Top Cameras for Every Budget: Best Picks for 2024

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TLDRThis video provides an in-depth review of cameras across varying budgets, drawing from the presenter's personal experience with each model. Cameras are discussed in categories: under $300, under $600, under $1500, and under $2500, evaluating aspects like photo quality, video capabilities, ergonomics, and unique features. The under $300 category highlights the Olympus OM EM1 for its build quality and function. Under $600, the Canon M50 and Panasonic GH5 are recommended for photo and video, respectively. The Canon R50 and Sony A6100/ZV1 are noted in the under $1500 category, offering strong features for both photo and video work. For those with a budget under $2500, the Lumix S52/S5 2X is presented as having excellent features and build quality. Emphasis is placed on unbiased recommendations as the presenter is not sponsored by any brands. The video aims to help viewers select the best camera based on specific needs like portability, video quality, or brand preferences.

Conclusões

  • 📸 Kodak understated camera choice fitting for every budget.
  • 💵 Sony a6700 is compared to budget-friendly cameras showing photo parity.
  • 🏆 Olympus OM EM1 highlighted for build quality under $300.
  • 📹 Panasonic GH5 praised as a top video choice under $600.
  • 📷 Canon R50 noted for its potential as an excellent under $1500 camera.
  • 🎥 Fujifilm xh2, an APS-C camera with pro-level features.
  • 🔍 Canon and Sony cameras offer expansive lens options.
  • 🔮 Lumix excels with impressive Ibis and video capabilities.
  • 🎯 Meta review emphasizes unbiased personal camera assessments.
  • 🎓 Offers instructional resources for enhancing photography skills.

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  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    This video covers various cameras catering to different budgets, specifically emphasizing that the review is based on personal experience, not only on specifications. The speaker clarifies there won't be discussion on lenses but promises a list of recommended kits in the description. The focus is on finding the best camera within different price points starting with those under $300.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    The speaker discusses cameras under $300, highlighting a particular Sony camera that compares favorably in photo quality with higher-end models, despite its affordability. This camera is praised for its features like autofocus and face recognition, making it ideal for photography, though video quality is not its strength. Alternatives within this budget include other Sony models which are noted for their compact size and additional features.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:15:00

    The Olympus OM EM1 is presented as a standout choice under $300 due to its excellent build quality, image stabilization, and natural color rendering, challenging more expensive models from other brands. Its micro four-thirds sensor and mounting system are mentioned as not being as future-proof as others, but the camera's value at this price point is emphasized.

  • 00:15:00 - 00:20:00

    The video transitions into cameras under $600, suggesting the Canon M50 as a notable selection due to its popularity and Canon's ergonomic design and color science. The camera matches current models in photo quality outside of low-light scenarios but falls short in video capabilities. Its lens compatibility, including EF mount usage via adapters, is highlighted.

  • 00:20:00 - 00:25:00

    Panasonic GH5 is recommended for its exceptional video capabilities, making it ideal for content creators, despite its less reliable autofocus. The camera supports high-quality stabilization and 10-bit log video, suitable for film-like experiences. For photography enthusiasts interested in a tactile experience, the Fujifilm XT1 or XT2 are suggested due to their unique manual controls.

  • 00:25:00 - 00:30:00

    Moving to the under $1,000 category, the Canon R50 and Sony a6100/ZV-E10 are compared. The Canon offers improved autofocus and compatibility with new RF lenses, while the Sony models provide strong video and photo functionality. A mention of Fujifilm XT3 is included for its professional features, although availability is more common as used.

  • 00:30:00 - 00:37:34

    In the premium segment under $2,500, emphasis is on full-frame capability, with Canon R8 and Sony A7C offering affordable pathways into full-frame photography. Panasonic cameras are praised for video stabilization and build quality. Fujifilm XH2 is highlighted for its 8K video and advanced features in an APS-C sensor format, providing a unique proposition among other high-end options.

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  • How do we know the video recommendations are unbiased?

    The presenter provides an unbiased opinion as they have no affiliations with any camera brands. They base their suggestions on personal use and experience, not on brand loyalty.

  • Which camera is recommended for under $300?

    The best under $300 camera according to the video is the Olympus OM EM1, noted for its build quality and impressive feature set for the price.

  • What camera is best for video under $600?

    The Panasonic GH5 is highlighted as the best option for video work, offering high-quality video features at a steep discount in this price range.

  • Which camera does the video recommend for under $1500?

    The Canon R50 comes highly recommended, particularly for those wanting top-quality video from a Canon APS-C sensor camera.

  • What are some recommended full-frame cameras under $1500?

    Both the Canon R8 and the Sony A7C are featured as great full-frame camera options, with specific strengths in video quality and lens availability, respectively.

  • What camera offers the best value for under $2500?

    The Lumix S52 or S5 2X is suggested as it offers a fantastic set of features and quality for its price point, perfect for those aiming for high-level performance under $2500.

  • Are affordable high-quality lenses available for the cameras reviewed?

    Yes, the video suggests that it's easier to find budget-friendly high-quality lenses for Panasonic cameras, although the selection is more limited compared to other brands.

  • Why might someone choose Sony over another brand?

    The presenter appreciates Sony's lens selection and regular updates in technology, giving them an edge in accessibility and cutting-edge features.

  • Is there an APS-C camera recommended in higher price ranges?

    The Fuji XH2 is noted for its extensive feature set, including excellent video resolution and a high MP sensor despite its APS-C size.

