Why are TV Cameras still HUGE and expensive ?
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Let's understand why in 2019 TV cameras are still so massive and expensive ! I rented a complete TV setup to have a week-end of experimentation messing around with the beast. Part of the equipment was not available at the rental house so Blackmagic nicely agreed to lend me the camera, fiber module, monitor and a camera control panel for a few days.
Special thanks to Claire (Broadcast Camera Op), Marin (Camera Assistant), Matthieu (Paraglider) and Mathieu (Actor) for helping me out with strong commitment throughout this project.
Broll shot with BMPCC4K mostly Lumix 42.5mm + Laowa 7.5mm, edited in Da Vinci Resolve. Graphic animations in After Effects.
Rental House : Video Plus France
TV Camera : Blackmagic Ursa Broadcast
Fujinon UA107
Vinten Vector 950
Time Markers :
0:00 - Intro
1:31 - The Lens
5:04 - The Tripod
6:16 - The Monitor
6:56 - Remotes
7:30 - Camera
8:38 - Conclusion
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When you're filming a muscle car but realise your camera is more expensive
Imagine someone drifting a Lambo and smashes a camera like this. Pulls out his wallet and asks how much for a new one... I'll take the car thank you!
Until you film the ultimate muscle car. The Equus Bass 770
@@Douken Until the ultimate muscle car get filmed by the ultimate camera
@@Douken from moon distance.. again, camera much more expensive..
Film the camera with a mirror :-P
It's unbelievable you rent all that gear just to make the video series! Dude this is the dedication I admire. Huge respect.
Thank you man !!
Why is there only 1 comment ?
@@sbhgaming1196 idk, who knows?
He owns them
@@Eswarr Even so, by my standards, it is an achievement to have such equipment.
I'm a helicopter broadcast camera operator for years and this video opened my mind about why the hell it's so expensive.. yea, aviation makes the prices go even higher (3x higher in my case) since it has ultra gimbal stabilization included, imagine all this zoom without shaking even with helicopter making turns, wind speed changing, rain, etc. And it being steady just like a high end tripod
Just out of curiosity, does helicopter gimbals still use enormous gyroscopes for stabilization, or have you all moved over to motorized gimbals like drones use?
@@Excludos at least the one I operate has 5-axis gyro + stabilization w/ laser feedback (same laser tech used in missiles), so it won't lose calibration while in use
@@LucasSantanaLopes Holy moley those things are gimbals? I always thought they were just a motorized base and yoke like a moving head light. How are they so much more compact in design than marine gimbals?
Yes, and keep in mind that the market for those cameras is also tiny. A major metropolitan area probably has fewer than a dozen news channels buying them.
that was absolutely fascinating to read! thank you for sharing.
In auto racing they can film cars going 150mph, slow down the video, and it's so clear you can read the words on the tire. I remember seeing that one time and thinking that's why the cameras cost so much. That's just incredible.
Technically that’s possible with other cameras as well. You will need to use faster shutter speed to get sharp photos of fast moving objects and big aperture with good sensor to account for the lost light.
@@themisir right like he said you can do that. But also can not switch between a bunch of different quicksettings and broadcast fiberopticly
This answered so many questions I didn’t even know I had.
Same
exactly LOL
Raised them then answered right after hahaha
Lol bruh you are thinking the same as me!
But I knew them. Pretty old knowledge.
TV camera: $250,000 extreme high tech alien technology TV broadcast: 480p
Hahahaha
Real talk
SO TRUE
extremely true.
So true here in the Philippines
We need more humble content creators here on KZhead like this guy.
"Why is your camera so big and massive?" "Because it looks badass, ma'am."
Can we just appreciate the level of effort put into this video from a relatively smaller channel?
As he talks about a camera, we keeps seeing sick zoom and pans and hearing well timed sfx
Split Dimension I said relatively in reference to subscriber count
Really appreciate that work. It's awesome
@@plopalopadop2858 yeah, when i watched the vid i thought that it is a BIG chanel. then i saw this coment and i blew up
he must have rich parents :)
When a camera lens is more expensive than your house.
when the camera lens costs 10 times more than your 5 room apartment LEL.
