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Am sure this is the first and last time I'll ever see rifles being used to construct a diff frame! As on the weekend I was working on a friend's little short film, he was the Director / DoP / Writer / Editor / Gaffer / DIT / 1st AC / "Everything" (even acting in some of it!), except for Sound (which I of course did. Although I helped out a little teeny bit sometimes in other areas too, such as lighting). Due to the nature of the shoot (almost no crew, basically no budget, and out in the middle of nowhere) we had very limited amounts of gear at our disposal. So while a couple of combo stands with a proper diff frame was constructed for the first scenes of this film we shot down at the beach (which even that took a fair bit of hiking through the bush to get to), later on when we went further up the hill/cliff, then the heavier stuff was ditched. As wasn't viable to keep on carrying everything with us (and even a little dangerous? A little further on up from here is where one of our actors ragdolled their way down when they slipped and fell. Luckily they're still ok! Pity that moment wasn't caught on camera). Thus you see the improvised situation here! Making the best out of what we had at hand in the moment.

The "XPimage Locking adapter for ARRI LPL Mount lens to Leica M" adapter exists, US$365.75: https://www.ebay.com/itm/134641448107

I'd love to get a Pentax 645D or 645Z, but even at their greatly reduced secondhand prices (vs their original RRP) I still can't justify buying one for what they're going for today. (just checked out their prices again, they seem to have gone up?? Has a youtuber/influencer started talking about them again???) Am also a little tempted to get the Nikon D200 or D2X, simply because it was "the best" CCD camera that Nikon ever got. But more realistically, rather than a 645D/645Z/D200/D2X, then I see the Nikon D700 as being the most likely old camera I'm possibly going to get this year or next, depending on if I can spot the right super bargain or not here in NZ. Yikes, their ebay pricing is through the roof! (especially so for a 2004 camera. At around two grand USD, or a little more or a little less)

I'm going to keep on dreaming of "a FX60" (the FX6, but with the smaller/cheaper sensor of the FX30. Because S35 is still plenty!). Would also be competing against the new Fujifilm GFX100RF as well. Wonder if Nikon might bring out a full frame version of the Nikon Z30 one day. Might be kind of a competitior to the likes of the a7C mk1 / a7C mk2 / a7CR

Yes, I did a short film recently and the DoP (who also works in a camera retail store) said that the high demand for the X-M5 has been going absolutely crazy off the charts. Thom Hogan writes really good articles, he's part of my regular rotation of websites I check out to read. https://bythom.com/newsviews/an-industry-problem.html

Exactly. it's much easier today to make with digital a film today that's above the average quality of pre-digital film. Not every film in the pre-digital era looked like Barry Lyndon. Many looked every worse than what Roger Corman was making. Ditto 19+ out of every 20 films released in the pre-digital era I would not wish to see either. Bingo, most of us look back and remember only the films from the past that are worth remembering. (obligatory inclusion of an image of the most famous example of survivorship bias)

Behringer is "a German company" but in reality they've been an ultra low cost dirt cheap audio company since forever ago, would have always been using China (or maybe perhaps something similar like Thailand or whatever).

Fujifilm X-M5 would be the winning for top notch image quality and maximum discreteness / compactness. Don't forget the light you remove is just as important as the light you add! (especially these days with our very sensitive cameras) Is why I included a few floppies and C Stands from B&H in my previous post in this thread. Also, bouncing a light can often be just as good / better than adding an extra light. I get it, but you can fine tune almost any image in post, as long as you have enough light in a shot. 99% of people watching on YT can't tell the difference between a well-shot GH2 and an ARRI Alexa. An iPhone will be a sufficient camera for YouTube. Every point about audio, also applies just as well to cameras 😉 We will have to wait for a FX30mk2 (or maaaybe a FX3mk2 might have a big enough knock on effect) before the FX30 prices will come down 😞 Because the professional range of Sonys are just in too much high demand. Or the Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 I reckon is even nicer, slightly wider, and even more reach while staying f2.8 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1609642-REG/tamron_afb070s_700_17_70mm_f_2_8_di_iii_a.html Takes a lot to learn how to use them well though

It's more the extreme mismatch in equipment that grates me, picking a camera with an 8 out of 10 image quality but choosing for audio a 3 out of 10 (as sure, 3 out of 10 is good enough audio quality for casual YT videos, but then again so is a 3 out of 10 quality video camera.... such as a cellphone or a T3i)

I was going by what was said by OP in their first person: Usually when a newbie says something like that then this is a strong hint they lacked a wide angle lens, due to saying the sensor "limited my framing options". Which as you'd know, is nonsense! You can have any framing with any sensor. (Although.... there is the point about DoF, which is a bit of a red flag if they also think AF is totally irrelevant while expecting to shot at very shallow DoF???) Both of these pain me so much.

@alsoandrew could use a remote record button to start / stop the recordings with, such as this: https://www.amazon.com/Including-Trigger-Compatible-Panasonic-Fujifilm/dp/B0CP1PGWPX That way they don't need to worry about their dirty hands touching their camera! Just a 50mm? Probably won't be wide enough for everything they want to do. Thus why I suggested they get three lenses. If that's the standard you've set your expectations to, then yeah, a Panasonic GH5S/G9/etc is easily good enough. If you're seriously committed to the idea of going FF, no matter what, then at least go for a S5mk1 instead of a Z6mk1.

Sony has turned into what Canon was, overpriced for the specs they're deliverying. Rumors are of a FX6mk2 later this year. If so, then a FX3mk2/FX30mk2 comes out afterwards? Next year? Might be what it takes for a FX30mk1 to truly become affordable enough for me to consider.

I certainly have been thinking about that a lot! Especially as I'd like to use my Sigma 50-500mm sports lens with something better than a D90. Unfortunately shipping all the way to NZ means I might need to add as much as nearly 50% extra on top of that sale price after purchasing it. (there are benefits but also drawbacks to living in the world's most remote city) Currently keeping my eye out for a keenly priced D700 locally, but pickings are slim and most people want too much for it. (such as nearly three hundred USD for a well used and only semi functional D700) But that's ok, the longer I wait, the more affordable the D750 will become 😉 Ehhh... OG BMPCC / FS7 is preferable in my personal opinion / preferences. (which reminds me, I've got a Canon 50D for ML Raw, I probably should ditch it and pass it along to someone who'd like it. Doesn't work for stills!) I would like having two Fuji cameras, either to use them for quite different purposes, or so I can use them both at once. Although I agree, the X-T3 is a big step up! But overkill for my needs. I also have no idea what the pricing is over on The West Island 😉 😅 It's great also for high speed flash photography , if you're into that. The Nikon D50 does 1/500!! Not even the latest and greatest Sony A1 can manage that, instead the Sony A1 "loses" to the ancient and lowly D50 due to its 1/400 speed. For further comparison the Nikon Z9 is only 1/200