Need Some Great Minds For No-Budget Film-Making?

[Fancy]

OK, first of all no one starts off with grade A caneras and equipment. You start off with an DSLR camera, get a used one on amazon. Make shorts and hope they get noticed. You can submit in film festivals.

A film student friend gave me this:
You just may be astonished at the quality of a semi-cheap digital camera.
But it sorta sounds like you want to get a camera that bolsters your professional image.

If you want a nice DSLR, WOMP has a good guide (if you can get around the humor):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeZ1KeRFgj0

If you want a light-weight camera that looks professional, a Panasonic HMC is nice:
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-AG-HMC15...B001DKELYC

Possibly more important than the camera is lighting.
But I can't really give recommendations there unless I know what/where you plan to shoot.

Isaac