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I’m very new to 360 video and I hope I’m not starting a thread or topic that is active somewhere else. Did a search and could not find similar.

My interest and concern is that I have a limited budget of about $1000 to purchase a rig for 360 video. I’ve explored what looks like only the surface of the topic and I’m reading all I can to build out my vocabulary and knowledge on it. I am a professional freelance content producer and would like to present 360 video as an option for production.

So back to the $1000 and the gear options out there. It looks to me that these are the highest quality contenders (4k is desired) for this price. The first two aren’t available until later this year. They all appear to be user friendly, plug and play affairs.

Samsung Gear 360 – http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-360/ – estimated to cost $350
Vuze – http://vuze.camera – estimated cost $800
Kodak SV360 4k Pro pack – https://store.mypixpro.com/?route=product/product&path=70&product_id=76
$900

So any experience with these cameras? Would I be better blowing my budget on one of the numerous GoPro rigs out there? That said, by blow, by only a couple of extra hundred dollars. Would have to purchase GoPro cams as well.

Eventually, after testing the waters with a starter cam, I’ll look toward more expensive options but I’m kind of stuck with this budget for now…

Thanks for any help you might provide! What a great forum!

Patrick