BMCC 2.5K or BMPCC 4K?

Hello!

can I ask You for advice what camera would you like to record music videos / short films? My selection has already narrowed to BMCC 2.5K and BMPCC 4K with EF mount. I would be interested in the difference because the price difference is great, although the cameras look the same and the only difference is in chip size. Are there any other significant differences in these two cameras? I read somewhere that the 2.5K version has a better dynamic range and better handles worse light conditions - though it's cheaper ... I do not quite understand. Thank you so much for your advice!

James, Czech Republic

First of all I think you posted your question in a forum meant to discus various battery dependent film exposing stills cameras.

I never did any video yet but pondered getting into that hobby.

The following things seem important to me:

Planned output size: 4K? - Who has a screen to watch it? - I do, many coworkers don't. When will things change and 4K become common? Where and when is your footage meant to be seen? My fav watching format is 720p, 30 or less FPS since my connection (on which I am admittedly cheaping out) is too sluggish for 50FPS on YouTube.

1080p should be enough to delight the contemporary average fan of a band, but what will happen if the band gets incredibly famous in 2030?

Production convenience: I know: Hollywood work without image stabilization and have dedicated focus pullers as either 2nd men or complicated and expensive contraptions to shoot a scene with movement. They also have no issue to put a camera into a cart or on a dolly and even lay train tracks to enable smooth camera movements. IDK whose budged you'll be permitted to blow... I here feel tempted to invest into affordable(?) portable technology making tasks doable for a single guy. Canon's dual pixel AF looks almost usable to me. Maybe you can get bearable footage using IS lenses on a motorized gimbal? Or is 5 axis in body stabilzation more desirable? - IDK.

How to shoot a band, performing a song? Local TV seem to use a bunch of cameras at the same time. Maybe easier than capturing half a dozen or more iterations from various angles? - I recommend getting a bunch of cameras, if you aren't planning to make a short film around a song you like.

If I am going to shoot video, it will most likely be with my EOS 5D IV. I am aware that the output footage will be nasty to edit but computers should become afforadble some day soon(er or later) and working on a downsized proxy file is an option.

I honestly know nothing about the Red cameras you mentioned.Maybe this link is somewhat helpful?

I wouldn't fuzz over dynamic range. If you are producing short movies etc. you are probably planning them? So why not control or bring your light too? Also while 13 stops are more than 12, how frequently do you really need them? What is your current camera providing? - I simply can't get rid of the feeling that high dynamic range scenes should be handled normally; i.e. expose your main subject properly and give a *4 letter word* about blown out highlights and deep black shadows around it. - YMMV...

In doubt: Rent before you'll buy. Also try to get your hand on some RAW footage to get an idea how nasty it will be to edit on your existing PC.