Re: Camera Choices

Rent... or hire a DP / cameraman who has his/her own gear.

Ok not the answer you want. Here is another non answer... ANY of the 4-8K cameras can take good pictures if used properly and any of them can shoot a oscar worthy film if the story, acting and everything else is up to snuff.

Ok, semi answer you want. Larger chips are better for low light and depth of field, but the diff between 1/2 and 1/3 inch is quite small - so don't let that be your deciding factor.

CMOS aka rolling shutter should not be a problem unless you plan of shooting a film with lots of camera flashes or whip pans - again not a factor.

Shoot 24p - if you ever sell it or make it into a PAL county film fest its much easier to do than from 30p.

I have always used Sony, but HATE the EX1 and EX3 - they just don't fit me and I do more run & gun doc type stuff, so if you are on sticks - not a factor.

Also I like tape as an archive, but if I was going to go tapeless I'd look at the JVC 700 as the media is basically as cheap as tape, and I could even just archive the SDHC cards. They are WAY cheaper than SXS or P2.

ANY JVC, Panny, Sony will work and work well. No camera is perfect for every job, which is why I say rent.





Thanks,
Harry

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