Which version you like most?
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Chris Johnston
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It would be nice if I could afford the F3 with the 3 lens package. but then.........I can't. sooo....
stancemedia
Carbonite Member
Personally I would settle for just the F3. I've been crunching the numbers
all I would have to do is sell my car and I could get one! I don't know
that my Wife will go for it...we have another car but I think she might
still be against it.
MattDavis
Well-known member
F3 - I remember my first experience so clearly, we'd never seen images that clean. S-Log was amazing - highlights just rolled off like music. Sublime. And hey, it was just a grown up version of our previous favourite cameras - the EX series!
For the format, the workflow, the images and the futureproofing, love the F3, with the three primes and the monster zoom. But at that price? I'll keep my FS100.
For the format, the workflow, the images and the futureproofing, love the F3, with the three primes and the monster zoom. But at that price? I'll keep my FS100.
Doug Jensen
Carbonite Member
It's not how much a camera costs, it's how much money it makes you.
cheezweezl
Veteran
Exactly, which is why I may never spend more than $5k on a camera again. When epic packages litter Craigslist at $400-$500 a day, I can't imagine how long ROI would take on any expensive camera. I can easily add $100-$200 to my rate for the fs100 package. If I had an f3, it would have to be at least $300. And for that price I know I'd lose a lot of rentals to epic.
Doug Jensen
Carbonite Member
Sounds like you did your homework and chose the right camera for you. It's great that there are so many nice cameras to choose from these days, and most of them shoot great images. I noticed a few years ago it became hard to tell the difference between photos taken with a top of the line Canon or Nikon SLR vs. one of their entry level models. The same thing is happening with video. The differences between cameras today are more about features, functions, build quality, special recording modes, and workflow efficiency -- rather than just image quality. Yeah, there's still some differences between low and high priced cameras, but they are getting closer and closer with every new model. Getting great results is less dependent on hardware, and it's more about the skills of the guy behind the lens than ever before.