a7S II

lessons learned: Shoot 4K even if your final video will be 1080p. Downscaled video looks a lot sharper and also denoised. 1080 footage looks horrible on those cameras. You should have tried it. Also bitrate is not enough to handle wide shots as far as I remember. (but I'm not sure if a7iii shoots 50

Google "a7sii IR conversion" Many companies exist that wil remove the IR Cut filter that lines your sensor allowing you to do IR photography. Just know that this will dramatically change your camera, and there IR cameras you can buy that exist for the same price as this conversion will cost you. Per

Well i mean if you're going for documentary style you can easily shoot with a 3 person crew, you can even just do it all by yourself if you're technically proficient enough. Daddy Longlegs looks like it's mostly natural and diegetic light with minimal lighting setups. Their very claustrofobic closeu

I just had crazy banding issues filming a convention that had LED walls everywhere. It has me heavily considering upgrading. My A7sii has put 10 solid years in, but it might be time to put money in to new gear and something that has ECS

This. It's not the camera, it's on OP. The a7SII is a fantastic camera.

My main question would be why there's 2 lenses there that are essentially doing the same thing. I'd also not bother with a gimbal as a beginner too fwiw and why 2 tripods? The 1DXii was a great camera in its day but it's really starting to show its age now If you're a beginner i'd look at something

Best camera out there for small ob doc IMO. I always liked Sony. First docs were shot with the Z1 which in retrospect was a terrible camera, but at the time it felt magical to go from SD to HD. Sony has a softness to it, that I can’t get with Canon. I like how it renders skin tone better and definit

i shot northern lights with the A7s II and felt the same about that noise reduction. the FX3 and A7s III are better but still have some of that digital feel in shadows. for organic noise the Panasonic GH5S or S5 II actually give you a more filmic grain structure in low light. also look at the Nikon

12MP is enough, I used the a7sii for a few years. That’s such an expensive camera though I’d probably get an a7iv (what I use currently) as my photo camera though.

If you are more trying to get photos than videos. Look into used DSLR’s. Mirrorless cameras are all the hype and deservedly so. However, they are expensive even used. You can get a prosumer or pro level camera in picture quality and features for less than what the entry level mirrorless cameras are.