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Joined: Feb 2021
Heya LRT crew! A long time lurker here, finally crawling out. Been doing few tens of timelapses with LRT Free and totally love it! Gunther has done simply amazing work with LRT and the community here is awesome. I've learned tremendously reading through the forums/tutorials and watching Gunther's videos. Huge kudos!
Now it's time for me to take things to the next level. I feel I've been stuck in a limbo where the limitations in my gear and its un-upgradability has prevented me from investing in LRT Pro and move onwards. Let's fix all that in one go, thus I'd appreciate your feedback on the best approach.
Now:
Panasonic GH4 with a bunch of primes. Small sensor with absolutely horrible low-light performance. No support for qDslrDashboard. This gear was originally bought for 24p video only and shall remain doing its job in that purpose.
Next, with ~3500€ as budget:
Full frame. I'd like to catch the new wave, so leaning towards mirrorless. The only real option with the previous that fits my budget seems to be Canon RP. I’m definitely going with FF so I need to budget new lenses as well. I have necessary mounting solutions already figured out and on-hand. Motion control will be budgeted separately later. I won't buy used camera bodies.
I constantly seem to wanting to go wider than the 14mm with the current MFT (28mm in FF) doing timelapses, thus what do you think about the below setup:
- Canon RP (with a kit lens, e.g. 24-105mm F4-7.1) = ~1000€
- Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM = ~1800€
- LRT Pro = 250€
- LRT Timer = 0€ (? They don’t seem to be available right now, but I can build my own)
- Misc filters, adapters, Android tablet for qDslrDashboard, maybe a used prime lens, etc. = ~450€
== ~3500€
The question is; am I picking the right option and system for my budget, with full priority on timelapses? Is Canon (and the RP) the best option for LRT/LRT Timer/qDslrDashboard functionality and workflow? Would I be missing something that other brands/systems would offer? Would poor battery life with the RP be an issue? Is there anything else I fail to take into account and should look elsewhere with my budget?
Now it's time for me to take things to the next level. I feel I've been stuck in a limbo where the limitations in my gear and its un-upgradability has prevented me from investing in LRT Pro and move onwards. Let's fix all that in one go, thus I'd appreciate your feedback on the best approach.
Now:
Panasonic GH4 with a bunch of primes. Small sensor with absolutely horrible low-light performance. No support for qDslrDashboard. This gear was originally bought for 24p video only and shall remain doing its job in that purpose.
Next, with ~3500€ as budget:
Full frame. I'd like to catch the new wave, so leaning towards mirrorless. The only real option with the previous that fits my budget seems to be Canon RP. I’m definitely going with FF so I need to budget new lenses as well. I have necessary mounting solutions already figured out and on-hand. Motion control will be budgeted separately later. I won't buy used camera bodies.
I constantly seem to wanting to go wider than the 14mm with the current MFT (28mm in FF) doing timelapses, thus what do you think about the below setup:
- Canon RP (with a kit lens, e.g. 24-105mm F4-7.1) = ~1000€
- Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM = ~1800€
- LRT Pro = 250€
- LRT Timer = 0€ (? They don’t seem to be available right now, but I can build my own)
- Misc filters, adapters, Android tablet for qDslrDashboard, maybe a used prime lens, etc. = ~450€
== ~3500€
The question is; am I picking the right option and system for my budget, with full priority on timelapses? Is Canon (and the RP) the best option for LRT/LRT Timer/qDslrDashboard functionality and workflow? Would I be missing something that other brands/systems would offer? Would poor battery life with the RP be an issue? Is there anything else I fail to take into account and should look elsewhere with my budget?