ISO: Digital Camera
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- vaxorcist0
try before you buy.... and practice a LOT....
For some jobs in the last few years, I've shot Canon 5D mark 1, 5D mark 2, both were great for most things except NOT for low-light follow focus AF, just google "5D mark II autofocus problem".. your low-light ISO is great, but AF is often off, especially with the 70-200 F2.8 IS, the lens most likely to be used in this circumstance.....
I did love the video on the 5D mark II, but found it's shallow depth of field requiring very, very careful production, especially as the monitor-output is not 1080P, so even on a large monitor it's harder to judge focus than I'd like when shooting 70-200 F2.8 fairly close at F2.8, in low light... which is the main reason I used this thing for video...
I currently shoot Nikon, D7000 and a D3, love both, owning the D7000, borrowing / renting the D3.... the D7000 has similar low-light ISO to the 5D mark 1, but is crop-frame....
I just shot a music video with the D7000, it was much easier than the 5D mark II for me at least, as the monitor output was 1080P, and I can easily trust the focus without having to go back and check after each take.. note that delays like this may cause the talent to relax too much... you have to wake them up again for the next take....
RE: action shots....
NOTE that crop-frame is your friend for sports, as an 80-200 F2.8 becomes a 120-300 F2.8 which is GREAT, as 300mm F2.8 on a full-frame is a pricey, huge lens.... I'd rent it....
the D7000 has extremely good AF, almost as good as the D3, I've come to trust nikon's AF more and more the more I get used to it...
NOTE that the 75-300 F4-F5.6 lenses are USUALLY CRAP for sports, too slow, too slow to focus,etc.... but I haven't tried the newest ones....
For action work in good light, I've used a Nikon D300, amazingly good AF,covering most of the frame, and the follow-focus is very predictable.... but the D300 is not as great in higher ISO work as a D7000....
And of course....stop worring and try something, you can always return it....
For low-light work, a 50mm F1.8 is worth every penny of the small amount it costs you....
Budget a GOOD lens or two, especially some good prime, even a 50 1.8 or 85 1.8 can save your gig in low light....
I own nikon, but for some gigs I still borrow/rent Canon, whatever is right for the gig... in a controlled, setup environment, I LOVE the 5D mark II....in a less structured shoot, I love the Nikons....
- gold -> "and practice a LOT"adumbratesly
- which is why i said manual focus. autofocusing is too iffy in low light.sherm