Video cams. Panasonic gh2 or Canon t3i. Help!
 

I neeed

No overheating
Long shoot times
SD card
Mostly shallow depth of field/bokeh shots
Dslr for cheap monopod tripod and steadicam (due to super light ce$

Decent low light but not critical for extreme low light

Audio in for a good boom mic/mix

-------->>> Which you go with the t3i or gh2?

Please reply with articulate and well thought info

if your going video with a canon dslr u need to at leaste get the 7D, the series below shoot nice pics, but suck on video...

I shoot with a 7D, but after about 20 minutes the camera needs a break.

Anyone else?

T3i will overheat, max rec time of 29:59 per clip (reason being there is a tax on SLRs that shoot over 30mins) but i like the cam so fuckit

Thanks ShimmyCockRocka.

I hear 5d is better due to the wider angle possible from filming :2 cents:

I've been shooting with the 7D and GH2 (and GH1) and for practical reasons the GH2 is my favorite. Better (manual) audio, no clip duration limit, no overheating, lighter. I use it with Panasonic lenses and Canon mount lenses using adapters. The top video on the site was shot with two GH2s:

www.femanic.com

Thanks for the input.

You can do stuff with a t3i just for starts, but ultimately a better Canon is your best bet.

At this point, I would purchase a GH2. But that's mainly because I've spent a few hours the past few days doing the research.

If you must go with the Canon, and you're stuck on the t3i...I would recommend spending the a couple hundred extra bucks on the 60D. It has a few extras and better specs that are worth the few more dollars you'll spend. And the resale value also holds up. There are a lot more t3is on the used market.

From what I found this week, I could sell my 60D for what I paid for it in April, but if I had purchased the t3i at the time, I'd have lost upwards of $300.

http://www.adorama.com/IPCDMCGH2KK.html - Panasonic GH2 for $799 (if you search you can find a code for another $100 off)

We decided to go with the t3i... got a good price on it and that was a factor.


So far, so good... We'll report back soon.


Thanks everyone.