Jack Douglas said:
Besisika, or others that do DSLR video a lot, if you are able please recommend a
good book that will help get me started with the 1DX II. I've been reading all I can but it's difficult getting up to speed, especially with the jargon. I think it would be close to a crime for me to have purchased a 1DX II and not shoot wildlife video to some extent!
Jack
Jack,
I am not a professional when it comes to videography and I don't think I am the right person to suggest. But, I can tell you what I did, and let's wait for others to comment.
I am a lifestyle storyteller.
In photography I value creativity, but in motion I focus mainly in history (not even story). That's mainly because I am an amateur. I use video to complement the missing aspects of photography: motion (hence 3D) and sound.
1 - The main source of my knowledge is Lynda.com
I subscribed for about 6 months and that was enough to get me started.
Look at
https://www.lynda.com/Video-training-tutorials/78-0.html
and start with the category DSLR video.
2 - I expanded my knowledge a bit, even though I am not interested in cinematography at all, by reading outside of my interest.
This is an advanced and addresses the needs of cinematographers (which I am not or intend to be at all)
The book is called the 5 C's of cinematography
https://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Five_C_s_of_Cinematography.html?id=0gBMAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
Yes, it is a crime (not close to) to have 1DX II without using it for video. But you know this already; in order to learn: shoot as much as you can, even insignificant stuff. You will understand and remember much better issues that you encountered.