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    regardless of your budget there should
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    be a camera in here for you and all the
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    cameras in this video I have owned or
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    have extensive experience with nothing
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    in this video is theoretical or just
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    based on specs none of the cameras were
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    given to me and none of these companies
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    have ever paid me or flown me to an
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    exotic destination and I'm not going to
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    talk about the lenses in this video but
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    I am going to put a list of recommended
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    kits in the description so if you like
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    one of the specific cameras you'll be
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    able to go down and look at the
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    description and I'll have that camera
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    with the lenses I recommend I'll also
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    put some links to the best prices that I
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    found on all of these cameras and a
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    number of them were on sale at the time
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    of making this video the first category
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    is cameras under
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    $300 and I think this is a fantastic
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    little choice if you're on a strictly
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    tight budget this is a great photo
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    camera and in fact I recently did a
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    video on this camera which I only paid a
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    little over 100 bucks for but on average
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    you probably pay 250 to 290 for it
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    depending on what country that you're in
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    and I took this uh camera and I compared
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    the photos out of it to my Sony a6700 a
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    camera that cost more than $1,200 or
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    something like that and when you look at
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    the photos raw right out of camera you
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    could not even tell the difference in
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    addition to that this camera has many of
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    the high-end features that the current
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    Sony cameras have including quite
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    reliable autofocus and face recognition
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    belt into the camera so this camera
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    actually allows you to take pictures of
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    your friends and family before you go on
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    a trip register it with the camera and
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    if you're out in a crowd full of people
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    and you want to take a photo and you
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    want to make sure that your friends or
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    family are the ones that is picking out
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    of that crowd and keeps them in focus
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    and focuses on their face if you've
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    registered them in the camera it will
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    pick them out of a crowd this is
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    something that a lot of new cameras of
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    other brands still can't do the other
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    thing about the camera is it's very
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    small and I think it probably is the
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    smallest e-mount camera ever made now
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    will say that I think this camera for me
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    is really a photo camera only it does do
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    video but I think any modern smartphone
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    is probably going to have better video
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    or better quality video than what you're
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    going to get out of this camera but from
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    the photo side of things once again
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    you're going to get photos that look
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    like they're out of one of the new model
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    Sony cameras and there are two other
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    Sony cameras that are going to be kind
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    of around a similar price point maybe a
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    little bit more a little bit less and
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    one is the Sony NEX ex7 so I would keep
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    an eye out for that one under $300
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    and at a little over $300 you might find
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    a Sony
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    a5100 and if you find a Sony a5100
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    anywhere $300 I think that is a great
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    price and it is an excellent first
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    camera now the next one I want to talk
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    about is one that a lot of people don't
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    know about and that is the Olympus om
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    EM1 and if we look at all the cameras
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    that I've got in this video this is
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    probably one of the best cameras from a
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    build and handling and just the way it
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    feels in your hand and a functionality
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    point of view this is a true PR level
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    camera at a fraction of the price of
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    some of the other cameras in here and in
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    fact I would say I've got cameras in
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    this uh list that are
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    $2,500 and when you're using it this
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    feels like a nicer camera and it can be
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    bought consistently for under $300 first
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    of all talking about the photo quality
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    the photos are absolutely excellent and
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    Olympus is known to have excellent skin
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    tones and natural colors and I think the
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    color coming out of this camera is
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    definitely better than the Sony and
