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My personal conclusion - it's great. Well worth. Image quality is amazing, the image "thinkness" I get is great for grading. Just shot a project were we risked using 3 different cameras to capture simultaneously. Z6 with prores RAW, bmpcc 4K and GH5. While all are realtively easy to bring close ( I use Sage's Bmpcc and GH5 to Alexa LUTs and convert Z6 prores raw to logC to apply Arri Alexa LUTs further), Z6 image stands out imo. Yes, it's pixel-binned, not pixel-for-pixel full readout, but there are only very specific situation where you'd notice some artefacts. Never in normal shooting conditions. That's my experience.

It's never been an issue for me, but I also don't use it in spontaneous ways. I always have it on and ready for when I need to record, not because it's slow to boot up (I never noticed that really) but just because that's how I've always been. 

I use my dr60d mk2 with a powerbank  tacked with scratch tape on its back. It works for hours running an ntg-2  (And you can easily replace the powerbank. )

Add up what I suggested, it still is cheaper than merely just what your camera body by itself cost! (let alone your entire camera kit)

So in context, the price is very reasonably frugal and in proportion. (if anything... it's too cheap! And out of proportion in not being enough)
 

Yup! Indeed, it's like that

Although I say it is more accurately like someone asking "what sub $100 camera to get and you recommend a secondhand Panasonic G7 or even G6 with Chinese CCTV C Mount lenses".

As I'm definitely not suggesting anything like a S1H!! And often there simply are no good sub $100 (or $200) cameras to recommend, thus if someone asks the best response is to tell them to up their budget or just keep on shooting with their cellphone, rather than wasting a hundred bucks on a disposable camera. 

N-log gives you way more dynamic range and color information. You can only go to 60p to external recorder though. RAW seems to be worth it if you have an NLE that supports it.
Honestly I would recommend it, if not for this project for future ones. 

The forum looks fine on my phone. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Actually I find it easy on the eye and reads better when browsing it on my phone, when compared to the old font.  Everyone's a critic these days.

I've got one of these plus the sl150
The 150 is a crap ton brighter, and is almost a perfect colour match (but not totally identical)
The word is to avoid the sl200, it's very green.
I also bought a cheap fresnel
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Bowens_Fresnel/Ntt/Bowens+Fresnel/N/0
This coupled with silver boards gives a nice backlight keylight.
I made my own silverboards from insulation foam. 
Personally I think these lights are way more versatile than led panels.
 

I've got one of these plus the sl150
The 150 is a crap ton brighter, and is almost a perfect colour match (but not totally identical)
The word is to avoid the sl200, it's very green.
I also bought a cheap fresnel
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Bowens_Fresnel/Ntt/Bowens+Fresnel/N/0
This coupled with silver boards gives a nice backlight keylight.
I made my own silverboards from insulation foam. 
Personally I think these lights are way more versatile than led panels.
 

Been a few years since I've used Tascam DR60D so I can't remember exactly how long the AA batteries lasted me then, but all you needed to do is slap a USB powerbank on it and your worries are over. Although, it took a firmware update first:

http://ironfilm.co.nz/firmware-update-for-tascam-dr-60d-mk1-fixes-recording-interruptions-when-running-on-external-usb-power-packs/

However, you don't need to do even that for the newer DR60Dmk2, works out of the box. 
 
For an ultra low budget talking head IVs, get this basic sound package:
Oktava MK012 HC
Deity S Mic 2 kit (get the kit, so you get the shockmount and wind protection for cheap too)
C Stand & sandbag
Boom Buddy
Boom Pole (even an Alu pole would be fine, as you're never holding it. Although I'd usually always recommend a carbonfibre pole)
Secondhand UWP-D11 / G3
Tascam DR60Dmk2 (but absolutely do stretch to a F4/F6/MixPre3 if you can)

For when you're shooting handheld, keep it basic and just have a V-Mic D3 Pro on the camera. 

I recently acquired a Godox SL60W and a SL300W - both seem excellent VFM so far.

I picked up a Godox SL60 for under £100, works a treat! I think they have newer versions out now that'll hopefully drive the price down even further.

From my personal perspective, no. 
Go for the MixPre / F Series, the leap up from everything underneath it is so huge!
Imagine if we live in a world where you could buy a Canon C300mk3 for only a five hundred extra bucks more than what the latest 5D cost, would anybody recommend a 5D for specifically filmmaking any longer? Nope! (well, except for some niche exceptions)

That's what it is like in the audio world for filmmaking once the Zoom F Series was released! (and is why Sound Devices had to respond with their MixPre range)

In a way the Zoom F8 was the "HDSLR Revolution" for us aspiring PSMs, just like the D90/5Dmk2/T2i/GH1 was. No point fussing around compromising with a "cheap" EX1 and a Letus35 adapter when you can get a 5Dmk2/GH1/etc cheap instead! 

But if I was absolutely 110% restricted to a sub $200 budget, then I'd get a Tascam DR60Dmk2. 

 
No, video recorders are not made with audio recording in mind. 

(with the exception of the Video Devices range of video recorders, but that's because they're a brand created by Sound Devices!!)

Looking good but after 10 years of repeated disappointment, I'll wait for the final release to make a judgement on this camera. I hope for the beast but fear the small*, **, ***, and other omissions on the official press release. May the Hawaiian gods of photography illuminate the world with their infinite wisdom. Amen.

Looking forward to seeing if BLackmagic will use either of the new Sony sensors.  Seems to me that 8k maybe a great resolution for BRAW to record in, to deliver full 4K resolution after all of the file size reduction used to compress the images for BRAW storage and allow people to stabilize, reframe and zoom in post and then still deliver 4K. That said, I am fine with watching 1080pm video so delivering 1080p from 8k BRAW could be a great creative workflow as well, if it does not crush your computer in the editing process.  I’m not so much worried about storage size with BRAW, so give us the 8k cameras and we’ll figure out how to use it or not.

I thought this was interesting. 
http://thenewcamera.com/list-of-sony-sensors-to-be-used-in-upcoming-dslr-and-mirrorless-worlwide/
I know this is speculation central, but that apsc sensor looks promising.  Of course no idea of readout and dynamic range, but 8k is coming for good or ill

The 4/3rd IMX594CQR is intriguing. 41MP but only shoots 4K DCI. I wonder if it does 4K 120p.
Panasonic, this most likely candidate for 8K, said they aren’t ready for it in 2020. So that either means no GH6 this year, or a non-8K GH6 with oversampled 4K which would be beautiful. 

Hurrah.  Apsc is the ideal sensor size IMHO. Better noise and dynamic range than m43, higher frame rates than full frame, easier to move and cool than full frame. Speed-boostable for a full frame look. There's nothing sensible out there at the moment so I'll be watching this fuji closely. 
 

Yeah the Flat profile is quite good. As long as you expose decently and get decent white balance you'll have no issues. 

Honestly I'd just stick to the recorder you have. Looks similar to the Zoom H1 which is a great little recorder. Nothing really wrong with 3.5mm jacks.

You could get a preamp if you want to record sound right to your camera. 

Yes they said under $3000, but I prefer to think of this as "price isn't decided to a large degree". I reckon it'll be £1999.

massive.  prediction: the sort of processing I do on real estate pics will be pretty well dead in 5-10 years time.  They won't be as good, but they will be "good enough".  I can imagine the new image processing software will just have  bunch of looks, and ai will do the rest. This is the reason I'm trying to get out of the game now.  It's bound to come to video, too. 


 

cant afford those red ones

Unless its a RED One.

Neat Video.