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My vlog got fancy, latest one was shot on a Panasonic EVA1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT7sUr0J5Tc
 
 
 
(footage is in vlog.... for a vlog, ha! Yes, is an amusing pun I just realised this second)

A handful of these and you have a good start at a 360VR set up!

I know not the best quality out there but if you need something with relatively large sensor and interchangeable lenses, I guess this could be used. 
 

5 years ago i made a photo of the ISS with my GH3. I made it in photo mode with a old russian 1.000mm catadioptric lens. It was incredibly difficult to find the tiny point in the viewfinder and mantain the hight speed across the sky. I made a few dozens shots and one was sharp. It was pure luck at 1/125s. This is a 100% pixels crop.

Well they support anamorphic formats but produce no anamorphic lenses. I would love to see an anamorphic lineup from Panasonic/Leica.
A raw output option for the GH5 would also be welcomed. 
Or perhaps a lowlight GH5 variant?
Just read about the organic sensor that Panasonic has been developing for the past several years. 100x wider DR and also another that can capture color in just 0.01 lux of light. We can only hope!

There also was the Panasonic G9. Not super video related, but for the average person probably better way to go than the GH5.
Yeah that would seem to me also like a heck of a lot of cameras in one year to still add another..

This is why I now just wear a pancake on my head for a hat...

It looks like to could be a GH5s
https://www.43rumors.com/ft3-panasonic-gh5s-coming/
 

You could probably get two Panasonic G80 bodies for that secondhand? Gains better battery life, flip out screen, 4K, and IBIS
And we're STILL waiting on an a5100 replacement?!

It is tricky business crystal ball gazing

I'm guessing many here know this, but one of the coolest action flicks of the past 10 years, The Raid: Redemption, was apparently shot on an AF-100!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/technical?ref_=tt_dt_spec

Hell this one is a bit under 2000 bucks!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JVC-GY-LS300CHU-DEMO-with-FULL-JVC-3-Year-Warranty/152758889112?epid=219504907&hash=item239123aa98:g:WvgAAOSwOdpXybuO

I agree with Jonpais.
If you are not a DP/Director, nor are you an aspiring DP/Director.... who are you to judge others of not being DP/Director, and/or aspiring DP/Director?
Don't put me and you in the same boat, just because you and I have the same camera doesn't mean that I have the same thoughts and/or dreams like you.
Now, nobody here was born in a Hollywood studio, at least I'm not... and even though, I can afford some of the cameras on that list.... I prefer to film with whatever I have....
I would assume most established DP/Directors started off somewhere as well.... and didn't have Panavision or whatever at their disposal from the get-go of their respective careers...
Now, if you are an established DP/Director making some serious money, and you are filming with an iPhone.... then that's a different story.... but still, who am I to judge?
Speaking of iphone, everyone always forgets about Tangerine - https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/28/7925023/sundance-film-festival-2015-tangerine-iphone-5s
Now that.... if anything, should be an inspiring story for those of us who are still aspiring to be a DP/Director....

Well this opens up a few more options for the GH5.
http://www.newsshooter.com/2017/11/20/mtf-pl-to-m43-adaptor/

Well this opens up a few more options for the GH5.
http://www.newsshooter.com/2017/11/20/mtf-pl-to-m43-adaptor/

http://www.newsshooter.com/2017/11/16/wooden-camera-creates-pl-mount-panasonic-eva1/
I used the EVF a lot when I had the AF100A also, but it was mostly because the LCD sicked ass in the sunlight. But I think it was a pretty great viewfinder.

http://www.newsshooter.com/2017/11/16/wooden-camera-creates-pl-mount-panasonic-eva1/
I used the EVF a lot when I had the AF100A also, but it was mostly because the LCD sicked ass in the sunlight. But I think it was a pretty great viewfinder.