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    probably on par with Canon's color
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    science as far as skin tones go the
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    other thing this camera has is inbody
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    image stabilization now this is insane
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    that you can get inbody image
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    stabilization for under $300 but this
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    has it and the quality and the
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    performance of the Ibis is as good as
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    most of the modern cameras now and it's
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    better than most of the current model
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    Sony cameras the other thing is the
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    autofocus while it isn't as fast as a
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    lot of the modern cameras it is
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    extremely accurate so when it tells you
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    that something's in focus and it's
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    locked on to it it is and although it's
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    not as fast as the modern cameras it is
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    still reasonably fast the other thing
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    about this camera is just the pure build
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    quality this is a primarily metal body
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    and the ergonomics are phenomenal
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    there's so many different programmable
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    buttons and dials it really gives you a
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    prle control it's also a weather sealed
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    camera so the feature set that you're
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    getting out of this camera at under $300
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    is really unmatched and the only reason
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    that's the case is because two parts one
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    this is a micro 43 sensor camera that
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    means that the sensor is smaller than
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    apsc and it's about it's a double crop
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    or two times crop verse full frame the
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    other thing about it is is a micro 43s
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    and micro 43s as a mount is kind of on
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    the way out where we see Sony is still
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    going stronger than ever so when we look
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    at this under $300 price point category
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    my suggestion would be is in the future
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    if you're thinking about going with Sony
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    and that's the direction that you
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    envision yourself you can buy the Sony
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    camera you're using an e-mount camera
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    that any lenses that you buy for this
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    camera even cheap manual ones you can
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    use up on a Sony camera that F cost5 or
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    $ six
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    ,000 but if you're really just focused
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    on getting a small camera now getting
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    the best quality camera that you can get
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    under $300 and you're not worried about
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    eventually shooting a Sony full frame or
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    something like this what you're getting
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    in this camera at under $300 is
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    incredible and if this was an apsc Sony
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    e-mount camera this honestly would be an
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    $800 camera so as far as what you're
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    getting for your money you absolutely
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    are not going to build beat the EM1 and
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    and once again you can also get the
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    other nice thing about the micro 43s
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    Mount is you can get some quite
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    affordable highquality lenses for it and
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    I'll put that list with the OM EM1 I'll
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    put a link to or a list of some of those
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    lenses in the description down below now
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    we're going to jump up in price to the
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    under $600 category and the first camera
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    I'm going to recommend here is the Canon
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    M50 this camera was so popular I mean it
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    virtually has a cult following it has
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    Canon's apsc sensor it's a 24 megapixel
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    sensor and actually the current model of
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    Canon crop sensor cameras including the
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    Canon R50 and the r10 have an evolved
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    version of that sensor but not a lot has
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    changed and because of that if you take
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    a photo with the Canon M50 and you take
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    a photo with Canon r10 with the new
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    sensor in most situations you cannot
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    even tell the difference between the two
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    photos the one place that you will see a
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    difference is in low light situations or
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    when you're running a high ISO on the
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    Canon M
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    it will have more noise in the image but
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    that's generally not because the sensor
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    is better that's because the Canon r10
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    and Canon R50 are actually processing
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    that image and taking some of that noise
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    and cleaning that image up you can take
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    the Canon M50 and put it in any modern
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    photo editing software use the noise
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    reduction and get as good if not better
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    result by doing that in editing so as
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    far as the image quality you're going to
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    get it's identical to the modern cameras
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    you're also going to get Canon's color
