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Wash your mouth out with soap.

Was Kickstarter. They're a company which has been around for many many many years. This brand is a major player in the pro sound world for tv/film. Kickstarter was more an avenue to help them get the word out. And that Kickstarter campaign is over anyway. Get it now if you want to.

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It needs it's own crystal the instant it gets disconnected from a source.

Rumored specs: Cool specs, but can it run Crysis?

That's not even vaguely close to frame accurate, not even at the start of the day, let alone by the end of the day. A total no-go deal breaker of an approach for many applications.

Full frame is overrated. As for 4K 120fps....

The Tentacle Track E can do this, take TC over the 3.5mm connection. But for the Zoom F2 to do this, that would require it to have a built in timecode crystal, which would increase the cost of the Zoom F2.

TC is basically just a line level audio signal, which is used as a highly accurate time stamp at the start of a video (or audio) file. This method over bluetooth is something different, unique to Timecode System Ltd. (same with Atomos too, if you want to have that timecode work together with others you need to buy into the TCS Ltd ecosystem)

Not really, it is $349 vs $199 for the Zoom F2-BT, which needs the Ultrasync BLUE, thus for a single bodypack recorder setup with TC you're looking at an identical price either which way. (actually, the Zoom will be *more* expensive than Tentacles if you're not already part of the TCS Ltd ecosystem, as you'll have to get a USO too. And that is ignoring other little details, like the Zoom you still need to buy batteries and a Micro SD card for, but you don't need to for the Tentacle)

Indeed. Agreed 110% For someone starting out with their first camera, even a used GH5 is overkill. A secondhand Panasonic G7 or G85 would be plenty fine as well! Indeed. Agreed 110% Yes, the learning curve last a looong time (I'd say it lasts your whole life time!). By the time you get to point you can land those "big jobs" on a consistent basis, your Sony FX9 / Canon C70 / whatever is now "outdated". Wouldn't even get an identical body. You can go cheaper! If I was recommending to someone to start out with the aim to film weddings, I'd suggest the Panasonic G85 / G7 combo. Yes, all of that will add up to a total cost which is far far far higher than the price of a couple of camera bodies! Indeed. Agreed 110%

You can get chinese BP-U60 batteries from Aliexpress for qutie cheap. Wow! To be fair, it is now over 4yrs old. That's a decent run for its lifespan. (btw, you meant Sound Devices, not "audio devices")

Here is the way I see it: All DSLR mounts: headed the way of the dodo. Buy this if you see some amazing secondhand bargains, but be very careful not to do anything that leaves you "locked into" the mount. (such as buying electronic EF mount lenses! No, no, no) MFT Mount: the widest range of options, with the widest range of brand/manufacturer support. Some people look down at 4/3" sensors as being "too small", when in reality they're only marginally smaller than the classic standard of Super 35mm that has ruled Oscars / Golden Globe / Emmy Awards etc for many years. Sony E Mount: 2nd best behind MFT Mount when it comes to wide ranging choices to pick from, and E Mount is especially strong when it comes to having many choices of camera bodies on both the stills side (the a7 & a6xxx series) and the cinema side (VENICE/FX9/FS7/FS5/etc) of things too. There is a reasonable fear that Sony is "turning into the next Canon" (in a bad way). That Sony might be resting on their laurels and not pushing ahead with innovation like they used to do when they were the new kid on the block and hungry for success. Canon EOS-M: the writing is on the wall, they're going the way of the dodo too. Canon will eventually ditch EOS-M and focus exclusively on their RF Mount. Pentax Q / Nikon 1: huh, what? Fujifilm X / Nikon Z: great stills cameras that have taken great leaps forward in recent years with their video capabilities, but nothing higher end if you wish to upgrade later on to a cinema body instead of just using a stills/hybrid camera. Canon RF: what to get if you're a Canon fanboy with stockholm syndrome, instead of using your switch to mirrorless as an opportunity to free yourself from your Canon chains of bondage! (however, like any other ruling tyrant, Canon does hang out a carrot in front of you as a faint glimmer of hope that "the future will be different, and all your patience through the abuse will be worth it in the end". As the Canon C70 in particular is an impressive new release, will the C70 live up to its hype? Does the release of the C70 mark a future change for new camera releases from Canon? Or will Canon quickly back slide into their bad old ways?)

Why do you need to get two quite different cameras?? Doesn't sound like it is worth it for the type of work you're doing? Get yourself say a Panasonic GH5, and keep your GX85 as a back up / B Cam.

Going to be interesting to read head to head reviews of the Zoom F2-BT vs Tentacle Track E (as neither are available to buy right now, just in pre-order, so no unbiased head to head reviews are yet out) Definitely either will be a big step up from the Tascam DR10L/DR10CS (or even worse, the Zoom H1 / lav combo! gasp), and massively cheaper than a Lectrosonics PDR/SPDR/MTCR or Zaxcom ZFR100/ZFR200/ZFR300/ZFR400.

1000fps 12K B-Roll or bust

Neither

Many many things matter more to most people than max frame rates.

That price seems far too high, but... you got it with a PIX-E5! That makes it a good deal (in this time of higher than usual F3 prices)

I'd be very surprised if a camera this popular will get a big price discount on sale so early on. Wait until 2021, at least.

You do this after you've got "a best" mic. That's when you acquire even more.

Without spending longer the five seconds looking into it, I see it is extremely small, I wouldn't be surprised if that micro size results in quality compromises?

As soon as the FS7mk1 got released, that killed the resale value of the F5. Made many F5 owners pissed. Have done that hack myself! But would be a rare and unusual F5 for sale that hasn't had the normal paid update to do 4K. Yes, but no, depends on how much a person wants E Mount and lighter weight. In most other regards the F5 is better than the FS7. At US$4K-ish secondhand, if you're a working professional in the right market segment to move up to an F5, then it could still be a good ROI for you. (although yeah, the far more popular FS7 would likely do a better ROI for you)

But it is time for a S1Hmk2/S1V!