I use multiple cameras for stills (2) and videos (3) at events. I have shot Nikon, Canon, and Sony for 8 years now, but I just can\'t cost justify Sony for 4k.
So I turned to Panasonic for video, and Nikon/Canon for stills. I just received a Panasonic GX85 on Wednesday and have been testing it. It is vagrant 4k camera that doesn\'t overheat!
I wanted to go back to Sony. I bought an A6300, but overheats. Do you really need to spend$2k+ to get an external recorder.
The GX85 was $687 after a small discount. I still have a G7, but the GX85 has 5 Axis Stabilization, Dual IS (body and lens), no 30 minute limit, and it has HDMI out while recording internally, which the G7 and GX8 lack. It is a great little camera, I love it.
I have the Panasonic 12-35 2.8 and 35-100 2.8 zooms, a 24-70 and 70-200 equivalent. I am using it more for stills too, it is just so easy.
I am going to sell my D810. If I was staying with Nikon I would probably just keep a D5500 or a D7200. I am actually going to stay with Canon instead, because I can use my Canon lenses on Panasonic and Sony with autofocus, etc.
My main camera will be my Canon 7DII, which also has good autofocus in video mode, and good 1080 out. I am going to keep most the 4.0 zooms- 24-105 4.0, 70-200 4.0, and a few cheaper primes.
We all obsess about image quality so much. I really don\'t think it matters all that much. I was shooting wildlife this winter in Florida with the D810 and a Sigma 150-600 Contemporary on a tripod. I found out that I was really just as happy with the images from my Panasonic G7 and a $300 Panasonic 100-300 zoom! (200-600 equivalent.)
If you are our from under the expensive kit, start small! Look at the D5500, or a Sony RX10II bridge camera for 4K video. There are a lot of pretty decent options at $500 more or less. Good luck!
May 30, 2016 at 10:06 PM
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