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    science including skin tones the other
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    thing you're going to get is the Canon
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    ergonomics this camera kind of feels
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    like any of the big modern Canon cameras
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    but in a small little package and you're
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    also going to get a Canon EFM lens mount
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    which is a mount that they no longer
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    make anymore but you can still find
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    plenty of the lenses both new and used
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    and one of the great things about the
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    EFM lenses is they're both small and
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    generally in expensive but in addition
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    to that you're not limited to using
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    Canon EFM lenses because you can use an
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    adapter and you can use any of Canon's
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    old catalog of EF lenses so you have a
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    huge range of affordable lenses and in
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    the EF Mount lenses you have some very
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    small lenses now the only thing I will
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    say about this camera it is a 1080p
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    video camera effectively only it does 4K
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    with a crop and you lose the good
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    quality autofocus that Canon is known
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    for so I consider this a 1080 sort of a
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    lower resolution just normal HD video
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    camera and because of that if you're
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    going to do a lot of video shooting it's
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    not a camera that I'm currently
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    recommending but if you're primarily a
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    photo shooter you're going to get those
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    ergonomics color science and huge lens
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    library that you can access when using
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    this camera and for that reason I do
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    highly recommend it now in some ways the
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    next camera is almost the opposite of
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    the last camera this is an inred
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    Incredible video camera and just an okay
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    photo camera in my mind and as far as
  • 00:09:05
    video cameras go this is the best video
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    camera under $600 and to be honest it's
  • 00:09:10
    might be the best video camera under
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    $1,000 this is the Panasonic
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    gh5 and this camera was so good when it
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    came out there were people that were
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    actually switching from full-frame
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    cameras to this micro 43s camera just
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    because it was so good at video and it
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    was
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    and to this day is still one of the most
  • 00:09:32
    popular video cameras for YouTube so
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    many people built their YouTube careers
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    whether they were making photos and
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    videos like like I do for this channel
  • 00:09:40
    talking about photo and video equipment
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    or just being vloggers the gh5 was a
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    hugely popular camera and one of the
  • 00:09:48
    biggest headline features of this camera
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    is the incredibly high quality inbody
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    image stabilization which in a lot of
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    situations completely eliminates the
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    need for a gimbal and the inbody image
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    stabilization in this camera is better
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    than most of the current model Sony L
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    cameras and most of the current model of
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    just about anything other than the other
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    Panasonic cameras because they really do
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    the best Ibis system in both fullframe
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    and micro 43s this camera also can shoot
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    in 10bit log footage which is incredible
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    for a camera at this price point it also
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    can shoot open gate video which means it
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    uses the entire sensor to shoot video
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    rather than most cameras which crop in
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    and only give you 16x9 it's an extremely
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    customizable camera it's got so many
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    different buttons and dials that you can
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    customize it has a huge amount of
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    exposure tools for using Nvidia it's a
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    weather sealed body probably the biggest
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    detracting feature on this lens is the
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    fact that the autofocus tends to be
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    unreliable and you really need to
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    babysit it so if you're a person that
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    really needs bulletproof autofocus and
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    you want to be able to just point the
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    camera at something and not even think
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    about it then this probably isn't the
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    camera for you but if you're able to put
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    up with that unreliable autofocus and
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    babysit a little bit or if you want to
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    use like highquality manual focus Cinema
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    lenses this is honestly a camera that
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    you could give to a student just out of
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    film school he could go shoot a feature
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    film he or she could shoot a feature
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    film and probably win awards at any of
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    the major film festivals that's how good
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    this camera is as a video camera
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    now the next one I'm going to bring up
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    is a Fujifilm camera once again we're
