Noobie needs help

[Marcus Conway]

I run wildlife photography courses Yorkshire Bird and Wildlife Photography Workshops and I would like to add a variety of videos to the site covering;

• interviews with other snappers (interspersed with their shots). Maybe add some customer tutorials
• tutorials filmed on location
• basic how to guides for camera settings

• I have a canon 500mm f4, not sure if camcorders could attach to that - just a nice to have

Where do I start and what do I need. Will my existing tripod be ok? What about software and cables etc etc.

should I go read some books first????

 

[chrishull3]

I run wildlife photography courses Yorkshire Bird and Wildlife Photography Workshops and I would like to add a variety of videos to the site covering;

• interviews with other snappers (interspersed with their shots). Maybe add some customer tutorials
• tutorials filmed on location
• basic how to guides for camera settings

• I have a canon 500mm f4, not sure if camcorders could attach to that - just a nice to have

Where do I start and what do I need. Will my existing tripod be ok? What about software and cables etc etc.

should I go read some books first????

Its a complex question and yes you should read some books and see if you can find any help on google, if you have never done any video filming its a fairly big thing to start off with , if your videos are planned to be dvds you may not need to start off with hd, a good tripod ie velbon 600/700 is realy wanted for good steady shots and you will need to be able to learn how to edit , regarding your lens the only cam that may possibly fit is the top of the range canon XL 1/2 + XL H