I bought the cheapest camera on amazon

[@thekellymoon]

you actually convinced me to get that cheap camera!

[@jawstat8609]

So you weren't willing to rent Last Night in Soho a few months ago, but now you're dropping $100 on a potato? Never change, Lewis.

[@lewispotts]

😂

[@Loki_Dokie]

There's now one at walmart that looks like a Canon t100 or so and its ≈ $30 😂

[@arricammarques1955]

@@lewispotts 3.37mm plastic fixed lens?

[@flochfitness]

Lewis, you are by far my favorite creator on KZbin. Not only are you super informative about the things that you talk about, but you are incredibly entertaining. Thank you so much for this awesome content!!!

[@whatsonmytable]

Exactly! making high end stuff look so relatable!!

[@flochfitness]

@@whatsonmytable ✌️

[@whatsonmytable]

He is indeed so entertaining

[@trippymchippy8586]

When I was a kid, let's say, 38 years ago - I would have been thrilled with the $100 camera. I used to "make movies" using a very, very bad VHS camcorder that I got at a jumble sale for more than £100 lol. Needless to say, Speilberg didn't feel threatened.

[@MoritzHolzinger]

Well, I'm actually surprised how good the quality of the cheap camera is...

[@TinLeadHammer]

The quality one can get out of a pretty much disposable camera is astounding, compared to just twenty years ago.

[@MoritzHolzinger]

@@TinLeadHammer exactly!

[@JoaoSilva22222]

You can make a hell out of a great f... movie out of that cheap camera, with some serious actors, editing and sound.

[@Fozcine]

@@JoaoSilva22222 Yes, I think that is a good point. Take away the side-by-side technical comparisons, add a compelling story, create set-ups that suit the limitations of the camera, and make a movie! A kid with no budget and max creativity could still produce a masterpiece. That’s my take away from this. Great video to trigger these discussions!

[@DIRECTEDBYH]

you can do much better with canon eos m

[@avrahamedery]

I honestly loved the character in the potato ones footage.

[@kimberlymaespana1563]

Yah, it's very nostalgic. Not in a bad way, not saying that it has terrible quality (it actually performs well for its price) but that kind of aesthetic is making a comeback on younger gen. I just noticed. 😅 Digicams are now vintage

[@lukearmstrong]

haha I love that you got to a certain point and realised the only way to match them was to reduce the Alexa quality

[@ezrarichardson279]

I mean…it is always easier to degrade the already great then then improve the terrible thing enough to get them to match haha

[@dhyanverco]

the cheap camera is still on a better tripod than I've got

[@LowDoughTech]

Honestly, I was expecting far worse with the $100 camera. But, I think it has a lot more to do with your understanding of lighting and being able to squeeze the best out of a junker.

[@dylanlundgren]

This is hilarious lol love the harsh comparison cuts between the two

[@Freddd95]

How about a comparison between the Alexa and a semi-proffesional budget friendly camera like the FX30 or GH6? I'm suspecting that these could be surprisingly easy to match even though the price difference is still pretty huge. So that would be interesting!

[@bagasracka]

please try this lewis

[@brendonmwilson]

Dude your humor is unmatched, I love it!

[@titiojack]

Dude, this is definitely the best video on this G-Anica/Montech camera I've ever seen. I'm really shocked how the ''default'' quality is relatively good, and post editing is even better. I'm even thinking about buying one since it's the cheapest I found. Great video, big hugs from Brazil :)

[@BoyXx76]

it‘s amazing to see how your confidence infront of the camera evolved! really proud of you man…such an inspiration

[@charlesm835]

This is so hilarious, two completely different realms. Love that ending, cracked me up

[@PNWMOTION]

the potato camera for the win

[@glenis83]

The pointlessness of this is making my day.

[@888buzzz]

I’ll take the potato. Er, I should say Pottstato.

[@Gleebi]

I liked the start... Middle.... And the end. Nice video.

[@danieltremble2394]

If Lewis did food reviews he'd probably compare a Michelin star dinner to a microwave meal

[@dubsteppa420]

watching this in 480p to give the amazon camera a chance

[@dubsteppa420]

nevermind.. I think it made it worse?

[@cteathomas]

Really enjoyed this! also love the mark Maggiori print in the bedroom

[@jwvp5670]

A pointless exercise but, dollar for dollar, the cheap camera beats the Alexa hollow.

[@GeeQueee]

Dis dude is so gud, i will know as much as him one day.

[@Matt.Gillard]

The “Good Bye “ At the end 😂

[@BuddyBearCreator]

Hysterical Nice work Lewis. Well done

[@PrinceEzra.]

how dare you disrespect the tripod with that piece of pinkness

[@rickpostdp]

I’m definitely buying that $100 camera

[@verdaderoken]

The ending made me sub lmao

[@arunpaul8624]

It’s always exciting . Thanks.

