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I'll try to keep this as concise as possible, and there will be several questions. Thanks so much in advance for your help! Intro: I used the input from this forum to convert to mirrorless last year. I have an A7 ii, zeiss 35mm, and zeiss batis 85mm. My skill has improved greatly and I'm loving the Sony Alpha system in general. I do not like the autofocus system of the A7ii but I know how to work around it and know the A7r ii would fix my photo problems. Lastly, I understand post processing well and have never shot in anything but RAW - so haven't explored the opportunities with internal mode settings (JPEG-softskin etc). That being said, when I start shooting video, I'm comfortable with color grading from scratch and using LUTS for quick editing and fine tuning them. The Ask: My employer has asked me to build content for our company. We are an aerial imagery and analytics company based out of SF serving all of North America but are still in the mid-start/growth stage. I have a budget of $5K for gear. In that, I must shoot drone video. I need 2 cameras in total for video interviews. Specs and Workflow: I can crank out photos all day with my current A7ii, but I'm worried about video which I have little experience with. So if I'm getting a new camera, I immediately thought A7rii (used). Then I got to thinking about the A7Sii (used). The problem is SloMo. No one is producing anything interesting or cinematic in the Agriculture space so its time someone took this old industry's content seriously. I'll have access to airplanes as well, so shoots could be epic! That being said, I'd like to keep things as simple as I can. I'm thinking 2 cameras and a drone. First thought, A7rii and Phantom 4 Pro. Phantom 4 Pro (P4P) has a 1 inch Exmor Sony Sensor and can shoot buttery smooth 4K. P4P I am sure will be my choice there. Because I'll be shooting lots of agriculture scenes (think mostly row cropping - corn, soy, wheat fields), I need to be careful with moire. I am bummed the A7rii doesn't shoot 4K at 60fps (correct me if I'm wrong please). I have a GoPro Hero6 for personal use and that thing is insanely good at slomo. I need to be shooting in 4K, it needs to be cinematic, it needs to be as simple as possible. Am I totally missing something here? I can always sell my A7ii, upgrade to A7rii, then go for something that shoots buttery 4K (black magic? ugh). Feeling overwhelmed with choices here. Someone please make it easy on me ha. Again, Thanks so much for all of your help.