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I couldn't find anything I liked in stores, so I build this over the summer time to accommodate all my gaming consoles.
BE WARNED! It's a long and boring video
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Well I'm selling my Sony A6000 and looking for a proper DSLR for video. I've had a couple of Nikon DSLR before, the second one had video I believe but it was a long time ago. I really want an SLR to pick up a 50mm 1.8 which was always my favourite cheap lens back in the day. I might need a new tripod as well because my current one is for my compact camera and is a really lightweight carbon fiber tripod.
As a Nikon lover and owner I would stay away from Nikon for Video.
Unless you get the D500 you can't get 4k with high frame rate or even OIS in the camera. Sony is coming out with A7000 soon that should be a good choice or stick with the A6500 when everyone jumps on the A7000.
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Thanks, do you think my A6000 is ok then? Maybe I need to look into lenses more. I just assumed a proper DSLR would be better for video. And lens choice. I'm looking for a lens I can get a nice low depth of field with for some nice shots where I pull focus until the subject is in focus, if you know what I mean. I'm not too worried about 4k at the moment, I'm mostly doing 1080p currently.
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Haha ok thanks. I like that it's pretty light and compact. The other thing I'm wondering about is a slider. I used one a long time ago for a project and I was able to mount it on a single tripod which was nice. I don't think I could do that with my current tripod because it's a really light weight carbon fiber one. So I might need a sturdier tripod. Any suggestions for a slider? It doesn't need to be too long and I'd rather have one that does less distance that I can tripod mount than one that's longer that needs 2 tripods or to be put on the floor. Thanks.
I don't have much experience with sliders, I have this cheaper Anker one and it works well. Ball bearing makes the slide nice and smooth but it's large, about 4 feet so I hate using it.
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Ah yeah. I haven't really experimented much but I think even a couple of feet would add some good movement to a shot. Most of the shots I have done/want to do with a slider are only a few seconds each so it's not like I need to go that far.
I'm a Mac guy so been on final cut for a bit still learning a lot but seems to work well and a lot of creators use final cut as well.
Im a Mac guy too. I am a graphics designer and I use Macs everyday at work but I switched because my 2015 Imac can no longer edit my videos. Got a new camera with 4k footage and 8gb of ram is just not cutting it anymore. Upgradability is kinda tough on the Imac so I recently built a powerful PC. Ya its expensive but I have the ability to upgrade down the road and I can also play video games. I loved final cut. ez and straight forward and a LOT cheaper. Premiere is whole different level in my opinion. But am watching youtube tutorials. Hopefully I can pick it up soon.
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I used Final Cut Pro when I had a Mac but eventually I wanted to get another PC for gaming so I sold my Macbook Pro and bought a really good gaming PC. Right now I'm using the free version of DaVinci Resolve which I'm really liking. It has some limitations but they haven't affected me at all.
Im a Mac guy too. I am a graphics designer and I use Macs everyday at work but I switched because my 2015 Imac can no longer edit my videos. Got a new camera with 4k footage and 8gb of ram is just not cutting it anymore. Upgradability is kinda tough on the Imac so I recently built a powerful PC. Ya its expensive but I have the ability to upgrade down the road and I can also play video games. I loved final cut. ez and straight forward and a LOT cheaper. Premiere is whole different level in my opinion. But am watching youtube tutorials. Hopefully I can pick it up soon.
I completely understand, been editing on my iMac from 2012 and it's been hard. Been looking to upgrade but will get all the parts needed to run Hackintosh just to have that MacOS.
Been also looking at getting a Thunderbolt external GPU to aid as Final Cut does take advantage of the GPU's speed but those are a bit pricy.
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I remember the other reason I wanted to sell my Sony A6000 is there is no input for an external mic. I have a lav mic with it's own built in recorder I can use, but I was also thinking a camera mounted mic would be good for general recording and I can't do that with the A6000.
switching over from finalcut pro to adobe premiere. That learning curve is quite tough.
should just skip premiere and go straight to davinci resolve. Editing, vfx, grading, scoring all in one. I recently moved from PR to Resolve and love it.
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