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    still under $600 this is a Fujifilm xt1
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    but if you're lucky you might even find
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    a Fujifilm xt2 in this price category
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    and I think the main reason that I would
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    suggest looking at this camera is if
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    you're somebody who's interested in
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    those Fuji ergonomics those manual
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    buttons and dials and that's something
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    that you're really interested in then I
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    would I would strongly consider either
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    an xt1 or an xt2 and there will people
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    out be people out there that haven't
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    used the Fuji cameras and are go oh you
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    know it's silly you're going for a
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    camera for looks but honestly I think
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    not only the looks but the way that this
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    camera works and the way it kind of
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    slows you down and it's so tactile gives
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    you a completely different shooting
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    experience and it's absolutely not a
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    gimmick I love shooting with these Fuji
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    cameras with the full buttons and dials
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    and I think this Fujifilm xt1 2 3 4
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    series is the best of it because you've
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    got your ISO dial you have your shutter
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    speed dial and then you have your
  • 00:12:35
    aperture ring on here and then you've
  • 00:12:36
    got your exposure compensation dial so
  • 00:12:38
    you have the full range of controls you
  • 00:12:40
    don't have to go into the menu system
  • 00:12:42
    once you get down to the xt30 xt30 mark
  • 00:12:45
    2 something like that you lose some of
  • 00:12:47
    those and you kind of lose some of that
  • 00:12:49
    tactile functionality so I do feel like
  • 00:12:51
    if you are going to go Fuji I do prefer
  • 00:12:54
    this xt12 3 Series now in the xt1 you're
  • 00:12:58
    only going to get a 6 18 megapixel
  • 00:13:00
    sensor if you get an xt2 you're going to
  • 00:13:01
    get a 24 megapixel sensor xt2 is going
  • 00:13:04
    to give you two card slots and better
  • 00:13:07
    video features improved ergonomics
  • 00:13:09
    improved autofocus so in general the xt2
  • 00:13:13
    is a better camera if you can find it at
  • 00:13:16
    a good price point but a lot of people
  • 00:13:18
    actually prefer the xt1 because they
  • 00:13:20
    think it gives them more organic images
  • 00:13:23
    and we're in this thing where we're
  • 00:13:24
    looking for this sort of perfect
  • 00:13:26
    inperfect image quality and people are
  • 00:13:28
    going with older cameras the xt1 has
  • 00:13:31
    become very very popular for that and
  • 00:13:33
    for that reason there isn't always a
  • 00:13:34
    huge difference in price between the xt1
  • 00:13:37
    and the xt2 moving up to a budget of
  • 00:13:40
    under $11,000 the first camera I'm going
  • 00:13:42
    to talk about is the Canon R50 now this
  • 00:13:44
    is an improved version of the Canon M50
  • 00:13:48
    with the new Canon RF lens mount and
  • 00:13:52
    from an image quality perspective
  • 00:13:53
    there's really not going to be any
  • 00:13:55
    difference where you will see the
  • 00:13:56
    difference is the autofocus performance
  • 00:13:58
    the speed and the fact that you now have
  • 00:14:01
    access to Canon RF lenses and prior to a
  • 00:14:04
    couple of months ago this is not
  • 00:14:06
    actually a camera that I would have
  • 00:14:08
    recommended a big change has come about
  • 00:14:10
    in that Sigma is now offering a range of
  • 00:14:12
    lenses on the Canon RF Mount which I
  • 00:14:15
    think make this a much better camera
  • 00:14:17
    because they are better quality lenses
  • 00:14:19
    than what Canon was previously offering
  • 00:14:22
    and they are at fair prices so
  • 00:14:24
    previously wouldn't have recommended
  • 00:14:25
    this camera now I am the other thing
  • 00:14:28
    you're going to get is you're going to
  • 00:14:29
    get Canon's legendary color science and
  • 00:14:31
    skin tone similar to you get with all
  • 00:14:33
    the other Canon cameras you're going to
  • 00:14:35
    get Canon's ergonomics where you've got
  • 00:14:37
    this sort of camera that feels like a
  • 00:14:40
    big Pro level camera but in a tiny
  • 00:14:43
    little body you're going to get Canon's
  • 00:14:45
    bulletproof D dual pixel autofocus so if
  • 00:14:48
    you're chasing kids around or you're
  • 00:14:50
    doing events or anything like that it's
  • 00:14:53
    a camera that rarely misses and the
  • 00:14:55
    other thing about this particularly when
  • 00:14:57
    we look at this camera as a step step up
  • 00:14:59
    from the Canon M50 is the video quality
  • 00:15:02
    you are going to get incredibly high
  • 00:15:05
    quality 4K video out of this camera so
  • 00:15:09
    although the photo quality isn't going
  • 00:15:11
    to be that different than the Canon M50
  • 00:15:12
    you're going to get incredibly high
  • 00:15:14
    quality 4K video and you are going to
  • 00:15:16
    get some bulletproof very fast autofocus
  • 00:15:19
    so I do think it can be worth the
  • 00:15:21
    upgrade if you do have the money to go
  • 00:15:24
    to the Canon R50 because of that RF lens
  • 00:15:26
    mount it is a bit more of a future proof
  • 00:15:29
    camera now the next one I'm going to
  • 00:15:31
    talk about is effectively this is Sony's
  • 00:15:34
    alternative to the Canon R50 and I'm
  • 00:15:37
    going to talk about two cameras here uh
  • 00:15:39
    one is the Sony
  • 00:15:41
    a6100 and the other one is the Sony
  • 00:15:45
    zv1 and these are actually quite similar
  • 00:15:48
    cameras to start with the a6100 the
  • 00:15:51
    biggest difference is the a6100 is going
  • 00:15:53
    to have a viewfinder on the camera where
  • 00:15:55
    this one does not have a viewfinder on
  • 00:15:57
    it and but they have the same sensor
  • 00:16:00
    24.2 megapixel they both shoot at 11
  • 00:16:02
    frames per second they both have
  • 00:16:04
    extremely Advanced autofocus and they
  • 00:16:06
    both shoot high quality 4K video the
  • 00:16:09
    Sony zv E10 is what they're considering
  • 00:16:11
    more of a vlogger camera and it has a
  • 00:16:14
    number of video features that are better
  • 00:16:17
    than the
  • 00:16:18
    a6100 but the a6100 is a better hybrid
  • 00:16:22
    camera because it has the evf that you
  • 00:16:24
    can look through and use for standard
  • 00:16:25
    photography so in my comparing these two
  • 00:16:28
    cameras I would say if you're interested
  • 00:16:30
    in getting into the Sony lineup these
  • 00:16:32
    are great starting points they have most
  • 00:16:35
    of the features that even the latest new
  • 00:16:37
    release cameras have if you're more of a
  • 00:16:40
    photo shooter I would go with the 6100
  • 00:16:42
    if you're more of a video shooter I
  • 00:16:44
    would go with the zv E10 the next camera
  • 00:16:47
    I'm going to talk about I don't
  • 00:16:48
    currently own but I have actually owned
  • 00:16:50
    it twice in the past and I kind of miss
  • 00:16:52
    it it's very similar to the Fujifilm xt1
  • 00:16:55
    so I'll just bring that out as an
  • 00:16:57
    example and that is the Fujifilm
  • 00:17:00
    xt3 now the xt3 is a true Pro camera
  • 00:17:05
    because you're going to get a lot of the
  • 00:17:07
    features that are required in Pro
  • 00:17:09
    cameras to start with it's going to be a
  • 00:17:11
    weather sealed body it's got those
  • 00:17:14
    classic ergonomics that these Fuji XT
  • 00:17:16
    series have and it's probably my
  • 00:17:19
    favorite photo camera at this price
  • 00:17:22
    point when we look at the sensor it has
  • 00:17:24
    the same sensor as the current model uh
  • 00:17:27
    Fujifilm xs20
  • 00:17:29
