what dslr/slr choice for video

[stefanocps]

hello,reading forum, watching videos , test, comparisions, opinions

can't get to a final decision

2 option according 2 different budget

low budget includes choices between panasonic gh2, nikon d5200, canon 700d

higher budget choices between canon 5dmk2 and panasonic gh3

Many options i know, but looking around seems to be  religious war around,

i'd like to have some of your  opinions and why one is better over the others

 

for what i have experienced, i tried canon 5d and i know it is very good,i lke the body

i am alo realy tempted fromgh2 but i never have it in my hands,and i worry it is a little thing to manage being unpracatical

 

thanks al

[andy lee]

gh2 is the best for me

 

we just had this debale last week here

http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/2469-best-camera-for-filmmaking/

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GH3

[mtheory]

Wait for 7D2 this year.

[stefanocps]

would says just few words to explain why that choice? 

[xenogears]

My two thumbs up for the GH3:

Good IQ, 60p option, Nice build, great codec, good audio options with earphone, excellent lens choice.

 

Pd:Opinion coming from a Nex user ;)

[Chrad]

I like the GH3.

[AaronChicago]

You bring up a good point about ergonomics. GH3 is the winner in image quality, but it's lacking in the ergonomics/hardware dept. I'm hoping Panasonic creates a GH camera with a big 5D type body and a better LCD screen.

[Julian]

Wait for 7D2 this year.

 

And prepare to be disappointed!

[tomekk]

btw. this forum hates canon.

[Axel]

btw. this forum hates canon.

 

How is that? Andrew christened it 'EOSHD'. 

 

British humor. Of course it should read 'EOSSD'. 

:( 

[dahlfors]

You didn't say if you needed a camera for video only or for stills AND video.

 

If you can hold out a while, the Black Magic Pocket Camera will be the most awesome camera for its price when it comes to video quality, nothing in that price level will be anywhere near it. Supposedly, it should be released July/August if Black Magic can make it this time around.

 

If you really need slow motion, 1080p60/1080p50 modes on the Panasonic GH3 will be the only affordable camera to have that.

 

Personally I'd say no to the Canon 700D. Old sensor, nothing new there. GH2 will have great resolution for the video. D5200 almost as much resolution.

 

Personal recommendation for someone on a budget would be: lenses and other equipment around the camera doesn't get outdated as quickly, lenses - almost never. So if you're on a low budget, get GH2 or Nikon D5200 + a few nice lenses. If you can wait 4-6 months - wait for the Blackmagic Pocket Camera.

 

For stills: 5Dmk2 will be the only full 35mm sensor for that look. D5200 has a recently updated modern high resolution, high dynamic range and good high ISO performance, that in a lot of situations will help a lot with stills. Yet, out of everyone of those cameras you will get great stills if you learn how to handle them. The Blackmagic is a pure video camera and won't have any specific features for taking stills.

[stefanocps]

i want tohave both,oherwise i will go for a videocamera

but priority is definetly for video,i want to do stills but if ihave to choose i will choose for better video quality, no doubt

[stefanocps]

can t wait so much,i have nikon d5100 and i am really annoied with it, feel stucked as doing video with it has got zero excitment now

[Ben Prater]

If you are doing primarily video, you'll want to look at the GH3.

 

Between the quality of the image, its overcrank (60p) and the headphone jack (you aren't forced to dual system sound) -- it makes a fantastic camera system for filmmaking. 

[dahlfors]

can t wait so much,i have nikon d5100 and i am really annoied with it, feel stucked as doing video with it has got zero excitment now

 

Alright. Had I been in your shoes, I would have gone for the GH3:

- good codecs

- good resolution

- 1080p60/1080p50 modes for slow motion

- m4/3 lens mount which makes you able to fit a lot of lenses.

- if you need really shallow depth of field, there's always lenses like the Voigtländer 25mm f/0.95. Personally I have a full frame Nikon D800 - and for video I feel that it can be a pain in the ass that the narrow depth of field gets *too* narrow quite often, especially in low-light. For video, I'd rather have a smaller sensor that would give me more depth of field than I have now. You'd find the same issue with a used 5DMk2.

 

Same things except the 1080p slow motion modes applies for a GH2 with the custom firmware.