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  1. I want to test out an a9 at my local Best Buy, but I'm afraid they might yell at me for putting my own card into the camera for testing. Did you have any issues with that at the Sony store Andrew?

  2. Anyone have experience with both of these cameras? Both are on sale right now at B&H and was wondering which one has better IQ. I'd assume neither of these cameras do a full pixel readout, right? Any alternatives in this ($400) price range?

  3. I've had both the A7 and the FS100. If having to choose one of them today I would let size be the factor. Do I want a small camera or a fully featured one.

    Here is a shootout I did but I have reviewed the A7 as well. 

    To me, It looks like the FS100 is a bit better looking than the a7 in your comparison video. Would you say that is true? Does the a7 hold up against the FS100? 

  4. ​The Panasonic G7 with an SLR Magic 12/17mm f/1.6 and 35mm f/1.4 kit would cost you around 1500 and gives excellent image quality. What are you aiming for price-wise? And what are you looking to get out of your purchase? Shallower depth of field? More resolution? Better overall image quality? Nicer ergonomics? 
    The A7 with a cheap 35mm or 50mm will indeed be cheaper, but the video quality's pretty lacking and you won't have much flexibility. 

    ​To be honest with you, I'm looking for shallow depth of field and some nice detail. I've used the a7s for a shoot and fell in love with that camera. I have been trying to find something comparable that is somewhat within my budget (1,000 or so), but I'm not having much luck.

  5. ​Nah, forget that cheapo Canon 50mm f/1.8 altogether if you're going M43. There's no aperture control possible for these Canon lenses with cheap adapters. If you can, get the G7, with a 100-ish costing lens turbo (Nikon -> M43), with the Sigma ART 18-35mm f/1.8 in Nikon mount. That's a super solid starting point. Then get some cheap Fotga adapters (like 15 USD each) for like M42, Pentax and Minolta (full manual lenses) and start gathering some vintage glass where you feel you're lacking range. Like a Pentax-M SMC Asahi 50mm f/1.4 for example. Maybe save up for a native MFT T0.95,f/0.95 lens from SLR Magic/Voigtländer.

    Thanks for the response. All of that seems a little out of my range at this point in terms of budget. I think it would be just cheaper for me to buy the FF a7 or an NX500 with a prime lens for it.

  6. As a video camera, I've heard nothing but BAD things about it. Video is murky, codec is garbage, low-light is abysmal, etc. But I'm on a budget, and I want a camera that can give me nice bokeh right out of the box. Is it worth the investment knowing its faults? Or should I just get something with a smaller sensor like the NX500 or a G7 and be done with it?

     

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