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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Purchase Opinion Jesse Hutcheson, Student/Intern, Photographer Newport News | va | United States | Posted: 10:48 AM on 07.14.09 ->> I'm about to make an upgrade to the office. We shoot a lot of sports, portraits, and student life activities but the idea of adding video to our new site that goes live in the fall has now come up. Currently we have a Canon 50D. We also have access to a Canon XL1 (video) and Canon GL2 (video) available through another office. With that said, which would be the better addition, a Canon Mark III or a canon 5D Mark II. Sports obviously mark III, that 5d is going to be too slow, but is the video eqp I have now as good as the 5d mark II?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Brandon McKenney, Student/Intern, Photographer Portland | ME | United States | Posted: 11:04 AM on 07.14.09 ->> Basically the two main things a camera like the 5D is going to offer you video-wise over the XL1 and GL2 is HD capabilities and the ability to easily get shallow DOF. I would think if you are shooting mostly sports videos and student-life activities, you're going to get by fine with what you have now for video gear. Also, if you're going to be outputting the video strictly for web, it's not exactly necessary to have HD.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Max Gersh, Photographer St. Louis | MO | USA | Posted: 11:05 AM on 07.14.09 ->> That all depends on your needs. Both the XL1 and the GL2 are great cameras. Neither of them are HD. They do have more control over audio and probably a better AF for standard hand held work. The 5D Mark II will give you a very different look. You will have the resolution and low light abilities of HD along side the depth and flexibility of using any of your lenses. The AF is not the standard smooth video AF. Also, it is not the type of camera that you hand hold for long periods of time doing video. There is no balance assist like a shoulder mount. If you are going to be doing a lot of video that would benefit from the features of the 5D2 and won't be moving the camera a lot during shots, it would be a great investment. On the other hand, if you are tracking motion with the camera or need it to be hand held, you are probably better off with what you already have.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jesse Hutcheson, Student/Intern, Photographer Newport News | va | United States | Posted: 11:18 AM on 07.14.09 ->> Thanks.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Purchase Opinion Thread Started By: Jesse Hutcheson Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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