ENTRY VIDEOS: Find the best video quality for under $200 - fun EOSHD Challenge

[KnightsFan]

43 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

Colour grading is allowed.

Unless there is a big push back against it.

I think with a cheap camera, you're probably not going to get far before the codec falls apart anyway

My vote would be for no color grading allowed. Keep the focus on using the camera and shooting with it.

[Brian Williams]

Newest iPod touch with FiLMiC Pro, my suggestion.

[Snowfun]

5 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

Game on

£56 plus the cost of epoxy & orange plastic so don’t get too confident as it’ll be closer to the 200 max...

[BTM_Pix]

1 hour ago, Andrew Reid said:

Be more like @BTM_Pix with his 50 quid wonder

 

Although maybe it means I've found a cheap Leica and that £56 is just for a lens cap for it.

[Snowfun]

Tim Berners-Lee would be proud of this community. 

[ZEEK]

I think color grading should be allowed. What if canon users want to use EOS HD profiles or cinestyle? Some of these look flat.

[Emanuel]

1 hour ago, ZEEK said:

I think color grading should be allowed. What if canon users want to use EOS HD profiles or cinestyle? Some of these look flat.

I don't think rules are unfair. Even though, color correcting will put more emphasis on your grading skills as well : -)

[Andrew Reid]

57 minutes ago, ZEEK said:

I think color grading should be allowed. What if canon users want to use EOS HD profiles or cinestyle? Some of these look flat.

It is allowed.

Fun competition. The rule book should not be 100 pages long.

[Emanuel]

Wide enough to get it fine. No excuses for your gem to end ignored then, once more focused on the creative side than merely the tool itself, in such case. Thus, this is entering in some other category. Reminds me the DVXfests from those golden oldies on DVXuser. More serious than apparently could seem to be, kudos! Hope to only be the first one of many to come, so good luck to this initiative and every contender too : ) Who knows we won't be seeing any masterpiece to pop up from here...? A proof of a mature community like this brand agnostic forum is : -)

Happy shooting!

[IronFilm]

5 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

Great stuff, enjoy!

I am also going to enter my own competition (at least the forum vote side)...

... anonymously

/keeps an eye out for suspicious new accounts just freshly made with their only post being a submission in this thread....

[billdoubleu]

It would seem that by asking if one can use a specific camera, one is automatically disqualifying oneself by revealing what camera one is using, no?

[ZEEK]

43 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

It is allowed.

Fun competition. The rule book should not be 100 pages long.

Definitely an interesting one! Looking forward to seeing the winners  Guess GH2/NX200 users have a good bet...

[Emanuel]

21 minutes ago, ZEEK said:

Definitely an interesting one! Looking forward to seeing the winners  Guess GH2/NX200 users have a good bet...

I put more emphasis on the shooter skills instead, to be honest ; -)

[PannySVHS]

would love to see some dvx100 andromedas for 200USD. anyone wanna sell me theirs now?    @Andrew Reid Hey Andrew, no actors at all or just no professionals, buddies would be okay? cinematic andromeda footage, inspiration time:

 

[webrunner5]

Make an offer of 199 bucks.

https://www.ebay.com/p/Panasonic-AG-DVX100-Camcorder/219488879?thm=3000

[mercer]

9 hours ago, Zach Goodwin2 said:

Can I use my Canon T2i?

I think you can use any camera that currently sells for less than $200. But remember, if you come in last, the rules state you have to send the camera to the winner.

So, if you’re willing to risk your camera, then go for it. 

If anything, that rule should inspire people to use the cheapest camera they can find, IMO.

[kye]

14 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

Game on

Jeez, you spent that much?  Both my cameras cost less than that.  

Combined!

9 hours ago, KnightsFan said:

My vote would be for no color grading allowed. Keep the focus on using the camera and shooting with it.

Without colour grading I'm screwed.  However, this is part of getting the best image for the price.  If you use a cheap camera and get a great result, who cares if it was the camera or the grading?  We're all trying to get the best image for our budgets, even buying multi-thousand dollar camera bodies.

[Avenger 2.0]

Should also be a price for the person using the cheapest camera and not ending up last  

[ZEEK]

7 hours ago, Emanuel said:

I put more emphasis on the shooter skills instead, to be honest ; -)

Yes, totally agree! 

[KnightsFan]

8 hours ago, mercer said:

But remember, if you come in last, the rules state you have to send the camera to the winner.

...which is a great way of discouraging anyone looking to actually build their skills. Not sure I like that idea. Without it i would make a serious foray into "best" video under $200. As it stands, lets just say I have @BTM_Pix beat on price. We'll see who wins on epoxying ?