a philosophical question?

Just curious. Is anyone into video photography as well as still? I am wondering if it is more satisfying, or are they just two different animals? You can't help noticing that the two mediums seem to be converging more and more, however.
I guess my basic question is: do you use both video and still cameras and if so which gives you the most pleasure or satisfaction?

Stills for me

Have done the occasional bit of video - but the pain and time of post production just completely puts me off! I have to have my arm twisted to do anything video

So, stills definitely - I much prefer catching a "moment" in time.


Though the new technologies of mixed SLR/video, plus a new iMac might swing me more towards video...
Matt

I do both

The way I see it, we as photographers all get the notion of capturing a perfect moment, even in the midst of kaos.... a still image can burn itself into your psyche and affect you long after the moment is gone...

Video captures more... a photo of a person holding a mic tell you they were speaking... but the video tells you what they said. Sometimes what was said is more important.

So a Combination of video to record an event, and stills to bring forth and emphasize the important moments, brings you the best of both.

The age of Desktop Video is upon us. Just as the digital darkroom changed the way photographers did things, the ability to shoot, edit and distribute high quality video is changing things for video and motion pictures....

The lines between photo and video are disappearing, and the new breed of top pros are gonna need to be good at both.

I agree with Matt. The still picture is imho the more satisfying mode.

And, as Matt says, the post production of the video is just a bit too much for me. After all, to make the video worth watching, you will have to put a lot of work into it.

Just stills, never wanted to do video.

We shoot video on compact cameras at parties, but not seriously. I did try cine years ago, but unless you want to make movies then it seems uninteresting to play at it.

My hat goes off to Don who manages to shoot video and stills on the same job! I can't do even by changing hats, its a complete head change for me.

Making films is such a demanding business that there never seems enough time to do stills properly. On two TV series I directed I was commissioned to take the stills for the accompanying books. I set out to do the stills whilst on location filming but in the end I gave up and re-visited all the locations. I should say that the stills were quite tricky having to use a shift lens.

Ken

There are times when the two complement each other. I went to New Zealand a few years back, and wanted a small, lightweight, 'all-in-one' camera for the trip, so I bought a C**** S3 IS. It was absolutely ideal for the purpose I bought it for.