lack:

1) built-in wi-fi and NFC for wireless file sharing and remote control from your phone or tablet
2) a viewfinder that actually continues to work in video mode (DSLR viewfinders blank out when they shoot video)
3) fast continuous autofocus
4) "focus peaking" for easy manual focus
5) a lossless extended tele converter (ETC) for a built in 2.7x optical zoom extension - used in the example video above

It's a great still camera too: http://www.flickr.com/groups/lumix-g6/pool/

Hope this is helpful,

Bill

For sports photography? NO WAY! Maybe in a few years mirrorless will be able to keep up with a dedicated phase detection system, but for now it's not even comparable to the 7D which is almost 5 years old!
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November 10, 2013 3:42:21 PM

Sportlover88 said:
...I am an action sports videographer and I also do stills sometimes


amuffin said:
For sports photography? NO WAY! Maybe in a few years mirrorless will be able to keep up with a dedicated phase detection system, but for now it's not even comparable to the 7D which is almost 5 years old!


You're right. I wouldn't recommend the G6 to anyone who was purely a sports photographer. But Cassy is primarily an action sports videographer. Stills are described as a "sometimes" pursuit.

For a person who does more action sports video than stills, a 1080/60p $598 Panasonic G6 (on sale with the kit lens) is a much better choice than any 1080/30p Canon.

Here's another sports video example - slowed down with the G6's in-camera 1080/60p:

http://vimeo.com/76875252

And it's a pretty darned good action still camera too :) 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92804635@N05/10367099913/i...

Cheers,

Bill
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November 10, 2013 11:20:08 PM

I use a Nikon D7100 and Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5~5.6 for air shows, or a Nikon AF 80-200mm f/2.8 for closer aircraft or all around fast action/sports photography.

For birds, I use a Nikon V1, with FT-1 adapter and the Nikon 70-300mm lens described above. I used to use a Tokina 80-400mm f/4.5~5.6 with a DSLR for birds, but the Nikon V1 gives better long distance results.

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November 11, 2013 5:20:13 AM

rocklikestone said:
I use a Nikon D7100 and Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5~5.6 for air shows, or a Nikon AF 80-200mm f/2.8 for closer aircraft or all around fast action/sports photography.

For birds, I use a Nikon V1, with FT-1 adapter and the Nikon 70-300mm lens described above. I used to use a Tokina 80-400mm f/4.5~5.6 with a DSLR for birds, but the Nikon V1 gives better long distance results.



These are great cameras for stills, and they have their advantages for video too - even though neither of them shoot 1080/60p, and the D7100 won't let you change aperture in Live View (video mode). The D7100 is moire-free and the V1 has lightning fast video autofocus. Do you shoot video with them?

Cheers,

Bill
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