    so even though it is an older sensor
  • 00:17:31
    it's still a sensor that is being used
  • 00:17:33
    in cameras today and the image quality
  • 00:17:35
    absolutely holds up the other thing is
  • 00:17:38
    it has most of the current film s
  • 00:17:40
    simulations they've added a couple of
  • 00:17:42
    new film Sims since then but it has most
  • 00:17:45
    of them and as a sort of pro level
  • 00:17:47
    camera it has dual card slots so you can
  • 00:17:50
    put in two card slots and you can shoot
  • 00:17:52
    photos and it can shoot JPEG to one and
  • 00:17:54
    raw to the other or shoot both to one
  • 00:17:57
    backup to the other so this this is a
  • 00:17:59
    feature that you would need if you're
  • 00:18:00
    shooting photos and you absolutely can't
  • 00:18:03
    afford to have a card failure you're
  • 00:18:05
    going to get dual card slots the other
  • 00:18:07
    thing is the video side of things is
  • 00:18:10
    true Pro Lev video as well this is 10bit
  • 00:18:13
    log footage video I've seen people at
  • 00:18:16
    sort of Formula 1 races and outdoing
  • 00:18:18
    commercials shooting on an xt3 on a
  • 00:18:20
    gimbal the camera doesn't have Ibis so
  • 00:18:23
    that it's something to keep in mind if
  • 00:18:24
    you're not using an image stabilized
  • 00:18:26
    lens but yeah there are people doing
  • 00:18:28
    commercial video with that camera and
  • 00:18:31
    it's a phenomenal camera and the price
  • 00:18:32
    I'm talking about at this price we're
  • 00:18:34
    talking about a used price cuz they
  • 00:18:35
    don't make that camera anymore you can
  • 00:18:37
    also look at the Fujifilm xt30 Mark I as
  • 00:18:41
    an alternative but I would take the
  • 00:18:43
    Fujifilm
  • 00:18:44
    xt3 as a used camera over that camera if
  • 00:18:48
    I could find it and you were comfortably
  • 00:18:50
    comfortable buying used now we're
  • 00:18:51
    getting into the under $1500 category
  • 00:18:54
    and before I get into the main cameras I
  • 00:18:56
    want to talk about in this category I do
  • 00:18:58
    have a couple of honorable mentions that
  • 00:19:00
    I want to go over and that is the Sony
  • 00:19:05
    a6700 and the Canon R7 now these are
  • 00:19:09
    both of these Company high-end apsc
  • 00:19:12
    cameras and because of that the price
  • 00:19:14
    point of these cameras is very similar
  • 00:19:16
    or starts to overlap with the entrylevel
  • 00:19:18
    fullframe cameras and I want to talk
  • 00:19:21
    about just briefly who might buy these
  • 00:19:24
    rather than going with an entrylevel
  • 00:19:25
    fullframe camera to me the advantage
  • 00:19:28
    these cameras have over the those
  • 00:19:29
    entry-level fullframe cameras is one
  • 00:19:31
    you're going to be able to use apsc
  • 00:19:33
    lenses that means your lenses are going
  • 00:19:34
    to be smaller and they're generally
  • 00:19:36
    going to be cheaper two if you're
  • 00:19:39
    already shooting in this camera system
  • 00:19:41
    one of these two camera systems and
  • 00:19:42
    you've got apsc this is going to allow
  • 00:19:45
    you to go up to what are effectively
  • 00:19:47
    prle apsc bodies and use your current
  • 00:19:51
    set of lenses and three in some
  • 00:19:53
    situations you do want a smaller sensor
  • 00:19:56
    for that faster readout for video or to
  • 00:19:59
    be more cropped in so you're more zoomed
  • 00:20:01
    in like in Wildlife photography so there
  • 00:20:03
    definitely are situations where people
  • 00:20:05
    will pick a crop sensor camera over a
  • 00:20:07
    full-frame camera intentionally and I
  • 00:20:10
    think these are fantastic cameras but I
  • 00:20:12
    think for a lot of people starting out
  • 00:20:14
    now once they get to around this $1,500
  • 00:20:17
    price point they're more likely to be
  • 00:20:19
    looking at entrylevel fullframe cameras
  • 00:20:21
    so I'm going to focus most of this
  • 00:20:23
    segment on those entry-level fullframe
  • 00:20:25
    cameras and the first one I want to talk
  • 00:20:27
    about is the Canon r eight and this
  • 00:20:30
    camera is an incredible bargain for what
  • 00:20:33
    it is and I almost feel like with this
  • 00:20:36
    camera is so cheap it's as if Canon is
  • 00:20:38
    doing what they have done with their
  • 00:20:41
    with their printers where they sell you
  • 00:20:43
    the printer cheap with this tiny little
  • 00:20:44
    ink cartridge and then you go out and
  • 00:20:47
    then you have to keep replacing the ink
  • 00:20:48
    cartridges and that's where they make
  • 00:20:50
    all their money this body as a high
  • 00:20:54
    quality entrylevel fullframe body is
  • 00:20:56
    insanely good and it has the same sensor
  • 00:20:59
    as the Canon R6 Mark II which is a
  • 00:21:02
    camera that costs anywhere between
  • 00:21:03
    $11,000 and $1,500 more almost twice the
  • 00:21:07
    price as the Canon R8 and I feel like
  • 00:21:11
    they've kind of sold this camera at this
  • 00:21:12
    price point as a gateway drug into their
  • 00:21:16
    fullframe system hoping that you will
  • 00:21:17
    eventually buy some of their fullframe
  • 00:21:19
    lenses which with Canon 10 to be very
  • 00:21:22
    expensive but setting that aside this is
  • 00:21:25
    an extra excellent camera body it is
  • 00:21:27
    weather sealed it comes with Canon's of
  • 00:21:29
    course legendary ergonomics and it's
  • 00:21:32
    super easy to use menu system it can
  • 00:21:34
    shoot 10bit 4K video 40 frames per
  • 00:21:37
    second electronic shutter and the
  • 00:21:39
    combination I've got here is the R8 with
  • 00:21:43
    the 24 to 105 F4 lens with image
  • 00:21:46
    stabilization and this combination I
  • 00:21:49
    find can basically do everything it is
  • 00:21:52
    incredible that you can get this camera
  • 00:21:53
    Bon effect is actually currently on sale
  • 00:21:56
    gets $200 off it's closer to $1,300 than
  • 00:21:59
    $1,500 particularly if you're a Canon
  • 00:22:01
    person you know I know a lot of people
  • 00:22:03
    have just always dreamed of having a
  • 00:22:04
    Canon full-frame camera I think this is
  • 00:22:06
    a great opportunity to do that now a
  • 00:22:08
    camera I don't have in front of me but I
  • 00:22:09
    have significant experience with is the
  • 00:22:11
    Sony
  • 00:22:13
    a7c and that current retail price on
  • 00:22:16
    that is like $15.98 but there's
  • 00:22:17
    currently a rebate on it I will put a
  • 00:22:19
    link in the description below to those
  • 00:22:21
    details this is an incredible camera
  • 00:22:22
    because the body is so compact it's
  • 00:22:25
    similar to Sony's APC size sensor
  • 00:22:27
    cameras but you getting a full-frame
  • 00:22:29
    camera and it might very well be the
  • 00:22:32
    smallest full-frame camera on the market
  • 00:22:34
    right now I'm not sure it would
  • 00:22:35
    certainly have to be close you're still
  • 00:22:37
    getting a 24.2 megapixel sensor and
  • 00:22:40
    essentially you're getting what was U
  • 00:22:43
    Sony's old a73 with a number of upgrades
  • 00:22:47
    to the autofocus system and to the
  • 00:22:48
    electronics and the processing in the
  • 00:22:50
    camera but you're getting it in a super
  • 00:22:52
    small package you're also getting inbody
  • 00:22:55
    image stabilization which doesn't happen
  • 00:22:58
    to be great for video but it's better
  • 00:23:00
    than not having it at all and it is
  • 00:23:03
    excellent for photography now this
  • 00:23:05
    camera does shoot 4K video but it is
  • 00:23:08
    only 8 Bit And so I think when I compare
  • 00:23:11
    the video footage out of this camera the
  • 00:23:12
    a7c to the Canon R8 I think the Canon R8
  • 00:23:16
    is a better video camera than the Sony
  • 00:23:19
    a7c but you are getting into the Sony
  • 00:23:22
    full-frame lineup and there are a ton of
  • 00:23:25
    very affordable lenses for the Sony a7c
  • 00:23:28
    and the emount lineup so I think you do
  • 00:23:31
    have to weigh that advantage and I think
  • 00:23:32
    in a lot of situations when you're
  • 00:23:34
    debating between two cameras and one of
  • 00:23:36
    them's a Sony you can almost go for the
  • 00:23:38
    Sony purely for the availability of
  • 00:23:41
    lenses and the availability of more
  • 00:23:43
    affordable lenses now I'm going to jump
  • 00:23:45
    back to a apsc sensor camera which
  • 00:23:48
    probably you thought we were done with
  • 00:23:50
    but this camera in just represents
  • 00:23:53
    incredible value for what it is this is
  • 00:23:55
    the Fujifilm
  • 00:23:56
    xs20 I think this is a camera that I
  • 00:23:59
    would recommend for somebody who is a
  • 00:24:00
    video shooter first because the video
  • 00:24:03
    quality out of this camera is phenomenal