You must not live in California 🙄
@@matthewkuhl79 i dont live in USA :D
i think this is for hollywood..
Kilo Byte are you german ?
Those episodes about the broadcast camera-lens-systems are so incredibly well produced, nice sounds, nice images, nice pacing, nice narration. Very well done, I really was tied to the screen!
Knowing very little about cameras, filming etc. wasn't enough to stop me from enjoying this video. Absolutely amazing and something that's enjoyable for all to watch
As a professional camera operator myself, with 20 years of experience, I have to say that the info on this video is absolutely correct and up to date. Excellent camerawork, sound, directing and video editing also.
It’s been a dream of mine for a while and I was wondering how you get into the business. I know so much about the production industry apart from where to start!
Very professional profile pic
@@kevinyu3863 ha ha
Just one thing. Where is the headset? :) Brilliant video, you have absolutely right.
As a cinematographer, its impressive when it come down to convenience to manning the rig alone. Where I need to orchestrate a few people to achieve the same thing with a focus puller or someone racking the f-stops on my old arriflex set up. The thing i wonder is why the camera is still using 2/3? Is there disadvantage moving the camera to larger sensor and lens manufacturers? edit: also call me old fashion, but i never trust a servo lens or a lcd screen, I still bust out my light meter and measuring tape when I plan out accuracy which of course can't be done efficiently in broadcast
No idea why KZhead Recommended this but it’s interesting to say the least!
Probably that T H I C C ass!!!
@@actualfactual8737 what the fuck
Agreed!
They are getting better day by day.
Thought the same thing. Why? *click* well damn that was interesting. Well played KZhead.
as a tech enthusiast & gamer this just showed up on my recoms page never expected to understand anything at all but now I'm surprised it actually made sense and helped me understand why a broadcasting cameraman as a job is no joke if they make the slightest mistake it could cost the interest of the entire show to the said audience. great video Zebra Zone I hope more content creators like you to pop up in my recoms haha
Technology getting better isn't interesting. Technology getting cheaper is interesting.
@@ncard00 lol that's some loser mentality talk you have here. The top of the line things will always be expensive.
Quality stuff! Thank you for putting so much effort into this. It's eye-opening!
Before the video: "Yeah, why the hell are they so expensive?" After the video: "Wow they're a bargain."
After the lens part: "I understand why they cost so much". ..... and then we have the camera, which has a bunch of features not available on anything else.
@@57thorns I didn't knew the part about the buttons, but it makes sense, if you want certain setting tweaked like right NOW, you don't have time to navigate menus, just touch a button. I guess that's why cameraman is a job, not a hobby, you need lots of training to operate that thing.
Hahaha
I know that's right, lol
They're really not. the only part of the camera that is expensive or hard to manufacture is the Processing in the camera and the lenses. All of that other stuff is dirt cheap and common place in pretty much every industry.
the production of this video is brilliant.
Agreed.
The production is indeed very good, but I would point out that at 0:11, 0:21, 1:29, 6:45 and 6:54 the lens cover is still on the lens which is why the poor camera operator can't see anything in the viewfinder - except at 0:21 where it's a replay via the return feed.... just sayin'
Voiceofreason sounds like somebody else works with these on a regular basis ;)
@@monkeh22222 Good point ! We left it on every time we didn't record because we were so scared of dust / unfortunate accidents.
Minority Nomad, I was about to comment the same as well. Incredible production of this video
Amazing video. Never knew I was curious about this, but you broke down everything clearly to where now I'm super excited about broadcast cameras. You look at them and you immediately think old/outdated (at least I did). Definitely flipped the script on me with this one. Great job man.
The dedication and effort you have put in to making this super informative video is so amazing. I wish you all the best !!
This gave me a whole new respect for cameraman in sports .
