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Old 01-18-2019, 05:48 PM  
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It's a myth that one is able to shoot cinema grade videos (1080p) for less than $10k
You're right... Leonardo won't show up for 10K...


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The additional equipment you need to buy to make BMPCC(4K) actually usable, brings the price of this camera to way more than $1500.
Yes of course but that counts for most camera's. Buy a 20K RED and you would need another 20K to make it work. Buy a GH5 and you would still need lenses etc...

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Think about stabilizing, focus pulling, video monitoring, additional batteries and you will come to an actual price of a rig that is usable.
-Ronin S or moza air 2: $650
-focus pulling $150
-Battery $500

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Panasonic GH5 or Sony A7s III (a low light beast!) are cheaper and much better alternatives for low budget everyday shooting, due to the lack of autofocus on Black Magic cameras. I agree, you can't compare them to BMPCC codecs, but ProRes compatible recorders are cheaper nowadays.
The GH5 actually sucks in low light. The GH5s does better but you would need a stabilizer. I agree i would not shoot a wedding with a bmpcc4k...

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I would always prefer to get a plug and play system (C200) that works out of the box for $7500 (with no additional expenses).
Talking about cinema I would not choose for the camera to make decisions for me in regards to focus.


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BMPCC4K is a nice peace of equipment, but low sensitivity (ISO) and low dynamic range makes it hardly usable in low light situations.
The Bmpcc4k dual iso is perfect for low light. I shot in a city at night with only some streetlights... absolutely christal clear low noise.... It has a 13 stops of dynamic range... I would not call that low although simply comparing different DR numbers from different cameras doesn't say much.
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