Best HAnd Held camera for two hour take.

[Sean Simms]

thanks for all the advice….the film is intended to have a “home video” look…..the producer/director’s idea actually came from a party that I shot for fun 4 years ago with a Canon XL2….after I looked at the footage I realized that I could incorporate it into a music video and another short film I was doing…..

I shot it hand held on autofocus but it just came out looking great dispite the poor video quality (high grain in low light)

I just got my hands on an af 100 for a demo…..very good….it may be the way we go….

PS…. I was also thinking about the Panosonic GH2 SLR for this film….have never used it…..anyone have experience with it?

Sincerely,

Eros Salvatore
http://www.erossalvatore.com

[Alan Lloyd]

[Andrew Stone] “could go the Canon 7D or 5DmkII route as far as weight goes but that has inherent workflow issues which I am sure you know about.”

I very much doubt that a DSLR will be able to go the distance without overheating and shutting down. Plus, battery changes for a DSLR take a while, as they require unmounting the camera, etc.

[Sean Simms]

Good points Alan!

Sincerely,

Eros Salvatore
http://www.erossalvatore.com