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Panasonic G80 with a speedbooster.

What the.... ?? You seem a bit mixed up, are you now thinking about cellular network frequencies? That is completely unrelated!

Well that makes it easy enough, look up frequency blocks for your area in the USA + Belarus, find what overlaps as ok, then you're sorted!

To fvck with our heads and stir the pot? :-P ha it is a new Panasonic Lens Filter that bounces light back!

The size is so big, I'd only use it on low budget docos/corporates where you really do not care at all as to if they're visible or not. Don't they have crazy bad delay? I think. Plus for that price I could buy two Sony UWP-D11 / Sennheiser G3 secondhand. What countries will you mainly be in?

Let's not lose perspective that even the old GH2 is a great camera that indie filmmakers a decade ok would've killed for! & the GH5 is many many times better than the GH2. We're living in a time of luxuries! Spoiled for choices.

Wellll.... dual ISO in the EVA1 is only half that in the Varicam LT (2500 vs 5000 ISO). So what if they halved it again?!?! :-o

Haha! All good. I'm just a weirdo nerd with a head full of tech specs and acronyms.

Here is a quick overview of the lay of the land (I really should do a blog article on wireless one day): Arguably the "minimum" quality for "no budget wireless" which is the cheapest: RODE RodeLinks. But I'd disagree with that. Was my first ever wireless purchase, immediately after they launched it. But I kinda regret that now. The transmitter packs are too bloody bulky! Only use mine as a camera hop now (where size matters a little less). Been using it for exactly that purpose all week on a film as the hop for scratch from my F4 to an EVA1. And many various other shoots before (although unfortunately I find I need to mount the TX high up on my harness, as otherwise I get very serious issues if the RodeLink TX is too close to my recorder). Actual "minimum quality" (anything less is throwing money away): the very very very popular Sennheiser G3 (you see them everywhere!! I'm sure you've used them at some point) But personally I don't own any, as I find in numerous little ways the Sony UWP-D11 to be better (but they're the same price). Of which I own five sets! (Plus in the process of 6x Lectrosonics, plus 1x Saramonic UwMic9, plus 2x RodeLink pairs, plus 3x Samson Micro Airline wireless)

Perhaps secondhand Lectrosonics SRb with 2x LMa? I've got my eye on a SRb next. Really depends on what "best bang for buck" means, as everyone's "buck" is different. There is a "best bang for bucks" at each price bracket.

Interesting! I need to test this out.

I got the a5100 on sale years ago. Am very surprised at how little if any it has dropped in price since then. Perhaps linked to the fact there has never been an a5100 successor.

Would be a Rode NTG2, not a "Rhode NT2".

If you want a cheap MFT camera consider secondhand GH1, or GX1 if he might like that body shape instead (& a bit better sensor). If exclusively focused mainly on stills then Nikon D7000 or Nikon D5200 (depending on if preferring the body ergonomics/features of the newer sensor).

EVA1 is already a "mini varicam". Very mini! I'm currently working on a film with the first EVA1 in the country.

LOL

The link for those curious: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1331924-REG/tascam_dr_10lw_dr_10l_mini_portabl_recorder.html If you want true wireless, you'd need to spend much much more. Other option is be wired to them, but that is a pain in the arse.

I'm confident my hat is safe from danger.

I've never seen it this cheap before. Is the best option for "wireless" if you can't afford wireless.

I've been distracted by other things! Away from Auckland this week on a shoot.

From the visual perspective, was reviewing some clips last night if the day's shooting and it looked beautiful.

Is not just pre amps, in every way the F4 is going to be better. At only $200 more the F4 is a bargain

Fuzzynormal, they're probably also shooting with all their lights off too and expecting a brightly lit scene to come out. The reality is even an old and cheap Nikon D5200 should do well enough in 90% of people's usual "lowlight" scenes if handled right.

a7S mk3 will not have all the GH5 specs/features but with a FF sensor. I'll eat my hat if it does.

I only just realised that is the right number of asterisks for "LUMIX GH5S" Oh god no, please not another EF mount!