Please Nikon a high end DLSR without video.
Mar 1, 2012 11:02:02 #
Re: Nikon a high end DLSR without video.
I agree with all of you that said "If I wanted video, I would buy a video camera". I am thinking about moving up to a D700. What say you all on this one?
Wayne...
I agree with all of you that said "If I wanted video, I would buy a video camera". I am thinking about moving up to a D700. What say you all on this one?
Wayne...
Mar 1, 2012 11:14:12 #
effrant
Loc: New Hampshire
waw203 wrote:
Re: Nikon a high end DLSR without video.
I agree with all of you that said "If I wanted video, I would buy a video camera". I am thinking about moving up to a D700. What say you all on this one?
Wayne...
I agree with all of you that said "If I wanted video, I would buy a video camera". I am thinking about moving up to a D700. What say you all on this one?
Wayne...
I own a D700, and will NOT sell it if I get the D800 or not.
Mar 1, 2012 11:21:55 #
RMM wrote:
As MT Shooter said, it probably adds very little t... (show quote)
When I bought my d5000, video was not on my mind. I also never thought of the features that were probably a side effect of the video technology. But now I find that I use it frequently, and I'm very pleased with the results. I don't shoot video to compete with spielberg, but I can give Fibber McGee a run for his money.
Mar 1, 2012 11:26:21 #
titan1
Loc: SC Lowcountry
I would gladly trade my d7000 in on a d7000 with no video but faster FPS!!
Mar 1, 2012 11:27:41 #
buckwheat wrote:
When I bought my d5000, video was not on my mind. I also never thought of the features that were probably a side effect of the video technology. But now I find that I use it frequently, and I'm very pleased with the results. I don't shoot video to compete with spielberg, but I can give Fibber McGee a run for his money.
Now you've done it! Someone else is going to come along now and say that the reason cameras shoot video is because of Lorenzo Jones!
Mar 1, 2012 11:34:24 #
titan1
Loc: SC Lowcountry
I wish we could custom build cameras like laptops before we purchase them!!!
Mar 1, 2012 11:36:14 #
Mar 1, 2012 11:37:43 #
I used to feel the same way and I still have never used the video feature on my Pentax. But after doing some research I realized that taking out the video would not result in a better still camera. As several have already noted, the video capabilities have added or improved some features of the photography performance, such as much faster and more accurate auto-focus, live view, articulated LCD screens, etc.
Yes, you could build a still camera with those features that did not do video, but why? At that point it's only firmware, the physical camera is exactly the same. In most cases a dedicated instrument is generally better at the task it is designed for than a multipurpose instrument, but not always. This is one of those cases; still cameras are better at taking still photographs now because of the addition of video capability. And the video performance has gained even more from the DSLR. It's a win/win, in the truest sense of the word.
Yes, you could build a still camera with those features that did not do video, but why? At that point it's only firmware, the physical camera is exactly the same. In most cases a dedicated instrument is generally better at the task it is designed for than a multipurpose instrument, but not always. This is one of those cases; still cameras are better at taking still photographs now because of the addition of video capability. And the video performance has gained even more from the DSLR. It's a win/win, in the truest sense of the word.
Mar 1, 2012 11:45:03 #
sinatraman wrote:
its all software the video doesn't add to the cost but drives sales. now i would never use video features because to paraphrase Dr Lenord "Bones" McCoy " Damit Jim Im a photographer not a cinematographer!!!" its bad enough have to compete with ansel adams, now the camera manufactureres want me to compete with steven spielberg too? lol
LOL, thanks for the laugh....I agree with you!
Mar 1, 2012 11:56:30 #
I have been waiting for the D800 for thirty something years. Finally a camera with some resolution (36.3 megapixels) and two full 1080p UNCOMPRESSED digital cinema modes.
As both a photographer and cinematographer in the independent vein, this is the cat's meow.
As both a photographer and cinematographer in the independent vein, this is the cat's meow.
The D800 will Outshoot This for Digital Cinema
Mar 1, 2012 12:00:59 #
Mar 1, 2012 12:43:06 #
Mar 1, 2012 12:50:55 #
tomireland wrote:
I just bought the Canon 5D Mk II. I don't care a thing about taking videos. I wish they'd have invested the production cost into a faster FPS...
R Dubs wrote:
The same goes for Canon.
I just bought the Canon 5D Mk II. I don't care a thing about taking videos. I wish they'd have invested the production cost into a faster FPS...
I'm curious if you've tried picking the video apart frame by frame - you've got, what, 30 frames per second at your command.... what FPS do you desire? Granted, it's roughly only 2 megapixel but still...
Mar 1, 2012 12:56:21 #
Absolutely. However, my sources tell me that most photographers told Nikon [I certainly didn't.] that HD was an essential part of a high end camera. How about a choice: with HD or without?
Mar 1, 2012 13:01:16 #
hiker60 wrote:
Absolutely. However, my sources tell me that most photographers told Nikon [I certainly didn't.] that HD was an essential part of a high end camera. How about a choice: with HD or without?
Great idea. How many of each type do you think they'd sell? And how much would the price go up because of two different production lines?
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