Shooting Documentary with EOS 7D

[John Young]

The 12 minute limit is troublesome. Although I use my 7D alot, (and I really love it), that is why I have never done an interview with the 7D as my ‘A’ Camera.

I have been on shoots where we had to stop and start the interview to keep within the 12 minute limit and it is really a hassle and can have a big impact on what you get out of the interviewee. It stops emotional or thought-driven momentum. And really when you are doing an interview 12 minutes really doesn’t last very long.

Why are you leaning towards 7D?

John

[Pete Burger]

Agree with John. Shooting interviews with any Canon VDSLR as an A cam is not the perfect solution.
Even when using Magic Lantern (which is AFAIK available for all Canons other than the 7D) to automatically start a new clip when reaching the 12min. limit, you’ll still won’t get seamless video and audio for it skips a second or so when starting the new clip.

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[Sareesh Sudhakaran]

The Panasonic GH2 is a brilliant alternative that has better video quality and more features. Plus it can take a lot more lenses.

Hope this helps.

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