  • 00:24:05
    and it's so good that I probably would
  • 00:24:08
    pick it over a number of full-frame
  • 00:24:10
    cameras in a lot of situations now first
  • 00:24:12
    of all it's got a 26.1 megapixel sensor
  • 00:24:15
    but the important part is it shoots
  • 00:24:17
    10bit 422 video it also shoots open gate
  • 00:24:21
    video 6.2k resolution so this is going
  • 00:24:24
    to give you higher resolution more
  • 00:24:27
    sensor usage than you can get at any
  • 00:24:29
    full-frame camera at this price point it
  • 00:24:32
    also has most of Fuji's current film
  • 00:24:35
    simulations it also has excellent inbody
  • 00:24:38
    image stabilization so I think
  • 00:24:41
    particularly if you want to keep your
  • 00:24:43
    kit small and you are video shooter
  • 00:24:45
    first this might be a situation where
  • 00:24:48
    you would take an apsc sensor camera
  • 00:24:51
    over a full-frame camera I wouldn't do
  • 00:24:53
    this for the photography side but I
  • 00:24:56
    would do it for the video side and
  • 00:24:57
    you're getting high resolution video and
  • 00:24:59
    you're getting open gate video both
  • 00:25:01
    which are huge things to get in a camera
  • 00:25:03
    at this price point now we're up to
  • 00:25:05
    cameras under
  • 00:25:06
    $2500 and I'm just going to throw this
  • 00:25:09
    one in as an honorable mention this is
  • 00:25:11
    the Nikon
  • 00:25:13
    ZF I had to mention this camera because
  • 00:25:16
    if you're somebody that's into those
  • 00:25:17
    Fuji style buttons and dials and you
  • 00:25:20
    like those classic ergonomics which I am
  • 00:25:22
    somebody that does and photography for
  • 00:25:25
    you is a lot about just getting out
  • 00:25:27
    there and having fun in that tactile
  • 00:25:29
    experience and if you've ever wondered
  • 00:25:31
    can the Nikon ZF be like a full-frame
  • 00:25:34
    version of what Fuji has and my answer
  • 00:25:37
    to that is yes and if you're somebody
  • 00:25:40
    who gets inspired by using a camera in
  • 00:25:43
    this format or even looking at a camera
  • 00:25:45
    that looks like a classic film camera I
  • 00:25:49
    will say this is not just the placebo
  • 00:25:51
    effect or anything like that feeling
  • 00:25:53
    inspired and wanting to go out and
  • 00:25:56
    engaging with that ergonomic experience
  • 00:25:58
    is a big part of Photography and if
  • 00:26:01
    you're a person that was ever wondering
  • 00:26:02
    could this be the camera for me then my
  • 00:26:04
    answer to you yes it probably is so if
  • 00:26:07
    you are that person I can highly
  • 00:26:10
    recommend this camera but the main
  • 00:26:12
    camera is just based on the performance
  • 00:26:14
    that they give you in this category the
  • 00:26:16
    first one I'm going to recommend is the
  • 00:26:18
    Lumix s52 or S5 2X and when this camera
  • 00:26:22
    is on sale body only it's around $1,700
  • 00:26:25
    so it's almost fitting into that $1,500
  • 00:26:28
    C category and I think for what you get
  • 00:26:31
    it is the best camera bang for your buck
  • 00:26:33
    for under
  • 00:26:34
    $2,500 and it probably is right now my
  • 00:26:38
    favorite camera I just love using this
  • 00:26:40
    camera I love the performance I love the
  • 00:26:42
    image quality I love the feel in the
  • 00:26:44
    hands ergonomically I can remember the
  • 00:26:46
    first time I got this camera I hand it
  • 00:26:48
    to my daughter who loves to play with
  • 00:26:49
    the new cameras I get in and she after
  • 00:26:52
    shooting with it for you know better
  • 00:26:53
    about part of a half day she says to me
  • 00:26:55
    yeah Dad I can tell this is definitely
  • 00:26:57
    the most expensive camera you've ever
  • 00:26:59
    bought and I said it's not the most
  • 00:27:01
    expensive camera I've even ever bought
  • 00:27:04
    it's not even actually all that close
  • 00:27:06
    and she was shocked but honestly that is
  • 00:27:09
    the way this camera feels it is so well
  • 00:27:11
    built it is so nice to use it is so
  • 00:27:14
    intuitive ergonomically that I don't
  • 00:27:16
    think anybody will be disappointed if
  • 00:27:19
    you buy this camera in addition to that
  • 00:27:22
    as a full-frame camera the Ibis in this
  • 00:27:24
    is insane it really does eliminate the
  • 00:27:27
    need to use a gimbal in a wide range of
  • 00:27:30
    situations has a number of electronic
  • 00:27:32
    cropping in modes where you truly could
  • 00:27:35
    not tell the difference between what
  • 00:27:36
    you're getting out of this and a gimbal
  • 00:27:38
    the Ibis is not only great for video it
  • 00:27:40
    allows you to do these extremely long
  • 00:27:43
    exposure photos like up to a second plus
  • 00:27:46
    you just can't believe how capable the
  • 00:27:49
    Ibis in this system is and really it
  • 00:27:52
    kind of makes everybody else look silly
  • 00:27:54
    because it's that good the other thing
  • 00:27:56
    about it is the image quality in photo
  • 00:27:58
    and video is excellent and I love the
  • 00:28:01
    colors out of it now when it comes to
  • 00:28:03
    color these things are very much
  • 00:28:04
    personal preference and there are some
  • 00:28:06
    people that like Canon Sony Nikon
  • 00:28:08
    whatever but there are a lot of people
  • 00:28:10
    out there that think Panasonic does have
  • 00:28:12
    the best colors and I don't know if it's
  • 00:28:15
    just because I've used those cameras a
  • 00:28:16
    lot more before and now I'm using
  • 00:28:18
    Panasonic for the first time over the
  • 00:28:19
    past sort of 18 months but I do really
  • 00:28:22
    love the image quality coming out of
  • 00:28:24
    these cameras particularly in video I
  • 00:28:26
    think the video quality is Fant
  • 00:28:28
    fantastic the other thing this camera
  • 00:28:30
    has is a set of advanced video features
  • 00:28:33
    that make it almost like a hybrid camera
  • 00:28:36
    but also a cinema camera all-in-one it
  • 00:28:39
    shoots open gate video as well and
  • 00:28:42
    shoots 6K video so you can shoot full
  • 00:28:44
    sensor video at 6K but you can also
  • 00:28:47
    shoot 16x9 at 6K and I've done this a
  • 00:28:51
    number of times for YouTube videos
  • 00:28:53
    particularly when I'm out running and
  • 00:28:54
    gunning because that 6K allows me so
  • 00:28:57
    much room reframe and crop and you can't
  • 00:29:00
    even tell that I've cropped in which is
  • 00:29:02
    an absolutely huge advantage and I
  • 00:29:04
    genuinely believe that this set of
  • 00:29:05
    features was in a Sony or Canon camera
  • 00:29:08
    it would be ,000 more than what you're
  • 00:29:11
    paying for this camera it is just so
  • 00:29:13
    much camera for the money now there are
  • 00:29:15
    couple of couple of disadvantages I
  • 00:29:17
    should mention looking at the Panasonic
  • 00:29:19
    cameras the first thing is the line lens
  • 00:29:22
    library is much more restrictive than
  • 00:29:25
    what you can get on Sony and although
  • 00:29:28
    Sigma does make lenses for the L Mount
  • 00:29:30
    Tamron does not and there is a much
  • 00:29:34
    smaller lens selection I think there's
  • 00:29:36
    plenty for everything that you might
  • 00:29:38
    need but you're not going to have nearly
  • 00:29:40
    as big a lens selection the other thing
  • 00:29:42
    is the autofocus in this camera isn't on
  • 00:29:45
    par with the new Sony's since the recent
  • 00:29:48
    firmware updates it's so close that I
  • 00:29:50
    don't think there is a meaningful
  • 00:29:52
    difference between the two but the Sony
  • 00:29:54
    autofocus currently is like mind reading
  • 00:29:56
    it just you just point the camera and it
  • 00:29:58
    just never ever misses where you might
  • 00:30:00
    find that the Panasonic might miss
  • 00:30:02
    around 2 or 3% of the time now but it
  • 00:30:06
    will at times miss or be uncertain in
  • 00:30:08
    situations where the Sony's won't
  • 00:30:10
    speaking of Sony's the next camera is
  • 00:30:12
    the camera that I probably use more than
  • 00:30:15
    any camera that I own and you know so
  • 00:30:19
    this is basically a legendary standard
  • 00:30:22
    camera right now this is the Sony a74
  • 00:30:25
    and it's probably the most reliable
  • 00:30:28
    camera that you can buy on the market
  • 00:30:29
    right now it has a 33 megapixel sensor
  • 00:30:32
    so now we're stepping up to a point
  • 00:30:34
    where we're getting higher resolution in
  • 00:30:36
    a full-frame sensor we've got pretty
  • 00:30:39
    good Ibis certainly it's nowhere near
  • 00:30:41
    what the Panasonic is but it's pretty
  • 00:30:43
    good and if you use the electronic
  • 00:30:45
    stabilization you get a small crop and
