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Well you have to record the mic to *something*?! No good by itself. However the Zoom H1 lacks any XLR inputs whatsoever, which massively limits your options for buying a quality mic. I go over recorder options here: http://ironfilm.co.nz/which-sound-recorder-to-buy-a-guide-to-various-indie-priced-sound-recorders-in-2017/ In your shoes I'd suggest get at least a secondhand Tascam DR60D, they're so cheap it is almost free! :-P If you're doing any paid work, then how come you have no budget for audio?!?! (as yes, $60 = "no budget") The minimal kit I'd suggest to get as a broke as person entering into doing professional work for interviews/commercials would be: Samson C02 / iSK Little Gem + Rode WS8 windshield (for when outdoors, as if positioned well and in a quiet enough environment then you can get away with the C02 outdoors for a while, but I'd recommend to buy the Aputure Deity as soon as you can) + Tascam DR60D (mk2 preferably, but a good deal on a mk1 is fine too) + {plus shock mount, XLR cable, boom buddy, and boom pole, if you don't already have those} https://www.gearslutz.com/board/reviews/1032461-isk-little-gem.html https://www.iskproaudio.com/collections/microphones/products/little-gem?variant=4213264837 Yes, it is smart to have two options running at once so each is a back up to the other. Especially if you're a one man band, so your focus is being split 100 different ways all at once. And *essential* if you're not monitoring your audio! (which is the case if you running the lav into an H1 / phone) This! Remember to pay very careful attention to your position of boom mic (and keep an eye out if the talent shifts around and moves off the optimal spot! You may need to reposition your boom mic mid shoot. This is why using a stand isn't simply a "set and forget" situation).

Given your needs (S35 & PL on a budget) then I'd say the top suggestions would be: F3 FS700 (probably the current "sweet spot" for bang for buck in my eyes, US$2K ish secondhand + grab a secondhand Atomos Samurai for 4K output) C300 PL (if you're fine with being stuck with PL 100% of the time, can't swap that mount!! On the upside, the PL versions do tend to sell for a little less than the EF versions secondhand) URSA 4K / URSA Mini 4K / BMPC4K (these can be found crazy cheap secondhand, but you'd need to be 100% sure you can always feed it the light it needs and never ever go over 400 ISO) a6300/a6500 (biggest downside... overheating, and no built in NDs. Perhaps do the DIY fan mod) a7Smk1 (FHD in S35 mode, so don't bother with the a7Smk2 as you wouldn't benefit from the internal 4K in S35. Unless you got the a7R mk2 which can do S35 4K) a5100/a6000 (1080 XAVC-S S35 for dirt cheap) Samsung NX1 KineMini 4K (pity they're not selling the battle tested models any more: http://www.kinefinity.com/shop/kinemini-battle-tested/?lang=en And Kinefinity cameras only rarely come up for sale secondhand) Kinefinity Terra 4K (kind blowing your budget wide open now.... but was tempted to include this anyway for completeness as is the most appealing one on the list. Not that much more than a C300 / URSA Mini? But it is a slippery slope.... now we're entering EVA1/FS5 territory! ha, probably best to ignore this one....) I'd rule out the C300 PL & BMPC4K PL right away (and URSA 4K PL/ URSA Mini 4K PL to a lesser extent, which have some degree of flexibility around mount options... but mostly you're looking at just PL), unless you own a tonne of PL glass you can always use on everything, as being limited to **ONLY** PL is just too limiting in my eyes. All the other cameras listed here have a heap of options when it comes to lens mounts, the world is your oyster! Realistically only the mirrorless cameras (or the Kinefinity) are an option on a gimbal, or maybe the BMPC4K/C300 on a larger sized gimbal (well, all of them could technically be used on a gimbal, but the size of one needed for some of them would be so big I'd say it is seriously blowing the budget of a no budget shoot). Heck, even a teeny tiny a5100 will likely need a decent mid sized gimbal once you've rigged it up with rails and using an anamorphic PL lens with it. So I'd look at how much of this shoot (and future shoots?) would be on a gimbal? If only a teeny amount, I'd go for for a combo of Sony F3 / FS700 with an a5100/a6000 just for the gimbal shots. But if a larger amount will be gimbal shots, then get an a7S mk1 / NX1 / a6300 / a6500 instead as your main and only camera. I managed to find a few F3 for sale, and I live in a much smaller and more isolated country. Although Ukraine isn't part of the EU yet, you're still pretty handily located next to the rest of Europe, which massively opens up your options when sourcing gear. Am sure with persistence and luck you can find something relevant. Is it unrealistic to have two monitors at once?! Not at all! I'll often have two monitors on my F3, one for myself to operate with, and another on the opposite side (or handing from the rear) for the 1st AC to use or the director to view.

