Keeping your camera non-threatening
I am mostly shooting documentary style or social events (mostly photography but also some video) and when I switched from a DSLR to my RX1RMII, the difference in how much more relaxed my subjects were was staggering. It is treated as a toy camera, and during my last shoot I was even asked why I didn't bring my real camera. Even though the image quality is a clear improvement, the largest improvement is how the camera is perceived.
Now to my issue: when I shoot video I am using the Sennheise
This is a bit of an alternative to consider - and the big caveat here is that you've stated you will use lav mics for key audio elements - so is based on you needing something discrete for general wide field capture on camera.
I'll do a specific thread about these at some point but the Roland CS-10EM binaural microphone/headphone system is something that could well be worth a look.
Not only do they provide a very interesting and immersive stereo recording but as they just look like reg
