Kit recommendation for instructional shoot

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Hi, I have a long term project coming up ( couple of years ) that requires a 3 camera set up ( on a tight budget ) I already have a Leica SL , so I guess I would like to use this as an A camera and find two other camera as both B cams.
Within this, I will need to shoot some live stream 3 cam stuff down the line, as the Leica has a Panny sensor, I'm wondering if a pair of GH5's will be a close colour match ( i realise I would need to test this first ), or do I base a new set of kit for this project based on say 3 Black Magic Studio Cameras with their ATEM, so I can record to SDXC and live stream when its needed.
Advice and opinion would be great thanks guys.
 
For live stream you need to look at what kind of system you want to build... HDMI input (short cables), USB input (short cables), USB input from a format convertor (new Black Magic product), SDI input. Then you need to decide what kind of switching will be needed... Easy to switch and key font and maybe some video rolled in (hardware based unit like ATEM), Tricaster/Wirecast for self contained, or cheap open sourced OBS Studio which is more difficult for things like font and rolling in video.

You can go with cheap JVC cameras and still have SDI out (should make all three live steam choices easier), GH4 with IO breakout will also give SDI but not cheaper than the JVC option. Since streaming in 4K is basically impossible at the moment, you could get some cheap used HD cameras. Or if the streaming needs are really basic, you could go with USB webcams like the Microsoft Cine Studio cameras which are about $50 each. COuple it with OBS Studio and you can get multi-camera streaming going really cheap! I'm suggesting streaming in 1280x720 as the lowest common denominator for your viewers, if you can get a nice clean 640x360 this may be even better as the bandwidth requirements are that much lower. You can go with 1080 streaming, but based on my experience, unless your CDN will down sample for you, most people at home won't be able to watch it in the USA, our average rates are really just too low.
 
Realized I had the webcam wrong, MS Lifecam Studio is the correct model, though a lot of people seem to prefer the high end Logisoft (not tested by me).
 
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