Idyllic cobblestone streets... who says you ain’t a writer... 
Get a 5D3 if you want to try some Raw. Or a BMCC in m4/3 mount for some 2.5K Raw. They’re cheap as hell now on the used market.
I don’t mean to go on and on about the 5D3 but that bastard was a game changer for me. I am not particularly talented at all this stuff, but I love it. I went through camera after camera trying to find a good fit with easy color. I was ready to stop altogether and go back to screenwriting only when I decided to sell as much as I could for the 5D3. You know how that story ends. I’m still not that talented but the 5D3 couldn’t be simpler. With an IS Canon lens or two and a hefty strap, I can shoot handheld with practically zero shake. Then ETTR (we won’t have to argue about that anymore) and hit record. 
It isn’t 4K but it’s the best image I’ve ever created and I am still rather sucky at it... lol. 
I still fantasize about cameras but instead of buying them, I just go and shoot with the 5D3 and forget about everything else. In the end it doesn’t really matter what camera you use. Just try and tell good stories. 

That 50 1.1 actually looks pretty sharp to me at the point of focus (which is not all that deep) but the background looks terrible.
Some 50 1.2/.095 50mm lens are not THAT dear but I am not sure I would want any of the cheaper ones (again).
I loved the Canon FD 50 1.2 L and at some point would not mind another if I could get a cheapish one that was still good.        I think I would only get one with an aspherical element now except for maybe another Pentax 50 1.2 K though the Sony Zeiss 55 1.8 has pretty much cured me from wanting any more normal lenses.

I had previously watched a vid by woodencamera, detailing the process, with the intent of selling their $300 kit.  I eschewed the kit and traded cents for sense. Or maybe I have that backwards!  Part way through destroying most everything but the electronic bits, I realized just how large and old and fu mbly my not quite over the hill appendages had become.  I briefly imagined how a pile of parts would look back inside the tidy Bmd packaging. Would blaming the Fedex man for the destruction be reasonable? I mean, violence against packages during the Holiday season is well documented I reasoned.  But then the allure of an extremely light weight oled with real glass optics and a buttery smooth adjustable diopter that I can use with the glasses that I need for my not quite over the hill eyes won out.  18 tiny screws later, and some very intense moments involving an sdi cable the the diameter of a tooth pick, the evf was ready.  I anxiously powered it up.  Nothing.  A feeling of panic quickly ensued.
  Then I remembered the evf has an awesome feature where it powers off when it senses your eye is away.  I immediately placed my eye up to the  display.  I was greeted by the sight of my slightly dirty floor.   Like the Koolaid man.  Ooooh yyeeeaah.  But the joy of performing an open evf transplant was short lived. I realized if I couldn't find a way to mount the evf, I would have to repeat the entire surgery again to install the kit from woodencamera.  Ooohhh nooooo.  An hour of trial and error later. I found a Manfrotto pico clamp.  
Success.
 
 
 
 

Post it, bud!:) If you found a nice shortfilm with plot, don´t wait and post it please. I didn´t happen to be lucky on my search for it. Well, Andy Lee has not been on the forum for a while now, unfortunately. Good shorts with ultra low budget are very charming. Would love to see that kind of filmic approach with one of the three cameras above. Every camera finds its avid shooters, its masters. So would have it charms to find that charming people having done one or two shorts with one of the charming three cameras above.
@Anaconda_, I would not call your musicvideo a shortfilm in the sense I was trying to suggest   @sanveer Cool! Really looking forward to seeing your footage with it!
Posting threads on EOSHD didn´t make me rich neither:) What terminology would you suggest to give an adequate answer? For now, I´d say, some shortfilms which show joy of creation and being a narrative, showing off work with the filmic form in that context.
 Here is one  of my shorts, I´ve posted a while ago, filmic sketch much, much  rather, but still with an attempt to narrative, done with no budget, a Lumix G6 and a china boosted FD 28mm. Did a reshoot of the setup this August with audible!:) dialogue this time, with a small crew, two professional actors rather than non professional, though talented, collegues. This vid I did all by myself, therefore no audio for the voices
 

A used A7s is affordable indeed these days. 

Yeah, I saw that too. And that’s a good point since the a6500 isn’t known for a spectacular 1080p image, but it does have an insane 4K image.
 
