Thank you pm-r! Yes, I tend not to shoot anything with speakers or where audio is the primary focus. I do have some Rode mics but because I'm doing such a fast paced hybrid thing, i've found that I skip adding the mic's altogether now. I need to start consciously adding those back in again. I like the size of the one you posted as well. Another reason I was thinking of a dedicated video camera so the mic would always be on it. But, I can see where I could set up the a74 or a7r5 as a dedicated video camera and then use it as a backup to my other stills camera when needed. Thanks for the insights. Regarding the a7sIII, I always forget about that one. I think probably because of the 12 MP but if it was dedicated for video that wouldn't be much of an issue. Still hard to keep all the pros and cons of each straight!