Opinions wanted: New Camera

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jacobjohnston

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Hey guys,

So I'm looking to buy a new camera. Sadly enough, my beloved 7D mark 1 is becoming obsolete. I've been doing this for a while now and know quite a lot about cameras, I'm more looking for opinions of people who have used the cameras that they suggest. Money is tight but I should be able to get a bit for my 7D. As reference, I can't afford a GH4 right now.

NOTE: I don't just shoot video, I shoot stills just as much.

My current ideas are: GH3, GH4 (wait until the GH5 comes out is late september), 5D mk2, something sony maybe the a7?, 7D mk2 if I can afford it...

I don't really wanna go full frame but it's a possibility.

Thanks in advance.
 
Have you had a look at the new Sony a6300? Shoots 4K and 1080 @120 fps. it's missing a couple things touchscreen, headphone jack, etc. But for $999 US I'd say it's something to consider. It's also got like 430 auto focus points or something crazy like that. I just ordered mine.
 
13666826:finnolydorb said:
Have you had a look at the new Sony a6300? Shoots 4K and 1080 @120 fps. it's missing a couple things touchscreen, headphone jack, etc. But for $999 US I'd say it's something to consider. It's also got like 430 auto focus points or something crazy like that. I just ordered mine.
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Seems like an unreal camera for photo. Got my hopes up but the apparently the rolling shutter in 4k is to the point where its basically unusable.
 
13666552:ben_collins said:
Not related but I can't wait until the GH5 comes out

Rumored 8K, 4K 60fps, 1080p 120fps
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13667430:MNSkiers said:
perks of being a pc gamer :)
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Except a gaming computer still isn't necessarily gonna handle 8k footage well at all. You're gonna need more and faster storage (SSD's and RAID array's), and probably a better CPU (if you have a dated i7 or an i5 I don't think it's gonna cut it). You probably have a GPU that supports OpenCL/CUDA but you're gonna need more VRAM in your graphic card if you want it to work well. You'll also want a quality IPS monitor if you're gonna bother with such high resolutions. There's no point in shooting 4K/6K/8K unless you've got a monitor with accurate color representation.

Then again, what's the point of even shooting 8K? 4K is hardly available in the mainstream right now.
 
13667512:Michael_Thatcher said:
Except a gaming computer still isn't necessarily gonna handle 8k footage well at all. You're gonna need more and faster storage (SSD's and RAID array's), and probably a better CPU (if you have a dated i7 or an i5 I don't think it's gonna cut it). You probably have a GPU that supports OpenCL/CUDA but you're gonna need more VRAM in your graphic card if you want it to work well. You'll also want a quality IPS monitor if you're gonna bother with such high resolutions. There's no point in shooting 4K/6K/8K unless you've got a monitor with accurate color representation.

Then again, what's the point of even shooting 8K? 4K is hardly available in the mainstream right now.
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Yeah i get what your saying about the monitor and shit! I would never buy a 4k monitor for any reason. I mean hell if I had the money laying around id buy one! but with having camera equipment to buy along with other things like daily spending. But i totally agree with you. Most computers for gaming wont cut it for editing in 4k and 8k
 
13666826:finnolydorb said:
Have you had a look at the new Sony a6300? Shoots 4K and 1080 @120 fps. it's missing a couple things touchscreen, headphone jack, etc. But for $999 US I'd say it's something to consider. It's also got like 430 auto focus points or something crazy like that. I just ordered mine.
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13667206:Hodor said:
Seems like an unreal camera for photo. Got my hopes up but the apparently the rolling shutter in 4k is to the point where its basically unusable.
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Thanks I'll check it out
 
I heard 6k30 for the gh5 as the max but I could be wrong. Guess we'll have to wait until NAB though. 4K 60 and higher frame rates at Fhd sounds really nice though.
 
topic:jacobjohnston said:
Hey guys,

So I'm looking to buy a new camera. Sadly enough, my beloved 7D mark 1 is becoming obsolete. I've been doing this for a while now and know quite a lot about cameras, I'm more looking for opinions of people who have used the cameras that they suggest. Money is tight but I should be able to get a bit for my 7D. As reference, I can't afford a GH4 right now.

NOTE: I don't just shoot video, I shoot stills just as much.

My current ideas are: GH3, GH4 (wait until the GH5 comes out is late september), 5D mk2, something sony maybe the a7?, 7D mk2 if I can afford it...

I don't really wanna go full frame but it's a possibility.

Thanks in advance.
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I don't know what you have in terms of lenses but I'm switching to Nikon. The D7100 is a fucking awesome body and in my opinion is one of the best out there if you aren't going full frame.
 
13666552:ben_collins said:
Not related but I can't wait until the GH5 comes out

Rumored 8K, 4K 60fps, 1080p 120fps
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I doubt it's 8k..... that's super unrealistic + even if they're doing 8k i guarantee it won't be to an SD card.

best case scenario it's 4k 60fps with 10bit 4:2:2 internally but I kinda doubt it'd do 10 bit internally so we'll see

Use your best judgement for rumors haha
 
13669258:nutz. said:
I doubt it's 8k..... that's super unrealistic + even if they're doing 8k i guarantee it won't be to an SD card.

best case scenario it's 4k 60fps with 10bit 4:2:2 internally but I kinda doubt it'd do 10 bit internally so we'll see

Use your best judgement for rumors haha
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Haha I don't fully believe it either I was just saying that thats what people are saying
 
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