Ranking the Top 5 Cinema Cameras Out Right Now

[@CLIFFLIX]

The word "cinema" and "cinematic"...have become 100%, completely useless today.

[@CineDailies]

Facts

[@jarrellpeak3705]

@@CineDailies bro I’m glad this video found it’s way to you. Love your content

[@officialbrandoncoleman]

My Top 5 📹 1. Canon c80 2. Canon c300 mark ii 3. Sony Venice ii 8k 4. Arri Alexa 35 5. Blackmagic 18k 😅

[@CornOffTheCobb]

The balckmagic hate is so obnoxious. What about the ursa cine? 16 stops of latitude, 12k, 8k 4k full frame with no sensor cropping between the three. Plus a 9k super 35 mode. Insane framerate options, ridiculously fast sensor readout. Incredible raw codec and color science that rivals Arri. Interchangeable EF and PL lens mounts that both come with the camera. Plus all for 15k.

[@ikonmediafilms]

@@CornOffTheCobb because you sir or a man of cinema science and not about the brand madness. That New BM camera is no joke but many youtube shooters don’t like science🤷🏽‍♂️ they like RED 🤣

[@reasons2win]

they can't help themselves I have the 12k olpf and matches whatever you thow at it and don't cost near as much. Nothing you cant fix in post

[@JBGIMAGINATION]

The Yugo of cameras

[@JojoJoget]

Well you never thought about the backlog of dealing with all that data did you?

[@CornOffTheCobb]

@@JojoJoget it has never been a problem for me. Mainly because Braw is often smaller than prores and absolutely smaller than R3D files. When the day comes I do finally can get my hands on this camera, I am never shooting 12k. The 12k exists so the 8k, 9k and 4k can look really good.

[@SamLucas26]

In no particular order: 1.) Alexa Mini LF (yes above the 35) 2.) V Raptor X 3.) Venice 2 4.) Komodo X And people gonna throw stones but 5.) Canon C300 mark iii. As a V Raptor X and C300iii owner/operator that DGO sensor just holds up soooo unbelievably well.

[@tristonmyers530]

Unrelated to this video, but would you purchase the DSMC3 Monitor for Komodo-X or would you purchase the SmallHD Ultra 7 with camera control? They're similar price points, but I am not sure which would be better.

[@jarrellpeak3705]

Gosh this is such a hard question. The Red monitor is FIRE, there is only one draw back. It can only be used on Komodo X or V raptor. If you own other cameras, no luck. So I would lean towards the ultra 7 which is a beautiful monitor BUT its biggest draw back is that it requires up to 3 cables for operation. If you don't have other cameras go with Red smallhd option.

[@JojoJoget]

Reds and Canons aren’t in the same conversation as Venices and Arris when it comes to cinema and for good reason.

[@_shreyash_anand]

And dynamic range.

[@shaynecosby5625]

@@_shreyash_anandif you know how to light, dynamic range shouldn’t really be an issue

[@YouTube_can_ESAD]

JoJo, you’re out of your mind dude, Sony’s Color Science/Menu systems are still largely garbage. I have 27 years in the industry including a member of local 600 for 15 years, started in film and was at the forefront with the transition to digital from film. RED’s Gemini and Monstro sensors are STILL superior to most offerings today except the most expensive Arri cameras. And it’s not close… Better than the Komodo’s too. I’ve shot over 2,000 product, food/beverage National commercials, I’ve tested everything under the sun since 1997 professionally and worked with all four Manufacturers you’ve mentioned- I stand by my words.

[@YouTube_can_ESAD]

@@shaynecosby5625Bingo, especially with today’s offerings.

[@JojoJoget]

@@KZbin_can_ESAD well the cameras used in cinema says otherwise ‘2000 documentaries’ boy

[@Gettinlostinthascript]

What colorist do you guys recommend?

[@mittaw]

1. Alexa LF 2. Alexa Mini 3. Alexa 35 4. Alexa Amira 5. Red Dragon 6K

[@MoeGunz]

Blackmagic’s URSA 12k needs way more respect.

