Best Camera under 3k for 1080p 50fps, A7s or GH4 or a6300

[viranikenya]

Curious to know which camera would provide best sharp results with good dynamic range (11 stops)  and least artifacts for 1080p 50fps:

1. A7s the first in aps-c mode with or without  metabones speedbooster
2. A7s the first in aps-c mode & atomos assassin with or without metabones speedbooster
3. Gh4 in vlog with atomos assassin with or without  metabones speedbooster
4. a6300 with or without metabones speedbooster
5. A7s ii
6. Blackmagic micro cinema camera (When it ever arrives, maybe 2017)

Who has similar setups to above?

Andrew Reid would know...

[Andrew Reid]

Blackmagic micro cinema in good light would be sharpest and best dynamic range

In low light A7S

[viranikenya]

1 hour ago, Andrew Reid said:

Blackmagic micro cinema in good light would be sharpest and best dynamic range

In low light A7S

Yup I would agree with one issue only the blackmagic micro cinema camera does not seem to be available on popular vending sites.

[IronFilm]

Patience. It should start shipping very soon 

[ricardo_sousa11]

I very much like the NX1 1080p30/60 (at 120 its only usable under ISO 400 or so), I was quite impressed at 1080p30, its very similar to 4k but without rolling shutter. However the BMPCC has an incredibly filmic image, in exchange for shallow DOF/Low light unless you get a metabones.

[BrorSvensson]

In the once you are listing with a atomos assasin, is the atomos there to record clean HDMI 1080 60fps? If so then the Blackmagic video assist is a much cheaper option.

[Andrew Reid]

Also the Nikon D5500 does great looking 60p

[mercer]

20 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

Also the Nikon D5500 does great looking 60p

I think the D5500 may be my next camera. In some ways going back to a DSLR that only does 1080p seems dumb, but I just cannot deny that Nikon Flat Profile and it's clean shadows and great 60p. 

[bzpop]

15 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

Blackmagic micro cinema in good light would be sharpest and best dynamic range

 

yep, can't wait to get one !

[tugela]

21 hours ago, viranikenya said:

Yup I would agree with one issue only the blackmagic micro cinema camera does not seem to be available on popular vending sites.

It will be once it becomes outdated

[Cinegain]

Haha, then maybe to make it interesting again they'll do a repeat. In that case, count me in for one of those summer deals...

[Andrew Reid]

Don't forget to factor in the price of a monitor though...

And a cage...

And...

And...

And...

[squig]

The A7s isn't all it's cracked up to be in low light, hence my transition to the micro cinema camera sometime before the Replicants run amok in 2019.

[IronFilm]

4 hours ago, Cinegain said:

Haha, then maybe to make it interesting again they'll do a repeat. In that case, count me in for one of those summer deals...

Is this a real sale on it? :-o They're not even shipping yet!

[Cinegain]

Sorry about the false hope, it was a parody on the Pocket summer sale: 

[viranikenya]

On 3/10/2016 at 1:54 AM, Andrew Reid said:

Don't forget to factor in the price of a monitor though...

And a cage...

And...

And...

And...

Camera - 1000$

Monitor - 200$

Cage - 200$

Batteries - 100$

Memory - 100$

Speedbooster - 650$

Camera total = 2250$ same as 2 A6300 bodies/GH4 with speedbooster/A7s 

No price advantage vs competitors just something different. Maybe it will be a good all round 1080p camera with great color, codec, ok low light, sharpness & slow mo its not a bad proposition.

[Foray into 4k]

If you had said 4K, it would be a more difficult proposition.

But for 1080p, and I am biased, I think the S II because it has almost no moire, is basically lossless in each shooting mode and frame rate, 1x, 1.5x, 2.2x,  24/30/60/120, respectively, and it's stabilized to boot. 

Say that about another hybrid. You can't. 

[Mattias Burling]

I can

D750 has less moire and than the a7sii and a very clean 60p. Not the same as 120p but not so bad either.

 

[Cinegain]

7 hours ago, viranikenya said:

Camera - 1000$

Monitor - 200$

Cage - 200$

Batteries - 100$

Memory - 100$

Speedbooster - 650$

Camera total = 2250$ same as 2 A6300 bodies/GH4 with speedbooster/A7s 

No price advantage vs competitors just something different. Maybe it will be a good all round 1080p camera with great color, codec, ok low light, sharpness & slow mo its not a bad proposition.

Although, I already have all of those things, because the same goes for using a BMPCC or GH4 for that matter. I'm just missing that camera now. When you can opt between global shutter 30p and rolling shutter 60p, there's nothing quite like it, atleast at the pricepoint especially. Then those thick juicy DNG RAW or ProRes files with excellent qualities and color. Great looking grain structure. Doesn't get much better than that, even if just at 1080p.

[BrorSvensson]

12 hours ago, viranikenya said:

Camera - 1000$

Monitor - 200$

Cage - 200$

Batteries - 100$

Memory - 100$

Speedbooster - 650$

Camera total = 2250$ same as 2 A6300 bodies/GH4 with speedbooster/A7s 

No price advantage vs competitors just something different. Maybe it will be a good all round 1080p camera with great color, codec, ok low light, sharpness & slow mo its not a bad proposition.

shoot with s16 lenses and theres no need for speed booster.