I jumped on the bandwagon. I had to. Cannon made me do it. They practically forced me to join the HD SLR frenzy.
In my defense, I was on the lookout for a new digital SLR camera that would give me some decent pics but wouldn’t set me back too much. Just as I was doing my research, Cannon made the announcement of the EOS Rebel T2i. A digital SLR with a 24 frame High Def video function for under $800.
To put that into perspective, nine years ago, the hot new image acquisition device was Sony’s first 24 frame HD camcorder, the F900 which sold for upwards of $100,000 with a decent lens. Although true techies will argue with me on this, at first sight, this Cannon actually produces a better image than the F900 ever did. So, as you see, for that bang for the buck, I had to jump on the HD SLR bandwagon.
I’ve been putting my T2i to the test as both a still and a video camera, having shot my new short The Pier with it. Here are some of my initial reactions; my first views from the bandwagon if you will:
1. It IS a still photo camera. A pretty good one at that for the money. With 18 mega pix, it’s the still cam I needed for regular use with the video functions as an insane bonus to filmmakers, compared to what you would have gotten less than a year ago.
The trailer for the new video game I worked on as a writer and creative consultant is now online. Brotherhood is Ubisoft’s new entry in their hit Assassin’s Creed game series that won numerous awards, including "Best Action/Adventure Game," from IGN, "Best Action Game", "Best PS3 Graphics"; from GameSpot and GameSpy.