Ah yes, that extra context does help make a lot more sense of this! Which glass exactly do you own? Who is going to be the DoP on this music video, you? Very sensible! If you're not making any money at all on it, it makes sense to keep spending tightly under control. But heh, even buying the likes of a GH5 for personal usage is a pretty crazy extravagant luxury! Let alone the likes of an URSA Mini etc

That is with the slog upgrade. I went with the Atomos Samurai Blade instead (as the BMD VA had barely came out at all when I purchased my F3). Size doesn't matter for choosing the Alexa Mini over F3/C300, as you're talking about almost the same thing. So now you're making a point against the Alexa Mini?! Thought you were using sensor size to argue for it. This is making less and less sense. Oh, and it looks like you're getting confused with Arri open gate vs 2K/16:9 ratio. (I wouldn't exactly call that "cropping"! Although in a way I guess it technically is) You're going to need one big ass gimbal! Such as the Came Prodigy (perhaps?): https://www.came-tv.com/collections/came-prodigy Includes the BMD VA? Any other accessories? Local seller or free shipping? (international shipping is what kills most of these deals for me... :-/ ) If so, looks like a great deal, go for it.

Yes, the BMD VA can do 1080 ProRes HQ 60fps. It is right there on the spec sheet. So? Even if the Arri Alexa Mini is a couple of odd millimeters or so bigger (and I'd have some health skepticism as to if that is even true, recommend double checking it) , *so what*?? Doesn't matter. I'd be very worried you're wasting money in places if you're basing your hiring decisions on factors such as "having a bigger sensor than the F3/C300". As for PL mount, why? Do you own PL lenses?

Always time for another thread ;-) As heck, how many GH series threads are there? :-P

Ah, see I completely take the opposite approach! As using a Gimini/Pix with it defeats the core benefit of a F3 in 2017: it is INSANELY GOOD VALUE! And I reckon 422 => 444 is marginal gains, while 420 => 422 is a big leap.

@flip21, Don't stress over AF. I never use it! And in all other ways, Panasonic is quite simply a better implementation.

Well there is always always something else just around the corner.... for instance just today we got news that a Panasonic G9 is coming very soon: https://www.43rumors.com/ft4-new-panasonic-g9-80-mb-shooting-mode-60-frame-burst/

Wonder if it could do 4 channels like the FS7?

Only $500 back when it was on sale! Wish the Pocket or Micro would go on sale again.... Don't care! Better off to just talk about S35 instead. Sadly :-(

Gotham Sound does the first ever unboxing video of the Sound Devices MixPre-10T: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u79d_BT76w

I would like to see tupp name the soundies and specific mics he sees used indoors all the time. As likely he is either misclasifying the mics, or they're just amateur soundies. As he is going against the grain here of what most people do here who specialize in location sound as their career. An even superficial glance at jwsoundgroup.net could tell you that

If you want the best bang for buck then I'd say there is two core choices: A) stick with what you have now (maximum bang for buck! You're getting great results from ZERO spent) B) Panasonic G80/G85 (king of bang for buck out of the current models from all the manufacturers)

Wow. Please *do* post exactly this on jwsoundgroup.net (which is the only forum dedicated just to production sound for film). I'll get my popcorn ready. This will be good. btw, if you just want the narrowest pick up pattern at all times, why not always only use a 816? (What do you use/own now?) I don't buy into that PC / sjw nonsense, some opinions are clearly wrong.

Or just a more general rule: INCLUDE MAXIMUM CONTEXT! As there are many many threads which would benefit from more information: specific budget, overall budget, what country, what do you do already, medium/long term goals, etc

mk1 is from a different generation, mk2 was the current one when the FS5 was released. If we want to talk about older secondhand cameras, then we need to include the likes of the Sony F3 or FS700. Which I'd take over a C100 any day. But yes, the C100 is still an excellent camera (their being better cameras doesn't change that) which can be an absolute workhorse (heh, just last night I did a shoot which had the C100 as one of our cameras).

Is two years since the FS5 came out, I think it might be another year or two until we see a "mk2"

C100mk2 and FS5 were pretty close in price. Currently they're US$3.5K vs US$4.75K, which is really not that far apart.

Wonder if we'll see any over the top "protecting" from Panasonic with their G90/GH5 now they have their entry level cinema camera coming out soon: Panasonic EVA1

Sony already killed the C100 (& C300!) years ago. With their FS5 & a7S mk1/mk2 releases.

FINALLY!!! I grabbed my Samsang NX300 this morning for the first time in ages and the battery was flat, but not a big deal! Didn't need to find a charger, could just grab any one of my many many USB cables I have lying around and charge up the NX300! Very useful. (and this is not even counting the handy feature of using it with a USB powerbank, as an external battery) Made me wish that every camera had USB charging, why isn't this common place with all cameras??

Won't see the a7S mk3 until 2018. And by that point, Panasonic will only be another year away from releasing the GH6? Oh heck, Panasonic might even have released a G90 by the time the a7S mk3 comes out! (and the G90 might very well be a decent competitive alternative at a third of the cost!!)

"Use of the larger NP-FZ100 battery increases the battery life by 2.2x, meaning a CIPA rating of 650 shots per charge when using the rear LCD or 530 shots per charge with the EVF. " <= a "new" battery (same as in the a9) "A faster 'Bionz X' processor, along with the front-end LSI processor featured in recent Sony models, allows the camera to process more data, faster. " <= might mean less overheating? But my money is on the a7Rmk3 still having some overheating.

Yup, Panasonic GH5 remains as king! Ruling over the land of hybrid filmmaking.