WTF camcorders Rant!!!

[motoman]

I'm trying to video r/c airplanes that are far away and they are normally going over 100mph. When I use a camera with an LCD on the side, A. the sun tends to wash the picture out on bright days, B. holding it out far enough to see the screen means that when you zoom in it's hard to track the plane, and C. I want a damn view finder!

Right now I'm looking at a Sony A57, I like that it can record in 1080 at 60fps, and it's not a bad still camera either. I might pull the trigger this weekend.

The nice thing about Sony DSLR cameras is that they have anti vibration reduction built into the body, so you don't have to worry about buying a VR lens like you do with other cameras.

[71chevellejohn]

Just mount a Gopro to the plane.

[4bangen]

The nice thing about Sony DSLR cameras is that they have anti vibration reduction built into the body, so you don't have to worry about buying a VR lens like you do with other cameras.

I feel odd buying a Sony DSLR, after having a nikon and a canon, but I'm just really digging the a57

[motoman]

I feel odd buying a Sony DSLR, after having a nikon and a canon, but I'm just really digging the a57

I'd put some of the Sony DSLR's right up there with some of the Canon and Nikon cameras.

[4bangen]

Well I pulled the trigger on the Sony. Battery is charging now. Can't wait to play with this thing. I also snagged a 75-300 zoom lens with it. Can't wait to take it to the air field, and drag strip. I was never happy with the 55-200 I had with my Nikon. This 300 rocks!

[motoman]

Believe it or not, you can actually use quite a few old Minolta lenses with that Sony. Check this out... http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/index.asp

[03trubluGT]

Nice grab. I have the itch for a new body, but really can't swing a D3s right now.

[roliath]

use a camera instead

cameras can only record 29.59 minutes of video otherwise its classified as a video camera and is subject to higher tariffs.

[motoman]

cameras can only record 29.59 minutes of video otherwise its classified as a video camera and is subject to higher tariffs.

You can record way more than that with a DSLR. I know a guy who owns a wedding company and all of his video footage is from a Canon 5D Mark II. We're talking a hours upon hours of footage.