Now you see they like a suggar daddy sitting in the most expensive muscle car?
Why does this comment not have more likes?
And in the same kind of skill, spotlight operators in theater and live production.
@@GalileoAV having done multiple parts of sound and lighting in school, i quickly realised spot is not as easy as it seems, its heavy and dang hot work without decent ventilation.
As a former broadcast camera operator, thanks! This video does a great job of clearly explaining the kind of work I did and equipment used for over 20 years.
I didn’t get any ad even with this level of dedication in this production. Why?
I feel like I need it pay for such high quality of video
With his skill he’d probably never need the money
Even if the video is monitized, sometimes no one wants to pay for an ad. About half of ad slots on youtube are filled.
Because today is you lucky day. Get out of the bed any go buy a lottery ticket.
Why are you complaining about not getting an ad? I use an adblocker all the time.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. Very informative and extremely well shot. Great job!
This video has shown up in my feed for 3 years. I never clicked it because it's a topic I'm too familiar with. Great graphics and the sound design was superb.
The moment you zoomed in on that girl in the field I understood why the lens is so expensive. Those are crazy good optics.
aluisious I agree. It almost didn’t seem possible, the speed that the lens could go from wide to ultra telephoto (while perfectly maintaining focus), snapping back and forth like that... Live TV has such different requirements than narrative productions that can take a year to shoot.
@@tyroney2 yea, that zooming in and out on that windsock, I was like "wait, that's impossible" lol
rich perverts now know where to spend money on...
@@coffeemakerbottomcracked Only a poor pervert would think like that.
Yea I understand the whole thing is better but A HOUSE tho? Really a whole HOUSE? FOR a lens?
This is an amazing video. Such high quality, great explanations, and use of actual, expensive gear.
This is broadcast level quality production. This could be a TV episode! Incredible job.
Finally a camera operator who doesn't want to sound smart by throwing a bizzare range of lingo about all the technical stuff. Rather gets to the point. And does an extremely good job at that.
"throwing a bizarre range of lingo" isn't trying to sound smart. They are smart and doesn't need to bring themselves down to your level to satisfy your lack of vocabulary.
@@WoodiePlays another smart ass idiot.
@@WoodiePlays Real smart person should have the ability to make complex things sound simple, so more people could understand it. They're not bringing themselves down by doing that, but lifting other people together to achieve equal understanding. Being arrogant and condescending on the other hand, only vocalise your insecurity towards your own intellect.
Great way of demonstrating why TV Cameras are big. This video was great. Liked without a reminder... 👍👏
@@haziqq i was wrong, I agree with you.
That looks more like a freaking missile launcher than a TV camera.
Martin-OnTheWeb you spelled it right.
Wtf... I had the exactly same thought
That's why he named it "shooting" with a $250k camera setup
You know what just disguise a missile launcher as one of those.
heek yeah
This is something I've wondered about for a long time and now I know... mission accomplished, and well done! Loved the video!
Thank you for making this Video. Excellent Job and appreciate you taking all the effort! A big round of applause 👏👏👏
Guy : DSLR is cheap. Me : HUH? Hears quarter million Me : yeah DSLR is cheap indeed.
😂😂😂😂😂
Zabuza!
LOL. I was thinking the same thing
Yet the DSLR is an IQ that's WAY better than a broadcast camera (rolling shutter etc aside). I laughed my ass off when I found out how TINY the sensors they use are. 4:21
*RED CINEMA CAMERAS ARE SO EXPENSIVE DUDE* TV: Hold my lens
Red spends most of its effort in taking consumer level, off-the-shelf components and making them proprietary and then many times more expensive. (Like their scammy storage bits and "custom" connectors)
@@adriankoch964 the apple of cameras
Joshua Heffernan even Apple aren’t as scant as red
@@HowtoComputer if apple made studio cameras they wouldn't have removable storage
@@joshuaheffernan4374 true
That was great, I really love that you made this. I have seen some cool videos about camera operators at sporting events who operate these kinds of broadcast specific set ups, but I never saw a good breakdown of the cameras. Thanks very much!
