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    Best budget camera with professional results

    in Students, New Filmmakers, Film Schools and Programs

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    3 hours ago, aapo lettinen said:

    when considering a camera purchase I use to divide the budget in half. 

    max.50% for the actual camera and at least 50% for lenses and accessories. That tends to work for low budget pretty well if you don't have all the accessories beforehand (all the needed lenses, support, monitoring and power) . helps to balance things out ? 

    You may want to look carefully the lenses you would like to use. For indie films you can go either with modern lower end still zooms/primes or you can use vintage glass (some of it is affordable and good quality, I recommend trying Nikon AI-S primes and Pentax Super Takumars and SMC Takumars for starters if you are interested in low budget indie glass. both of them have very good mechanics if they are in good condition... by my opinion some of the Takumars can have almost as smooth focusing as real cine lenses if they are in good mechanical condition)

    Thanks so so much ... what would you rec for the actual camera itself... the lenses info was extremely helpful!

    Best budget camera with professional results

    in Students, New Filmmakers, Film Schools and Programs

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    Hey guys, hope you’re all good. 

    I need some advice i want to invest my savings into my first camera to play around with for my third short film. I’ve always worked quite abstractly so used to use GoPros and also other strange devices or whatever I could film on. But for my third film I really want to step up and use a camera that yields beautiful results. 

    My budget is £600 GBP... and I want it to shoot beautifully but also be able to get the hang of quickly and good for a beginner. I’ve heard about the Panasonic G7 but anted to get so,e more feedback before I actually buy! 

     

    Thank you you all so much

     

    Best Entry Level Camera for Film Maker.

    in Students, New Filmmakers, Film Schools and Programs

    Posted · Edited by David Pettet

    (wrong choice of words with 'Entry' what I mean is just something that wont be too complicated to start learning. something that will still be great and high quality)

     

    Im looking into purchasing my own camera and my budget is between £1000- £2000. I have heard a lot about the Lumix GH5 and also some of the Black Magic Design products.

     

    Does anyone suggest a great starting off camera?

     

    Thank you :)

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