I was actually surprised by how good it looked. And to learn that it shoots at such a high bitrate. I figured it was using the same codec and bitrate as the 5D3 and 80D. I believe if you get the Canon Log version, it has about 12 stops. Without the Canon Log... maybe 10-11... but probably closer to 10. However I never felt that his video lacked DR... not that he was shooting in a high DR scenario. Rolling shutter isn’t great in 4K but neither is the crop at 1.64x/1.74x (depending on who does the math) but in 1080p it’s supposed to be a lot better with no crop.
The 5D4 probably isn’t the best camera for you, I just wanted to show there are other options if you are not set on either the D750 or the a6500.
If I were you, I would either go all in with a D850 or go down to a Canon 80D and bank as much money as possible over the next year until the next generation of cameras are released... Both Nikon and Canon are supposedly releasing FF mirrorless cameras next year.
Nah, I’d probably buy a 5D4, but I have a soft spot for Canon cameras.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I use my A7s as my main photography camera too and I disagree with just about everyone of those points.
Focus point-   is that really an issue?   I hit the centre button to get up the focus area, hit it again to get the focus point (I usually use small flexible spot) and use the four way buttons to move it where I want.     Very simple and easy and I find it easier to use than the Canon 7D was.    If two quick presses of a button right where your thumb is takes too long you can always change it to one press by setting the centre button to focus settings instead.
There is a LOT in the menus and to me they are well placed (though I don't have to go into the menus very often when out and about with the camera).
Inability to map important functions?     Not all buttons can be set to all functions but geez there is more that can be set than most cameras and while it is true you can not set silent shutter to any button,  is there a list of cameras that CAN (it will be a short list)?     Is silent shutter something that NEEDS to be set rapidly?    I have only used it a few times in more than three years and it is still fairly quick to set if you are familiar with the menus (it is very useful though when needed).   
Looking further, the control wheel can be set to 4 things, custom buttons 1, 2 and 3, centre button, AEL and AF/MF buttons to well over 50 things each, left, right and down buttons to 44 things each, and if you use a lens like the FE 85 1.8 you get even more customization with the focus hold button being able to be set to over 50 things too.
The camera is not built to the same level as more expensive Pro DSLRs but it is as robust as any other that I have used/owned other than early film SLRs.
It is not a weather sealed camera but is a bit better than being completely unsealed (and besides many of my lenses are not sealed anyway including my most expensive Canon L).
Battery life is an issue for some but I am still using the original batteries I got with it as well as an even older one from the A7 I had earlier and even after four years of constant use I still only needed one battery to shoot a couple of bands Saturday night at different venues with around 300 photos and well over 60% left.     I take a couple with me in case but most of the time, one is enough for a days photo shooting.        I just make sure and charge my batteries after use.         For video, yes, I would want all three of my batteries for a gig but I only record the odd song or two.
Jpegs and colours, again is subjective but I don't seen any huge difference to any other camera system I have used (which is most of them).
 The "issues" with the camera as I see it are not so much problems as limits- IE not a camera for tracking or fast AFC and if you need more than 12mp but it never was meant to be.
If you applied the same logic to many other cameras that don't have many of the things as an A7s you could say just about any camera is not much good.
 
 

On YouTube Mattias is a simple man who loves his cameras and dog.  Might be a wife or girlfriend there too.  On this forum, he's just another raving lunatic   Cracks me up!  We all need a place to let our lunacy run free.  Thank you Andrew   Anyway, I'm running out of cameras to try.  I want to sell most of them but each camera has a "thing".  The C100 perfect video in any light.  The 7D shoots raw.  The A6300 does 4K and let me run it all day through the USB.  Have an a6000 too. The EOS-M3 (a recent edition) has a pop up LCD, mic in, and is small.  The X3000 is really portable and has great stabilization.  The GR--love poem there.  A nikon D80--might want for my copy stand.  An A7R, for real estate and portraits.  However, I'd LOVE an D850.  I'd love a Leica.  I want every camera Mattias talks about.  
A point.  I lose some money on each camera I sell.  It's the cost of my lunatic hobby.  I estimate that it costs me $1,200 to $2,400 a year.  It's part of my photo hobby.  If I was a full-on professional photographer, however, it would be bad business.  Each camera has its strengths and weaknesses.  None is the clear-cut best.  So it's time wasted figuring it out when it would be better time learning how to deal with camera X's limitations.  Or just spending time preparing to take better photos. 
I hate myself when I spend time on this forum.  But here I am      Where were we...?

Then you need to work on your buying/selling skills
I switch systems all the time and make sure to turn profit on most of the lenses.
No you make money. It all depends on what you paid for them in the first place.