FS7: Fs7 sidekick for video journalism

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gibbygoo

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So I'm an odd duck in that I started in stock, moved to mid shelf commercial work and I'm now tasked with about 20 hours a week shooting, editing and filing light human interest segments for a local webzine. My fs7 has been and is an absolute joy, but it's overkill for what I am doing on the street beat. Any advice out there from fellow fs7 shooters? What's a killer sidekick for ENG work, but still cuts well with the big chip sony (I only shoot slog3 custom 4k atw if that matters)? I shot the canon xf100 for a year, but not enough to really measure it's worth (I was still in my dslr newbie phase). My last eng rig was a sony ex1r. Kind of hit and miss with that thing. I have no interest in dslr or mirrorless consumer crap. I do need Xlrs, nd's, decent evf and built in servo lens a must. Thoughts?
 
Not too familiar with the current fixed-lens Sony camcorders, so I can't advise on those, but you might want to look at the FS5. Same sensor as the FS7 and with the kit lens it meets all of your specifications.
 
gibbygoo said:
So I'm an odd duck in that I started in stock, moved to mid shelf commercial work and I'm now tasked with about 20 hours a week shooting, editing and filing light human interest segments for a local webzine. My fs7 has been and is an absolute joy, but it's overkill for what I am doing on the street beat. Any advice out there from fellow fs7 shooters? What's a killer sidekick for ENG work, but still cuts well with the big chip sony (I only shoot slog3 custom 4k atw if that matters)? I shot the canon xf100 for a year, but not enough to really measure it's worth (I was still in my dslr newbie phase). My last eng rig was a sony ex1r. Kind of hit and miss with that thing. I have no interest in dslr or mirrorless consumer crap. I do need Xlrs, nd's, decent evf and built in servo lens a must. Thoughts?
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Why cant you just shoot with the FS7 and save the money for a nice little holiday for you and any special other?

Do you need to save weight, or need a simpler system, or is it just the fact that FS7 feels overkill that triggers this purchase?

FS5 really is not that much cheaper, and if you are selling the FS7 you will just trade in for a weaker system. If you are going to own both, why?
 
X70 is great, but I own an FS5 in addition to the FS7 for exactly this purpose. 28-135 lives on the FS7, and 18-105 lives on the FS5, with a prime or two in each back for real low light. FS5 is about half the weight (with 18-105) of the FS7 (with 28-135).

The FS5 IS a run and gun FS7, and it's really terrific.
 
Sony FS7 / X70 / AX100 , or Panasonic DVX200, or JVC GY-LS300 are the key ones to check out. As personally anything smaller than a 1" sensor doesn't interest me.

Even a Sony RX10 mk2 might be of interest to you, as it has built in ND filters and together with a Sony XLR-K2M is a great run and gun kit for some people.
 
I agree with the poster suggesting just staying with what works. Maybe you could strip down the FS7 to make it less intimidating.
I also like the idea of the X70. Nice camera with big sensor and XLR inputs.
That said I love my A7s and use it all the time as a companion to my FS7. For on the run interviews I sometimes use a Rode shotgun that plugs right into the camera. Works great. And if you are working 3 or 4 feet from your subject, the audio is surprisingly good.
 
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