Videographers! A question about (still camera) tripods …?
Aug 27th, 2008 by admin
My background is in still photography but I recently acquired a Canon XL2 for a documentary I'm working on.
Over the last several years I've used a Bogen 3236 tripod with a Monfrotto 329 head for medium format photography.
I'm now faced with possibly shelling out major bucks (which I don't have) for a VIDEO tripod setup. Can't I just get along with what I have? What are the drawbacks to using this setup? It seems to support the camera just fine. I have sandbags to provide additional support.
And how about using this tripod with a dolly?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
try ebay for what you want or
buy a dolly and a video head
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try ebay for what you want or
buy a dolly and a video head
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The main difference between still camera tripods and video tripods is the head. A good video tripod will have a fluid head which allows you to pan and tilt the camera smoothly. Since still cameras only take still images the tripod doesn't have to move smoothly. If you are planning on panning or tilting during a shot you will kneed a fluid head for your tripod or your shot will more than likely be very shaky.
Your tripod should work fine as long as you just leave it in a locked off position.
If you kneed a moving shot the xl2 is a shoulder mounted camera so if you put it on your right shoulder with your right hand in the hand slot on the right side of the lens and your left hand on the focusing ring your shot should be pretty stable.
Alternatively you could attach the camera to the tripod and raise its neck then close the legs and hold it from the neck and use this rig like a steadicam.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1aPbwcqquk
Hope it helps.
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Quick and to the point answer.
Just change the ball head to a video head. You don't want to tilt a video camera like a still camera and you always want to make sure your level to pan.
I also shoot professional video now and then and you want the right equipment.
Hope that helps,
Kevin
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