Martin Becht
May 22nd, 2014, 09:06 AM
Hello,
as an rc enthusiast I am looking for the right camcorder to record flights of rc planes.
So these are small objects which are moving very fast (>250mph!). I would like to produce something like this, only a bit better:
Jakob Karpfinger mit seinem Fluxkompensator beim Speedcup in Dachau - YouTube
I'm looking for the best camcorder to do this. My budget is $2000. The camcorder should be readily available in Europe.
I have read up on this topic and what I think I have figured out so far:
- Auto focus will not work in this scenario, my camcorder will need to have a big depth of focus and the ability for fast manual focusing
- Too much zooming will not work, otherwise I will have lots of focus issues and image shake (I will not use a tripod)
- Tracking the plane on an LCD screen will not be possible: I will have to use a good viewfinder and keep my other eye open in case I lose the plane.
Therefore my plan is to zoom out to infinity and work with small aperture to get a good depth of focus and only zoom in on the plane occassionally when it is far away, manually adjusting focus.
Does this make sense? What is the best camcorder for this that fits my $2.000 budget?
My current guess is the Legria HF G30 since it has a good viewfinder, can do full hd in 50p and has a manual focus ring that should help me to focus fast. However this is only based on some armchair internet reading and I'd be very greatful for your recommendations based on your expertise acquired in practice ;)
Thank you very much,
Martin
as an rc enthusiast I am looking for the right camcorder to record flights of rc planes.
So these are small objects which are moving very fast (>250mph!). I would like to produce something like this, only a bit better:
Jakob Karpfinger mit seinem Fluxkompensator beim Speedcup in Dachau - YouTube
I'm looking for the best camcorder to do this. My budget is $2000. The camcorder should be readily available in Europe.
I have read up on this topic and what I think I have figured out so far:
- Auto focus will not work in this scenario, my camcorder will need to have a big depth of focus and the ability for fast manual focusing
- Too much zooming will not work, otherwise I will have lots of focus issues and image shake (I will not use a tripod)
- Tracking the plane on an LCD screen will not be possible: I will have to use a good viewfinder and keep my other eye open in case I lose the plane.
Therefore my plan is to zoom out to infinity and work with small aperture to get a good depth of focus and only zoom in on the plane occassionally when it is far away, manually adjusting focus.
Does this make sense? What is the best camcorder for this that fits my $2.000 budget?
My current guess is the Legria HF G30 since it has a good viewfinder, can do full hd in 50p and has a manual focus ring that should help me to focus fast. However this is only based on some armchair internet reading and I'd be very greatful for your recommendations based on your expertise acquired in practice ;)
Thank you very much,
Martin