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Why do kids do this

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Merlin.
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i think its funny when kids have cannon rebels on a glidecam with a kit 18-55
Dec 25 2013 12:45AM
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eheath
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Maybe they don't have enough money to buy a nicer wide angle?

18mm on that lens isnt THAT bad and is definitely better when on a glide cam, I think kids should save up for glass but sometimes people have a hard time getting money, stop being a douche.
Dec 25 2013 2:06AM
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JuliusJ
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this and or they want to have fun making edits, but aren't serious enough about making them that they want to invest more money than what is necessary
Dec 25 2013 3:21AM
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Laurent.
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Dec 25 2013 7:05AM
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raymondcabral
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Yeah don't be a douche, it's hard to get a job when you can't because its illegal.
Dec 25 2013 10:45AM
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slugworth
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what's wrong with that setup in the first place? That's my goto plus I can't afford any other sorta lenses either haha. A good photographer/videographer can use anything and get a good shot. So quiet down
Dec 25 2013 11:27AM
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quixotic
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yeah dude, you seem real qualified yourself with the "im so artsy up the tree this has never been done before photo"

Dec 25 2013 1:43PM
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lIllI
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I think it's weird that people are entertained by glidecam edits at all.
Dec 25 2013 3:58PM
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Blake.P
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Why? Follow cams are great in skiing and having a glidecam only makes them look better. Not all shots can be stationary
Dec 25 2013 5:09PM
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erikK
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in this case it's pretty absurd to buy a dslr and be limited to a focal length range of 18-55mm. i don't understand why kids don't get camcorders and have like 3 dslr lenses packed into a parfocal, servo-zoom beast made for shooting high quality video instead of pictures. also included are 1080/60p, portability, and a plethora of features for 16 year olds to cream their pants over if they overcome their ignorance.
oh yeah and it's much cheaper too
Dec 25 2013 5:16PM
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VT_scratch
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maybe because people are attracted to shallow DOF
Dec 25 2013 5:45PM
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lIllI
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Leaves little to the imagination. Not my cup of tea, personally. Immersion isn't always better...
Dec 25 2013 5:48PM
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RockNRollNghtClb
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because the footage looks worse
Dec 25 2013 6:20PM
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Skewb
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Smooth video not your cup of tea? So you would rather watch fisheye shots and followcams from a PVC rig?
Dec 25 2013 6:23PM
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erikK
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do you know what a tripod is?
Dec 25 2013 6:49PM
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Childstar.
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lolque?
Dec 25 2013 7:06PM
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Skewb
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I do, in fact use one quite frequently. I'm just saying a solid, quality followcam from a glidecam is almost a staple in videos.
Dec 25 2013 7:34PM
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lIllI
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Because those are the only two ways to use a camera...
Dec 25 2013 8:32PM
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=nick=
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na man. what he's saying is he loves gopro shots edited by a 12 year old. get your head out of your ass.
Dec 26 2013 2:06PM
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Lou.
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Ive seen some half decent stuff from kit lens that are properly stabilized
Dec 26 2013 8:21PM
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sveinung
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I thinks its funnier to see people with expensive rigs, but dont know how to use it
Dec 27 2013 3:12PM
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KANGAROOJACK
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Why can't you just be stoked that their filming? If that's what they have to use that's what they have to fuckin use.
Dec 28 2013 1:03AM
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pcurran871
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I think image stabilisation is more important in edits than wide angles. 18mm is still pretty wide and you can be quite close but for follow cam if you don't have a steady image it just looks shit.
Dec 28 2013 9:09AM
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caderobinson
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Meanwhile OP films with a gopro
Dec 28 2013 1:50PM
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Tikayt
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I don't understand your comment.
I use to laugh at kids and dads with their go pro ticking red while standing in the line but after all, I understand the pleasure of watching your day of ski the day after.
If you can have fun with minimum equipment, I say go for it.

What makes me laugh hard though, are those with at least a 5D (equivalent to nikon) not shooting in manual...
Dec 28 2013 1:51PM
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Merlin.
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lol ya!! defintley!! ur right!! gr8 Insult!!
Jan 1 2014 11:38PM
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Laurent.
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It is true, real men don't use dinky toy like camera's.

Real men strap Hi8 camcorders on their helmet:

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Jan 2 2014 3:36AM
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Merlin.
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fuck yeah i wish i had one of those
Jan 2 2014 1:36PM
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JuliusJ
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I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but Colby West did this with a 16mm camera for MSP's Seven Sunny Days...

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Jan 2 2014 11:49PM
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