Nex-7vsOlympus OM-DvsCanon EOS-MvsFuji X_pro1 or wait for photokina?

[David Pino]

Hi Guys,

First some background: I currently own a 5D Mark ii but find that on many occassions I do not use it due to it's size/heft/bulk. I still use it to do stock footage/stills because its the only camera I have, but on travel's and vacations, a lot of the time I cant lug it around all day without it annoying me eventually (but if I leave it in the hotel room, I usually regret missing that "one shot" I could have had if I had dragged it with me all day...).

It's a hobby so this isnt my source of income, but my Stock photography has amounted to about $2000 dollars in profits.

Now I wanted to purchased a "pocketable" camera that could still produce the quality I need to sell stock footage and stock images while on vacation, without having to lug the largest camera I have with me.

I've l looked at the Nex-7 and the Olympus OM-D EM 5? but neither seems to really have that "wow" factor I guess... or rather, neither really jumps at me as a clear winner. I thought about the sony rx100 but the small sensor turns me off a bit ( I enjoy shallow depth of field in my shots, helps with logos in the background for stock footage and stills). The Canon EOS-M seems sorta of good, but I really don't want to pay for a 3 year old sensor that still produces a lot of moire and is sorta muddy in the footage department (much like my 5d mark 2 after seeing the hacked GH2's footage...).

I did think about a GH2, used to hack, but that seems more a solution for a big time or prominent footage/cinema style shooter... versus a stock footage producer (plus it isn't THAT much smaller... it's not Nex7 or Canon EOS-M range, imo in size).

The one that has caught my attention the most was the Fuji X-Pro1, but the video it produces seems VERY poor, IMO... I did not like it's footage at all (maybe it was a bad sample of footage? but seemed pretty horrible...) It also seems to have a difficult time with focus (slow "by wire" motors in the lenses).

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, having said all that... Am I missing something? is there a clear winner here that I overlooked or have just not realized it's potential? Or should I wait for photokina to pass, and see if something new shows up?

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,

David :)

[QuickHitRecord]

Hi David,

You'll get a lot more feedback if you post this in the main forum -- this is the anamorphic forum.

[David Pino]

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Hi David,

You'll get a lot more feedback if you post this in the main forum -- this is the anamorphic forum.
[/quote]

Ahh thanks... I can't seem to find the main forum. When I click on Forum on the top toolbar I get 2 choices...
1. screening room

and 2. anamorphic.

is there a different way to get to the main section? thanks in advance!

EDITL: Nevermind! i FOUND IT. was looking for something that would say forum, it just says EOSHD :) Thnk you again!