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I fully agree with this. If you can't easily get warranty support, or rent a spare in an emergency then I'd stay away from Blackmagic (or Sony/Canon mirrorless). Go with Sony FX/FS series, or Panasonic S or GH series. I'd strongly lean towards FX30, S1H, S1H, S5mk2, or GH5S here, the more I think about it.

Time for us to ditch Sound Mixing etc and become "social media influencers"???

Panasonic EVA1 is worth a look too (or heck, even a Panasonic Varicam LT! They're crazy cheap, and clearly by far the best camera mentioned in this thread. But also, a bit too big and heavy for your purposes I think, even though it is a "LT"). The Panasonic EVA1 is basically the power of a F5 (or maxed out FS7) in a FS5 body, with arguably better colors too. Only downside, that EF mount 😕 C70 is worth a look too, but at that price, just get a FX6 instead! C200 is worthwhile if you don't mind basically "a 4K C100", so all the pros/con of a C100, but with 4K 8bit. Get the P6K Pro if you must buy new, can't go secondhand, and you prefer the NDs over the AF of the FX30.

Easy easy easy choice, get the Sony FX6. Otherwise, if it is too expensive, then does AF or built in NDs matter more to you? That's how you can choose between a FX30 or a FS7. (if the older sensor, and no 4K 10bit, doesn't matter to you, then you might even consider the FS5 instead of the FS7. Much smaller and lighter! I'd easily choose the FS5 over the C100. As while the C100 is a work horse, it is a bit of a one trick pony... only does the super basics, does it well, but still only does that and no more. While the FS5 is a swiss army knife packed full of many more features!)

Man, I wish I could get that level of AF performance with Nikon F Mount lenses on the Panasonic S5mk2

Fujifilm X Mount and Nikon Z Mount have the same problem too 😕

PL is of course. But their EF is not sadly. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1324258-REG/blackmagic_design_cineursamuprotef_ursa_mini_pro_ef.html?sts=pi

But then you have to wait another six months for that to show up secondhand too.... and so the cycle continues! 😉

Make it a locking mount though! Just like the E Mount on the Sony VENICE and FX9. Or as Z Cam has also done.

Even very pricy cameras, such as the Sony VENICE I've seen coming down by thousands and thousands of dollars vs what they were just a few months ago. This young guy just got a VENICE, upgrade from an URSA Mini Pro G2: How long until a VENICE is as affordable as an F3?? hahaha A hype video about the old F55: One day soon they'll be talking about the Sony VENICE like that! Here is a youtuber who is not using the Sony F3 any longer, got a different older Sony camera (the FS7! Like me): However he quite quickly got himself a Sony FX9 shortly afterwards (and announced the F3 is sold, to a lovely lady in the UK, hello there! If you're reading this thread): (he is still keeping the FS7 for B / C Cam duties) Here is another youtuber who is still making F3 videos, has quite a few recent uploads: https://www.youtube.com/@xavierdegreeves Another video about the F3, which I think has not been shared here yet: Maybe we should make a thread dedicated to old forgotten cameras which were for their time amazing. Such as the Sony PMW-EX3? Philip Bloom's video on it, back when he was almost totally unknown, one of the early videos that helped make him well known (there were so few other people back then doing this!!): More EX3 videos: Of course if you're shooting a cinematic short film in 2023, don't even choose a Sony EX3! But I reckon if you want a simple, compact, all in one camcorder with massive zoom range & reach, then the EX3 holds up well as a low budget choice in 2023? Or is there anything better I should look at??

