john gibson

Shane Hurlbut used three different cams in Need for Speed. The Alexa, C500, and the Canon EOS 1D-C, and they all pretty much matched up nicely together in the movie. Really, it's not the camera you buy; as i'm sure you've heard this before, but it's the way you film it. So I agree with John E. Clark. Just get a camera with a lower cost-C100/C300, RED one, or black magic, then focus on good audio equipment, lighting, studio equipment, and maybe a cheap van to carry it all in. Write-Shoot-Edit-Repeat. Constantly strive to get your films and ideas out, then you'll learn as you go along. Although, John, if you see this, then I do disagree with one thing. Anamorphic lenses are amazing. ^_^ If you get a true anamorphic, then it'll have a nice and smooth image with all the pixels pushed down together, vertical oval bokeh, the lens flares (which I, honestly, don't care too much for) and a different compression in the depth of the image. I, personally, would always use anamorphic, if I get one. Now anamorphic adapters suck. That's what I've seen with a completely warped image and an unnecessary ring of light around the image

Pretty sure this is an outdated forum right now, but you should also look into the Canon C500. Dynamic Range isn't SUPER amazing, but the low light, skin tones, and great 4k at the price is an amazing camera. Small and lightweight, you don't really have any equipment besides memory, lens, and battery that is needed to actually use this camera. The REDs are awesome, but you do need to buy extra stuff to get it up and running. You sound like you don't know a 'whole lot' about each camera ATM. So just keep looking into each one, if you haven't bought one, yet.