[@keatleyadams]

Great video, curious if you could make a Black Magic camera look as good as the Alexa mini. Are you planning on uploading any DaVinci grading tutorials soon btw?

[@thesunman108]

Omg yesss the ending is perfect.

[@chrishultgren777]

He would never do a side by side with a -+ $1000 dslr because Arri would kick him out of the cinematographer guild.

[@thomasfransson]

Always entertaining and/or informative

[@hainesmatthewhaines2137]

I think I’d be more interested in an 8K potato camera.

[@AndrewKnepper]

I actually just made the same video on my channel, but the camera I bought was $11.99 lol! Love your video!

[@LensofWyant]

This channel gets better all the time!!

[@Smartatics]

the best part is the end of the video when you lock it! I'm laughing so hard! 🤣🤣🤣

[@pawpaw324]

Can you do an Alexa vs the Panasonic G7 match up? The G7 doesn’t have log or anything amazing. But, you can create looks by adjusting curves and a few other things. I think a video like that would appeal to people with a $500 camera budget. With your technical skills it would really illustrate to novices, like myself, the importance of Technique and attention to detail.

[@BoiseNewWave]

Damnit Lewis I’m trying to get work done

[@StephenHildreth]

I love your screen overlay/web browsing graphics, but I wish the pointer hand was mirrored and went behind the button.

[@gustavomomberg7422]

I love the Big smart x small idiot dynamic

[@film_boyy]

dude, loved this video keep making stuff like this!

[@imiy]

Alexa doesn't look 1000 times better though, but costs so.

[@Bradum]

Hard hitting stuff!

[@LeeBergerMediaProd]

Probably the same camera inside that you would buy as a dash cam.

[@oouje]

The first shot on the cheap camera its crazy, it looks actually really sharp

[@JohanGassCommunications]

OMG. So so funny! Thanks. You made my day.

[@thepropolys]

lol... that ending was hilarious

[@benmuzz]

Got that nice mark maggiori print on the wall 🔥

[@talbotcd1]

What it lacks in image quality, it makes up for in portability…..

[@kevin-haggerty]

Look at those nice red skin tones LOLOLOL. Great video BTW

[@Funaki90]

The 100$ kinda feels nostalgic

[@nadnejkayniom6406]

Tbh cheap camera is way better than expected

[@ishimweibsen330]

lewis we miss cinematography breakdown videos.

[@BuddyBooth]

Great video as usual! you should do this again but with a cheap dslr, so you can get the depth of field and full manual controls :)

[@flickeringgreenflame8493]

Maybe a used one? For about $150 you should be able to get something with a kit lens, manual WB, ISO, focus, shutter and aperture. Maybe a small Olympus or Samsung from ten years ago, 1080p. :)

[@petarmaksimovic4048]

@@flickeringgreenflame8493 Nikon D3200.

[@dialedfilm]

Loved this haha. Can you do a video talking about how you rig your Komodo up for commercials?

[@stevenkralovec]

This was hilarious the whole way through!! Hahaha this was amazing, Lewis!

[@jannisnewiadomsky]

I knew gear doesn`t matter 🤣🤣

[@fotoworkshop_stuttgart]

Thanks for the indiana jones ending. Made me laugh

[@imothy]

for $50 more you coulda got a canon eos-m, loaded magic lantern and shot at 14bit raw, that would be a great comparison. Try it!

[@parthwighe1102]

Maybe I'm a noob.... but here me out. i think the 100$ camera can produce better results. if it shoots 8 bit. its still millions of color. if we light the scene considering the dynamic range of this camera . if it has 8 stops of dynamic range, we can still have our subject at the right exposure and have the background 3 stops under. I think we should end up up with a much better image.

[@BenEricson]

This second click bait title / frame is way better than the first. You got me! Good job.

[@andregrenville]

How did you do that opening shot with the google overlay looked amazing!

[@RexKnop]

Yes you have use professional techniques to get any good results. I have 3 of the camera ones and 3 of the adventurers ones, they work great for my needs, I do a lot of action inserting stuff as a double exposure, and for 150 they do great, plus they update the firmware and I highly recommend higher end 1:48 1:48 1:48 cameras for the majority shots. If you’re just starting out they work fine to learn on, then when you’re ready to upgrade you what to look for! There will be naysayers for $700 in cheap cameras you could have bought a nice one, I needed 7 cantons the all work fine for my purposes

[@impatrickt]

if you film a feature on the amazon camera you're guaranteed to win Sundance tho

[@lewispotts]

😂 for sure!

[@ReivaxDralla]

What immediately struck me with the cheap camera was the motion blur (or lack thereof) was it shooting at a super high shutter speed?

[@davidhrzenjak]

I thought there would be a far bigger difference but its not which is both impressive and disturbing hahaha

[@adeloyearts205]

So, what I'm taking away from this is that I need to get a $60,000 camera (body only). Thanks for the tip.

