Sony F55 for Wildlife Documentary

Dear Community, I am planning an important wildlife documentary series and seeking advice on best way to set-up my camera for good post-production colour and final delivery is television broadcast HD in PAL and NTSC. 1. Is XAVC 4K SLOG 3 good enough for my needs or should I invest in a raw recorder and get a 2K raw copy. My issue is spending an addition 7K and backing up many TB.. or get the Ninja Shogun or Odyssey for that 2nd backup drive and get the pre-roll recording the Ninja has in place2. Frame Rate - what frame rate should I choose to preserve best quality and end up delivering NTSC and PAL?3. Lenses - I have the Optitek 1 but find it sometimes hard to use and wondering about what kinds of lenses to invest in as I need long focal length (new Sigma sports lenses) and nice wide lenses. Any advice on lenses and attaching to this camera would be helpful to know4. BCam - I am going to need a BCam for moving shots, dolly, etc. I am thinking about A7sII so any advice on a good BCam for the F55 - sony or canon, etc. Thank you and I appreciate any advice on any one or all of the following as this is an ambitious project and looking for best solutions ... Best, Ari

Thank you again. I appreciate the support on this one. Ok, so my program is for big international broadcasters so consensus is UHD XAVC Slog3Cine is the right format to use for ending up HD TV broadcast. The R5 and 2K raw record as a backup is always good to have to protect the shots for future manipulation and preservation, it's just a question of investing about 10K in recorder, cards and extra back-up solutions. The big dilemma is the lens to use and time in the wild to change glass. These are some options but truthflly can only get one expensive lens (question then of renting vs buying as after 5-6 trips, half the lens is paid for!).So list is:1. Cabrio 4K zoom lenses (2 models): Issue is which one as probably 19-90 is most useful for lots of establishing and some close ups when using a 2K crop and if I go with the 80-300 that doubles the cost and for that price I can buy th enew Canon 50-1000.2. Canon has the CN7x17 which is 17-120 and with 2K crop I can go to 240 when needed - what about adding an extender on that like a 2x or 1.4x and would you get the PL or EF mount? Also 10K lens than cabrio3. Canon also has the nice glass like the 30-300 for the same price (or better) and also 10K less than cabrio4. Then what about some cheaper but cinema zooms made by RED - I see these have good rental prices so would this be a good option if trying to manage budget as I have about 80-100 days of rentals on this project.5. A wildlife veteran filmmaker I know is using the Sigma 50-500 and I was thinking about the new 150-600 which I know seem like cheap glass but his stuff looks beautiful. Sure there are comprimises but if you have a main camera with 1-2 Bcams and want options, having a few lenses gives you other kinds of options6. Then there are these Angenieux (my friend has a vintage25-250 but not sure that would be good) and the new Angenieux zooms are a bit cheaper than Canon and Cabrio but limited to 80mm (160mm in center crop) but with extender can go up a little higher. Too many options but always thinking about what is right for now and good investment for the future? Or just rent best lens and that's that!

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