Hybrid

[zerocool22]

Hi,

I might go on a job trip to south america soon for a job. Video + photo. Travelling between locations, run and gun situations + interviews.

So i might want to get a new hybrid camera. (S5 and s5ii atm, but I don't seem to like the highlight rolloff and the colors at times when using it run and gun, while in studio it works as an charm) . But I am unsure which one would be the best. 

Thinking about an a7siii (SD cards) with 24-70mm 2.8 and 70-200mm 2.8. + gymbal + Lav set. I once used an a7s ii in central america, where I liked the highlight rolloff and the colors of the camera. 

Low weight and speed is key I think. Long battery life as well. (No vlock batteries as they are too heavy. The camera should not overheat. And only wish to use 1 body for now for weight reasons)

Any other recommendations? 

Cheers,

[Davide DB]

GH7

 

[eatstoomuchjam]

Davide is 100% correct.  Pair that GH7 with one of the cheap Panasonic/Olympus kit servo zooms and you have a tiny camera that works great for street work.  Or bring the Olympus 12-100 if you're willing to tolerate the extra weight.  Add a couple of fast primes for shooting at night and you have a fantastic usable kit.

Otherwise, if you just can't stomach micro 4/3 for... some reason, there's nothing wrong with the A7S III.  If light weight is a concern, I'd swap for the f/4 versions of both lenses.  You'll still be able to get pretty nice shallow DOF and the lenses will be substantially smaller/lighter.

Plus if you're shooting on the street in some of the cities, having smaller lenses won't be shouting "rob me" as loudly as a big white f/2.8 70-200, for example.

I'd also give serious consideration to super 35.  Fuji has a lot of great options and Sony has the FX30 (or whatever the non-cinema camera version of that is - A6700?  Something like that?).

[MrSMW]

2 hours ago, zerocool22 said:

Thinking about an a7siii (SD cards) with 24-70mm 2.8 and 70-200mm 2.8. + gymbal + Lav set. I once used an a7s ii in central america, where I liked the highlight rolloff and the colors of the camera

A7iv IMO might be a better hybrid unless prioritising low light video over stills?

Tamron 20-40 + 28-75 + 70-180 would make a pretty sweet 3x compact zoom set up. I know this because it was my set up last year for stills and is again for this year.

Next year, pretty sure I will trade the 28-75 and 70-180 for the new boy 50-150 f2, both for the convenience and extra stop, albeit sacrificing a bit of reach.

But then with my A7Rv I can crop quite hard if required.

Personally, I’d go for an A7Rv over an A7iv as it’s a better camera pretty much every department, but A7iv’s are cheaper.

All this stuff is available used of course.

[Emanuel]

6 hours ago, MrSMW said:

Next year, pretty sure I will trade the 28-75 and 70-180 for the new boy 50-150 f2, both for the convenience and extra stop, albeit sacrificing a bit of reach.

About three to four grand for an extra SINGLE stop against Sigma (as for instance) ?! 

It doesn't seem worthy to tell you very straightforward :- )