[pjalne]

That is a damn fine camera, Rog. I've used one of the previous models in the same line (PD-150) quite a bit, and it rocked. I hear the VX has ever better contrast treatment and can shoot in pretty dark places without looking like crap. And the colors are SO much better than your average consumer camera.

Good thing you got that extra sound equipment, though. Even a semi-pro cam like that rarely has a decent mic. It should work on vacations and stuff, but once you want something a little more professional-sounding, you need to plug something in. Especially because of the wind.

OH THE FUCKING WIND





EDIT: I looked closer at the pictures, and see that extra lenses aren't included (they seldom are). I would highly recommend that you get a wide-angle. It grabs you an extra couple of feet's distance if you're shooting in a cramped space (I wouldn't use it around corners of rooms and stuff, though, as it seriosuly bends lines at the edge of the screen), but more importantly, if you want to shoot action, it injects so much movement into the environment, especially if you track through a forest or a back alley or something similar. Wide-angles are of course primarily used for big landscape shots, but if you want the zombies coming in from everywhere with a moving camera, a mid-close framing with action on many planes gives a cool effect that engages the viewer more than a normal lens would.