[@TheOneAndOnly_LC]

1. Alexa 35 2. Red Raptor-X 3. URSA 12K Cine 4. Sony Venice II 5. Canon C80 (Honorable Mention) Sigma FP

[@torsrive8920]

1. Arri Alexa 35/LF 2. Blackmagic Ursa Cine 17K 65 3. Red Raptor-X 8K VV 4. Blackmagic Ursa Cine 12K 5. Canon C400 6. Red Komodo-X 7, Dji Ronin 4D 8K

[@TavianOrd]

arri 35, sr3, arriflex 435, ursa cine 18k lol, red raptor-x. I think it's a complete different story when talking about canon and sony and all that, I would say that the list I have is a "if money was no object cine cam list"

[@dennisallen287]

If a camera was used on a whole Hollywood movie, it is a cinema camera.

[@CreativeFamAcademy]

I can agree with that

[@Chandler_Goodrich]

No particular order: 1. Alexa mini LF 2. Venice II 3. C400 4. Red Komodo X 5. 9 by 7 camera.

[@PerroneFord]

Ohhh tasty! Alexa 35 Arri 235 (gotta have ONE film camera in there) RED Dragon-X 6K (I just LOVE the look of that sensor) Alexa Mini LF (want at least one full frame option) Pyxis (Crash cam with all the right connections and under $3k) If I needed AF, my choices would certainly be different.

[@piccininopictures]

My Top 5: 1. Alexa 35 2. Red V Raptor X 3. Blackmagic Cine 12k 4. Sony FX3 5. Canon C400

[@nshea3286]

1. Alexa 35 2. Alexa mini LF 3. Red Raptor X 4. Sony Venice 5. URSA 12k cine

[@ikonmediafilms]

Raptor X doesn't beat Arri on Highlight... no RED does that the only camera that comes close is the Venice. New RED Lineup and the new Gen 2 12K BM URSA are sitting in the same seat.

[@joshkiddfilms1295]

1. Alexa LF 2. Alexa 35 3. Raptor X 4. Venice 2 5. C500 MK2

[@MegaMaster04]

Any chance for the Komodo x? as a cine camera?🎥

[@scottievee330]

Canon C400, Canon C401, Canon C402, Canon C403 and Canon C80.

[@Eyeofkamau]

No cinema cams are coming anywhere near what Arri, Panavision, Sony and Red are putting out. Canon isn’t even in the discussion in my book. The big 5 are all cams from those 4 companies. Now I will say, for documentary and broadcasting, Canon is up there, it’s all canon and sony.

[@tecno8335]

1.Arri Alexa 35 2.Blackmagic URSA G2 3.Sony FX6 4.Panasonc S5iiX 5.Canon C80

[@jkagwen]

My top 5. Panasonic GH4 Panasonic GH5 Panasonic GH6 Panasonic GH7 Panasonic GH8(It will be the best with a nano 8 thirds sensor)

[@BlackGurkha]

Dang…my man looks like Alonzo Mourning’s mini-me without a ball cap.

[@escapingdeception5799]

Arri Alexa 35 Red Raptor X Cannon C80 Red Komodo X Sony FX30

[@stayjustful]

My biggest question is do we really know if Canon (with the reputation of the last 5 cameras) is going to make the c80 and c400 as great as they are marketed.

[@LukeSchaeferFilms]

That doesn’t make any sense? It’s not like the C400 is some future camera that’s gonna come out. It’s already been tested and it’s been releasing. And it is a solid camera doing everything that it specs say that it does and then it was marketed to do.

[@stayjustful]

@@LukeSchaeferFilms so did the r5 until it didnt

[@LukeSchaeferFilms]

@@stayjustful the r5 was a high megapixel photography camera with some insanely good video features crammed in like 4k120 and 8k shooting. That camera alone has made me almost 100k. Also the c400 is an actual cinema camera. No over heating. Nothing to worry about. Just pick it up and use it like a workhorse. All the canon cinema cameras have always been known to be workhorses. Now we have a canon cinema workhorse with triple base iso, full frame RF, etc. still don’t understand your comment or perspective as it relates to the c400 being a let down.

