So this is more for my fellow gear heads, but I been running a full cinematic rig by Blackmagic for a while now and while I love her, I feel I needed a good second camera. I also wanted the ability to capture beautiful stills so I sought a good hybrid camera option.


After much thought and through my own experience, I am leaning away from Canon and officially on team Sony Alpha!

Just got the camera body in today with a new lens (G master 24-70), cage, side and top grip handle on its way!

Very nice. Canon and Nikon really rested on their laurels while the shift to mirrorless took place. They had the IBM mentality of we are too big to fail. They were able to coast on an installed base of DSLR shooters for a while but eventually Sony, Panasonic, and Fujifilm were eating their lunches. Canon has managed to come back swinging with their EOS R* lineups and keeping backward compatibility with EF lenses, but Sony has several years of innovation on them. I was tempted to embrace the Sony family, having been a former Canon shooter but I went the Fujifilm route when I found the x-e1.

Same! So I had the Canon R6 and predominantly for the exact reason you stated. I had EF lenses and it was just easier to use an EF-R mount adapter and use my existing full frame lenses. Issue is she is great for photos and so so on video (the MKii is supposed to be better). Also, overheating issues still plague the R line so unless I fork out 3500.00 for the R5 C (which still doesn't do photo but is their rival to the Sony FX3), I am still out for video. I got everything in today so tomorrow I plan on gearing up and taking her out for her first few shots on a few trails we have back here. What I am particularly excited about is the G Master lens. If it is everything people say it is, I think I might be in for a treat. I am also excited that I can start toying with anamorphic lenses which are significantly more in the EF format

Hard agree on Nikon and Canon sleeping on mirrorless. I had a lengthy discussion about the latest Blackmagic Cinema Camera release with a couple of friends and Blackmagic Designs also better get their head out of their asses. They had an opportunity to fix many of the features on their existing line that many of us hate and what they did was basically release the same exact thing in an L mount. Panasonic and Z Cam might end up taking their place in the 3000 dollars and under Cinematic market if they keep it up and if Z Cam finds itself on the approved list for Netflix, that might spell even more trouble for them.

So I LOVE Fugifilm. They were in the running and I was really impressed with their large format cameras and the HX2-S for around the same price as the A7iv but I wanted the full frame sensor and it is REALLY hard to beat Sony's AF. Factor in a few small differences(but not necessarily deal breakers), Sony was the best option for me. Also, at some point, I will be parting ways with my 6K pro and going Sony for my next Cine rig. FX6 is a possibility but even the FX3 is amazing.

Time to take her out for our first shooting excursion