Originally posted by Imp honestly, a used a6000 with good 1080 60p footage is $320. $20 adapter for pk lenses, & with manual lenses, pretty set! I'm tempted
The FA 77 was the lens of choice for all the tight shots and shot at f2.8, it is spectacular.
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Originally posted by lithedreamer Not bad. If you need 4k like I do then the a6300 and a6500 are... ouch. When those two in price though, they'll be very interesting.
Originally posted by lithedreamer Not bad. If you need 4k like I do then the a6300 and a6500 are... ouch. When those two in price though, they'll be very interesting.
If I get more calls for video especially 4K then that is exactly what I intend to do. $2K for a used A6300 and a new A6500 and add to it a Sony 10-18 f4 for the wide autofocus shots. Pentax lenses take care of all the long and tight shots. You get to have the best of both worlds for less than the cost of a Sony A7 video camera body. Yes it is not RAW video but it is a lot better than some dedicated HD video cameras of only a few years ago costing a lot more.
I am not a video pro per-se but the footage I got from the A6000 is plenty good for my client's project. They even gave me the look (you know how small the A6000 is) when I was shooting the footage at their facility. Frankly, since it was the first time I was using the set up, I did not believe it myself either, until I saw the footage on my computer the next day. It is good enough for my applications. If the A6000 can look that good, I can't imagine how much better the 6300 or the 6500 will look.
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Originally posted by Digitalis Use a RED camera..simple. DSLRS aren't good enough for video,there are too many compromises involved. I prefer to use dedicated tools, as they are
surprisingly well suited to the task for which they are designed for.
You are absolutely right about dedicated gear for the task at hand. Now you are talking about real high end video cameras. RED is in a totally different league. We are talking about $15-20K or more just for the body. I think the game will get more interesting as time goes by.