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Thanks for the detailed reply, lots of good info there!
Yeah this is definitely a tempting offer, I think I will go for it.
Is it just me or the JVC image quality has a certain look to it too?

20 hours ago, BTM_Pix said:

With the Ninja V, that issue goes away and you get all of the monitoring functionality you need, ProRes recording and the big bonus of it enabling you to use 4K60p so its pretty transformational for the LS300.

So, in your case where you can get an LS300 for $900 then adding another $700 for the Ninja V gets you a bit of a powerhouse for $1600.

I am undoubtedly super duper noob to this but 700$ for a monitor and an external SSD seems like a steep price, no? Would you know any cheap option to get that kind of prores, 10 bit color quality when recording externally? What if I monitored and recorded with separate devices?

I don't mind not having the fanciest monitor, as long as it does the job, but it would certainly be cool to have 4K60p in prores/10 bit color (I am a bit confused about the difference tbh lol).

Hi fine folks of the film!
I have been lurking on this thread for a while.
I am in the market for some kind of cinema camera and stumbled upon the JVC-GYLS300, would it be okay to ask for your opinion?

I found a guy locally who was selling his almost new for about 900 USD with all the bells and whistles (mic mount, charger, extra swit battery and Slr Magic lens),  do you guys think it's still a good deal in 2020 at this price point vs similarly priced DSLRs? I was hesitating between this and something like a Sony A7S2 for the low light capability, or maybe the newer A6400 for the great autofocus. In addition to be able to shoot actual movies, I wanna be able to easily live stream without an additional cameraman. I know, different goals mean different cams... Can't have all at once!

Oh and I noticed the JVC seems to have a very singular look. It seems kind of softer than some of these other cameras I mentioned but in a nice way. It kind of looks more old school, I don't know how to describe it. Also how do you find the 120fps slow mo quality with this thing? I heard it was not great for some reason.

What do y'all think?
There are so little reviews on the JVCs compared to Sony, Canon, Nikon etc...!