This is what I love about KZhead! I’ve been educated on a subject I have little interest in and something I will probably never need, but I enjoyed it, and I’m a smarter person as a result of it! Awesome!
imagine seeing someone try to clean the lens with their t-shirt
As someone dives at them FULL SPEED screaming NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They have a cover over it. It would be fine.
I do that all the time with my camera. But it costs only 300 euros 😅
Can I sign your lens - it'll be awesome LOL
epic prank
This is exactly the type of cameras UFO hunters around the world need.
Now thats funny!!!
A 2021 smartphone can give you solid footage. Funny how UFO/UAV video footage dropped to nothing after high quality cameras became common place.
@@starmorpheus oh yeah? Have you tried recording the moon with your phone camera? You’re talking out of your ass buddy, phone cameras can’t capture any level of detailed required when what is being recorded allegedly are tiny lights in the sky lmao.
im sure the camera on the jets that followed those UFOs were millions of dollars and people still try to discredit the fighter pilots.
@@macberg5806 Then why was there an influx of home-made videos of supposed "proof" of UFOs since the early 2000s to mid 2010s? People believed those videos then, and still believe them now. Even when there is unrefutable proof that all those videos (Aside from the ones disclosed by the Pentagon) are all false.
One of the best explanation KZhead videos I've seen, very interesting!!! Thanks
I have often wondered why so thanks for answering -it now makes perfect sense.
I thought this guy had 1 million subs after seeing the production quality
i think our guy deserves multiple million!
@@tanmaisaxena7642 1 more here
Subs have noting to do with quality of work the work remains wat it is even if he had 0 subs you KZhead folks base life off of subs and likes 😂🤣
@@goyardgod7388 *what
Why would that make sense? The most popular channels are streamers with zero quality... The biggest blockbuster films tend to be shot the worst... Quality does not go along with popularity very often. Usually safe and bland is needed for anything to be popular.
And boom. Everything I learned in college is now free online.
Why I didn't go! Hahah enjoy that loan bruh🍻🐈🔥
Sorry bud
Haha but at least you understand the why and why nots while someone like me just understands...big box makes you zoom in and out and don’t touch lens
It might be online but process of learning it is still point of going to college. I have a degree in mathematics and in a pub when someone wants to sound intellectual by quoting some element of maths of physics they usually get it wrong and I mean simple things like understanding words like "linear" or using the word "exponential" when something increases rapidly. All the knowledge is online and stays there and doesn't enter people's heads unless they go through the difficult process of learning it.
@@matthewbaynham6286 "...when someone wants to sound intellectual by *quoting some element of maths of physics..."* Huh? "they usually get it wrong and I mean simple things... like 'exponential' when something increases rapidly." There's a mathematical definition of exponential and there's a layman's definition of exponential, just like the term 'theory' as it relates to science and as it relates colloquially. You are literally wrong about other people being wrong in the pub.
Excellent video - a very clear explanation of why the really big broadcast lenses cost so much. The focal range of such a lens is truly remarkable! Thanks for all the work you put in to this video.
It was a really cool video! I enjoyed. Thanks for sharing!!
No idea why KZhead recommended this video but I'm glad they did.
I think the title icon is perfect, with the 250,000 in big letters. Plus he got lucky it's in the home section of recommended videos.
And yet there's never one around when the UFOs come.
Becuse it's usually in a remote place and no one is carrying a 150lb behemoth $200,000 camera. Besides, I don't believe in ufo crap.
wooferjr is an alien confirmed
Because good video equipment and/or a person who knows how to use a camera turns UFOs into IFOs.
@@wooferjr169 says the cartoon mouse. Wait a minute..
there is its just the image quality is still crap.
This video did a great job on explaining broadcast cameras and their higher tier models usages with explanations on implementation. I used to work in that field as one of the operators and I miss playing with the toys worth more than my existence.
