Any reccomendations for a mirrorless camera setup that won't break the bank. I'm torn between getting a camcorder setup and a mirrorless camera setup. Camcorder setup as the zoom rocker is way better for long lens. Mirrorless as the output and quality is really good(anything Chris Mulhern puts out).
Any help would be appreciated.
Based on what I have seen here, for cheap mirrorless setups, pretty much everyone is running a used GH5 and Meike 6.5mm fish. Mulhern uses an FS series body but that
will break the bank if you factor in what lenses he's using.
But then if you look closer, almost everyone with a GH5 has a second camcorder for long lens, because zooming on a Mirrorless lens is such a pain in the ass.
So you're in the same pickle as the rest of us --
- get a camorder with a fisheye for an all in one, but deal with less than ideal cheap fisheyes like Opteka, not quite as good image quality, and relatively worse low light, or
- go Mirrorless GH5 and have your footage look great, but have your setup be multiple cameras, crazy eazyhandle rigs, multiple lenses on the sesh, etc.
Personally, I am an entry level filmer, so I copped a very simple Panasonic TM900 camcorder and opteka fisheye and external mic. It fits in a very small bag, is very light, and the whole setup was like $450. I can shoot long or fish with a single camera and a light lens, with about 1 minute of time to screw the fish on and off. The fisheye vig is a little dull, the rim of the fish is a little distorted, but all in all for making homie edits for youtube and learning how to film it has been great.
These cameras retain their value pretty well, so I wouldn't sweat your first purchase. Get something cheap you can see an example of on youtube and think "this looks good" and run with it for a year. You can always sell/upgrade as you go
I'm not sure if you've filmed before, but if you haven't, just know your first 5 edits are gonna be total trash (speaking from experience) so the cam doesn't matter that much. The important thing is to get out in the streets and start filming ASAP.