Waldemar
Enthusiast
May 2, 2006, 9:35 PM
Post #6 of 7
(3930 views)
Shortcut
|
|
Re: [tradur] filming Nature and scenery- which camcorder
[In reply to]
|
Can't Post
|
|
Generally speaking, landscape imagery involves the use of wide angle lenses which make the most of extreme depth of focus. Another way of saying this is: "attempting to make the closest object and the most distant object in any given frame appear equally sharp".
In reality, this is a physically impossible task. Thank goodness for illusions!
If you intend to produce the mentally calming images i think you desire, simply chooseing a specific camera will not get you from A to B because you are asking what will get you fron A to Z.
In my opinion, any camcorder, regardless of price, will meet your requirements...so long as you use the widest angle of view the camera permits, and you understand how to use it as a tool to achieve your ends...quite a bit more knowledge than ins contained in the owners manual. That is why there are professional photographers and viedeographers. It may take a bit of work to put your knowledge in the high end category, but it is worth every bit of confusion on the learning curve (Been there, done it, & still wonder if i am "pro"). The best thing to do is to go out and capture what you want and then try to produce it into the the video presentation you imagined. If everything goes as I tink it will go, you will:
A. Be extraordinarily disappointed with your original footage.
B. Make amazing compromises.
C. Produce an "acceptable" project.
D. Learn so much the next project will "knock 'em dead!".
And so it goes.
There are not too many things in this world as gratifying as video production.
Good audio is 70% of what you see, but don't worry about it to much at the beginning. You will be painfully reminded of its absense or intensely rewarded of its presense every time you produce a video project...which in itself is an addition to the learning curve. Take it as it comes and grow in a reasonable way.
As to finding the best resolution for displaying your work...it is a different world. Get assistance from a geek. Concentrate on producing quality images. Surely someone will disagree with my post and offer far more helpful tidbits. Pay attention. The tidbits often become a sustantial whole.
Good adventuring!
G5 1.8. Final Cut/QT Pro/iMovie/Still Life. GL1. XL1-s
|