  • 00:30:47
    it gets even better you've got 10 bit 4K
  • 00:30:51
    video which is incredibly detailed and
  • 00:30:53
    looks excellent and you really do notice
  • 00:30:56
    that 33 megapixel sensor being being
  • 00:30:58
    downsized into that 4K video because you
  • 00:31:00
    do get a huge amount of detail and I
  • 00:31:03
    know some people some YouTubers even
  • 00:31:05
    that shoot the a74 over the A7 S3 which
  • 00:31:10
    is supposed to be the dedicated video
  • 00:31:12
    camera because you get more detail out
  • 00:31:14
    of the video footage out of the a74 and
  • 00:31:16
    if you don't need the super low light of
  • 00:31:18
    the A7 S3 where you're not swinging the
  • 00:31:20
    camera around where rolling shutter
  • 00:31:22
    might be an issue if you're just locked
  • 00:31:24
    off on a tripod this is actually a
  • 00:31:26
    better video camera in those situations
  • 00:31:28
    ation the other thing of course you're
  • 00:31:29
    going to get the emount lens selection
  • 00:31:31
    which is absolutely massive so although
  • 00:31:34
    I think when you buy the Sony S a74 you
  • 00:31:36
    don't find yourself just falling in love
  • 00:31:39
    with this is the most fun camera to use
  • 00:31:41
    of all time and I must admit when I
  • 00:31:44
    first got it it felt a little bit
  • 00:31:46
    lightweight and almost cheap it is an
  • 00:31:50
    absolutely bulletproof camera that does
  • 00:31:52
    everything I need and if my life
  • 00:31:54
    depended on it this is probably the
  • 00:31:56
    camera I'm going to buy and use use now
  • 00:31:58
    the next one I think is going to shock a
  • 00:32:00
    lot of people because now we're back to
  • 00:32:02
    an apsc sensor camera again and this is
  • 00:32:05
    just Fuji doing this funny Fuji thing
  • 00:32:08
    where they don't have a full-frame
  • 00:32:10
    camera so they're actually making PR
  • 00:32:12
    level APC sensor cameras and this is the
  • 00:32:15
    Fujifilm xh2 and this camera is
  • 00:32:19
    absolutely nuts you get a 40 megap pixel
  • 00:32:22
    sensor you also get 8K video and out of
  • 00:32:27
    any of the cameras that I've tested here
  • 00:32:29
    as far as the video footage goes the 8K
  • 00:32:31
    video out of this camera is so
  • 00:32:34
    incredibly detailed the only thing that
  • 00:32:37
    I think is somewhat close to it xs20 by
  • 00:32:40
    Fuji is a little bit behind it and I
  • 00:32:43
    think the Sony a74 because of that down
  • 00:32:46
    sampling from the 33 megapixel sensor is
  • 00:32:49
    just a little bit behind it but when you
  • 00:32:51
    look at them all side by side the amount
  • 00:32:52
    of detail in the 8K video is just
  • 00:32:55
    incredible like it really is incredible
  • 00:32:58
    so I think as an 8K video camera at this
  • 00:33:01
    price point I mean it's the cheapest 8K
  • 00:33:03
    video camera that you can buy right now
  • 00:33:05
    but in addition to that it is packed
  • 00:33:07
    with a feature set that you just can't
  • 00:33:10
    get in any other camera at this price
  • 00:33:12
    point and a big one is a
  • 00:33:14
    5.67 million do evf and when I looked
  • 00:33:18
    through this evf for the first time it
  • 00:33:20
    was like wow I didn't even know that
  • 00:33:23
    this was a thing or this was possible
  • 00:33:25
    the clarity was incredible and
  • 00:33:27
    particularly if you like to shoot with
  • 00:33:28
    Cinema lenses or manual focus lenses it
  • 00:33:31
    really allows you to nail focus without
  • 00:33:33
    even punching in and you get a level of
  • 00:33:35
    detail and sort of an immersive
  • 00:33:37
    photography or video experience using
  • 00:33:39
    the evf that you really don't get
  • 00:33:41
    anywhere near that and any of the other
  • 00:33:43
    cameras you're also going to get seven
  • 00:33:45
    stop Ibis which is excellent and you're
  • 00:33:48
    going to get one CF Express type B Port
  • 00:33:51
    which is this huge high-speed CF Express
  • 00:33:54
    Port which is a more reliable card
  • 00:33:58
    and it's also a much faster card which
  • 00:34:00
    helps with capturing that 8K video in
  • 00:34:03
    addition to that if you're somebody's
  • 00:34:04
    into the film simulations you're going
  • 00:34:06
    to get a range of film simulations in
  • 00:34:08
    this camera so when you compare this to
  • 00:34:10
    the fullframe offerings that I'm talking
  • 00:34:12
    about what you're really getting is
  • 00:34:14
    you're sacrificing a sensor size you're
  • 00:34:16
    going down to an apsc sensor but in
  • 00:34:20
    basically every other way you are
  • 00:34:22
    getting more high level features even as
  • 00:34:25
    far as the build quality goes I think
  • 00:34:27
    this is is probably the best built
  • 00:34:29
    camera in the lineup and I would
  • 00:34:31
    probably say the next one behind that
  • 00:34:33
    would be a tie between the Panasonic
  • 00:34:35
    camera and actually the $300 Olympus om
  • 00:34:39
    EM1 camera so you are getting a true
  • 00:34:42
    prle feeling camera but you're
  • 00:34:44
    sacrificing the size of the sensor and
  • 00:34:47
    finally the last camera in this lineup
  • 00:34:50
    which is my if money is No Object this
  • 00:34:53
    is probably what I would own this isn't
  • 00:34:55
    a camera I own it's actually currently
  • 00:34:57
    on loan to me from Fujifilm and that is
  • 00:35:01
    the Fujifilm gfx1 102 this is a 100
  • 00:35:06
    megapixel medium format sensor and if
  • 00:35:09
    you just look at the size of that sensor
  • 00:35:12
    it's absolutely huge in fact I'll just
  • 00:35:14
    show you what that looks like compared
  • 00:35:17
    to a fullframe
  • 00:35:19
    sensor and if you just look I mean that
  • 00:35:21
    is actually quite a big difference I
  • 00:35:23
    mean we think a full frame is being big
  • 00:35:25
    but look at the size of that like that
  • 00:35:27
    is
  • 00:35:29
    that is a massive massive sensor and it
  • 00:35:32
    does a couple of things for you the
  • 00:35:33
    first thing was and everybody talks
  • 00:35:35
    about when you buy one of these medium
  • 00:35:37
    format cameras you've got the ability to
  • 00:35:39
    crop in and I just kind of thought I
  • 00:35:41
    don't know does that really matter like
  • 00:35:43
    how much do you actually actually crop
  • 00:35:45
    in but it's kind of incredible once you
  • 00:35:47
    start using it you can take a photo and
  • 00:35:49
    you take a big wide angle photo and you
  • 00:35:51
    can crop like this tiny little part of
  • 00:35:54
    the center out of it and you've got a
  • 00:35:55
    person in and now you've got like a
  • 00:35:56
    portrait photo out of that same image so
  • 00:36:00
    if you're a pixel peeper or you are just
  • 00:36:03
    you know running and gunning and
  • 00:36:04
    spraying photos you can shoot wide and
  • 00:36:07
    crop in and you can get a whole bunch of
  • 00:36:09
    photos out of one photo it's kind of
  • 00:36:12
    fascinating and I could see this
  • 00:36:14
    actually quite useful for commercial
  • 00:36:16
    work magazines stuff like that the other
  • 00:36:18
    thing and one of my favorite features of
  • 00:36:20
    it is it's got a f 5.6k vist division
  • 00:36:24
    video format which gives you full width
  • 00:36:27
    video it's cropped in I think it's a
  • 00:36:30
    235 crop or aspect ratio but this is an
  • 00:36:34
    incredibly high quality medium format
  • 00:36:38
    video in what is generally a hybrid
  • 00:36:42
    camera and although if we say hey price
  • 00:36:44
    is No Object there's more expensive
  • 00:36:47
    cameras that you can buy I think the
  • 00:36:49
    practicality of this camera with the
  • 00:36:51
    fact that it's a 100 megapixel photo
  • 00:36:53
    camera but it's also a 5.6k vistavision
  • 00:36:56
    video camera camera makes it to me the
  • 00:36:59
    best you know cost is No Object sort of
  • 00:37:02
    camera well that's a lot of cameras and
  • 00:37:04
    a long video but if you're still here
  • 00:37:06
    and you want to improve the qualities of
  • 00:37:08
    your photos and videos just using your
  • 00:37:10
    phone or the camera you already have
  • 00:37:13
    just check out this video I think it's
  • 00:37:14
    the best tutorial I have ever done on
  • 00:37:17
    photography and I consistently get
  • 00:37:19
    people telling me that there are
  • 00:37:21
    Concepts in that video that they've
  • 00:37:22
    never heard of and it's one of the best
  • 00:37:24
    tutorials they've ever watched on
  • 00:37:26
    YouTube so I'd be very surprised if you
  • 00:37:28
    watch that video to the end and you're
  • 00:37:29
    not a better photographer at the end of
  • 00:37:31
    that video than you are right now
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