[@t3chnicolor]

Thanks for the chuckle, chief. LOL

[@cvader7]

I feel bad for the poor lil camera tryna keep up. It's like putting lil wayne in a ring with mike Tyson...

Hahahaha, that was really funny. The "Raiders" shot in the end was great. (what camera do you use to shoot your videos?)

[@bryce_grier]

It’s a good day when Lewis posts

[@NigelZhen]

this is so strange but funny

[@Adam_Gw2]

Lol love the ending

[@thomascain1177]

I just got one of those Amazon $100 cameras 📷 and I'm quite pleased we it. I changed the video resolution to 1080P 30FPS, and set it for Fixed Focus. I use a Comica Audio Mixer, connected to two external microphones to record my drum practice sessions. No out-of-focus, no video jitter or pixalization, plus good recording sound. Just be aware that you can't attach most off the shelf camera mics to it because most of these Chinese made camera will only work with a single channel mic 🎤 . That's why I got the Comica audio mixer. I can take two channel audio sources and blend them into a single channel output to the camera. Still alot cheaper than spending $600 to $1K for a beginner or casual use camera. 🎼🎶🎵🎶🥁✌😎

[@henriquenakandakare]

The cheap camera is better than my phone hahahahaha

[@Miniaminism]

Damn that's not that bad. That's miles away from my cell phone camera back in 2008 !

[@jordanbeckfilms]

Client “ but they both shoot 4k 🤪” 😂😂😂

[@robwillmarsh]

I would love to see a comparison of this to the open gate mode of S5IIX or Blackmagic cinema camera 6K. Or the Arri 35 to GH7 since they are both smaller sensors. Would be interesting to see close you can get them I guess.

[@paquero]

great video! You should try do like cinematic short clip with both cameras, same angles same everything and show both. 100$ vs 5000$ something like that

[@ricardoayala7214]

I see that Mark Maggori painting in the bedroom 😏😍

[@chris.chiutena]

Haha love the way you did this lewis haha 😂🙌🏽💖

[@Mist8kenGAS]

you know the camera it's the cheapest camera on amazon when the tripod it sits on is more expensive than the camera itself

[@kskashi]

This video turned out to be way more interesting than I thought 😅

[@Digibeatle09]

On “image quality” generally - am I right in thinking the massive hit movie of the late 1960s - “Easy Rider” - was shot on 16mm film (and blown up to 35mm for cinema release) ? 16 mm would have appreciably less resolution than 35 mm and poorer colour rendition.The point I’m making is that a less than optimal medium (or camera in the case of this particular video) doesn’t automatically mean the “movie” that’s shot on, or with, it will fail with audiences. The “Blair Witch Project” - I think - is another example of a highly successful movie though the “medium” used was some less than high res camcorder format. Personally, if I was in a position to tackle making a movie for “general release” - a highly theoretical scenario - this €100 4K video camera would be avoided like the plague !

[@PrinceEzra.]

The chuckles 😂

[@TerryMurrayTalks]

If Roger Deakins call to have chat with you and your Alexa was out being serviced. I'm guessing in a heartbeat you would whip out that potato cam to record the conversation. ;)

[@jabrilsonline]

Would you ever consider doing a DaVinci tutorial?? Ik some exist already but I really like the way you explain things and just enjoy your videos overall :)

[@danieltremble2394]

He did one on grading 16mm footage, have you seen it? :)

[@jabrilsonline]

@@danieltremble2394 I’ll check it out, thanks bro!

[@melon7592]

the bluetooth device is ready to pear

[@imakefilms123]

100 dollars is not the cheapest camera on amazon.

[@babettesfeast6347]

I don’t get this, the cheap camera is aimed at beginners and children whereas you are comparing it to a professional camera for industry work. It’s like comparing a tricycle to a Ferrari.

[@michaelbell0723]

That’s the point

[@cezar1g]

great video but cheap camera looks not bad compared to that huge expensive camera, can it be compared to DSLR cameras? taken pics? thanks

[@YOUAREMYKIN]

Hey Lewis, am learning a lot from your channel! Any chance you could update your gear list in the description to include links to your recommended scrim kit, flag, neg fill, boom arm etc? There are a ton of options out there and the quality varies quite a bit. Thanks 🙏

[@baeshin]

$100 won the bedroom shot

[@goochi5544]

It's like comparing a Car Care Nut Toyota to a Bentley

[@Twitter2023ElonMusk]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. NEVER STOP PLS

[@ChristianMcKeown]

The ending 😆👏

[@tobytorials]

Thanks for this great video again! Would love to see a comparison between the Blackmagic 6k Vs The Alexa Mini

[@vquind]

Hey Lewis where is the in the outro jacket from? It looks sick!