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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Weird spot. Looking for 120fps in my next upgrade. | |
MGH-PA wrote:
I’ll give a quick run down.
I currently own both a 70D and 6D with a variety of low end/mid-range EF and EF-S lenses. My go to setup for my main shooting of my kids (which is what I do mostly these days) is my 6d with the 35mm/f2. I really like this setup, but I find the 6D a little lacking for moving subjects like my toddler and almost 1 year old. My 70D paired with the Canon 10-18mmSTM is my go to for real estate work (doing flash and ambient exposure blending from a tripod of course).
I’m happy with Canon and I have always used their systems. I’m not brand loyal, but also don’t want to go chasing the next “new” thing. With that being said, I’m starting to shoot a fair amount of video, especially my children. The 70D is much better suited for this purpose, but I don’t have great glass for it, and it doesn’t shoot 120fps (call it cliche, but I like editing 120fps in post for some of my short pieces that I edit, especially with the kids). I originally had planned to ditch the crop all together (and all EF-S lenses), and pick up a 5dMKIV, and then a 16-35 for real estate, and deal with the 120fps at 720, but then I looked into also trying out the A7III (adapting a few of my current lenses that I would want to keep).
I know the A7III will suit me better for the video, but I worry I will be giving up familiarity and comfort with my current system, for a lot of unknowns. I have also considered renting one for a few days, but still unsure if that small sampling of time will be enough to help drive a decision.
So, for what I’m doing, would the 120fps/720 suffice, or am I crazy for shelling out the same amount of money on an arguably antiquated systems vs what I would get with say, an A7III?...Show more →
If 120fps/720 resolution is sufficient quality for you, then I guess a dedicated high framerate video camera would be a better option, because almost every DSLR/ILC camera is heavily compromised in its operations for high framerate (resolution, AF, general controls). If on the other side you want better IQ (e.g. for extracting single frame images, not just for motion video) or you really need the DOF control of a large sensor camera, I think you should look at cameras with high quality 4K, especially flavors like 4K photo like Panasonic and some others offer. These cameras will allow selecting pretty good single frame images from a video sequence. I'm not aware of any compelling Canon camera in this areas because they are all intentionally crippled (in order to protect their EOS video gear).
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