Mount Airy Lofts
465 posts
Feb 08, 2008
1:02 PM
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Are there things to do and not do when trying to film the birds?
I'm looking to grab one of those new high end HD hard drive Canon Cams. It retails for over 1 grand and suppose to be top notch for personal in its field (personal use) as to quality wise. I know, 1 plus grand means little if I want to capture high speed motion but I can't afford a 20 grand cam.
I am hoping to get some pointers on say a how to capture the best footage of birds in action... any suggestions?
Hopefully there are guys out here who has more experience than I.
I like to visit the guys in my area a lot and would love to film their birds for watching on them days when you simply can not leave the house with out freezing your butt off. Would also like to donate more footage to my local club's library.
Here are examples:
Don't swing the camera around. Resembles the Blair Witch Project movie.
Use a tripod when filming would be a good idea, don't you think.
etc..
Thor
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trevsta65
251 posts
Feb 08, 2008
2:46 PM
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and film rollers that actually roll .cheers trev
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JMUrbon
371 posts
Feb 08, 2008
3:12 PM
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Thor I have never had much luck at filming birds but if you can get ahold of him somehow Brian McCormick can more than likely help you out with this question. Joe
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Mount Airy Lofts
469 posts
Feb 09, 2008
12:09 PM
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Joe,
I think the biggest problem with filming birds, especially my birds is that the best performance is only seen when up high - say 300 feet. The birds feel more comfortable committing into their roll. With that height or higher, videoing them with say a electronic store brought cam (example Best Buy( or worst yet a digital camera in video mode... is worth less. Your time is better spent just enjoying their performance.
Usually the depth and velocity is turned off when coming in to land. This is the only time I will get any video quality to them. I like filming when they were just release or circling in. We average joes hardly ever get any good quality videos of our birds because it is best to use a high speed camera. The ones you see National Geographic using when trying to video them predators like cheetas. Then again, most roller guys are just your average joe and such equipment is out of the question. I like filming my out door trips: fishing, hunting, etc. with my guys for memory keeps.
I think Brian and my wife are just about the same as for advise. They are both photographers. Well at least mine tries to be :) Photography and videography are two different fields with their own perks. Correct me if I am wrong.
Thanks,
Thor
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COYOTE33
51 posts
Feb 10, 2008
10:47 PM
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hey Thor!
thats the same goal i have,to get a video cam and show the right kind of style. canon has a AHF-1, IF THATS THE CORRECT NAME. its a 10 opt or more and its a little over a grand, this is a dream video recorder of mine. maybe one day we will reach that goal.
coyote
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quickspin
342 posts
Feb 10, 2008
11:24 PM
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Canon XL2 Digital Camcorder is perfect but is expensive you need something like this or close to it. I have try it with other camaras and they are too slow and the zoom is not clear.
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SALAS LOFT
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