How many photographers use video function on DSLR

My answer was seldom, as Mike P.

Best regards

I used video a couple of times on my K-R a few years back. When I changed to a K5 I tested it to make sure it works but on my K3 I haven't even done that.

Jeff

what he said ^^^

and what he said ^^^

I have never used the videofunktion on my camera, nither on my K-5 and K-5IIs.
I bought these cameraes to take pictures, not video.
But many years ago I tried, not video, but 8mm film, and it was not me!
If I wanted to make video I would have bought a videocamera!
Anyhow it is a nice thing that you can take a video if you want to.
Just like a smartphone, it can everything today and many people says to me, why a camera, my phone can take fine pictures!!!!

I really like my cameraes and enjoy taking pictures.

Regards Erik

I agree[quote:3496ace15f="erikro"]I have never used the videofunktion on my camera, nither on my K-5 and K-5IIs.
I bought these cameraes to take pictures, not video.
But many years ago I tried, not video, but 8mm film, and it was not me!
If I wanted to make video I would have bought a videocamera!
Anyhow it is a nice thing that you can take a video if you want to.
Just like a smartphone, it can everything today and many people says to me, why a camera, my phone can take fine pictures!!!!

I really like my cameraes and enjoy taking pictures.

Regards Erik[/quote

I agree with erik

I'd have to admit that I do use the video on my K5II.... but only for the audio! I make a few AV shows for fun and nothing beats getting the right sounds for the scenes. It's mainly the sounds of nature - birds, waves etc,. I then have to strip the audio out of the video (using 'Any Video Converter'') and then put the mp3 it produces into the normal slideshow software (including Lightroom, PS Elements etc). Job's a good'un.

Tried it once on my K-30 but not as impressive as my point and shoot Panasonic TZ25

Did some side by side videos with my K3 and NX300 and the K3 didn`t win in the quality stakes. This is a shame but hopefully Ricoh will improve things in the race to keep up with other manufacturers.

The Pentax K3 has some impressive glass specs for video, but... With a sensor that large and using ANY available settings... It's actually "more difficult" to capture quality video than a camera with a smaller sensor; even one such as a GH4.

But for current model dslr's nothing quite gets close to an Canon full frame eos 1d C. Even with that size of the glass coupled to that full frame sensor; it's one of the best cameras on the market - right up there with the RED line

What about a handycam?

Interesting, quite a view vote on the quiz, showing about 1/3 use the video function.
That's probably on a par with the intervalometer and inbuilt HDR functions etc.