Need advice on what to buy next. PLEASE HELP!!!!

**thebray** · 12-15-2011, 09:50 PM

A little about myself, i have recently graduated from university and im currently looking for work in the tv/film industry. for the past year i have been using the canon 500D, was great for the budget i was on but im now looking to step things up. Im looking for a camera that will be able to showcase my talent and produce the best quality for my work. I was going to buy a canon 7D but i started thinking that maybe i should be looking at a dedicated video camera? Im looking to spend around £2000-£2500 maybe going higher if its worth it. just looking to gain some advice on the matter and if someone could suggest some camera's i could start looking at. the type of things im looking to be able to film are music videos, short films and VFX shorts. any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Tom

**Midnight Blue** · 12-16-2011, 10:17 AM

Have a look at the Panasonic AF101 at around £4000 if you can't go that high take a look at the Sony FS100 at around £3000.

**TimStannard** · 12-24-2011, 11:49 AM

If I had that sort of budget, I'd be looking seriously at the Canon XF100. 50mbps & 4:2:2 colour space. Records on 2 CF cards so you can flip flop between if you have long sessions to record.
This year a pro wildlife documentary cameraman/editor/producer joined our club. As you can imagine he has a wide collection of cameras (he gave us an evening once where he brought along a load of kit). He swears by this little beauty.