Comments on: Are we done with DSLR Video?

By: Jonathan Shuler

Jonathan Shuler — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:52:34 +0000

Thanks Glen and Roger for bringing this up.

When I wrote this post, there was nothing in the way of a large chipset camera in a video form factor available. Now there's about three on the market (Sony's VG-10 & F3 as well as Pani's AF100) with more to come. I own the VG-10 and I have to say that it does have some advantages to my 5D; but I don't think it, nor the F3 and AF100 are HDSLR killers. I probably should do a post on my findings with the VG-10 as a field journalism camera. The beautiful thing about a DSLR is the scaleability. You can strip it down to something really small and agile, you can build it up to something robust and cinematic. That's a more awkward proposition with a videocamera.

That being said there's still a big place for small chipset cameras in visual storytelling, in my opinion. OK, I clearly have a few posts to write. Thanks for getting this warmed up for me guys.

By: GlenBMulcahy

GlenBMulcahy — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:32:42 +0000

Have to agree with Roger. Laforet was one of the first to adopt HDSLR for production but as Roger points out he is on the Canon payroll now and they (Canon) might well be kicking themselves that an entry level dslr like the 7D is detracting from the sales of higher end HDV/ HD pro-sumer video cameras costing 4x more. Shame because he (Laforet) is being widely credited with Philip Bloom and a select few others as the godfathers of HDSLR production.

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:58:50 +0000

We’re definitely not done with DSLR video – I think Canon, Sony and Panasonic are all just freaking out a little that you can get such amazing IQ out of these DSLRs at a fraction of the price of what they were selling before. The DSLR movement has got to be crushing the pro video divisions of all these companies.

By: Jonathan Shuler

Jonathan Shuler — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:56:30 +0000

Soji, as a journalist and documentary film maker, I can totally understand where he’s coming from but I agree with you, my 5D paid off in my first shoot as well. That’s here in America, but it was for a non-proffit so it wasn’t hat much Running around with out a crew means that you are very limited in what you can give your attention to. But in your line of work: Cinema/Commercial/Music Video side, it is the best choice right now I think. Thanks for the comment man. I hope to be in Abuja this summer/fall, I might try to get down to Lagos afterwords. I’ve never been.

By: Soji Ogunnaike

Soji Ogunnaike — Sat, 08 May 2010 08:49:45 +0000

I like the way he was quick to say DSLR shooting is a fad but we all forget that before the REVOLUTION of DSLRs, sweet imagery with shallow DOF only belonged to those with high end HD cameras, digital film cameras, and traditional film cameras. Yeah you could say the film lens adapters are a cheap way to achieve such imagery but if you add the extra lighting required by those light-hungry demons, you really don’t save that much. I say it again, “DSLR VIDEO IS A REVOLUTION!!!” Whether you admit it or not. My Canon 7D paid off its cost on its first job in the field and I’m in Nigeria. We are creative people but we are also businessmen. If my 7D purchase wasn’t a wise business decision, I wonder what is. I have to go now. I’m off to go and shoot another TV ad with my 7D. Ciao!