Fork in the road - stay with BMPC or go to... ?

My Camera B on a two camera shoot used a Nikon Z6 with autofocus. Generally good results, but one brief reaction shot of a seated actor relatively motionless was actually out of focus and the operator didn’t notice, because with autofocus you may be assuming everything is fine. Lesson learned.

I use focus assistant, spin the dial till all the grain is on the subject, hit record. Was that your lesson learned or did your camera not have an assistant or.... ?

Yes, the operator of Camera B had faith in the camera, but the lesson learned is to ensure the auto focus is right which I didn’t do. The operator was inexperienced in recording video. Mea culpa.

I have done several weddings with the manual UM4.6K on a tripod... Planning is essential to any success I’ve had. I learn the several places where I’ll place my tripod and the bride lets you know what’s important to her. Believe me the bride is always right and she’ll love seeing the results.

This right here is money... Thank you for that reminder!

Merci.