[@stayjustful]

@@LukeSchaeferFilms ok I see what you are saying. But would you feel the same way if the c400 if it was made by Panasonic or Fujifilm. A lot of this is because people trust the Canon name but the last couple of cameras that they have made have been mid level cameras with great colors. Exception being the c70, I’m not ready to crown this camera top 5 cinema cameras as it being brand new and nobody knows everything about the camera yet. Give it time and let’s see. Also my bigger point is let’s stop being biased towards brands, and actually see what smaller less none brands can do in the market. I’m not here to say this is going to be a bad camera, but let’s reserve opinions until we get a full grasp on this camera.

[@highlycreativedigital5472]

The most used is arri the best is the ursa mini g2. There nothing you can’t shoot. It’s not expensive and the images is one of the best.

[@rjhurstdp]

Arri Alexa 35 Red Raptor x Sony Venice 2 Canon c400 Fx6 OR c80

[@shaynecosby5625]

1. Alexa 35 2. Venice II 3.Alexi mini 4.Red Komodo 5. C300 mk II

[@kashifswaynerobinson]

I prefer the image out of the C70 over the C80

[@Pana_DoP]

The Sony FX6 is never ever a cinema camera, come on! My List in no particular order: ARRI Alexa LF, Alexa 35, Venice 2, URSA 12K, URSA Cine and when the production ask for it I would even shoot with RED.

[@MaineMountainMedia]

Arri Alexa 65 Arri Alexa 35 Arri Alexa Mini LF Panavision Millennium DXL2 Sony Venice 2 8K

[@StringerBell2002]

🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥 - Alexa 35 - Alexa 65 - Alexa LF - Panavision DXL2 - Sony Venice 2 There is no other answer. 🤫

[@JedDobre]

Does the Venice not exist? 😂

[@FahnonBennett]

Thing is: With the stuff available today, if you can't make great images with any of the top 5, 10, 20, 50 cinema cameras you can think of, the problem is you and not the camera. You can get a fucking 12 year old $500 cinema camera off ebay and make great stuff. We've reached that plane where all that matters now is how well a camera can do what you in particular need. I like shooting raw in-camera and don't need autofocus, so I went RED and don't give a shit about a FX6. Do you need to impress clients with your equipment (a real thing)? Well you're probably not going Blackmagic or anything mirrorless (FX3). Are you shooting in the club where it's so dark you cant see the camera, but you still need good images? Well you're probably going Sony. Got all EF glass and want good autofocus? Canon would love to have you. Do you not give a shit about brand but want max image quality for the least amount of cash? Blackmagic has you covered. They're all fucking great. We're spoiled for choice and this is the best time we've ever seen where you can get a fucking capable RED for less than it used to cost for cards and a monitor. Take if from a guy who used to have to buy a vibrating fucking adapter to put a stills lens on a 480p mini-DV HV20 and trick it into recording in fucking 24p because it couldn't do that. The 5D2 and BMCC 2.5k were the beginning of the beginning, so choose what you fuck with and make something cool with it. Thank you Arri Alexa 35 RED V-Raptor-X RED Komodo-X Canon C70/80 Sony Venice 2

[@LonzosStudios]

dam, no Sony Venice ii for either of you, interesting...

[@CreativeFamAcademy]

Not enough experience, I guess

[@jarrellpeak3705]

@@CreativeFamAcademy Brandon you are wild!

[@jarrellpeak3705]

Honestly @lonzosstudios that camera is incredible and from an image perspective better than my bottom 3 but I wasn't thinking about the absolute best cameras as much as a few larger production cameras mixed in with smaller cinema camera for different types of work. If we're talking absolute image Alexa 35, Alexa mini LF, Alexa 65, Raptor V X, and Sony Venice 2.

