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It wasn't a stupid question, but it helps to have a bit more information to get you a better answer. Quality wise I'd say you may expect the D5500 to deliver D7200 results. With those two it's more about the difference in pro features. So weather sealing, better optical viewfinder, top LCD, dual cardslots, better focussing system (and built-in focus motor, so the D7200 works with AF lenses like the 80-200mm f/2.8D ED), slightly faster burst and fastest shutterspeed, better flash features and so on. Things which I think are less of use shooting video in controlled environments, except for the addition of the headphone jack for audio monitoring. But then again, the tilty flippy screen from the D5500 (touchscreen too, btw) might just give it an edge over the D7200 for video. I'm expecting the actual image quality to be roughly of the exact same level (same 24.1 Toshiba sensor where they're pulling the data from). Plus, going with the Nikon, you're probably familliar with the manufacturer's philosophy and menu styles, so you'll hardly have to adjust your way of shooting.

'Some of that work is video'... that's an oddly vague description. What kind of shooting? Run'n'gun? Lightweight? Elaborate setups? Lowlight? What is your budget? I might recommend you to get a Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K and then it's way outta your budget and way to bulky/heavy. Also, do you have (Nikon) lenses already? But ok, let's say you just want something as close to the D7200 you came to know rather well. So, basicly something that comes close to providing solid 1080p/60. Uh. In that case, how about sticking with Nikon and get that new D5500 (alternatively the D5300/D5200)? If you do have some Nikon lenses already, you can also adapt 'em to a Sony A6000 (recently got XAVC-S added) as well for example. Then there's the new Panasonic G7 if you'd like to go 4K. Speedboost some lenses. Or perhaps get the G6 that still holds great value (or even GX7/GM1). It all depends on your style of shooting, your requirements and your budget, so it's not such a quick question after all, I'm afraid. But taken the fact you've been checking out stuff for days, what have you narrowed things down to yourself?

Please read back my post where that was the exact thing I adressed... Metabones with their Speedboosters is not the only player in its segment. You'll find some that are called 'focal reducer' or 'lens turbo'. For the Zhongyi take a look at the ZY Optics/Zhongyi website. The R.J. one can be had through Vitaliy from Personal-View. Both can be found on eBay. These lenses retail somewhere in the range of 100-149 USD. So just a fraction of a Metabones. If you need a bit extremer focal reduction and are using Canon electronic glass, that's when it starts to be more interesting to go with a Speedbooster. But I'd say, rather spend a little less on the Speedbooster (and get it Nikon-mounted: no electronics required, full manual control) and have a little more to spend on the glass you throw in front. ​

Was just there back in october on a one day visit from Hong Kong (cross the border at Lo Wu). But the 43rumors-editor doesn't know the difference between Japanese and Chinese, so before people assume 43rumors knows what they're talking about, I thought I should include a little pointer. - upd - ah, they finally figured out (or just read the comments) that the site http://www.imaginevision-tech.com isn't Japanese after all. They removed the statement.

This Shenzhen, China based company attended NAB with this camera. Didn't see anyone notice/talking about them except Mitch from Planet5D in the DSLRFilmNoob podcast. Demo footage apparently looked quite something. Seems interesting enough for sure, although the fact that it does high ISO doesn't mean it's good at it. But let's wait and see. I'd be up for a bargain that performs like that. According 43rumors 699,- http://www.43rumors.com/z-camera-e1-4k-mft-camera-will-cost-699/ .

Take a look at the new H1+ from Pilotfly, upgrades from previous: 32bit and dual IMU. To me this for the time seems to be the best pistol grip deal out there. What normal handheld stabilizers concerned, the CAME Mini 2 might be the winning choice. Both the H1+ and Mini 2 are just about toolless and easy to set up. Don't forget to check out the YouTube channels of Dave Dugdale, Nitsan Simantov, MrCheesycam, Erik Naso and Tom Antos. They get in bunch of gear for reviews and know a thing or two about these stabilizers.

Your background is strictly camcorders? What will you be using it for, what have you already got? But judging just on this limited info... I'd preferably go with a GH4 (14-42mm kit or body only). Possibly 2nd hand. G7 will come a long way too, depending on your needs. If you're on a bit of a budget I wouldn't bother to go with Metabones, just get a much cheaper lens turbo (R.J. or Zhongyi for example) with Nikon mount (cheap Canon EF adapters do not allow aperture control, cheap Nikon ones do). You can always get a Metabones XL 0.64x later. So, more or less this:

Not sure about 'world's first'... http://www.holymanta.com , but I like it nontheless.

Do hope you consider this a filmmaking board and not a camera one. You help and inspire people. And hey, sometimes you have an edgy opinion/look on things. Keeps things interesting when we're not all the same and perhaps we can enlighten others with our side of the story or better yet, enlighten ourselves by listening to that of others. We're all adults here. I think this place if full of healthy discussions... but that's lost if people are being molded and equipped with a pre-calibrated (or tinkered with) moral compass and can't openly speak unless it follows strict guidelines. That's just censorship. I hope you don't consider this such a place. Even that one guy a few months ago was begging to just please remove his account already. But there was little willingness to go along with such kind of censorship from the site's side.

