Canon 5D mark ii vs. Canon HD camcorders for HD video?

Hello, let me make this quick and to the point. I have around 3k. I'm purchasing a camera and a camcorder. I am primarily a photographer, but I really would like to be able to take some stunning and high quality video.

My question is....do I get a nikon D300 w/lenses for around 2300 and just pick up a normal HD camcorder for around 700....

Or do I just get the Canon EOS mark ii 5d so i can use that for both video and photography.

It seems like the video abilities of the mark ii are better than those of your typical 700 dollar HD camcorders...at least from what I have seen samples wise, and on youtube HD.

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2 Responses to “Canon 5D mark ii vs. Canon HD camcorders for HD video?”
  1. rugratzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz says:
    March 31, 2010 at 5:20 am

    A camera for stills and a video camera for video and never the twain should meet.

    Seriously though Its better to keep the two separate. as neither do each others job very well. as you are a photographer then get a good stills camera, and a HD camcorder you will be much happier with the results.

    You seem to have sorted out the camera. The camcorder, you can get a very acceptable camcorder for that sort of money.

    as you say go for HD the format is the next question.

    For me I would only go for Mini-dv (tape) I think they are the best quality, easy to capture onto your computer, easy to edit, the tapes are cheap, so you do not have to get rid of the raw video if you want to archive it. the cameras are robust. once the tape is full just pop another one in.

    HDD (hard drive) SD card/memory card easy to use, easy to upload onto your computer. computer needs to be high spec to edit the video as it is a highly compressed format. once the HDD is full you need to upload it to your computer.

    Don’t bother with Mini-dvd not enough capacity, 20Min’ss of good quality video. but not as good as HDD or Mini-dv

    http://video-cameras.suite101.com/article.cfm/camcorder_formats

    http://www.cnet.com.au/camcorders/camcorders/0,239035915,240061716,00.htm

    there are a few things to read

    Good luck

    RR

  2. Regall L says:
    March 31, 2010 at 5:20 am

    Get first chioce:
    Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Nikkor Zoom Lens
    price: $2,179.93 free shipping
    reference: http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-12-3MP-Digital-18-200mm-3-5-5-6G/dp/B000VR5YA8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235483886&sr=1-2&tag=commentglitte-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

    and

    Canon VIXIA HG21 AVCHD 120 GB HDD Camcorder with 12x Optical Zoom
    24Mbps offers the highest bit rate in AVCHD for High Definition video – enabling improved color reproduction and tonality
    Record up to 45 hours of High Definition video to a 120 GB hard disk drive
    Genuine Canon 12x High Definition video lens
    Includes a Canon 3.3 Megapixel Full HD CMOS sensor (1920 x 1080) and DIGIC DV II image processor
    Features Canon’s SuperRange optical image stabilizer
    Price: $899.00 free shipping
    reference: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-VIXIA-AVCHD-Camcorder-Optical/dp/B001DTXK8G/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1235484065&sr=1-13&tag=commentglitte-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

    Both are around $3000
    that better than you get Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera with EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens
    Price: $4,199.99 + $24.88 shipping
    reference: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-II/dp/B001G5ZTMM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1235483666&sr=1-2&tag=commentglitte-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

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