Camera setups

[Antwan]

Hey guys, what kind of camera setups are you all using these days?
I'm not going to give much away, but I'm in the process of developing a web series of sorts.
Very early research and development stages.
The idea is set, just gotta build.
A list would be dope, more bang for the buck, then working up to what pros use.
Editing software/PC recommendations would be good too.
I Appreciate any and all help.
Thanks!

[Boxerman08]

My set up works like a charm (for filming skateboarding anyways), and I know it can be much much better, but I'm used to it. A screen would be definitely a good addition, like the t3i and such, but I can't afford a new camera just yet... Here's what I have.

In terms of camera, I've been using a Canon Rebel t2i for close to 3 years now.
Lenses I got Rokinon 8mm fisheye, 17-50mm Tamron lens, and a 75-300mm Canon lens.
Been using a rode videomic for audio.

Got a bunch of videos on my CHANNEL if you wanna see.

[Antwan]

Looks good man, is skating all you film though?
Also what PC/software do you work with?
It all helps to an extent, likely be comparing all suggestions.
Find a fit for me, cheers.

Edit: does Putting out for audio equipment make that big of a difference?

[Boxerman08]

Looks good man, is skating all you film though?
Also what PC/software do you work with?
It all helps to an extent, likely be comparing all suggestions.
Find a fit for me, cheers.

Edit: does Putting out for audio equipment make that big of a difference?

Thanks dude. Skating is the only thing I've been filming (so far). I use a mac to edit all my stuff, with final cut pro X or adobe premier and some in after effects/photoshop. And yes, audio equipment is a must imo. I noticed that when I didn't have a mic, it would pick up every single noise around (noise/hissing/me pushing in back/me breathing/cars/etc) and it was super annoying. Now with that mic I got, it just picks up the sound in front of the camera (unless there's loud background noise). The t2i mic output isn't as clear as the t3i is for some reason. But anyhow, definitely look into it as much as possible.

Edit: Actually, for audio I guess it depends what you're going for. If you WANT background noise and what not, then I don't think it's a must... lol but there's different kinds of mics (the one I've been using is a shotgun mic).

[Antwan]

Cool, good stuff man.
I was pretty sure audio equipment was directional, confirms my suspicions.
Right on. Hoping to see some more setups from you guys.
I'll be researching on my own aswell, figured I'd reach out first, knew some people already film.

[Bonksz]

For me I'm pretty weird, i like to bounce from SD to HD time to time. But my SD setup is a DVX100a with a opteka 72mm with one spacer on it. As for my HD setup i use a Canon T3i with the 18-55 kit lens, 8mm Bower fisheye and i have a 50mm prime lens for some nice depth of field shots and its always great to have a lens that can go to 1.8. Especially when you're like me and film mostly night stuff haha. As for my extensions i use a rode video mic for my Canon T3i and i use a lumahawk. Im not too sure about the exact LED's on it buts its a great and very small light. For software i use Final Cut Pro X and After Effects CS5. I also got Magic Bullet Looks integrated in my Final Cut Pro. Its more handy than you think haha but sorry for rambling on. Hopefully this helped, if you need to see some footage ill leave a DVX video and a T3i video below.

HD (Canon T3i)