I finally pulled the trigger on a Lumix GH6 for this indie documentary I'm shooting in Seattle next month but man I am actually so frustrated right now. I thought buying the body was the hard part but the hidden costs are just killing me. Every video I watch says something different and my head is spinning.

I read online that you absolutely need those CFexpress Type B cards if you want to use the best codecs but they are like $200 a pop for a decent one. Then I saw a thread saying ProGrade v90 SD cards work for almost everything except the highest bitrates so now I dont know if I should drop $400 on cards or if I can get away with the SDs I already have from my old GH5. Plus people keep complaining about the battery life being way worse than the older models and saying I need a V-mount setup or a dummy battery which just adds more weight and money to my rig.

I'm already way over my initial $2500 budget and I still havent even looked at cages or decent monitors. I just need to know what are the absolute bare minimum essential accessories I need to actually go out and shoot for a full day without the camera dying or running out of space mid-interview. Do I really need the expensive media right away or is that just for pros?