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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hahaha, okay then. Silly me :P]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/278235/#p278235</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote=Gopher][quote="Blunt Jargon"]Well, Squash, you're wrong.[/quote]
Please do explain...[/quote]
'Twas just a joke/highlighting another one of Squash's helpful and thoughtful posts. (Who does he think he is, anyway?)]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Jargon)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 05:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mason, you speak my lingo. I was reading pacific's comment and was about to reply with almost exactly the same words as you just did!

 Ah, the infamous RED cameras....every cinematographer's dream. I don't think I've ever seen a LEGO stop-motion filmed with a RED camera, have you? Mind you, just the setup and size of a RED camera is daunting enough to make the animator say, "What am I doing with this monster?" It's so large you would have to film from quite a distance; I"m assuming at least 5 feet away. I have, however, seen some real-life stop motion filmed with the RED Scarlet and Epic, both of which looked breathtaking.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/278225/#p278225</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There are numerous reasons why a DSLR is considered superior to a webcam, and is better. I'd first like to point out though that if you're brickfilming, a telephoto lens would be my last choice of a lens to use. Macro would be nice, but just the default lens could do just fine. Also, almost all DSLRs have substantially less light flicker when taking photos, and also have a more in production 'customization'. Changing the depth of field is a key feature that can make a film more cinematic which cannot be achieved with a webcam (unless the newer ones now have a feature of some sort which can achieve the look of DoF)

But if your budget is low, then I absolutely agree with your statement: A Logitech webcam is the way to go. Either model (qkp9k or c910) is fine. If you budget is okay, then get something in the middle. There are more options out there than either a dslr or a webcam... there are camcorders, point and shoot, and if you're crazy: RED.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[mindofmason@gmail.com (Mason)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/278224/#p278224</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I really appreciate the discussion!
For my part, I have thought that the "ultimate solution" would be a DSLR for me for a long time. Now I'm thinking: would it REALLY be better? I mean, just to give an example, would a telephoto lens really make up for putting the camera in-set as you can do with a webcam? That's pretty neat if you ask me.
Of course, DSLR means better picture quality but I'm not sure if the handling of it is worth it (apart from price I mean).

Are there any members who use a DSLR for animating and could report back to us?]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[anynameproductions@hotmail.com (pacific)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/278214/#p278214</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote=pacific]Hey guys,

Despite owning my C910 for about a year now, I'm still soo excited about that camera. The fact that you can get GREAT PICTURE QUALITY and such an extreme EASE OF USE for only 70 euros (probably less by now) is super-awesome. This might sound like an ad from Logitech but I can assure you - I'm being completely honest. I can't comment on the cam's video features btw, 'cause I've never used them.
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Interesting, I own a c910 as well and I love it. Use it for stop-motion animation whenever I get the time. Got it for $50 new...however, I have to agree with Squash here that, of course, as of now, the c920 and c910 are the top-of-the-line webcam models; but however good the picture quality may look, you will ALWAYS get better quality with a DSLR (a decent one), even if you have to pixel-peep to see the difference. The sensors are bigger --- some are even 35mm (full frame) ---, you have more megapixels, many more focusing points, better color values  through lenses, etc. 

But I do concur that the c910 is still great for brickfilming. :) 
[quote="Blunt Jargon"]Well, Squash, you're wrong.[/quote]
Please do explain...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/278189/#p278189</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well, Squash, you're wrong.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Jargon)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/278186/#p278186</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I just came back from 2004, and I can only tell you...

If you are ever in need of a camera for stop-motion (particularly brickfilming), there's one option that's the very best there is. I am talking about the top-of-the-line Logitech webcam: The Quickcam Pro 4000.

Seriously though, I don't know that it's really accurate to say a webcam is the absolute best investment a brickfilmer can make. You can do a fair amount more with a DSLR than you can with a webcam, and with the adaptability provided by lens kits, they age much better. When I bought my Quickcam 4K, I thought it had great quality. Six years later, it's still workable, but definitely not top of the barrel, and there's absolutely nothing I can do that would make it better. 

Yeah, webcams can be convenient, but I'd definitely accept a little less convenience for better picture quality and more control at this stage in the game- not to mention that there are times my reliance on proprietary webcam drivers has been incredibly frustrating and made the entire experience far from simple. I still recommend that new brickfilmers use a webcam so they can focus on more important things than getting their camera set up correctly, but I wouldn't say webcams are the end-all in stopmotion.]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (Squash)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Unsure about which camera to use for brickfilming?]]></title>
			<link>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/278184/#p278184</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hey guys,

I just came back from animating a bit, and I can only tell you...

If you are ever in need of a camera for stop-motion (particularly brickfilming), there's one option that's just the very best there is. I am talking about the top-of-the-line Logitech webcams (be they C910 or C920 or whatever new models there are out now)... as long as they got all the necessary manual settings THEY ARE GOLDEN.

Despite owning my C910 for about a year now, I'm still soo excited about that camera. The fact that you can get GREAT PICTURE QUALITY and such an extreme EASE OF USE for only 70 euros (probably less by now) is super-awesome. This might sound like an ad from Logitech but I can assure you - I'm being completely honest. I can't comment on the cam's video features btw, 'cause I've never used them.

In a nutshell, these webcams are the best thing a brickfilmer can put their money into. I would even say they're better than DSLRs simply because using them is so much less of a nuissance. If you light your set well the picture quality you get is amazing.

I know this might be common knowledge in the community but I felt it appropriate to reinforce that sentiment.

'Nuff said and happy animating]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[anynameproductions@hotmail.com (pacific)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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