Im looking to get 2 Sandisk extreme pro SD cards, i was browsing amazon and found two of the same(?) item:
I notice one of them has the symbol V30 on the card and is somehow a little cheaper.
Is there a difference between the two or is one just a newer version?
I'm putting together a photography kit for my wife, after asking questions here before and doing a lot of research I've come up with the following items I'm going to buy this week for her, looking for any thoughts or suggestions on my choices:
Sony A6000 Kit
$598
- Sony A6000
- E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens
- E 55-210mm f/4.5-6.3 OSS Lens
- SanDisk 32GB Extreme UHS-I SDHC Memory Card
- Pawa NP-FW50 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.4V, 1030mAh)
- Ruggard Onyx 25 Camera/Camcorder Shoulder Bag
- Adobe Rebate: Get 3 Months Of Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan + Storage
RAVPower Camera Battery Charger Set
$35.99
- External battery charger
- 1100mAh/8.14w Spare Battery x2
Sony Screen Protector for A6000
$14.00
Total: $791.75
Yeah, the amazon kits, for the most part, are just junk, and the stuff you do really want is bad quality. It's substantially better to get stuff as you get more experience.
For a camera, I definitely think that you are good with a t6i or t7i. I agree with the other poster to make sure that you get an "i" because they have the swivel screen that makes life so much easier. After a quick check, you could get this referbed t6i for about $500 which is not bad. Don't worry about it coming with a kit lens, sometimes those lenses can be useful, and for the most part, since it is an "amateur" camera, they are hard to find body only. So you should be good there.
I'm not entirely sure what the "tutorial" mode is, but really do read up on the exposure triangle. It's not super difficult (there are TONS of great graphics that help explain it), and it will make your photos/videos SO much better because you will be in control, and more aware of the capabilities and limitations of your camera than if you shoot in a mode that's not manual.
Also a few quick notes about filming with DSLRs that you aren't going to see if you just look at photography sources. One, try your darnest to always shoot ISO 100 when filming. Bumping the ISO in pictures is fine because the grain is either not recognizable or is easy to remove in photos, but it is SUPER noticeable and hard to remove in video. This is because the grain changes every frame, effectively animating it. The other thing is that if you shoot higher than 60 fps, you might end up wanting to add motion blur or something because the video might look a little odd. On the contrary, for photos you'll probably want to shoot more like 200 so that handshake doesn't introduce motion blur.
The other thing that is SUPER IMPORTANT for video and just like "nice to have" for photos is a good memory card that has a high write speed. This is the one that I personally use. If the memory card doesn't have a high write speed, then your camera will just stop recording because the write speed of the memory card can't keep up with the data coming from the camera.
Also, side note, there are tons of articles that will say that canons can't shoot more than 12 minutes of video at a time because it exceeds the 4gb file size (which it can't go past due to stupid copyright laws. I don't get it either). This isn't entirely true. All the canons that I have dealt with (everything from a t3i to 70D) record fine past the 12 minute mark, just when they get done recording it will split it into 4gb files. Only one canon have I ever seen ALWAYS shut done at the 12 minute mark no matter what, so I suspect it was just broken. However, even with my own trusted camera that I have never had problems recording more than 12 minutes has recently stopped at about 30mins (my guess had to do write speeds), so just always be aware.
As far as lighting kits go, this one is pretty good for a beginer. Most people do a basic 3 point lighting which is probably fine enough for what you want to do. So with that in mind, and since you want to do green screen, you might want to get 2 of those kits. The key to doing green screen is to have a really well- and evenly- lit screen. TBH you really don't need to get a green screen kit unless you just want to. All it really is, is just a large piece of fabric anchored in such a way so that there are no wrinkles. Of course, the kits are nicer, but you may want to see if you can DIY that part.
As for a tripod, this one is probably fine for what you want to do. Just keep in mind that if you continue to do more in video/photography you will probably need to get a better one later on. I personally have one like this that I use like as a back-up, so they aren't a complete waste of money.
Hopefully this helps! If you have any more questions feel free to ask!
I bought 12 of the same exact SD card and it happens with all of them!
These are the cards I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J5RHD58/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The thing is, the problem doesn't happen with my D750, so I don't know if the problem is the GH5 or the cards!