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Matt's blog is worth a read: http://mattscottvisuals.com/blog/2016/7/14/bmpcc-optical-low-pass-filter-swap-no-more-ir-contamination http://mattscottvisuals.com/blog/2017/8/17/red-vs-everything-else http://mattscottvisuals.com/blog/2016/1/28/bmpcclifechanger

Has any one here used the Panasonic EVA1 with a pro soundie on set running TC, camera hop, & genlock as well? Just wondering if it went smoothly, or if there are any "gotchas" I should know about. As later this month I'm doing a week long shoot with an EVA1.

I wouldn't say there is that much of a dealbreaker for me personally with a Nikon D5200/D5300/D5500 vs a Sony a6000, and sticking with the Nikon brand has benefits for now.

For all but a tiny tiny tiny niche of readers here, the 1D X mk2 would indeed be a luxury item. And I bet a not insignificant portion of 1D X mk2 sales go to rich dentists/accountants/lawyers/doctors/etc Ha! "Just buy both" is not that simple at all for most people.

The friend I know who does the highest volume real estate (as in at times dozens and dozens of houses per week!) was up until a few months ago shooting them on 2x Nikon D700 bodies, also 12 megapixels.

Meh. I think Panasonic simply decided it was more sensible to let people choose their own viewfinder, rather than ship one which might not work for everyone (but everyone would need to pay for, via a higher price).

Also, for the vast majority of us, they're purely luxury status items. A better buy for a videographer would be a Sony FS5, or heck you're almost getting into territory of a Panasonic EVA1 or secondhand FS7 (which would be a real workhorse).

Ages and ages ago (last year), I wrote up this draft for a blog post about the Nikon D750 (partially because I was considering buying one myself):

I meant even for photography, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he has changed up what he is using for stills. 5yrs is a long time.

Problem is greater than 24megapixels is kinda a pain for high volume real estate photography. (I'd happily do it with the 12 megapixels of an a7Smk1 or D700) Thus from that perspective, either the D5 (which is crazy overkill!! Bad idea) or the D750 is the perfect FX Nikon DSLR for him. Personally if I was the OP I'd stick out with the D750 forever, until a suitable upgrade comes along. Then still keep the D750 as a B cam / back up camera (as a pro should always have at least one back up. Heck, I might even recommend buying a D5200 right *now* so as to at least have "something" as a back up!).

I would be a uniquely unusually odd owner op who only does raw or 8bit 420 shoots and never ever had any demand for anything else?!

It is exactly BECAUSE they have multiple cameras that they cripple their C200 Have to protect the sales of the C300mk2!

Was five years ago, I'm sure it has changed.

Wow! :-o Seems whenever I go into pawn shops they just have crazy wildly optimistically overpriced shit instead.

Prada or Gucci? Ferrari or Lamborghini? Tough choices man!

Another point to keep mind, is even on very small budget short films, if they have enough resources to still do it half decently looking with art department / actors / crew / lighting / etc, then they're probably not going with the cheapest of cheapest Panasonic cameras such as the G or GX/GM/GF series, they've got a GH (or better) camera instead. Thus those shooting shorts with a G7/G6/G5/etc tend to be only the most ultra of ultra low budget people. (thus even if the camera is capable of much much more, that probably won't be shining through at all) Anyway, I'm sure there are plenty of short films shot on a Panasonic G7. A quick look on Vimeo shows up a few. And of course how could we possibly forget our own andy lee, who shot an entire feature film with 6x (yes, SIX!) G7 cameras: (however it is still in post production)

50D is very outdated for a stills camera, likely even just a humble Panasonic G7 would be nicer. And the 50D lacks 1080 internal or any sort of internal video at all.

Considered the Rokinon TS? A fraction of the cost of the Canikon ones! https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/926394-REG/rokinon_tsl24m_n_24mm_f3_5_tilt_shift.html Personally, if I was making a little money with real estate then I'd go with this on my current Nikon D5200: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1165600-REG/venus_optics_laowa_15mm_f_4_macro.html But if I was to go all out and get a new body (which I'm not! As I don't earn money in the real estate world), then it would be either the Nikon D750 + Rokinon 24mm TS, or a secondhand Sony a7S mk1 (as 12 megapixels is plenty for low budget real estate shoots! And lighter file sizes will speed up workflow) + Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D lens with their Laowa Magic Shift Converter (turning it into a 17mm F4 TS! :-o ). https://***URL not allowed***/laowa-magic-shift-converter-wide-angle-lenses/

Realistically most people don't need on board raw. Just a solid 10bit (or 12 bit) codec. Even many higher budget shoots don't do raw. (or even 4K) And lower budget shoots don't have budgets to justify it.

I was joking around in response that nothing can be shot unless it is 4K 10bit! :-P But seriously, to answer the question, here are two reasons why: 1) the 1st Panasonic GH1 was my first ever camera (which was video capable, I did already have a Nikon D50), thus holds a dear place in my heart, I'll probably never sell it? 2) the GH1 holds so little value now secondhand, it is worth more to me to keep them for when needed for multi camera shoots (as they do a decent enough image, are compact, good battery life, and have unlimited recording length! All great stuff for low budget multi camera shoots)

Hands down the D750 will be a superior camera both for stills and video (non-ML raw). Tricky point is you already have three Canon lenses, but none of them are super special fancy ones so I'd feel no hard feelings about selling them and getting instead the Nikon 24-120mm f4 + Nikon 50mm f1.8G + Nikon 70-200G F4 / Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D / Nikon 80-200mm 2.8D (or a totally different mix of lenses instead, if you feel they'd meet your needs better than your existing collection of focal lengths).

Unfortunately for real estate video this is not unusual, in fact in the market I'm in for the people I know, that would be higher than average!

Just earlier today on FB I recommend a camcorder (the X70, or XC10) to a person looking for their first camera. As I could tell they were not at all technically minded, and just wanted it for interviews/docos. So while I greatly prefer mirrorless, I am not so much of a camera snob that I can't identify times when it makes sense not to recommend mirrorless but something else instead.

Dunno, but sharing a link for context for others: https://www.facebook.com/honytheseries/videolist/2352311818327650/ If I was you, I'd start by hunting around to see if you can spot BTS pics. Such as maybe on their instagram. Check out the credits at the end of who shot it, then check out their social media as well. Etc

I'm almost certain it won't get 10bit. Could be 50/50 as to if 4K 60fps happens. As for a new sensor, if they go higher resolution to say 20 megapixels then that totally defeats the purpose of the a7S line up? So they'll either stick with 12 megapixels, or will only get a very modest boost to say 16 megapixels (but doubtful, sampling is no longer so straightforward).