Thank you all for taking time to comment...
Mike, had not given the Nikon 1 a look, though have now. Have trawled the threads here and the camera certainly produces nice results, especially stills. I have noted some say the camera tends to overheat after lengthy videoscoping? Despite this it looks interesting. A huge factor is the price, now that the Nikon2 is out it is possible to source this camera for 350 euro, possibly less, which is remarkable value...
The Sony RX100 M2 looks like one hell of a videoscoping tool. At 600 euro it is not cheap, though features like the flip screen and the sheer video quality perhaps justify the price. I find the portability of this model another attractive feature. I found your Vimeo channel Neill, I was very impressed. The quality of video is stunning. The DCBll seems to be the adaptor of choice here?
The Panasonic GM3, at 1000 euro for the body only, a major expense. The video I have seen on YouTube looks phenomenal. It bulk seems to put some people off, though it seems this is a tough, rugged camera body, which is reassuring due to the price tag. A major plus was to find that an apaptor means I can use nikon fit lenses, albeit manually. I have a Nikon D90, which got me into video shooting, though the quality is a little disappointing. However I do have some nice Nikon fit lenses, a Tokina 11-16mm WA, sigma 150mm Macro, Sigma 150-500mm OS and Nikkor 50mm 1.8. Other plus point are the touch screen control, the screen itself, excellent slow motion capture, huge range of shooting features. The video looks phenomenal...
The GM3 certainly seems the best option for video, though it comes at a high price. I have struggled to find any videoscoped GM3 footage anywhere online. If anyone here is using this camera I would very much like to see any results anyone on the forum here might have a link to.
The question I need to answer now is, despite the high price, does the quality of video and the wider range of shooting options justify the expense?