Was browsing eBay, seems like F3 prices are finally becoming sane again! After they were for ages completely out of whack, had no sense whatsoever, due to the hype generated about it due to a few youtubers. Hopefully this new video doesn't make them spike up again! But Nostalgia Nexus only has 29 subs, so I reckon we're safe. 😅 (great video though, he deserves many many more subs!) I wonder if the writer strike is also causing a decline in camera prices. I've noticed Sony FS7 / Sony PMW-F5 / F55 / Sony PMW-EX3 / Panasonic Varicam / Panasonic EVA1 / RED Dragon / Canon C200 / etc are all becoming a lot more affordable than they used to be. (I don't pay so much attention to DSLRs, but it feels like the Nikon DSLRs which I kinda follow have begun to drop more too?) Partially due to yet more depreciation I reckon, but also now that the easy credit is turned off, and people are feeling a financial crunch, they're selling more gear eBay. If you're in a good financial situation, now is the perfect time to grab bargains! I'm juggling studies now with work, so trying to watch my cashflow more, but if I wasn't then I'd definitely be grabbing myself a Sony PMW-F5 (or heck, maybe F55!) and a Nikon D500. (maybe I'll get a Nikon D7100 as a treat for myself this Christmas)

Yeah, as I was saying earlier I wouldn't go all in on the TCS Ltd products (even though I loved them, and have a bunch myself) now that Atomos has purchased them when I look back at their recent track record. I got all of mine well before the Atomos purchase.

They need to make it an open system, such as say Sound Devices did with SuperSlot, or we have with the Micro Four Thirds mount. Let anybody come in and make products for it, on either side: TC generators, or receivers of TC. Then we'll see Panasonic / Sony / ZCam / etc (perhaps even Blackmagic! hahahaha) join in and support wireless bluetooth timecode. At the moment, if I was a camera manufacturer I wouldn't.

SAVED! Dpreview now acquired by GearPatrol. Will continue business as usual! https://www.dpreview.com/site-news/8298318614/dpreview-com-looks-forward-to-a-new-chapter-with-gear-patrol

Also from that thread, a nice mod of the Blackmagic Pocket: https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=173840&sid=d607770c079289f57c9615ae7e34fa1c&start=500#p957558

From John Brawley: "No. Canon, like Sony won't license their mount. It's an open secret that Red did an IP swap for the ability to use RF mount on some of their cameras and in exchange, Canon can make their own internal raw codec that can be used in-camera. It's easy to test the theory. Name a single camera (not lens) with E mount that isn't made by Sony? Same for Canon with RF (excluding Red)?" https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=173840&start=450#p956719

EF mount kinda soft of ish arguably made sense for BMD in the past, due to EF's immense popularity. But to go with a DSLR mount over Mirrorless in late 2023 is very silly! Yeah, Canon let RED do it, doubtful about letting BMD?? Hope they don't! Because of Canon's restrictions on third party lenses. PL Mount doesn't make sense for the bulk of BMD's customers. However, they will absolutely offer a version in PL, or an adapter for PL. Because their PL customers are still very very important to BMD. Plus sadly Nikon in the filmmaking world doesn't have the same degree of brand recognition as it deserves. But would cover S35. Where is my Pocket6K Pro MFT camera??? 😞 Sony is a far bigger competitor to BMD than Panasonic is. And Sony hasn't been giving out their mount to camera manufacturers. BMD would also give a lot of weight and consideration to anything John Brawley says, and would likely influence their decision making.

Yeah the "F" in the Zoom F3 name isn't deserved in my opinion, as it is implementing TC in a weird crippled manner. I only recognize F4/F6/F8/F8n/F8nPro as being in the "F Series"

Yup, this is also a good option. Although Atomos seems to be ignoring the TCS Ltd products and letting them die out after Atomos purchased the company. So less confident about their future.

Was very worried when he typed in "pearl necklace"

Either Tentacle Sync E or Deity TC1 is what I'd recommend buying into. But honestly, any good secondhand deal you see online is fine to jump onto.

Didn't you know headphones only exist in 2023 as a fashion statement for you to wear? I see tonnes of youtubers/tiktokkers using their phone as an interview mic, to be synced with later on.

A friend is currently writing an AI trading bot. (one of zillions of such people trying to do this I am sure)

Phew, I was worried they'd forget about audio. But no headphone out to check the audio???

Are you going to be mostly shooting indoors or outdoors? If indoors, just be very diligent with your slating, making sure there is a loud clear clap (heck, do tails too?? So there is a double clap per take) and perhaps the audio can always be easily synced via waveform. You'll have a Boom Op / recordist too??