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I don't know anything about photography, but curious to know what the cheapest "pro" alternative is. The phone is now $1200! This feature is cool, but if you wanted that feature, is it cheaper in a purpose-built device?

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The original Blackmagic Pocket Cinema was about $500 on sale, but only shot in 1080p. The new generation is about $1300. And then you have to buy lenses :)

So, overall it's not bad value. It's not going to replace pro gear any time soon, but it's great that it can do stuff like this now.

Canon EOS M can be bought for around $100 used and shoot 1440p raw with Magic Lantern. Also it can use cheap old 16mm film lenses with crop mode.

You can buy a two year old Android phone to do the same thing, which is very inexpensive. Just disable every app except the camera app.

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