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So reading this inside out so to speak, if I don't want sound, I don't want to zoom or alter the focus during recording and I am recording a fairly static subject which doesn't need follow focus, panning or tilting, with the camera mounted on a tripod, then I should be fine.
Good, that's all I need, together with some time to get out again to some botanic gardens to make some video recordings of plants gently swaying in the breeze.
I am from the old school of movie makers who believe that they are 'moving pictures' not 'moving cameras'. Zooming, panning, tilting, even focus pulling should be kept to a minimum....unless you want your audience seasick or agitated.....or both.
Good editing can add all the impact you need ....provided the cameraman took adequate cutaways and alternative angles.
For me the rear view finder is the killer. Being fixed ( not sure a rotating screen would be much better in daylight!) it restricts camera positioning.
Sure you can buy afterthought add ons but for me they are indicative of something trying to be something else....and that applies to the photographer as well.
Personally, when I was filming, I never took an slr with me....and vice versa.
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Eric