Recommended camcorder for best workflow (~$3000)

[Craig Seeman]

[Jason Porthouse] “My only reason for steering the OP off that is cost. I think to get a realistically usable setup with lenses and SSD’s you’d be looking at around 5k.”

Although some might already own parts of the kit needed. If there’s a photographer in the family, you’d probably have a bunch of lenses to play with. You can start simple with a variND filter and work your way up to rails and matt box. With balanced input you don’t need second system sound like you would with a DSLR. With its built in Thunderbolt you’re also saving on a Video I/O card if you want to bring in things live (as I sometimes do for live streaming).

Granted there are some costs involved but it’s a lot less than with a DSLR and given its recording capabilities you save on the post workflow as well.

[Robert Wilkins]

I was originally thinking about a DSLR for video but I think the additional cost with various kits, lack of xlr inputs, shorter video capture times, and other factors are steering me away from them.

R.Wilkins

[Craig Seeman]

[Robert Wilkins] “I was originally thinking about a DSLR for video but I think the additional cost with various kits, lack of xlr inputs, shorter video capture times, and other factors are steering me away from them.”

Most of those issues are solve with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Long record time, 1/4″ balanced inputs just needs an adaptor for XLR direct in. Just add lenses and maybe rails and matte box.

[Robert Wilkins]

thanks Craig, but I don’t want to wait until July to purchase the system and the addition of adaptor for XLR direct, lenses and maybe rails and matte box, probably put me well into 5k range…

R.Wilkins