Mike Deeter
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So I am using a GoPro Hero 4 Silver and would like to move into using a DSLR. Any suggestions on a good beginner rig that would allow me to grow with the camera.
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Video or stills? Budget? Why have you decided you need a DSLR? Not saying you don't, but that answer help us see what the issues are...So I am using a GoPro Hero 4 Silver and would like to move into using a DSLR. Any suggestions on a good beginner rig that would allow me to grow with the camera.
Video, budget total around $4000. I like the GoPro for the simplicity, but find it limiting in what you can do. I would like a camera that would allow me to expand on my film making skills.Video or stills? Budget? Why have you decided you need a DSLR? Not saying you don't, but that answer help us see what the issues are...
Thank you.any of the SLR's will be OK, obviously newer is better, and lenses and lighting are going to be much more critical. Choose your platform wisely, and if you can find an older model with good lights and lenses with a modular housing, replacing the body and housing is not the end of the world.
Video, budget total around $4000. I like the GoPro for the simplicity, but find it limiting in what you can do. I would like a camera that would allow me to expand on my film making skills.
Much appreciated, thanks. I'll look into your buddies class.My dive buddy Pete Bucknell created the GoPro course for PADI, and teaches it regularly. A few years ago, he did this comparison of a GoPro with an expensive pro UW video rig. I was very impressed with the quality of the GoPro. Here, judge for yourself (I'm the model!).
I don't know if your dive count is correct, but a big DSLR is a lot of task loading and has significant buoyancy implications. A good housing for a DSLR can blow out most of your budget right there (my Nauticam housing alone now sells for $3400). By the time you add lights, the camera, the arms and the lens, you are over budget by a good bit. You can save money with an Ikelite housing, but I still think that before you take the plunge, you figure out exactly what the problem is with the GoPro that you plan on solving with the DSLR.
Much appreciated, thanks. I'll look into your buddies class.