Sadly, no :(

What'cha planning?

I've been doing video production stuff at work with a Canon 70D and a simple wireless lapel sender/reciever combo, because when we got the kit we needed it to be completely battery powered. But I need to upgrade it if they want me to do bigger production work, and last time I was out doing production work I had to have the speakers hand off a hand held microphone to each other for audio capture, 'cuz I can only have one signal going into the reciever. :p Still got pretty good audio, but it's not good enough.

They finally let you upgrade? ...someone made a reasonable decision?

Either way, good luck with your projects.

Only because I explicitly stated in a meeting with our HR department regarding my latest production that while the audio and video were of REASONABLE quality, it is far from a strong setup, and we have zero options when it comes to multiple audio sources. And since our HR department is the one who needs these productions the most, they are willing to look at handling the cost of upgrading. Which means I can go anywhere between $6-10K for the full setup with camera rig and audio. :p

I see. Lucky you.
The cosmos seems to balance it out with my week, though, which featured a downright astonishing amount of bad decisions being made right in front of my eyes.
It wasn't fun.

I am not an TV production but i am doing light and sound techniscian jobs for TVs, stages etc etc so i can maybe help some. i also know someone who might help so let me ask him. maybe some notes or skype chat on some tips?

Light I should be fine to manage on my own, I'm a bit of an engineer in that respect, but I could use some tips on what lapel equipment would offer good quality and at least 4 transmitters at once. Doesn't have to be pro TV studio grade, I just need to know what to look for :p

i shall message my friend, he might have some brands that are not to expensive (relatifly) and do a good job

As far as I know Panasonic's GH4 gives you pretty damn clean 4K video, but beyond that I am not sure what to recommend...
I am a camera nerd, but I am a photographer... I have never touched the video mode of my Nikon :P

Yeah, I looked at that, but I'm not sure, it does compress the video when recording to internal storage.. It might be smart to get one of those and an external recorder.. But that's adding complications :/

Yeah, the GH4 in itself is cute and compact, but once you start adding stuff to it it starts to get complicated. Same thing with my Nikon D7000, which is why I never got into videography in the first place... Having to worry about image quality is enough for me.
But it's really hard for me to look up a solution for you. Google gives me either $5000 camcorders from Sony that have relatively mediocre reviews, or RED cameras... Which might be just a hair out of your $6000 budget :P

Oh, don't worry about googling anything for me, I'm already puss waist deep in that. I've picked out a few potentials, such as the Blackmagic Design Production 4K (or Studio 4K, but I don't think that does 60fps), the Canon XA20 (which does 60fps but not 4K) and a few others. I'm mostly asking for people who have experience with this stuff ;)

Gotcha^^
The GH4 might be a nice secondary camera though if you need something that only captures video.

Already have two 70D's for that, which I may be needing for angle variations. :)

With an upper limit of 6000 dollars There are a lot to choose from.

For upper end pro audio and video my preferred vendor is B&H

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/C.....1/N/4256818814

Mm, I wish I could use off-country vendors, but we're actually bound by laws that specify that public sector purchases have to be run in-country and I have to collect offers from 3 different vendors if possible :p

Hmm, well it would at least be a good site to browse features. Then you can get the lowest quote from your vendors. I know for a long time the new hotness was the canon GL2. The movie 28 days later was filmed using it, and my friend wanted one so bad he could feel it in his teeth. Now though that thing is obsolete in every way imaginable. Almost every aspect of motion photography has advanced, other than the optics.

I know of a camera phone that has 41 mp. The phone is the Nokia Lumia 1020. You can find more info here. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mobi.....s/#head_camera

I've been pleased with the lumia 900, 820, 520, and 635 I've had ( I've downgraded quite a bit D: things break and school is expensive ) however even the built-in video ability of the 1020 does not make the cut. It does FullHD @ 30hz. She needs broadcast quality (60fps, and I suspect something that collect far more light than even the most generous builtin phone camera), and four separate audio inputs in sync with video. There is nothing on audio inputs for that phone, but I suspect it is either the builtin mic or the combined headphone/mic jack... and nothing else.

I was just trying to give possible leads, sorry if it was no good.....

No worries, I appreciate the input either way. But yeah, I require something that not only handles a minimum of 1080/60p, but can also do reasonable low light and can film for 3-6 hours (meaning I need to be able to plug external batteries and big storage units into it). :)

okay, sorry I wasn't able to help...

I've worked with cameras a few times for video production, and if you want my recommendation, I would definitely go for the Sony NXcam, as it has a good built-in shotgun microphone, and the video quality is excellent. It only has two audio inputs for lapel mics, though, but I'm pretty sure you can find audio splitters for that (Or maybe other models have them, I just use the NX HDV.) As for a mount if you're just working with stationary shots a heavier duty tripod will probably be more than enough, for more mobile shots the same tripod but with a dolly, either track based or wheeled.
In my experience, rigging really depends on what type of shot and effect you're trying to go for, so I can't really make a recommendation on that right now as it'd be far too long to read
Hope this answer helped and didn't just repeat what someone said above, but if so and I left you with questions, I'd be glad to answer them. :D

The NX series might be a good option if we go for something with the full package included. I'm not worried about how many inputs it has, the audio would be routed through a single receiver anyway, and then into the camera, it's finding the wireless receiver set that's a challenge, so having only two XLR ports isn't a problem. I'd never need more than two collective sources at any given time, it's just shotgun mic and receiver.

Not really worried about built in audio quality either, since I'd be using separate high quality shotgun/cannon mics, but I do like the easy setup with the NXcam and its otherbrand counterparts. I was primarily thinking of going for a Blackmagic Design Production 4K, but it's a little more complex to set up, requires a rig and separate lenses to use, doesn't have XLR input (only quarter-inch jacks), has somewhat poor low-light functionality (not something I'm too worried about) and a short battery life on the built-in, so I'd need a separate battery pack to keep it running.. What it does have is SSD directly into a slot in the camera, which means a lot of easy and cheap storage with all the speed I need, allows us to use our current Canon lenses, does 4K30 and 1080/60p like it was born to do it (which it was), a big built in monitor for all my control needs, a big and powerful chip, awesome dynamic range..

Hmm.. It's a tough choice, really. You can see why I'm asking :p