Testing a few things today.
Brand | Model | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arri | Alexa 65 | Fantastic out-of-box image | Price |
| Arri | Alexa LF | 89000, Focus is tougher | |
| Arri | Alexa | ||
| Blackmagic | Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6k | Poor low light, big and heavy-ish (5lbs) too big for Ronin M, no proxy mode, poor internal color, color inconsistent with luma change. | |
| Blackmagic | Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro | ||
| Blackmagic | Pocket Cinema Camera 4k | No EVF, Poor AF, | |
| Blackmagic | Pocket Cinema Camera 6k | Great codec, menues, picture quality, metadata input | No EVF, Poor AF, New Camera, Poor Battery |
| Canon | C200 | ND, DualPixel AF, EVF, Battery Life, Audio Inputs, Proxies | Mediocre LCD, No Sensor Stabilization |
| Canon | 5D3 | ||
| Canon | C700 Full Frame | Full frame at high frame rates to external recorder | $33,000 |
| Fuji | XT-3 | ||
| Fuji | XT-30 | XT-30 is cheaper $700-ish but no IBIS. BUT has 10-bit, APS-C, great AF, great color, good lens choices | |
| Nikon | Z6 | ||
| Panasonic | LX100 | ||
| Panasonic | GX85 | Fantastic option, IBIS, high IQ, great touch screen | no log, no mic input, only 90º screen articulation, |
| Panasonic | G7 | No IBIS, bigger (DSLR sized), has drive mode dial and focus switch, articulating LCD, mic input, no log but does have Cinelike D and V, great touch screen, no 4k internal and simultaneous HDMI | |
| Panasonic | SH1 | Unprecedented video quality in a mirrorless ILC camera. | |
| Panasonic | GH5 | MFT 'small sensor', poor video AF and low light, great stabilization | |
| Panasonic | ZS100 | ||
| Panasonic | ZS200 | ||
| Panasonic | GX9 | ||
| Red | Helium 8k Epic | $30,000 | |
| Red | Monstro 8k VV | Vista Vision (close to full frame) sensor | $54,000 |
| Red | Helium 8k S35 | S35 sensor | |
| Samsung | NX1 | USB3, NFC,WiFi, BT, h.265 | No log, no ND |
| Sony | A7RII | ||
| Sony | A7SII | ||
| Sony | FS5 | ||
| Sony | RX100 V | ||
| Sony | a6400 | No internal stabilization; 425 Phase- & Contrast-Detect AF Points ,180º LCD, Intervalometer | |
| Sony | A73 | Best hybrid photo/video camera | |
| Sony | a6600 | ||
| Sony | Venice | Interchangeable sensor, 6 micron pixel pitch, updated color science, support for true 4-perf anamorphic lenses (cropped sensor), standard Bayer sensor, claimed 15 stop DR, 16-bit linear to AXS-R7 recorder and X-OCN for full frame raw 6k (2Gb/sec), native ISO 500, up to 8-stops built-in ND, cons: not a high speed king (only 60fps@Super35); anamorphic 4k and full frame are both paid firware upgrades | $40,000 |