digital cameras- what to buy ??

[apieceofsky 0]

hey im looking to buy a digital camera for free fall photography and have no idea what to get coz im new to stills, just done cinema before. feel free to give your experienced opinions.

cheers

[bigdad510 1]

Be prepared to get eh standard answer from everyone. Some of those being it's you choice. I use a Canon Digital Rebel XT. I like it and it takes great pictures. Would take even better pictures if I spent the money on descent lens other that the kit lens. I bought a refurbished one on eBay for 450 (including shipping) and it's awesome. Plus I like it because it's small and I have my video and still top mounted.

At my DZ the camera of choice is any one of the Digital Rebels. I had jus the Digital Rebel (300D) to start. It takes good pictures but it doesn’t have the ability to adjust a bunch of different things like the XT or XTI. As far as which one of those to buy, my “opinion is for the extra money, it’s not worth buying the XTI.

Brad

[snafuhere 0]

and if you buy canon:
1. tounge switch will fit without any soldering
2. great wide angle lense (10-22) is less expensive than with nikon

btw:
afaik there are only 2 brands: canon and nikon
forget the rest

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[jtval 0]

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hey im looking to buy a digital camera for free fall photography and have no idea what to get coz im new to stills, just done cinema before. feel free to give your experienced opinions.

cheers

Start by using the search function and finding some information. Then, when you have an idea what to get we won't have to type the same reply that we did in 35 other posts.


Sorry, don't wnat to sound like a dick but you couldnt have asked a more vague question.

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[Calvin19 0]

just started as well, i got the Canon XTI (350D) its awesome, and very good value. Also, I have the canon 17-85 EFS and its sweet for ground based photography as well. plenty wide in my opinion.

[jtval 0]

Um jsut to clarify.

the lanyard was around your NON pull hand,right?
was it on there in a fashion that you could get rid of it if you needed to cutaway or would it cuase problems?

if you dropped the camera would it hit anyone below you or do you jjump over a barron area?

(just asking for the sake of asking in case a lower jumper reads this while reseaching.)

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