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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Overread" data-source="post: 1468405" data-attributes="member: 68571">Well I need some pointers!I have decided to try for a wildlife film cameraman - or at least something along those lines as this is the way I am getting into it. I like wildlife and my stills camera, but there is just not the work in that line - most is teaching based with the odd sale of images, unless you can get onto a good earner with ones work and I don't think its that likley to happen. Film appears to have more of a work and comission based side to it - still not an easy market to get into by any means, but possible I think.The thing is whilst I have an idea of stills cameras I have no idea about the video gear! So first off I need some recomendations as to possible video cameras to consider - digital line models suited to outdoor work and (here is the tricky bit) compatable with my canon EF lenses - I have spent a lot on my stills gear and I don't really want to abandon it entirly so a way of combining the two might be the best move. I know of the 5DM2 as an option and with wildlife a good amount of work would be tripod based anyhow - but I am sure that as its a stills camera first and a video second there will be some big compramises with using the video features - as well as the limitations on erganomics for handholding.So far I have had the Canon XL1s recomended to me as a 2nd hand option - its certainly a more feasable saving price than the newer models appear to be retailing for and appears to be a solid choice, but the market is totally new to me so I really can't get much of an idea of what is what. It also might leave me enough cash to get my hands on a lens longer than 200mmAnother point to consider is cropping factor on the lenses - are video cameras full frame (with regard to stills photography) or do they use a smaller film size?To those thinking I am jumping into the deep end I am currently looking at courses and I am trying to get onto a wildlife and media BA course if I can this year or next (I say this as I am applying late for this comming academic year).Any advice would be very welcome - thank you</blockquote>

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