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I am looking to pick up an Alexa 35 package ASAP for a few upcoming project and curious if anyone is selling one or has a spot in line/deposit coming up soon. Shoot me a message if you’re interesting in selling or passing off your deposit.

Basically what the title says, I just don't know where to go as I found a really good deal on the mini LF and I'd save a good amount of money, and it has the aesthetic I'm looking for when in combination with the lenses I'd use and how I shoot, and has a sensor size that fits my needs in terms of cropping. But at the same time, the Alexa 35 has better image quality in basically every way and looks like it will last longer as an investment as I'm not just buying and shooting for myself obviously, I'm renting whatever I get out to others in my area and I'm not sure how much longer the Alexa mini LF has in terms of longevity. I know Arri is committed to it as they made it the camera to get the monochrome treatment in their rental fleet and they said it will be their main LF camera for the next 3 years at least, but I don't know if that will be long enough to make buying a mini LF over a 35 worth it. But at the same time, I'm just not sure the image quality advancements over the LF sensor will sell to the point of killing it as the LF was already so good, you have people like Roger Deakins not overly enthusiastic about the 35 for that reason (just read posts on his forum) and I personally am not sure either from what I've seen so that's why I'm here, what are your thoughts?