Not worth it. It us cheap because everything in it is the lowest quality you can get. For that price you can easily get a t3i with a tamron 17-50, or with a tokina 11-16 for slightly more. Whatis your budget/do you have any gear already?

p.hawksNot worth it. It us cheap because everything in it is the lowest quality you can get. For that price you can easily get a t3i with a tamron 17-50, or with a tokina 11-16 for slightly more. Whatis your budget/do you have any gear already?

Yeah I kinda realised its low quality. The current setup I think I am gonna get is the canon t3i with the double lens kit it offers.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JVZ7TYK/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Then get this for some accessories http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047VQWK0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1WFSHX6J483SX

Then this rode kit

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004S494WO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A25IRTXJ3Y3DFH

And this tripod

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MYL1B0/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I already have a Glidecam and thats about it, my budget is around a grand and all that basically comes to a grand. I am open for input on that order haha, is there anything I will need, or not need?

Oh yeah and I am looking just to do all around filming and taking pictures. I will of course be filming action stuff like skiing, but I would like to do everything else.

t3i - $425 body only (new on ebay)

tamron 17-50 - $300 or less, either here or ebay (didn't see any on keh)

sandisk 32gb card x2 - $60

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/828326-REG/SanDisk_SDRX3032GA21_32GB_SDHC_Memory_Card.html

wasabi batteries are supposed to be decent, I would suggest 3 from amazon for roughly $30

http://www.amazon.com/Wasabi-Power-Battery-Canon-LP-E8/dp/B004QDFVF6

(scroll down for the combo pack that has an extra charger etc.)

That leaves just under 200

get a helios 44-2, they are like $25 with an adapter, very fun little lens

The mic package you showed was good, and with shipping etc. you will be close to $1000 here

I would suggest this for a head, it is very popular and has gotten some good reviews, should be good enough until you need/can afford something more substantial

tripod head for - $45

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/152289-REG/Velbon_PH_368_PH_368_2_Way_Panhead.html

surf craigslist/ebay for tripod legs. Just make sure they are stable/can support a lot of weight. When you have more money, you can get nicer/lighter ones

the yongnuo yn-560 ii is essentially a replica of the canon 580 ex ii with no ttl, it is pretty popular on here with guys that do flash work. It is around $60, and I think they make wireless triggers for it around the same price.

If you shop around, you might find slightly better prices. I tried to find gear that I knew was popular and that I myself would use if I was looking.

Stealing this from /p/:

The t3i is a solid, cheap starter body for video-- does 1080p in 24p, has some basic audio management controls, a good range of lenses available. You can get it with a kit for sub $600. Though, to be honest, I'd say there are two better routes you could go for video:

If you're willing to deal with used equipment (and in the case of the GH2,spend a teensy bit more overall), I'd recommend checking out B&H or ebay for a Used Panasonic GH1 or GH2. Both have very high IQ out of the box for video, with full compatibility of every m4/3 lens out there. The nice thing about MFT is that you can also adapt upwards to any lens without any worry of vignetting because its a smaller sensor size than APS-C or full frame. The GH1/2 also let you use the viewfinder during video mode, which canon doesn't permit. On top of that, both can be easily hacked once you get the hang of them to really, really boost the image quality, some professional-quality films have been shot on a hacked GH2 (albeit with some really nice glass), most notably Shane Carruth's "upstream color" last year.

The other recommendation, though, if you want to go the canon route-- and i'm sure i'm gonna get some heat from others in here, is the unfairly maligned Canon EOS M. Hear me out-- you cannot get a higher-image-quality video camera for $300 new, period The EOS M is basically a T4i in a box the size of a point and shoot, with no viewfinder or articulated LCD, a touchscreen-heavy interface, and shoddy AF out of the box. Also, its proprietary lens system,EF-M, only has two lenses, and the canon brand adapter is overpriced. Sounds like a nightmare, right?

Well, here's the thing: Canon fixed the auto-focus in a firmware update-- now its about on par with the AF in the rebel line (AKA: acceptable to solid), and while I'm not a fan of AF servo in general, this is one of the better incarnations of it because you can simply tap on the screen and focus. Moreover, you should use more MF than AF in video anyways. ON the touchscreen subject, the touchscreen works incredibly well-- its a smartphone quality interface, but more importantly, you can do everything with the physical buttons and radial dial with ease enough for me at least.

On the subject of lenses: the two proprietary ones are both great--- the 18-55 kit is noticeably sharper than the standard EF-S 18-55, and the 22mm f/2 pancake is one of my favorite lenses-- beautiful in low light, and most importantly, this camera is so small that with the 22mm, it can fit in a pocket.

On top of that, while the canon-brand standard EF (the standard canon lens mount) to EOS M adapter is an absurd $125, fotodiox has one that preserves both autofocus and image stabilization for a mere $60-- as someone who tried out both, the fotodiox works perfectly, and that's the one i kept.

So, on it's own, this is a camera that does high quality 1080 24p video, has a very small form factor for discreet filming, two great, cheap, and small proprietary lenses, easy compatibility with every other canon lens, and magically-revived autofocus that is more than adequate. For $300 with a lens.

This on its own would be a great deal, but when you factor in the custom Magic Lantern firmware, the EOS M becomes the biggest steal imaginable for a beginner making video. ML is a sd-card mounted hack firmware that adds features like focus peaking (highlights what parts of the image are in focus or out of focus in manual) to video, and even allows for the recording of RAW video-- albiet in 720p. It gets better dynamic contrast out of the M as well.

So there you have it-- it's a small, discreet camera that can fit in your pocket in some permutations, and can also have a gigantic telephoto lens shoved on it in others. It records video as well as any other camera in the Rebel DSLR line, and it costs $300. Canon is really trying to shovel off remaining stock of it through 3rd party retailers at this point so it's worth pulling the trigger on to try-- you could always return it. But tbh, an EOS M with updated firmware (And again-- the difference between the AF out of the box and the AF after updating is night and day) is an incredible option for a beginner filmmaker.