The Production quality in this video is mind blowing, good job Zebra Zone! Keep making more videos like this one.
Why would you even press dislike button when this much effort and information is put in one single video for absolutely free? Thanks man, great job and informative video!
Because that is how you guide the KZhead recommendations? Like and dislike are not supposed to reflect quality but if the video fits what you personally want to have recommended to you or not. Video popularity in general goes up with interactions but the like and dislike will shape what KZhead decides to show you.
Those dislikes are flip-phone owners.
Disgruntled introspective hipsters that are too cool for broadcast TV (probably still angry that Final Cut Pro self destructed) these were probably the same that left AVID for FCP. hahahahaha
@@0ooTheMAXXoo0 um you do know there is button that says "don't recommend this"? You should not dislike the video, this was amazing.
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That’s the most french shirt Ever.
sacré bleu
Oui
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I thought it was a Russian thing.
I wasn't sure had the attention span for this but it was so lucid and easy to digest! Excellent teacher, very personable, learned a ton 👏👏
Awesome video... top quality and very informative. I kinda knew some of the info but there were questions you answered that I had. Thank you!
Welcome back to: *Random things you can't afford* In this episode: *$250.000 Rocket Launcher Camera*
LOL pretty funny random joke 😉
Lol
well, it costs like a cheap(ish) house. So you kinda can. You can get a mortgage or a big loan
I actually enjoy videos which are not just commercials aimed at old white guys with to much money...
Unless if you are a wealthy person
As a professional Cameraoperator working with these lenses I have to say that this video is absolutly briliant. The next time when I will be asked why this cameras are so expensive I will give them the link to this video. Thank you for your great job on this. Your channel is added now.
Tikki Nash how did you get the job if you don’t mind me asking?!
Yeah I’m curious, how do you end up with a job like that?
20 years ago I started as camera and technical assistent in a big Austrian television and Filmproduction. After 7 years learning from many great cameraoperators and DOPs, I got the chance to do camera by the first daily soap in Austria. I did a good job, lucky me. if I did a bad job , maybe today I would not be a cameraoperator. Till that I do camera on sportevents, konzerts, tv shows, news, and so on. But I also do documentaries and ENG stuff.
Can you please tell me how can a person can get into the jobs like this? And how do you earn and how do you and how much you earn from this? Please make a video for that if possible
@@thr6453 Honestly, it's all down to experience and who you know. Start building up a portfolio of work that you can show to potential employers. Get involved with any opportunities you can to do this kind of thing, paid or unpaid. In the UK, the salary for a camera operator is about average or a hair above. It's okay, but nothing amazing.
I was a broadcast cam op for a few years, and can confirm this is all true from my experience! Love your editing style and quality of video! Really well done
Really liked your promtness of how expensive this video to make. Such huge content was shown in a conveying simplicit manner. Wonderful.
This video is for those who says "Will smartphones ever completely replace cameras?"
sur if it will be 50kg 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
the answer is - partially
So true haha
The answer is no. Smart phones will never have lenses that massive you wouldnt even be able to carry the phone if they did
@@wilismatrix9847 Then it will not smart, hahaha...
Someone for the love of God, please have this set up when a ufo flys by.
Ugh no?
nah for those type of events they always pull out the big guns like a nokia 3220
@@traph1852 true lol😁
Or at the very least when Sasquatch pops up, instead of getting him on a potato camera lmao
The problem is that with this camera the UFO will stop being an UFO
I am a student at a TV-school that uses equipment like this, and i am happy that i found this channel, very educational!
Beautiful video, great explanation, outstanding production quality... so no more, I am subscribed. Thank you
When I interned for a sports broadcaster in college, my director told me that my lens "costs more than you."
makes a lot of sense, huh? "lets pay someone pocket lint to operate something outrageously expensive."
It's true. We budget about US$120,000 for a human life. Oh, you meant your wage.
