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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on February 22, 2024 at 3:51am

i would suggest that if you have any Nikon lenses that you stick with that brand. 

I am a canon guy so anything from the 60D up to the 90D can do 1080P video. i think they are marketed as rebel in the states?

as for sound some cameras have a mic socket for an external mic but a seperate audio recorder like a zoom would be better. let the camera record audio as well so it is easier to sync the external recorded audio to the video.

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Permalink Reply by Southern Ray on February 22, 2024 at 6:32pm

 Thanks for those tips. They'll be quite helpful. I'll look up "Zoom"

 My introduction, well, semi-serious amature photography, 25 years ago, low-budget camera style was a second hand AE-1 with a little collection of filters and a couple of good lenses. I loved that camera, took a few good pictures, more bad ones and learned a lot. Sadly the camera died and I sold the extras. Fast -forward to a few years ago with the L-610 digital. Pretty good, but would like to move up a little to a better rig for recording my wife and I for fun.

 Thanks again, Timothy

  Ray

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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on February 22, 2024 at 10:51pm

If you are willing to start from scratch camera and lens wise. then mirrorless cameras seem to be the future with all of the major brands going in that direction 

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/buying-guide-best-cameras-under-500

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Permalink Reply by Southern Ray on February 23, 2024 at 11:25am

 Thank you for the link, Timothy. I'll get to that later today. Hoping for something with at least as good sound as the Nikon. It was pretty good.

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Permalink Reply by Southern Ray on March 6, 2024 at 7:46pm

 Well Tim, I pulled the trigger on the Zoom H1 essential. Should be here Saturday. Still don't know what I'll do about a camera, perhaps the Zoom Q2 or Q8, maybe,  but this will keep my wife and I busy for awhile. Thanks for the tip!

Ray

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