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Mirrorless/DSLR for 4K video

I'm looking for a camera that can do 1080@60 and 4K@30 and also has good stills. I'm looking to pay around £400-600 for the body and would like a lens (or 2) that can do macro stills/video with shallow depth of field and one with a large depth of field. I don't know if these can be achieved by only one lens

 (I also don't need autofocus but I may be interested depending on price). I'm looking to spen around £500 on lenses. I've been looking at the Olympus E-M10 II and the Panasonic. I don't mind having a micro 4/3 camera however size isn't an issue. 

 

As you may have guessed I'm very much a noob when it comes to cameras so help appreciated.

 

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5 minutes ago, Jackpot17 said:

1080@60 and 4K@30 and also has good stills.  . I'm looking to pay around £400-600 for the body

Not happening.

 

That camera looks good. 

 

Im personally a sucker for dslrs and would buy a canon 70d or t6i cause they just seem to respond better when taking photos(no delay, viewfinder is good, af is spot on)

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1 hour ago, Jackpot17 said:

I'm looking for a camera that can do 1080@60 and 4K@30 and also has good stills. I'm looking to pay around £400-600 for the body and would like a lens (or 2) that can do macro stills/video with shallow depth of field and one with a large depth of field. I don't know if these can be achieved by only one lens

 (I also don't need autofocus but I may be interested depending on price). I'm looking to spen around £500 on lenses. I've been looking at the Olympus E-M10 II and the Panasonic. I don't mind having a micro 4/3 camera however size isn't an issue. 

 

As you may have guessed I'm very much a noob when it comes to cameras so help appreciated.

 

panasonic g7. Only camera i know that offers those specs in that pricepoint. A better option would be the sony a6300 if you are willing to spend a bit more.

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Panasonic Lumix LX100 can shoot good quality 4K@30, but it's a "point and shoot".

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5 hours ago, bob345 said:

panasonic g7. Only camera i know that offers those specs in that pricepoint. A better option would be the sony a6300 if you are willing to spend a bit more.

 

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7 hours ago, Jackpot17 said:

a lens (or 2) that can do macro stills/video with shallow depth of field and one with a large depth of field

As others have already mentioned, the Panasonic G7 would definitely be one of the better choices within your budget.  Especially if having the ability to record 4K is essential for you.  However just to clarify when you say macro still/video shots, you really mean "macro" as in where you take close up shots of (I am only using this as an example) the eyes of insects?  You're not confusing with what people refer to as "close up" photography where people tightly frame their subjects/objects (for example, as many tech reviewers like doing, taking close up tightly framed photos of their GPU, CPU, logic board, computer build, etc.)?

 

For proper macro photography, you either need a true macro lens or lens extension tubes or reverse mounting one lens in front of another.  For the latter, I would recommend a nice telephoto lens so that you can tightly frame something.

 

As to large DOF, you can get a large DOF by stopping down the aperture and considering the use of hyperfocal distance.  Shallow DOF requires lenses with apertures of 1.8 or wider, especially on a MFT camera.

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