What camera to chose? (for a low budget feature)

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Hello people! I have a simple request... help me make sure I don't miss any good potential cameras to use on a VERY low budget feature. The movie might need 6 five day weeks and we might shoot a few 6th days here and there. I have a 2-Ton grip truck with some medium HMIs and few Kinos, several Tungsten and lots of grip gear. I also have the gennys and support gear consisting of a small jib access to a big jib, skate board dolly and a 20lbs steady cam. Also, it will be FREEZING!

What I am missing is a camera but I don't really have much left for one. The more affordable the better. So I am trying to make sure I look at all the options before we make up our mind.

ALSO FYI: (some of these are quite obvious but I thought I'd list them just so I could establish where I am coming from with the whole question)
_ I personally own an HVX-200... but don't own an adapter.
_ I want, at least, very fast lenses on a 2/3" for enough control over DoF for story telling purposes.
_ I want to save on crew and lighting... so sensitivity is a big plus.
_ I would be able to rent Zeiss Super Speed Primes or 2/3" glass of equal rental cost



THE LIST:
1. Buy SGpro for my 200
2. Buy SGpro and upgrade to a used 200A
3. Buy SGblade with new GG for my 200
4. Buy SGblade with new GG and upgrade to a used 200A
5. Buy LEX for my 200
6. Buy LEX and upgrade to a used 200A
7. Rent HPX-500 (and use my 200 as a B camera + for BTS)
8. Buy EX1
9. Use my bare 200
10. Use a bare 200A


You might ask why not a 170... I am getting a Scarlet so I am willing to deal without the newer bells and the 170 has over the 200a since it will only be about a year and used 200a's are going for about $1,000 less.

Help me add to the list if there are any cameras I am missing, please. :dankk2:
 
You've got the camera you need. You don't need an adapter for "storytelling purposes". Rely on wide aperture(ND filters, slower lighting: don't be afraid to get 200/300 watt lights right in there with your subject) and longer focal lengths. Experiment, you'll see.
 
The focal lengths I would need to use for the DoF I want makes it impossible to operate, and forget about interiors.
I guess the "story telling purposes" isn't a good explanation. Maybe I should have said something like control over the audience's focus.

1/3" DoF is not enough for this project. 2/3" would be.
 
I 1st AC'd for a low budget feature this past summer where we used the EX1+Letus Extreme. It was a decent combo. There were times when we took the Letus off and used the bare EX1, which certainly performed well and looked very appropriate on certain scenes.

I agree - 1/3" DoF is not preferable, particularly at the wide end. Adapters are not the end-all for "storytelling purposes," but it is another tool at your disposal.

If you had to go adapter-less, I would use a bare EX1. I prefer it to the 200, though my experience with the 200 is rather limited.
 
I guess with the slightly bigger sensor you might get a little separation at decent focal lengths... do you have frame grabs with their respective lens settings? Or know of a thread where I might find some examples of bohke (or however the crap you spell that darn word, I can never remember how and I am sick of googling it :)).

I am really hoping someone might be able to tell me if I listed all the more affordable options or if I am missing any.
 
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