@@billydarley6925 so if they were given a shitty camera to do the same job they should be paid less? How expensive the equipment is does not correlate to how skillful the job is, or the demand of that job
@@Adlore Well, at least they might care a bit more.
When I worked as a broadcast cameraman, it was always good fun to hear 'don't forget that lens costs more than your house!' while climbing up a stage or ladder with that lens... Good old times!
I'll keep this video in my 'why smartphones can't replace cameras' list
lol
xDDDDDDD
And than comes the Moment the audience gives a shit and KZheadrs filming these things with there own DSLR or Handy cameras.
@@Nordlicht05 When the audience starts to care then KZheadrs will film these things with their own cameras or phones? That is what you wrote. What were you trying to say though?
smartphone sensor is too small, too much noise for indoor shot
i love quality answers to questions ive never had. Great job!
Great insights and much more compelling dedication towards the video. Admirable!
0:40 When he said DSLRs with zoom lenses were not expensive, a single tear rolled down my my eye😭
Yeah, but compared to that Broadcast Camera Setup it is cheap
My daughter did photography at College and took Amazing close up pictures of the craters on the moon with nothing more than a Nikon Digital camera £50 and a brick wall for the tripod. I know I'm biased but penny for penny her pictures were very impressive.
Compared to 200 grand lens, heh.
@@stephenjones9153 Pictures and video are two wholy different animals. A camera can be cheap as dirty. cause it only needs to snap 1 frame. where as these cameras need to take 24 frames every second in 4-8K resolution with RAW data. often peaking 700Mbps. Anything you can obtain from best buy or stores the like is amature stuff and cant even be compaired to production cameras from the 80s...
True .
I can only imagine the effort, cost, and overall dedication that went into creating this extraordinary video! My salutes to you, sir!
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Excellent job explaining and demonstrating how studio cameras function and why they exist still in the marketplace.
Thank you for explaining something so complex in a way that a curios novice can understand and appreciate!
Now we know how they film people eating hotdogs at a baseball game
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One time I was at a wriggly rooftop that is across from wriggly field in Chicago, and on one of the TVs I saw they got bored and cut to a camera zoomed in on someone painting their house
Real estate = location, location, location Photography = lens, lens, lens
Hotel= trivago
It's free real estate. It's expensive real lens.
@@phrodendekia free real estate? where?
Photation Photation Photation
@@kadafi4lyf Amazing comment.
Damn, dude...very solidly sourced and well produced content. Well done.
really enjoyed the audio for this video! great job!
Let’s be honest... None of us searched for this 😂
I did
yes but I need that information 😜
I didn't search but this is a puzzle I always want to know
No, but I just subbed cuz this is great
No, but it was a great video anyway :)
All that just to be seen in a 480p tv standard.
Jose F Pirela damn that hurts 😂😂😂👌
Yeah i had the same thoughts
Lol. They have to maintain quality
Who has a 480p TV these days? I cringe when I see a 720p.
SiriusGD How would u cringe?
Dude, that's amazing! Thank you for efforts!
This video has been on my "watch later" list for a while now... REALLY happy I finally watch it. This was even more interesting than I was anticipating
Finally, a budget camera that’s actually decent
It reminds me of the *_cougar in this video_* kzhead.info/sun/iJarftKyjaGqhmg/bejne.html&.fnbo
lol
...said Bill Gates.
I actually shot a couple of college games for ESPN, and here's a fun fact: We didn't control the apertures on our cameras. There was a person in the control room (if we needed them to do something, their call sign over the radio was ISO) who managed the exposure and color balance of the camera. They'd deal with (as their name implied) the gain of the camera, the aperture, color balance, ND, you name it. That way the operators only had to worry about composition (and very occasionally focus). Also: lifting one of those $250K box lenses onto a scissor lift was VERY nerve wracking.
Definitely!
it’s on CCU
Fascinating stuff. I had no idea it worked that way. Thanks for sharing.
