What is your favourite camera for professional video and photo within a £1500 budget? Second hand.

axelwild

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Hi, I'm a documentary filmmaker, I've taken some time out for a while (about 5 years). I used to have a Canon 6D, and absolutely loved it for video and photo. I have a £1500 total budget and looking to return to shooting professional content. I get occasional enquiries from previous corporate clients.

Second hand is fine.

I've been recommended the Panasonic Lumix S5 II, but before I purchase I wondered if anyone has other suggestions. Or whether others fully support this camera recommendation?

I loved the 6D but the only slight issue I had with it was the lack of audio output socket. If I remember rightly, I couldn't monitor sound easily. Otherwise it did everything I wanted it to!

Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks.
 

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