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Canon 60D or Nikon D7000: A Filmmaker’s Decision Part 3

May 1, 2012September 26, 2012 kingpinlei camera comparison, camera shoot out, Canon, DSLR, Nikon, Nikon D700016 Comments

It’s been a while since I first embarked on this 3-part article. Since then, life happened as it always does and before I knew it, quite a bit of time has passed and the digital camera landscape has completely changed. But always for the better. Newer and more affordable video and cinema cameras have surfaced that surprised everybody. For the sake of completing this series, I will not discuss any of the new developments. That is best left for another article altogether.

Canon 60D or Nikon D7000: A Filmmaker’s Decision part 2

April 29, 2011May 18, 2012 kingpinlei DSLR, DSLR video, filmmaker decision, high ISO test, in depth, Nikon, Nikon D7000, review5 Comments

Nikon was the first camera company to enable HD video recording on their D90 DSLR in 2008 and thus ushered in the ensuing frenzy that took hold of the video world. For once in the history of video cameras, there was now a sub-$7000 camera that shot 720p 24fps HD video on a sensor that dwarfed even broadcast cameras, but as well allowed people to interchange and use the seemingly endless variety of DSLR lenses! It was the independent filmmaker’s dream come true. Thus the HD-DSLRs were born.

A Filmmaker’s Decision: Canon 60D or Nikon D7000?

January 21, 2011September 26, 2012 kingpinlei Can 60D, Film, Nikon D7000, review2 Comments

Part 1 Everyone around here knows I’ve been looking around for a new camera for a while. Being an independent filmmaker who shoots primarily narrative-based (fictional) films, I have certain specific requirements that are very different to the requirements of a photographer. Now that DSLRs have come into their own – especially with indie/low budget filmmakers – when the camera manufacturers enabled Full 1080p HD video recording capabilities on these DSLRs, it has opened a world of possibilities for the indie filmmaker. Before, the choice was a bit clearer when…