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Nice. I also really, really love the visual execution of your blog post. Of course, not every article i read should copy this, but here it seems to be perfect.

I envisioned a similar look for some video shots from my office. I know, lighting setup is key here, but which camera did you use?

Specifically the gif / video-loop with for "waiting".

Really well done everything.

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Thank you so much! It's Nikon Z7 ii, but if I'd be picking a camera today I wouldn't take this one.

The big selling point of this camera for me when it just came out was a generous 45.7 MP sensor that meant I have a decent freedom for cropping stuff or printing my works on billboards (never happened) if I ever need to.

But now all the AI upscalers like the ones from the Topaz Lab disrupted the market and it's no longer an advantage really. It's still a great camera for pictures, don't take me wrong!

But if I'd be in the market for a video camera, I'd be looking at cameras from Black Magic or RED. They give you a cinematic look and actually have a proper RAW video file format for color grading.

If you want to achieve a similar look, here is a small lifehack we've used for most of the videos: smoke machine. You can get one off Amazon for like $50. It creates this cool deepness and light diffusion in the atmosphere. Just need to play around a bit with the distances between smoke and subjects, intensity and lights.

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Thanks for the reply. Back in the day when i was more into actually making videos, i dreamed of a red or blackmagic.

But i was kind of hoping you were using a much cheaper cam & that the cheap cameras just became much better. Even the nikon is out of my price range for this project. Just wanted something ok, fiddle with the lighting & have it mounted on the ceiling to film a few hours during a few days. In case you got another tip for me other than a gopro.

But thank you. Also thanks for telling me about topaz labs. Looks interesting & haven't heard about them at all before.

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You might be able to get something like a used Blackmagic Design Pocket 4K in mid-hundreds, hopefully. If you're looking closer at low hundreds, perhaps some great Sony camera can be found on the marketplaces?

Or generally any DLSR for that matter, really.