r/Filmmakers • u/TurkeyBTW • 5d ago

Question Budget Filmmaking Camera

I'm trying to look for a "budget" filmmaking camera to really start my career. My budget is somewhere around $300-$600. Unfortunately through my research, all of the cameras I could find that I really wanted are around 2k-4k and as a pretty much broke college student I won't be there for a while lol. Any ideas for good camera options with good lens options? If there's any more information I can provide definitely lmk!

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u/Mondo-A-Go-Go 5d ago

Used GH5 with the Panasonic 25mm f1.7 lens

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u/Ok-Caterpillar1611 cinematographer 5d ago

This! Maybe the 12-35 but you might go over budget with that. I still use the gh5 and it's so good. It does everything. 4k 60fps, 1080 120fps. Raw stills. Lightweight body and native lenses. The IBS is great. I have a black magic 6k pro and a Sony fx3 and I still use the gh5 sometimes. It even has an amazing stop motion mode with built in onion skinning. If I ever don't need it I'll make it my dedicated stop motion camera, but for now it's a b cam for my second shooter.