SimplePanda
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I shoot Blackmagic on the ground. My "personal" cinema camera (specifically, the one I own / purchased with my own funds) is a Cinema 2.5k. It makes amazing images and the RAW mode will blow your mind if you're coming from a DSLR.
I wouldn't get too hung up on 4k vs 2k, etc. 4k is great but understand that there is a lot that goes into a quality image and resolution is really a minor part when you're working at 2k and above. I'd take 1080p video from a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera ($1000 without a lens) over everything I've seen at 4k from the new DJI X5, for example. The BMD camera at 2k is just a better image, no contest. More detail at a quarter the resolution, as counter intuitive as that sounds. 
Case in point, with all the hype around RED (for good reason - the Epic's are amazing cameras) they were shut out of the Oscars last year for cinematography and all 4 of the digitally shot nominees were done on ARRI Alexa (2k camera with a 2.8k RAW mode). There are other reasons for this beyond just the image quality (reliability being a key one) but the point is clear: if you have seemingly unlimited budget more pixels still isn't a deciding factor.
As for "complimenting" the I1 footage, you're always going to struggle a bit with that on a higher end camera like a BMD / RED / Sony / ARRI / etc. You're fundamentally matching consumer grade footage from the DJI cameras with professional quality footage and the differences between the two cameras will be up front and obvious. You're going to need to send everything to a finishing suite (Resolve, etc) and work the clips lovingly to have them really sit together in the edit, no question.
If you just want to shoot / edit / deliver your best bet is probably a DSLR as they're going to deliver the closest image to a DJI, quality and characteristic wise. For example, I've done Inspire 1 + Canon DSLR shoots that went together in Final Cut without any trip into finishing / post and I was happy with the overall consistensy between cuts.
One note: if you're looking at a Blackmagic Production 4k camera I'd wait and get the 4k URSA Mini. Same 4k sensor but a better camera overall (XLR audio, better screen, better ergonomics, V-Mount power, upgradeable sensor) and it's the same price as the BMD Production 4k. I've also seen used BMD 2.5k cameras in the $1200 range and they're going to give amazing images that will put everything shot on your Inspire to shame for relatively little money.
My $0.02. Hope that helps. |
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