This is very common in a broadcast setup. This, as you indicated, allows the operator to focus on getting the shot. But more importantly, it allows one person in a controlled environment to ensure all the cameras have a consistent look. They have a calibrated monitor for each camera, a vectorscope to check color, and a waveform monitor to check the brightness.
Quite right. But we had ours managed via the software automatically while shooting fight nights. I must admit as well, that we were achieving reputable results on gear worth a fraction of the cost. As in less than 1/10th of a $150k cam.
6:00 the cow shot's gorgeous! Especially when paused, the bugs looked like dust particles, it's so good.
Amazing video dude. Appreciate your work
Are you telling me National Geographic journalists aren’t in any real danger?
Arvind Talukdar lol 😂
Looool!
To Funny
:D
Lol
I used to work for a full service TV broadcast studio. Every time we got a request for a smaller production I had to discuss our camera rental prices. People just didn't understand that the technology is much more complex and high-end than a small DSLR for a KZhead production. I wish I could have just sent this video along at the time.
It seems that the bandwagon of 'cheap digital gear' creates a mentality that is oblivious to engineering aspects of lens functionality and camera control that is much harder to do on the cheap!
The costs have come down quite a bit though that you can now get cheaper gear that will often outperform the big, bulky ENG cameras from just a few short years ago. Like you're paying tens of thousands for an XDCAM, which still only has a 2/3'' or even a 1/2'' sensor, where as Sony's own FS7 has a full frame sensor that produces some really nice cinema quality video, and costs nearly half as much. But it largely depends on what you're doing with it. I'd still use a proper EFP setup for sports. I don't think those cheaper cameras work with CCUs. Plus the big boys support those monster lenses. But for news and documentaries, those bulky ENG cameras should be relegated to the scrap heap. Camera operators have given enough money to the chiropractic industry. lol
@MLWATKK Yes, I have a Canon, and my whole setup, probably would cost around $8K, for camera, both lenses I have, tripod, mic with wind-reduction cover, LED light, extra battery, carry case, etc. Thankfully I got some of that on trade in, and I won a giveaway at a store for some gear, but that would still assume being able to change lenses. And for affordable video, the Sony camcorders are about $1000, but they don't have good depth of field, the lighting often needs to be edited, and they're super sensitive to motion meaning you need a really fancy tripod. I used one on hard wood floor, and a kid ran by it and shook it. My dad was able to wire up a way to be able to control zoom on his Sony camcorder from a greater distance, but most aren't compatible with that, so you also need whatever staging to put the operator into the right position to do everything. It's a lot of post-production work, to get anything under $20K to look anywhere as good as live TV.
@@MmntechCaThese Sonys were around for years now and produce a extremely more pleasing picture imho compared to cropped sensor cameras like the usual big ones in the studio. And yea they are cheaper but you know what the problem is? It’s just not compatible with the control room equipment and the whole studio environment. And most studios only invest big numbers every 20 years or so. Like my ex employer has upgraded the equipment the last time when broadcast stations switched from SD to HD. Some studios are still upscaling from SD 16:9 to HD to save money on equipment. TV is just it’s own universe 😅
Funnily enough, I saw a show on Discovery shot entirely on an Alpha mirrorless and 2 go pros. It was a travel show though
I've always been curious in the reason, never knew I'd find a video about it and this informative.
This is really a great video, love all your works in it, good job!
They missed a HUGE opportunity to unzoom at the end and show they have been recording this from far across the room. Im not mad, im disappointed.
They would've had to have two cameras since one is in the background, but it would have been worth it, I agree.
Only would have really worked if they could zoom all the way out from the lenses max zoom, and theres no way that room is big enough for that
^^ big brain on this one
Love the video. Informative, interesting, clearly intelligent. You answer the question in the first 10 minutes, so the reason people stay is they like you and your video style. 2 thumbs up!
Outstanding and comprehensive. Would love to see a more details surrounding the equipment in future videos.
Ive been wondering about this for 0 seconds, but now I'm satisfied somehow.
DJ Stapler agreed.
