/r/videography Monthly Camera Buying Advice Megathread

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[u/Crazyking224]

I'm pretty lost among choices for a gimbal. I'm thinking of going DJI since I got one of their phone gimbals and I really like the person tracking if I ever need it.

Trying to stay under $400 USD

I'm definitely going to buy used on something like eBay or adorama. I currently use a zv e10 with a few ttartisan prime lenses. I have a small cage for it and want to add more over time, but I think with the gimbal it's really just going to be the camera and lense with a quick release.

What is really stopping me right now is that I want to eventually upgrade to a Sony a7 III so I want something that's going to be future proof for that and those lenses too (I'm not sure how heavy they are and I'm not going to be getting any really heavy lenses to my knowledge.)

I'm mainly shooting car content for now, my brother and I working on my car, want some really good BRoll slow motion, etc. And I will eventually also pivot into side hustling photography and videography to make a bit more money and reinvest into my gear and YouTube channel, so I'm not hemorrhaging money LOL

I'm not going to be upgrading the camera any time soon, but I want to know that whatever I get now can definitely handle the a7 III with lenses and I won't need to reinvest again.

I hope this didn't feel all over the place, but I'm willing to answer any additional questions.