Jri
Member
Hi,
I'm experimenting more and more with motion graphics/video at the moment and want to try some film.
At the moment I have a Nikon D3200 DSLR with video capability, but it only films for a short time before the battery is drained, meaning that I can't do extended shots and if I realistically wanted to do anything on one session - I'd need a bag full of batteries!
Pro video cameras seem to be crazy money, starting at a budget busting £1500-2000 and up, some of them cost more than my car.
Would a better investment be to build up my lens collection for my lowly D3200 and just stomach the power drainage issue with a battery extender (or the aforementioned battery collection)?
What is the second hand market like for pro video gear (bargains, stuff to avoid, pitfalls etc...)?
[Edit: Apologies if this belongs in the Hardware forum, feel free to move it!]
Thanks,
Jri
I'm experimenting more and more with motion graphics/video at the moment and want to try some film.
At the moment I have a Nikon D3200 DSLR with video capability, but it only films for a short time before the battery is drained, meaning that I can't do extended shots and if I realistically wanted to do anything on one session - I'd need a bag full of batteries!
Pro video cameras seem to be crazy money, starting at a budget busting £1500-2000 and up, some of them cost more than my car.
Would a better investment be to build up my lens collection for my lowly D3200 and just stomach the power drainage issue with a battery extender (or the aforementioned battery collection)?
What is the second hand market like for pro video gear (bargains, stuff to avoid, pitfalls etc...)?
[Edit: Apologies if this belongs in the Hardware forum, feel free to move it!]
Thanks,
Jri