Can this guy have a Netflix show? His videos are more well produced and more interesting than 99% of Netflix shows.
"Give this man a Netflix Show"
What a well made video, the shots, everything. Just bliss in the eyes
Great video! very informative, I had so many questions about these monster cameras. Now I have none. well done 👏
This setup is much more expensive than my house, my car, my computer and my organs on black market combined...
False, just a heart and a liver cost more than this camera. Not including a kidney in the states. Just that alone is more than this camera
@@ClausRust I'm not from the USA and my organs are not in so good condition anyone would want to use them. And if there is anything like cannibal black market, I would have discount price label on me I guess.
You are so FUNNY XDDDDD You must be a comedian or somthing like that
@@ClausRust obviously i am not talking to you
@@ClausRust Jokes on you. His Ex broke his heart and the insuing alcoholism destroyed his liver and kidneys.
I didn’t have high hopes for the accuracy or pertinence of information contained in this video, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Very well done indeed and highly accurate! I spent 35 years working with these beasts with a major broadcaster in North America. The video brought back some good memories and reminded me that I didn’t miss carrying all that bulky (but necessary) weight. Not at all 😉 Again, well done!
It's deffinitly one of those cases where you just can't shrink everything, it's the same as people wondering why DSLRs still exist, phone cameras are actually pretty terrible in some situations such as long focal lengths, manual controls, long exposure, and so on. I got a Canon Rebel T6 mostly for astrophotography and learned first hand just how much more it can do. Having done that now, the capabilities of those broadcast cameras make a lot of sense.
@@UNSCPILOT The abilities of the broadcast cam+lens is simply stratospheric ... and priced accordingly.
I'm pretty sure my local network station just shoots its broadcasts with cell phones and does its audio production through Air-pods with a couple of potentiometers. This is to match both the quality of the content and the quality of the broadcast over the air. If anything more is needed, they just depend on the national network or an independent contractor who has a Wowgo.
I have got answer which I searching for many years. Great effort man !! Keep going
Amazing effort put into this. Thank you
For that kind of money i should be able to see into the future with that lens.
Well, you can see in the past with these cameras isn't it sufficient ? ^^
@@phengar5052 i said future, so how is looking into the past sufficient?
@@WDChevyMan he was kidding...light takes time to travel...
You can't even see the present
@@jamesloom optical nerve surely is more of a delay than speed of light in a room.
The quality of these cameras are beyond godlike
Why, are, you, everywhere, fellow, malaysian.
Yes I enjoy it very much on my 1080p TV. Which is broadcasted in 480p
OMG, it's you again.😠
Kenapa ek
Kau ni lagi aye..
I’m writing a comment once again because I love this video. It’s perfection : The edit, the scrypt, the images, the music… I absolutely love it.
Wonderful content. Fantastic production. Looking forward to see more. Subscribed
I feel like I need to pay for this quality of production
Well, that’s only if your broadcast is live. If you have the chance to take the footage to post, then you don’t need such a specialized gear. You know, if you are no live you can cut camera, move it closer, avoid in camera zooms, etc. Hence you won’t need that fluid head, that tripod and that lens. Not even that monitor.
@@brucetrappleton6984 uhm, he was talking about these videos
@@SirDella uhm, this video was made with that gear.
@@brucetrappleton6984 bro what you didn't get the comment at all 😂
@@brucetrappleton6984 I believe he is referring to he feels he needs to pay to have watched this video because it was so high quality.
So basically a telescope with screen recording.
Well yeah if you ignore the other 5 features that telescopes/recording devices dont typically have.
@@vincea1830 please do not ignore features
Not really, it does a bunch of stuff that is totally impossible on a telescope
No...because telescopes don’t do near focus...8mm is a crazy wide angle. These lenses don’t have the barrel or pincushion distortion that zoom lenses often suffer from either...or the focus breathing. And the lens has built in neutral density filters...lol so not at all like a telescope! All of this makes for an extremely expensive lens.
Telescope has not zoom...