And not very impressive... but then again, who knows how bad the YouTube degradation really is... but then again, maybe you need to release stuff on there, not so swell if it doesn't look that good then. Macroblocking, very bad highlight control, for being 4K not a whole lot detail. Not sure what to make of that.

You can denoise using Neat Video to have a nice solid base without that ugly digital noise. Now, denoised footage can really give off this watercolor painting vibe. So, to add some definition back in there, you use film grain derived from scanned-in film stock. So yeah, you can add some back in there. Et voilá. Looks a lot better. Nice and organic. With nicely shot footage and a proper grade that will definitly give you a nice look.

This was an interesting read: http://www.provideocoalition.com/the_not_so_technical_guide_to_s_log_and_log_gamma_curves/page-3

​Nah, forget that cheapo Canon 50mm f/1.8 altogether if you're going M43. There's no aperture control possible for these Canon lenses with cheap adapters. If you can, get the G7, with a 100-ish costing lens turbo (Nikon -> M43), with the Sigma ART 18-35mm f/1.8 in Nikon mount. That's a super solid starting point. Then get some cheap Fotga adapters (like 15 USD each) for like M42, Pentax and Minolta (full manual lenses) and start gathering some vintage glass where you feel you're lacking range. Like a Pentax-M SMC Asahi 50mm f/1.4 for example. Maybe save up for a native MFT T0.95,f/0.95 lens from SLR Magic/Voigtländer.

I'd opt for G7 with a lens turbo and throw some vintage bright glass in front or something.

In that case I would certainly wait. The A7RII looks to be killer. Cameras such as the A7SII, A6100 and even GX8 are in the works, of which I believe shouldn't take all too long to get launched. But there's already people making great use of other cameras that are availlable now, including the A7S, so if you have an immediate need, there's tons of great options out there and they're all relevant.

Wait, from Berlin, it's actually not thát far to Poznan, Poland (about a 2hr48min drive according Google Maps), where might be able to pick one up for 8999 PLN (7316.26 PLN + 23%VAT), that would be 2407.47 USD / 2155.69 EUR and shouldn't be a problem to take back with you to Germany ( http://www.finanse.mf.gov.pl/en/customs/basic-information ). Of course you'd have to add 6 hrs of what your time is worth + gas mileage.

http://cvp.com is pretty nice, ships across Europe. Then of course there's Amazon.co.uk/.de. Redcoon.de suprisingly has a decent cinema/pro video offering: http://www.redcoon.de/c05190000-Cinema-Film . But as these are also to be found on http://geizhals.eu , that's where I personally start every journey.

In general, look up prices at http://geizhals.eu , keep an eye on http://www.dealsrunner.com .

I don't like their ancient forum systems to begin with. Then there's the philosophy... I think that sets a very healthy climate where people aren't afraid to participate, even if they're just starting out and haven't got the best gear or technical knowledge. That makes for a very fresh and diverse community where discussions can go anywhere and values creativity as much as the technical side of things. To me that really kicks ass indeed.

​Then somebody better send the Ghost Cops! I'm sorry. It's late over here.

It's the one lens that would make the Pocket Cinema Camera actually pocketsize. For this reason I believe the 14-mil is even being portrait on the retail packaging of the BMPCC. Does the 14mm pancake have the best characteristics in the world? Probably not, but it does make for a pretty nifty combo. Especially if you want to keep drawn attention to a minimum and can live with the rendering. And 14mm f/2.5 is pretty sensible on the BMPCC too. So sure, to borrow Julian's words: go for it.

Grain? Grain of salt. That looked more like digital noise to upset the pixel peepers. Thanks Julian, for posting the intended final version as well. Looked great. Slowmo was pretty epic.

I have bad experiences with Transcend and Kingston. Perhaps they've upped their game in the last years, might well be, but I'm loyal to SanDisk now already. Handled hacked GH2 bitrates like a boss for spanning and eversince still is my go to kind of card whether it being the GH2, GH4, BMPCC, D5300, LX100 or FZ1000 I'm shooting with. Might be a bit pricier... but hey, if you're shooting CF's full of ML RAW on a 5DmkIII for example I imagine storage is going to be quite expensive too. In the end you need to be able to trust your cards, because well... you know: captured footage is king. It's the one thing that really needs to be done right. So I feel more relaxed paying a couple of bucks extra, but knowing that I've got stuff that served me and many others well for years.

I'm exclusively using SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC 64GB 95MB/s cards. SanDisk has proven themselves with the Extreme Pro series which I went with for the GH2 back in the day. Not the cheapest though. Lots of people I guess are using the fast Transcend cards as well, which are a bit more affordable. Samsung's PRO-line seems decent too.

They'll have to act swiftly or it might be too late.