lhill Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Hi everyone, I’m looking to make a new camera purchase (or two) and I’m hoping some of the folks on the forum can help me. I haven’t owned my own cameras (not professional ones anyway) for years, having either worked on projects with supplied gear or doing post. My plan is to focus primarily on shooting commercials, music videos, training videos, etc (as well as narrative whenever I can) where I think a good DSLR would be the way to go, but – especially at first – I think I’ll also have to pick up some work doing events, weddings, concerts that would ideally require a video camera. My current plan is to buy both – I have a very limited budget, but also don’t want to skimp on the quality I’ll need to turn in professional work. Here are my thoughts: DSLR: The two contenders for me were the 5DMarkIII and the GH2 (especially hacked). As much as I’m intrigued by the GH2 (and the MUCH lower price) I also need the ability to shoot very good stills (I occasionally shoot headshots, models, etc.) and the 5D seems like the clear winner in that department as well as having excellent video, so I’m thinking I’ll have to splurge for the 5D (even though it’s way more than I was hoping to spend) and some good glass. Does that sound right? VIDEO CAM: As far as the video camera goes, I’m more uncertain. I’m thinking of either going with something that takes multiple lenses like the FS100 or AF100, but since I’ll have a DSLR, maybe something simpler like a used XHA1, EX1 or maybe an XF100? I used one of those on a shoot recently and it seemed like a decent camera. Can anyone offer any advice to help me narrow down my selection? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Pansonic G6 is better than my hacked GH2 for video and takes great stills too - and is cheap and works straight out the box witha G6 you wont need a video camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 The G6 has no HDMI out only for playback. Also a low bitrate compared to the GH3 or hacked GH2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 the bit rate is not an issue Mark the image is BETTER than my Nick Driftwood 150mb/s hacked GH2 - you need to use a G6 it is instantly obvious once you get hold of the camera Panasonic have done an amazing job tweeking the G6 so its image is so much better than a hacked GH2 and righly so - you should be able to buy a Panasonic camera and have it work superbly WITHOUT hacking it The G6 is that camera , it is also much better than a GH3 image wise, I dont like the GH3 sensor at all for video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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