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Anyone used the Nikon F4 24-120 for video work? Any opinions on it? I am thinking of pairing it with the D750 and D5500.

Thanks once again for taking the time to post and providing valuable information! Credit to the community on EOS HD I will go ahead with the D750 and D5500 combination and also buy myself a Variable ND Filter to better control extreme light rather than worry about lack of aperture control when shooting. The Tiffen seems a very good one but a tad costly. I have also managed to get the Nikon FX 24-120 F4 at a good price so will look to pair that with the D5500 for extra reach (36-180) and use the FX 50 1.4 for low light situations and leave the 2.8 24-70 on the D750. @terozzz an awesome video. A camera only gets you so far but your talent in the shoot is evident.

@Ebrahim Saadawi thanks again for your input. What camera and lenses do you use? ​I am aware that changing the aperture and iso can result in the footage jumping but I would usually cut into something else to overcome this currently. The D750 is going to solve this issue in the future because it can auto adjust without the jumping. As for the B-camera such as the D5500 I had not thought about solely relying on the ISO to solve the issue or get a ND filter. Which ND filter do you currently have or recommend? I would most likely need to use it when the lighting can't be controlled if shooting near a window or the venue isn't evenly lit.

@IronFilm The D5200 is a good shout but wouldn't mind the D5300/D5500 for a few features such as WiFi and newer sensor. The second hand market like you said for D5200 would allow for potential B and even C cameras on the cheap. What lenses do you use on your D5200? Is the live-view / aperture thing really over blown? I am confused as to how you would change the aperture whilst shooting say a cake cutting or speeches and suddenly the lighting changes. Would getting out of live-view stop the recording? Sorry to sound clueless but I never had these short comings from the D800 and just seeing how I could effectively use the D5500 type cameras in a live shoot situation without always being able to predetermine the shot. @Ebrahim Saadawi all your points make perfect sense. The speed at which the footage can be cut in post is a bonus as allows for quick turnaround of small events. The ligther camera can also double up for any personal projects. I do think Nikon have a very unique feel and colour hence wanted to stick with my kit and not jump ship to a total GH4 set-up. @Liam I could not find a decent aperture ring zoom similar to the Sigma 18-35 so not sure and also the motor in D5500 will not auto-focus them in stills mode. The NX1 workflow would mean investing in a new machine to edit which I don't want to do just yet. @homestar_kevin good shout on the D5300 also as can be picked up cheap. Can you explain the 'Just pop out of live view, change the aperture based on the exposure meter, then pop back.' a bit more please in a shoot situation? At the moment I would like to keep Nikon and keep everything in one house and simple in post. If was to have something else to complement the D750 then the GH4, RX10, FZ1000 spring to mind along with GX7 or A6000 but would all require some work to match the look of the Nikon.

I had the GH4 and Metabones Speedbooster idea at the back of my mind so I could potentially use my Nikon lenses but am worried about how to match the different looks of the footage and it's low light capabilities unless I used the Sigma 1.8 to get a decent FOV of the event. The Nikon produces very good skin tones and requires little to no post processing to get decent output onto DVD/Blu-ray/USB. The 4K of the GH4 could open up a new opportunity for a solo shooter. The D5500 has the flat colour profile to make cutting the footage easier but then falls short on offering the ability to change exposure quickly.

Afternoon All, I had been shooting with a Nikon D800 for a few years and have upgraded the body to a D750 and use it primarily to shoot small family events with a Nikon 24-70 and 50mm. The D750 should offer a lot more video-centric features over the D800 and produce decent 1080p footage. I did think about a move to a GH4 set-up but stuck with the Nikon kit I had invested heavily in. I am looking for a second body to serve as a B-Camera to allow for more varied footage. I can't quite afford another D750 and a 24-70 set-up so am looking at the D7200 and D5500. I would then pair it with the 35/50 primes or the Sigma 18-35 1.8 to allow some flexibility. The D5500 looks good value but annoyingly you can't change the aperture during live view which was also the case with the D5200 and D5300 but people still produced good footage and rave on about the decent 1080p. Would you still recommend a D5500 or something else? How would I be able to quickly change the ISO or Aperture to correctly expose if the scene suddenly got too bright or dark whilst shooting something? Thanks. Red