[Kim Larsen]

Hello,

I've been of the camcorder crid for some time now and it seems like there are almoust non camcorders with lens capability?
Back in my days there was Super Whide Angle lenses on every camera...
I'm planning to film this summer, longboard in daytime (sunny), and I would need a proper wide angel lense to go with the cam. Like the Super fisheye/wide angel - lens.
Do they sell them now a days? And what camera.


Thanks in advanced.

 

[bsprague]

Welcome to the forum!

You might enjoy looking at the Panasonic GH4 with the Panasonic Lumix G Fisheye 8mm/F3.5 Lens for shooting 4K video.

But, to stay within the budget, the best choices might be the GoPro Hero 4 Black. I don't think it will be quite as wide as the lens you showed, but it does work well to produce a lot of outdoor footage. If by "longboard" you meant surfing, it would be ideal.

 

[brunerww]

This video was shot with a $700 Panasonic GH3 and a Walimex 7.5mm f3.5 fisheye lens similar to this $239 model from Samyang:

http://vimeo.com/87107978​

For $939, you'll get much better image quality that you can get from a $1000 camcorder.

Hope this is helpful and welcome back to the world of video!

Bill B.
Hybrid Camera Revolution

 

[bsprague]

For $939, you'll get much better image quality that you can get from a $1000 camcorder.

Bill B.
Hybrid Camera Revolution

Nice!