Bill Bruner
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You can get a second hand Miller DS-2 tripod with a 75mm bowl (good to 25 kilos) for $425US and a second hand Gitzo 1380 “Fluide” fluid head (good to 10 kilos) for $649US.
That should keep your camera from tipping over!
Good luck,
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Shooting dual system sound is certainly a workable solution, as long as you can remember to hit both the audio record button and the camera shutter button on every shot – and as long as you don’t mind taking the time to synchronize your audio and video tracks in the editing suite.
I gave up on routine use of dual system sound after I forgot to hit the record button a couple of times in critical situations. Plus, I grew tired of synchronizing audio and video tracks in every edit.
Best of luck,
Bill
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Hello Aurelien – I agree with Steve that you probably don’t need the Atomos. And, as you say, neither the T5i nor the D5300 have headphone jacks.
It seems to me that a 606€ Panasonic GH3 comes closest to meeting all of your criteria – it has a built-in headphone jack, records at multiple bit rates and is the only camera on your list with an affordable power zoom like this 276€ Panasonic 14-42mm power zoom
(Canon and Nikon zooms are all manual).
Hope this is helpful and good luck!
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Hi Dave – I’m a GH4 shooter and I love the camera, but it might not be the best choice for low light run and gun.
You might want to consider a $2300 Sony PXW-X70 camcorder instead.
This camera:
– records to 10-bit 4:2:2 XAVC internally while the GH4 records to 8-bit internally (one caveat – you’ll need the $149.99 Catalyst Prepare software from Sony to transcode X70 XAVC to something your editing software can deal with)
– features Sony’s Optical Steady Shot system for steady handheld footage while on the move (for a similar level of stabilization with the GH4, you would have to pay a lot of money for a counterbalanced or gyro stabilizer)
– has a 1″ sensor (several times larger than a traditional camcorder and only slightly smaller than the GH4’s 4/3″ sensor),
– has a 12x f2.8-4.5 power zoom (the GH4 is compatible with two f3.5-5.6 power zooms that are 3x each)
– includes XLR inputs, dual card slots and a built-in ND filter – all features missing from the GH4.
Here is what the X70 can do (please watch at 1080p):
CAMERA TEST:
https://youtu.be/4mFBoo4jvKo?t=14m27s
NATURE:
TYPICAL NIGHT NEWS FOOTAGE:
One downside to this camera is that is is not able to shoot Ultra High Definition “4K” straight out of the box. Sony is advertising it as “4K ready”, however, and plans to offer a paid upgrade sometime this year.
All of that said, this camera costs about the same as a GH4 with a decent low light lens and an XLR adapter. Add in the in-camera stabilization and it becomes a very good value for your money.
Hope this is helpful and good luck with your decision!
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Hi Neil – I sold my 550D/T2i because of its lack of video autofocus capability.
I have the £1099 4K GH4
and it has terrific tracking and touch screen autofocus.
Here it is in a side-by-side autofocus shootout with the dual pixel Canon 70D:
Dual pixel is lightning fast, but I personally prefer the slower GH4 focus pull.
Here’s GH4 AF in a real world situation:
All of that said – if you really need fast and accurate autofocus with the large-sensor DSLR “look”, you might want to consider a 1″ sensor camcorder instead of a DSLR or DSLM camera.
I recommend the new £1518 10-bit 4:2:2 Sony PXW-X70
, which is upgradeable to Ultra HD “4K”. This camera has a built-in 24x power zoom, built in ND filter and fast, accurate autofocus.
Here is what this camera can do:
Hope this is helpful!
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Hi Pam – with the BMPCC’s crop, a $299.95 Rokinon 85mm T1.5 MFT would give you telephoto reach – and results like this:
This is probably the best value-for-money fast, telephoto lens you’ll find in MFT mount.
Hope that’s helpful and best of the holidays!
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Here are a couple of the h.265 converters NX1 shooters are using with good results:
DVDFab: https://www.dvdfab.cn/h265.htm
Wondershare: https://www.wondershare.com/pro/video-converter-ultimate.html
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Hi Mike – your lenses are easily adaptable with a $22 Pentax K to micro 4/3 adapter.
The pros are that adapters don’t cost a lot of money and classic lenses can often produce interesting “looks” that are different from the look produced by modern lenses.
The only con is that you have to go back to manual focus and aperture adjustment. For some people, that may not be a “con”.
Good luck and best of the holidays!
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Hi Senem – if you don’t mind going back to a small sensor camcorder, the old Canon XF100 records 50mbps 4:2:2 1080/50i in PAL areas and 50mbps 4:2:2 1080/60i in NTSC areas.
You can get new PAL XF100 for £1708.50 on eBay UK
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Or, if you need 1080/60i, you can get a new NTSC XF100 for $2499 from Amazon US.
Hope that’s helpful and good luck!
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Hi Brandon, you’ve gotten some very good advice here.
I would also recommend downloading David Elkins’ excellent The Camera Assistant’s Manual
to Kindle for less than $30.
This book, and the companion website, are tremendous resources for the beginning AC and well worth the $30 investment.
Hope this is helpful!