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To my knowledge there's at least two different types of "Netflix Originals". The first being a product where Netflix themselves produces, or have a very close relation to the production. The same denomination is also put on products where netflix gets monopoly on on-demand streaming, i.e Better Call Saul etc. In my eyes, the article seem to be about the former, where it has already been stated in this thread, that it doesn't really matter if you are "forced" to use a certain camera. My point being; you should be able to score a "Netflix Original" without said camera restrictions. I might be wrong though.

@Neumann Films Oh it's not only about me, thank you for sharing!, the GH5 truly has it all.

You are very helpful, and yes, so do I. I tend to enjoy seeing great work on cheap or unconventional cameras more so than good work on (more) expensive, proffessional cameras. ("great" in this sense is of course both subjective, as well as relative). You did turn me onto bridge cameras, and I have been researching them for the last couple of hours. Both the RX10 ii and the FZ2500 are very attractive with their log profiles. And as you say, the original RX10 would save me quite the bit of cash, I found an auction for it and I will be watching it carefully. Nikon is a world of cameras that I've never explored before, but oh my, the ones you suggested really does produce stunning video. I am able to borrow Canon 70Ds and 80Ds from the University, and I do like them, especially the 80D since it has a headphone jack. They do seem to have a long "shelf life" though, and hard to find good deals on. I really liked that video aswell, reminds me of the opening of The 400 Blows.

@mercer Thank you very much for your input! Some of your examples I've looked at, some - the nikons in particular - I've never looked twice at (having been a devoted canon user since 2011, stupid huh?). I did own the GX80/85 for about two weeks before I sent it back when I realised I was getting a great deal on the BMPCC. I have to say the 4K looked amazing, but for my intents and purposes I'm going to stay with 1080p for quite a while and It seemed to lack in the 1080p department. Trust me I tend to not obsess over IQ or pixel peep, but the GH3 level 1080p seem to be quite superior. Maybe a nice, used GH3 or even GX7 would be a nice option. The RX10 ii is also a nice option that I hadn't considered. I do own the first two model RX100's and quite enjoy them still to this day. The RX10 ii might be a great addition to them. I recently found the E-M5 Mark II along with the grip accessories on auction, starting out at 535$, which seems like quite a nice deal. I'll see how far it goes. @cantsin Thanks alot for sharing your setup! I've tried something similar, with the 1020mAh off-brand batteries aswell as a 5000-something mAh Juicebox battery (JBMP-01). I also use a small foldable tripod which can be somewhat converted to a shoulder rig (inspired by Burling). Real talk; it will take alot for me to go back to big tripods which doesn't fold into a 35cm (13" or something, right?) stick that fits my INTO my backpack. I've also tried the videomicro, but it doesn't produce anything useable without an external preamp, at least on my specific camera. A Zoom H1 or entry Tascam models makes alot of sense. I have paired the camera with a Zoom H5 accompanied with a sennheiser shotgun mic (can't remember the model at this point in time) that I am able to borrow from my university whenever I need for more serious work, and it has performed very well. The BMPCC truly is an amazing camera, and it's been fun learning the workflow and playing around with it. But I can't really personally justify having it when I'd much rather take my RX100 II when going out (which of course also lacks in the audio department). Again, thanks to both of you. I'll let you know if I reach any conclusion. -meudig

Hey there, I've been lurking this forum for quite a while but finally decided to create an avatar to make this thread (somewhat inspired by Andrew's blog post "Pro cameras are not as creatively liberating"). I always thought I would be working towards that huge, cinematic rig. With 15mm rods, matteboxes, external monitors, follow-focuses and v-mount batteries etc... And a couple of months ago I decided to take the first step. I sold my old trusty t3i/600D along with the 18-55mm kit lens, to instead pick up a used BMPCC. (Somehow I still made it out with 20 dollars in profit?). I started outfitting the BMPCC with accessories. I already had a cage and a handle that came with it. I didn't really want to, but I couldn't see it useful as a true compact camera. Battery and audio needed upgrading (in-camera preamp wasn't even able to record decent ambience without hiss and white noise), and quickly I learned to despise handheld shooting - something I always used to love and prefer. Long story short, in the essence of the "new gear syndrome" (I saw a better term somewhere but I can't remember it) ,I have decided to cut my filmmaking gear considerably - starting with the BMPCC rig. Now to my question; what minimal cameras/gear/rigs do you guys like use for run and gun, your morning walks, street or travel shooting? (Essentially, your NOT proffessional work). And why? -meudig p.s. This is not supposed to be "What camera should I buy"-thread, but if any of you have any ideas about a nice, cheap (400-650$ used) camera with decent in-camera preamp and the ability to monitor audio without any add-ons, I'd be thankful! I've been looking at the E-M5 Mark II (which allows you to monitor audio with the additional grip), and the IBIS seems amazing.