December 22, 2013: Hayward Shoreline and Solstice Sharing at Home with Kevin
More attempts to capture sunset lighting that left me salivating for a DSLR! (See last post.)
There are strong pros (beauty, filmic quality, good for very controlled shots like interviews) and cons (sound, workflow, not good for spontaneous shots that require a lot of refocusing) to using DSLRs for video, though, and I also have to upgrade my video camera (Canon GL2, still DV). I do not have funds for both (really I don't have funds for even one, ha ha), so what to do...
I spent over an hour on the phone with B&H in NYC this past Sunday, and given my uses and my skill level, we narrowed my search to two choices: a Canon 7D DSLR or a Canon XF100 HD camera. (They estimate I'll have about 5 more years before I have to straddle myself with 4K headaches, since so few consumers have anything to watch 4K on, and most cannot perceive the difference.)
Dad, however, nearly sold me on the Pentax K3. --until I started reading about the enhanced video features on the newer Canon *70*D. But it has a more "plastic-y" body than the 7D.
Dad, however, nearly sold me on the Pentax K3. --until I started reading about the enhanced video features on the newer Canon *70*D. But it has a more "plastic-y" body than the 7D.
If anyone has feedback on any of these cameras, do shoot me an email! One thing I learned from B&H is, a full sensor DSLR is NOT the way to go for video because the aspect ratio will be off. Who knew?!? This is good news, because the next sensor size down means lower cost camera body. :)
Hayward Shoreline as the sun set, 1 day after Solstice:
I made these pants for Kevin as one of his gifts! :)
The fabric is from Australia. I found it at a speciality quilt shop in Niles, California in Fremont. Those are snakes squiggling among the hypnotic didgeridoo dots. We like our slithery serpent friends!
SOLSTICE HAIKU
Hitting the bottom of
the pool, we make our way back
towards the light.
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