A little bowdrill practice & using new cam

[kgd]

My wife gave me a new Nikon D7000 body for my B-day which is awesome. One thing this little puppy has is video capability allowing me to combine stills and video all in one package. There is still a lot to get used to in moving from the entry level SLR's I've been using to the mid-grade body but thus far I'm really impressed. Video has good and bad things about it compared to a dedicated camcorder, but everything I don't like seems to have a workaround and the things I do like are really nice.

Anyhow, here are a few shots from last night this morning.

Here is the bowdrill video...

[youtube]qfuEYZbBfM4[/youtube]

 

[averageiowaguy]

How are you finding the camera for usability? I like my d200 for stills a lot. For video I've been using a Canon 5D. I just ordered a better microphone for it though - wind noise on the stock mic can get distracting.

 

[kgd]

Well its a photography camera first and foremost, but the video capability is functional. They added a dedicated Live-View switch and record button on the back making it very easy to access. One thing I like is that you can hit that live view/record and the camera goes into video mode in less than a second. Might be handy when trying to capture wildlife as I always found that by the time I booted up my other camcorder and was able to hit record, about 5 or 6 seconds would go buy and that bounding deer would always be gone. Chances are though, I probably shoot anything come across unexpectedly as a photo rather than a video out of habit.

Anyhow, I'm still learning on it and have a bit more learning to do. For audio, I often carry a little dedicated Sony MP3 personal recorder that I throw in my shirt pocket and then sync it up with the audio recorded on camera. Its a bit of a pain in the ass to do, but that is how most of the professionals do it - they record audio and video separately. There are also wireless mic's out there that might be nifty. Plug the base station into the camera and then keep the wireless mic on your lapel. For this video, I just used the on-board camera mic. Still, lots of playing to do though to see what works out best.

 

[jcl-MD]

Great Pics Ken !

Cool vid also !

 

[Runsalone]

Ive been using the 7000 for a bit now and love it! Youll not be disappointed. Can you believe the noise performance and dynamic range of these things? Its a good time to be into photography!