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Kakhaber Mshvidobadze · April 26th, 2010, 02:54 AM

Hello, I wonder how can i filming a wild animal, for example wolf in the forest, what i need, which camera is better to choice, or which lens use, or what techniques i need for it. may be someone know a good article about it, i try but could not found.

thank you

Mick Jenner · April 26th, 2010, 10:33 AM

There plenty of people on here who could give you lots of advice but you need to go to the
Under Water Overland Forum which is the one below this one

Mick

Trond Saetre · April 27th, 2010, 11:17 AM

Several people here use the Canon XL2 and XLH1 for wildlife filming due to the interchangable lenses.
Basically you need a long zoom and a good tripod.
You might want to check out the UWOL forum and the videos from Per Johan and Geir Inge, to mention a few, to see what these cameras are good for.

I use the Canon XM2, but I find that I often wish I had more tele zoom for close up shots.

Kakhaber Mshvidobadze · June 26th, 2011, 05:34 AM

Thank you guys

Marc M. Myers · June 27th, 2011, 07:07 AM

Also consider what your gear weighs. There is a lot of hiking when it comes to nature subjects. I ended up with a Sony NX5 with a tele-extender because that amount of zoom was too heavy to carry otherwise.

Charles Newcomb · June 28th, 2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kakhaber Mshvidobadze

Hello, I wonder how can i filming a wild animal, for example wolf in the forest, what i need, which camera is better to choice, or which lens use, or what techniques i need for it. may be someone know a good article about it, i try but could not found.

thank you

You mean like this?

Sony PWM EX3, stock lens, shot from farther away than it looks, but the HD footage held up amazingly when I pushed in on it during post production.

Don Litten · September 20th, 2011, 02:47 PM

Nice video Charles!

I do mostly bears and use my 7D with an 800 mm lens.A good tripod is essential unless you can find a spot to use a beanbag. Graphite is your friend.

April 26th, 2010, 02:54 AM	#1
Kakhaber Mshvidobadze New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tbilisi, Georgia Posts: 21	wild animal filming Hello, I wonder how can i filming a wild animal, for example wolf in the forest, what i need, which camera is better to choice, or which lens use, or what techniques i need for it. may be someone know a good article about it, i try but could not found. thank you

June 26th, 2011, 05:34 AM	#4
Kakhaber Mshvidobadze New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tbilisi, Georgia Posts: 21	Re: wild animal filming Thank you guys

June 27th, 2011, 07:07 AM	#5
Marc M. Myers New Boot Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hawley PA Posts: 23	Re: wild animal filming Also consider what your gear weighs. There is a lot of hiking when it comes to nature subjects. I ended up with a Sony NX5 with a tele-extender because that amount of zoom was too heavy to carry otherwise.

September 20th, 2011, 02:47 PM	#7
Don Litten Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 400	Re: wild animal filming Nice video Charles! I do mostly bears and use my 7D with an 800 mm lens.A good tripod is essential unless you can find a spot to use a beanbag. Graphite is your friend.

April 26th, 2010, 10:33 AM	#2
Mick Jenner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: West Sussex England Posts: 843	There plenty of people on here who could give you lots of advice but you need to go to the Under Water Overland Forum which is the one below this one Mick

April 27th, 2010, 11:17 AM	#3
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Several people here use the Canon XL2 and XLH1 for wildlife filming due to the interchangable lenses. Basically you need a long zoom and a good tripod. You might want to check out the UWOL forum and the videos from Per Johan and Geir Inge, to mention a few, to see what these cameras are good for. I use the Canon XM2, but I find that I often wish I had more tele zoom for close up shots.