[@LonzosStudios]

@@jarrellpeak3705 ok gotcha...it also made a lot of sense when you said you wouldn't necessarily start a company with 3 or 4 different camera brands...100%

[@highlycreativedigital5472]

Alexia 35 Raptors x C500ii Ursa mini g2 C300iii

[@HGQjazz]

Easy, the 5 most expensive ARRI and RED cameras.

[@nogarden7274]

Alexa 35, Alexa 65, panaflex XL, arriflex sr3, Sony FX3

[@TavianOrd]

the sr3 is a great choice

[@nogarden7274]

@@TavianOrd I can’t believe no one chose film cameras

[@TavianOrd]

@@nogarden7274 what I'd do to get my hands on a arriflex 435 😆

[@nogarden7274]

@@TavianOrd unspeakable things

[@certainlyjoel]

Arri 35 😵‍💫

[@Brianolak]

3:49 My top 5 if wishes were horses 01 Arrri Alexa mini LF 02 Sony Venice 2 03 Ursa Cine 12k FF (Underrated) O4 Red V Raptor XL 05 Komodo X Bonus Sony Fx6 A Cam Sony FX3 A/B Cam Canon C400 A cam Canon C80 B cam Note: I hate the pyxis for duplicating the 6k FF ( It was supposed to be an improvement with better specs, especially DR and sensor read out speed )

[@socialgiants]

sony said it is. hahaha

[@seanfrancis7101]

Why do hang out with this 🤡? 😂 He puts a canon in top 5?! Alexa 65, Alexa 35, V Red Raptor Z,Sony Venice 2, really the only cameras that we shoot with here in the industry Personally I own the OG Komodo & Fx3 as well as DJI Cameras & drones. I shoot anamorphic, or with Ziess glass, and AF was only made possible by lidar focusing methods. We measure distance, calibrate lenses, have crews to pull focus Etc…. I’ve worked on maybe 2 EXTREMELY LOW BUDGET shoots that used Canon. Most others is Arri or Red. “Wedding videography/ real estate videography, is…literally videography, NOT film making Your aesthetic and style shift constantly in making narrative films you begin thinking more about lighting , & lenses, than “camera model” seriously. Camera usually stays with Arri Alexa (model depends on budget) then lenses are chosen based on your vision. Lots of slo motion, & SFX in post? Then consider using Red instead. Again, Sony Venice has been a major competitor to both, but other than that, there really are no others. Anyway, I’ve listen to a lot of these shows, and roll my eyes when he brings up canon. It reminds me of life before Hollywood. I know look at Canon as a scam company. Leaving them for Blackmagic back in the day stepped my game up majorly, and eventually got me using the Arri Alexa regularly. They are overpriced & canon colors are shit compared to Arri, Sony Venice & Raptor Most out here rent their camera systems anyway & no one asks for Canon. “Blue Ruin” was shot on a canon, and it won Cannes & all that but was only done on a canon “To look ugly”!

[@jarrellpeak3705]

lol first thank you for watching the clip, second thank you for the book. third we go live every Friday at 11:00 am CST - Join us you will have a good time.

[@ultra_ek]

- Red V Raptor 8K VV (Raptor X) - Arri Alexa Mini LF - Arri A35 - Sony Venice II 8K - Red Komodo X Honorable mention for BMPCC 6K

[@CineAmaniacs]

Would you take the v raptor over the ALEXA mini LF

[@ultra_ek]

@@CineAmaniacs​​⁠ I did, it frees up the capital to get a bunch of other stuff for my production company. The Alexa Mini LF has better color than the RVPT but tbh that ~5-10% performance increase can be matched in post for sure. RVPT also has smaller form factor and is a bit more suitable for solo operation if necessary.

[@ultra_ek]

Also thinking a lot of the choice comes down to preference, process and budget.

[@CineAmaniacs]

@@ultra_ek I appreciate the response cause I’m having a hard time deciding between ARRI mini LF and the red v raptor [X] the ARRI colors is world class but the red is more revolutionary global shutter, bigger sensor, higher resolution, and they’re working on the auto focus it’s tough man