Looking into buying a good video camera and all the accessories to get fully equipped for the 2010 season. Budget for video equipment: $15,000 for camera and accessories Any recommendations would be appreciated. I know the XHA1 is widely accepted, but I am interested in memory storage too. and other options for quality footage. Thanks guys.
Maybe I didn't represent the budget clearly enough. $15,000 for camera, spare batteries,lighting equipment, tripod, head attachment, etc. It all ads up.
Business, and to reform the hunting media culture in an area that is neglected by many. (can't go into detail yet) I met you at the MI deer and turkey show 2 years ago with my sister who you thought was my girlfriend. I wore my rut junkie shirt yesterday.
$15K should get you everything you need and high quality items at that. For a head I'd suggest the Manfrotto 501 fluid head with a ball mount and a corresponding tripod and treearm to accomodate it. To get the best quality I'd suggest sticking with tape if you plan on filming a lot. It's a lot easier to organize your footage on tapes than trying to track what you have on internal memory. One area that I suggest not skimping on no matter the budget is on audio. Get a good shotgun mic for the camera and good wireless mics for the hunter. Sennheiser is pretty much top-of-the-line in that arena. With your budgest you can also get yourself a pretty good editing suite for putting all of that footage together. Depending on if you're a Mac guy or a PC guy you could go with either the Adobe CS4 suite for PC or the Final Cut Pro suite for Mac. Are you planning on putting together a show or trying to catch on with someone?
Shawn!!! I was wondering what happened to you.....you just changed screen names! Good to see you. Now.....quit hitting on your sister.
I'm absolutely no expert, but I have researched it a fair amount. Camera.........$5000 Mic's................$1500 TreeArm.........$600 Rain Cover....$200 Tripod............$300 Tapes............$50 Batteries........$300 Case........$200 Varizoom rocker....$200ish All of this gets you $9,350.....but this is very rough. No idea on Software....guessing $600ish
If you are going to start ordering equipment go to http://www.bhphotovideo.com They are a very very reputable company and have good prices.You will find every thing you need there.Check out the new Pro Panasonic's they do not use tapes and record in hi definition.
Specifics? I hope I am not bugging to much, but with all the options out there, I'd like as much input from fellow bowhunters that need the same criteria. bushnio, bhphotoand video is a great website that I have been on frequently. ISiman4/OH, a back up camera would be great, and is something that is being considered.
I'd trust Mike Hunsucker's opinion over just about anyone's that I know of in this arena... I spent a weekend hunting/filming with him and their equipment is amazing. I challenge you to find a better camera arm than the one they use, period; it's hold a tank up in a tree. You can see the end result of some of their equipment here: http://forums.bowhunting.com/showthread.php?t=12584&highlight=inventory http://heartlandbowhunter.com/ http://www.hbinmotion.com/
This is my set up for tv. Canon XHA1 Cannon 2000 lance controller Rode NTG-1 shot gun mic with shock absorption mount Huntcamcradel HD with a bogen 701 head Bogen wilderness tripod 8 & 5 hr batteries Lense cleaning kit Panasonic Master Quality 63 min Tapes Panasonic Cleaning Tap Katana Water and dust proof bag Sony pro head phones Leatherman tool Camo Skins New stuff I am going to get for the new deer season bogen 501 fluid head(701 is a little to light) Sennheiser Wireless mic (great on a spot and stalk) Game Plan Gear Camera man back pack(carries a ton of stuff) All new drop tine Camera arm (Huntcamcradle is great but mine is set up for a climber top and I what a arm for hang on's too) I You are really looking for a lot of info on video cameras and filming hunts go http://www.huntingfootage.com You will find the answers to all your video questions there.
