At the kickboxing event “Get in the Ring” in Hamburg’s Audimax, I not only took some panning shots of the venues, but also tried to capture the action in the ring on video during the heavyweight fight “Andre Dinse vs. Chris Jürs”.
Compared to the professionally created videos that have been online for some time, this D7000 video lets you see what the camera can do without any additional tools. The recordings were made handheld and with the built-in microphone. I deliberately didn't put any music or anything like that on top - even at the risk that the film might seem a bit boring. But I wanted you to have the chance to hear the original sound.
I used the following optics - all at open aperture f/2.8: the 10.5mm fisheye, the 17-35mm and the 24-70mm zoom. ISO640 is used at the beginning of the film, the scenes in the ring were shot at ISO3200.
The autofocus was set to “Full-time AF”, the AF area control was set to subject tracking for the still settings and to portrait AF for the fight scene.
Why is the ring scene so wobbly at first and why are the heads cut off so often? My inexperience caused both mistakes. The former comes about because I initially held the camera so that my elbows were supported on the ring floor for better stabilization. What isn't a problem when taking photos with fast shutter speeds looks pretty bad on video. And the heads are cut off because the image on the rear monitor is only slightly dimmed at the top and bottom so that the elongated image format is fully displayed in width on the 3:2 monitor - and in poor lighting conditions this is simply not visible well enough .
I hope the video gives you a first impression of the possibilities and quality of video recordings with the Nikon D7000. How do you like it?
EDIT: I was happy to accept the criticism about my unsteady camera position and so yesterday I quickly shot a video of a subway train pulling into the station. I "only" made the mistake of forgetting to turn off the autofocus. I think you can see the quality of fast movements judge better here than in the video above.
Well, the quality is good in the quiet course, but there is clearly no tripod or an attachment to the body. Everything is very restless
Hey Stefan,
Hmm, the moving images don't convince me at all. No difference to a run-of-the-mill camera, I think. When it comes to steady shots, the camera scores points with its great DoF. Without a steady cam design, you can forget about that anyway, because the shaking makes even the best video quickly unbearable, but you know that yourself, it was "just" a test run. But the first sentence is probably the best answer to your actual question 🙂
By the way, I have had very good experiences with the 5d Mk II for panning with a ball head with the appropriate friction setting and a small self-made panning arm. You have to see what equipment Ripke uses for his videos: I think he has a one-handed steadycam story. KA if there is something like that from Profoto or something.
Best regards,
Dennis
Hi @Dennis, I know some Canon "videographers" who simply attach a monopod to their camera body for stabilization. That's what I'll experiment with first 🙂
I wouldn't have thought it would be very exciting to see and, above all, hear what this microphone can do.
Hello Stefan, I think it's great that you're sharing your first experiments with us! The medium of video with the DSLR is now new for many of us and it is clear that not everything goes perfectly in the beginning. Especially since there are some properties that you need to know.
I took similar first steps with the D7000 over the weekend. The first video without a tripod (although I'm really impressed by the performance of the Nikon lenses' VR for video) and the second with a tripod.
http://www.gwegner.de/ankuendigungen/erste-beta-von-lr-timelapse-erhaeltlich-bessere-zeitraffer-mit-lightroom-3/
I added you on Twitter and look forward to more videos from you!
Best regards,
Gunther
What do you think about?
http://neunzehn72.de/nikon-d7000-videoaufnahmen-nur-fur-privaten-gebrauch-zugelassen/
I'm not a lawyer, but I've read in other cases - similar in content - that such provisions are not legally binding in Germany because they were not known before the purchase. According to German law, IMHO, it is not permitted to have a product purchased and only point out restrictions in the instructions. Such a restriction would have to be part of the purchase contract, for example. Similar to the small print when taking out insurance or similar.
Incidentally, the licensing company has long since announced that it does not intend to collect fees.