DSLR for stock

I also sent them my 70-200 f/2.8 IS L and 100-400 IS L to check them too. I sent my Sigma 24-70 f2/8 back and Sigma checked it out. When I get it all back I hope to have a system that works right. I've found several forums where people have had focus / soft problems too. Just pisses me off with Alamy and also P5 both saying the photos and videos are not sharp enough for stock. We'll see.

here is music video for mtv in germany .. friend of me filmed this video with panasonic gh1 limux ...

http://www.mtv.de/videos/20310439

Just got back the 5D MKII and two "L" lenses from Canon. Re-calibrated but not much else. Will test tomorrow. Canon did an excellent turn-around. Less than a week from my mail to them and received them back. AND they paid overnight returned shipping, incredible speed with their service.

So, any improvment with your gear, Don? Or just a "cleaned, checked, not fault found"?

Anyway, got my first clips shot with the 7D accepted. Pretty simple stuff, but it quite some difference doing video with DSLR. I find myself missing quite a few features. Still, I like how this turned out:
https://www.pond5.com/fr/stock-footage/566637

What "features" are you missing? The only advantage with a "camcorder" over a DSLR that I can think of is the longer recording time. But that's not really important for stock.

The two biggest advantages I see with DSLR are lenses and low-light performance. And from what I've seen coming from Jake and a few others, that's a huge advantage.

Not happy when they were returned. The sensor was filthy and in video mode the capture had a flicker and flash at the first part of each capture. Sorry, not happy with Canon now. I sent them back again. The tech support at Cannon is very friendly and their turn around very fast but "cleaned, checked and operating per spec" is not a good answer.

Sorry to hear that, Don. Never had problems with Canon service before...

What features am I missing... Well, Zebrapattern for a start. Also anything that will help keeping the focus in a running shot. A stabilizer that actually works for clips with moving camera.

Obviously there are also things that the DSLR does better that normal camcorders. The narrow DOF that comes with high end primes being just the most obvious. Also the stealth mode - you're not recognized as a video shooter with a DSLR. Noone shouting "look he's working for TV" and jumping up and down in front of the camera... ;)

Hehe... My wife works for a local radio station. She and I drive one of the radio remote trucks in the Topeka Christmas Parade every year and this year I brought my camera with me. So of course, I had a lot of that... People waving and asking me what channel they'd be on.

Got some good crowd shots for stock, though.

I finally got some financial issues resolved that were holding me up on getting a DSLR. I was thinking about just putting the money aside and saving for a few more months to get the 7D, but I'm gonna go ahead and get the T1i now and just sell it in a few months when I've got the rest of the money to upgrade to the 7D.

Jake turned me on to the Sigma 70mm-300mm lens and I got one for a good price on eBay. Since I'm going with Canon, it'll work when I upgrade to the 7D in a few months.

I thought about going with the D5000 but I wanted to go with Canon since I will ultimately be getting a 7D. And I'm not convinced that 24 fps is a popular seller. I think I'm much better off with 30 fps for stock. It can easily be re-encoded to 24 or 25 fps.

I have a Nikon D5000. I recently switched from Canon and I'm really happy with this camera (that's not to say that Canon cameras aren't just as good :-).
I love the "tilt and swivel" display -- it's something that gives you a lot of creative possibilities like putting the camera on the ground, or shooting over your head (eg. over a crowd).
Video support is limited, though. No autofocus during video shooting and only 1280x720, 24 fps. I have uploaded and got accepted videos from the Nikon on other sites, but not on P5, yet.
And while Shooting video with a DSLR is certainly limited, the superior quality and range of lenses together with the large sensors can produce great videos. Try it in low light -- you'll be surprised how good the video looks!
Just don't throw away your regular video camera yet -- you don't want to shoot a wedding with a DSLR ... :-)