Camera

I’m looking to get the CANON EOS 1000D Digital SLR Camera with Canon 18-55 mm EF-S Zoom Lens – 10.1 mp, I only have £400 to spend and this looks like the best camera. Could you review if you have this camera.
Thanks

Here’s a review that hasn’t been given. I own a 1000D and find it a versatile, easy to use, very well built camera that yields superb photos.

I use three lenses with mine, the kit at 18-55, a Tamron 18-200 and a Canon 75-300.

Further review is here. Read my notes please because not all of these were taken with my Canon.
Be aware I’m having excellent luck with night / time exposures, day time colors are brilliant and the camera is very easy and quick to operate – but, you’ve got to read the book and keep it handy for little questions that always seem to come up.

The first 3 shots I took with my Fuji 9000. Good Luck

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Get wide-angle and fish-eye effect for about $5 with this DIY lens attachment. Expands your camera’s viewing angle up to 200 degrees. Great for tight-quarters indoor shots, stunning landscapes, and funny fish-eye photos. Amazing results. For use on photo and video cameras.

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If you bought a DSLR, but have not expanded your photography into lenses besides the kit lens, check out this video and part 2 to learn about what other types of lenses are available. Be sure to watch the second part of this video.

More Info: http://actuallysimple.com/gadgets/dslr-camera-lenses/

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The new Sony Alpha DSLRs offer new user-friendly features including an easy to navigate menu system, tilt mounted LCD screen, and Live View.

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This compact camera is a little different from the rest of the bunch. You can dive right in and take pics under water. Check out our video review.

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Sony announces their upcoming ultra-compact interchangeable lens Alpha products.

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i am in college and took a script writing class and thought of a really unique idea so me and a few friends are going to start filming and posting are episodes online. i realize that having a studio camera would be the best but i cant afford that. What would be the best available camera for around 1000 dollars or less? i would love an external mic and HD. Im new to video cameras so any advice would help. thanks.

you can consider buying Canon VIXIA HV40 HD HDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
# HDV format delivers high-definition video to miniDV tape
# Genuine Canon 10x HD video lens; SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer
# DIGIC DV II image processor; 24p Cinema Mode, 30p Progressive Mode
# 2.7-inch Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD
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Canon VIXIA HF S10 HD Dual Flash Memory with 32 GB Internal Memory and 10x Optical Zoom
# Capture up to 12 hours of HD video to a 32GB internal Flash drive as well as directly to removable SDHC memory cards
# Genuine Canon 10x HD video lens; DIGIC DV III image processor
# 1920 x 1080 Full HD recording; SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer
# Built-in 8.0-megapixel digital camera delivers stunning quality photos
# 2.7-inch Multi-Angle Vivid Widescreen LCD;
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It looks like 4 black flaps that are hinged. I see them on telephoto lenses.
What are they for?

A petal style lens hood. There are also plain, round hoods. Both are designed to keep light from coming into the lens from the side. The petal hoods are generally lens specific.

You may see actual hinged flaps on a larger, studio flash units, or on theater style continuous lighting. These systems are called barn doors, and are used to keep the light inside a certain area.

Also, when filming a fight scene, I know I need to make quick cuts to create a sense of action. However, when actually filming such a scene, do I use one camera and film the scene from different angles or use two cameras and do it all in one…then tweak it in Final Cut Pro?

It depends on what you have access to. If you have multiple cameras, people to operate them, then by all means go for that route.

Most film productions especially with a smaller budget, will use one camera, and film the scene from different angles. Hopefully your actors will be good enough to reproduce the same results each time they shoot from a different angle.

For those who are still using old school broadcast video cameras with sophisticated lenses, here’s a quick tutorial on how to do a backfocus so that your shots are in focus throughout the travel of your zoom lens.

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