Self Filming Hunts

[SD_smith]

So I have kinda sorta bit myself in the a$$ and bought a Canon Vixia HF R80 and want to try to learn how to film my own hunts. I've reached this point because I am tired of hunting by myself and to be honest most of the turkeys where I hunt nowadays in Western South Dakota are not nearly as hard to kill as the ones I grew up hunting in South Florida. I do have a little experience filming hunts 10 years ago for my father's clients that would come down each spring, but camcorders, tripods, and everything else has changed a lot since then. So any advice on gear or setups would be very helpful for a relative newbie at filming turkey hunts.

[fallhnt]

You have a camera,now you need a tripod with a fluid head.

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[MK M GOBL]

It will depend on how well you want to set yourself up... If you are looking for basics or something of better quality.

We use several cameras, all are Canon, from there we do have a few different accessories.

I have been filming now for several years, like my setup and didn't get too deep into the pocket.

Do you have a list of equipment you are looking for?

MK M GOBL

[SD_smith]

It will depend on how well you want to set yourself up... If you are looking for basics or something of better quality.

We use several cameras, all are Canon, from there we do have a few different accessories.

I have been filming now for several years, like my setup and didn't get too deep into the pocket.

Do you have a list of equipment you are looking for?

MK M GOBL

I ended up buying the Canon R80 turkey package off of Campbell cameras because in the end it saved a little money on everything. Tripod is decent but definitely not high dollar and the mic is good. Really sucks that there is no way to have a LANC remote on these.

[MK M GOBL]

I ended up buying the Canon R80 turkey package off of Campbell cameras because in the end it saved a little money on everything. Tripod is decent but definitely not high dollar and the mic is good. Really sucks that there is no way to have a LANC remote on these.

Yes that VariZoom is a big deal for me, when I sold the old camera I made sure the new would have the feature. But I may have an option for you, not the best but may work for you. We ended up using the cameras remote, zip tie it to the handle the camera should have a "eye" on the back of camera, not the best solution but it worked for us.

And a quality tripod make a huge difference in you footage, mine is a bit heavy but very steady! I have a Manfrotto Bogen Fluid Head Model.

I know you said you did some filming, so my already have plans for what you need. Was the camera package a "complete" setup?

MK M GOBL

[SD_smith]

I ended up buying the Canon R80 turkey package off of Campbell cameras because in the end it saved a little money on everything. Tripod is decent but definitely not high dollar and the mic is good. Really sucks that there is no way to have a LANC remote on these.

Yes that VariZoom is a big deal for me, when I sol the old camera I made sure the new would have the feature. But I may have an option for you, not the best but may work for you. We ended up using the cameras remote, zip tie it to the handle the camera should have a "eye" on the back of camera, not the best solution but it worked for us.

And a quality tripod make a huge difference in you footage, mine is a bit heavy but very steady! I have a Manfrotto Bogen Fluid Head Model.

I know you said you did some filming, so my already have plans for what you need. Was the camera package a "complete" setup?

MK M GOBL
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Hmmm I'm pretty sure there wasn't an option for a remote on these. If there is I'm having a very hard time finding it. The package came with a lot and it might be all that I need but I'm stuck with having to move my hand to the top of the camera to zoom and I'm hoping to minimize movement with this R80

[MK M GOBL]

Might look into if there is a Canon App for your phone that may let you control some basic functions, start/stop, rec & zoom. Don't know for sure on that.

MK M GOBL

[appalachianassassin]

if you are tired of hunting alone find a kid to mentor.