The 7 Tiers of Video Cameras

[@jhostmusic]

This is how I learn I've never even heard of a camera above tier 4

[@DeathLord1212000]

me but with anything above tier 5.

[@spacecatmowgli4723]

I also gave up on anything above the DSLR's that film as well, lmao. It's paid my rent from 18 to 23 y/o so It was fine!

[@lol-o4g]

*Learned

[@MindBodySoulOk]

My 24mp nikon 5300 does amazing 1080p video and crazy good photos

[@999plays]

Us

[@ludens5129]

The casual roasting of some guy who impacted the market value of that one camera made me spill my drink.

[@noticiasinmundicias]

They are the worst.

[@maxkraus7063]

who do you mean

[@LuisJRodriguezR]

@@maxkraus7063 DSLR Video Shooter lol

[@maxkraus7063]

@@LuisJRodriguezR ah yeah forgive me iam stupid

[@TuanAnhNguyen-qp6uc]

​@@LuisJRodriguezRWhat is wrong with him? Genuinely curious as I've never watched him

[@Huggbees]

Why did I bother doing weeks of research when you explained everything in less than 20 minutes? Seriously well done presentation

[@cosplayingchao]

Amazing what he'll tell you for free

[@diobrando9324]

​@@cosplayingchao and what I'll do for 20 dollars

[@MassivePenis10]

Should have entitled this video, "narcissist claims to be film expert after looking up expensive cameras".

[@l0renzo_1997]

@@cosplayingchaoisn’t the internet a wonderful thing?

[@darianmills216]

Came to learn about cameras and found fucking andrew

[@armenianzombie]

Honestly, the minute you dropped "producer, award winning director - only the first one means something" I knew I was in good hands.

[@josuastangl7140]

100%, it was all jokes, but after that I knew that the information here was actually valuable

[@NgaTaeOfficial]

Hah! I took the word before that: “full time” as the word to conjure with. 😂

[@anneboyer6359]

but did you check for proof of this? Where is his site and imdb?

[@Hshdjdjdhd]

14:55 Is this Jeffrey Epstein in the Background?

[@code037ch.7]

I’m using my ARRI Alexa to film my next 5 second tik tok

[@ImNotQualifiedToSayThisBut]

I'm using my arri alexa to record video reviews uploaded to Amazon

[@antiseth3964]

I think what really gets me is that I almost guarantee you someone out there has managed to convince their client to budget for renting an Alexa Mini LF for a promo video that just ended up on places like TikTok and LinkedIn.

[@connornyhan]

Don’t forget to spend $2000 on several cages and mounting brackets capable of handling a camera that big in order to mount it vertically on the O’Connor 2575D you sold your parents house to buy.

[@rebelengineering]

I'm not even taking the lens cap off. I am that good.

[@thomasanderson440]

I've probably watched this about 20 times. I'm not a filmmaker. I just appreciate the density and clarity of information.

[@CluelessEngineer]

Hahaha yea I just love the way he educates us on stuff. He can talk about anything and I'd watch it 5x

[@bastiaan.1108]

probably because he talks too fast 😅

[@55yxalaG]

I'm a casual m43 photographer. Why am I even here??

[@MegaTrafficCone]

Love that the SBN3 regulars are in the B-Roll at all levels of the cameras

[@hugonoldus]

this video taught me that i need to stop spending hours watching reviews of cameras i cant afford and just keep filming on my phone and hold it really stable!

[@BraveLittleTomato]

looking at all those cameras really makes me want to invest into a crowbar and a skimask.

[@TealDaubs]

It's always nice seeing that more work and toil goes into something than you first anticipated. Gives you a better appreciation for the actual artistry of it.

[@Jarred_IRL]

This cannot be overstated. I remember the days when I thought I could take any old camera and make cinema quality videos. Those days were exactly 18 minutes and 11 seconds ago, plus the time it took to read your comment and post mine.

[@cubitus37]

I am not a videographer but listening to some guy who roasts something from time to time I find entertaining.

[@82Catfish]

I love this channel, please never stop making me feel insecure and second-guessing my abilities inspite of my several-degree-spanning tertiary education that nearly killed me.

[@microcolonel]

Your need to revisit your degrees when saying this... Speaks volumes. Go do something, for real!

[@ballineunuch663]

I don't know shit about cameras and I have no aspiration to learn but I just miss you talking shit so I'll watch.

[@MrMoviePhoneEx]

Tier 3 and proud of it, but I’ve also shot for massive corporations with a $500 used lens… knowing how to use your tools is always more important than the equipment itself ;)

[@LadyGoggles]

fantastic vid!! i teach basic media production in higher ed and i can’t tell you how many times i’ve had to wean students away from what they’ve “learned” from red tech bros. and frankly i learned a lot with this too! thanks for making this ❤

[@robbioe]

I have been learning from this man since he dropped the voice acting videos. Too good

[@CalebTheOwlBoy]

Me too

[@foxorian]

I think I remember recently Linus talking about how unnecessary it was that they were using Red cameras for their channel and AFAIK stopped using them in favor of just normal A7S’s or whatever. Anyway I think it was over for them using Red when they thought it was a good idea to try to water cool one and destroyed it permanently.

[@xmlthegreat]

Actually they are using BMD's Ursa 12Ks now. Don't know if the camera is any good but at least it's modern blackmagic colour science + BRAW.

[@michaeldimitrov1444]

Actually, you are both wrong. They use both the URSA and various Sony cams (fx30, fx3, a7sIII and FX6 to name a few). What they use depends on the video they shoot, and their needs. Also this video’s creator is wrong as well (even tho he is right at the same time). I’ve always watched Linus and MKBHD, and one of the reasons for it is the video quality. Every time I click MKBHD video I am eager to see what sick intro he came up with, and every time I click a Linus video I know I can count on a well lighted, high quality video, that also gives my nerd soul the info I didn’t know I needed. 😊

[@alen2937]

@@michaeldimitrov1444 All of it it is crap when you a re reviewing tech... unless you specifically review a camera.

[@turtlehater2]

Linus catching strays RIP

[@Pharon02]

Another banger lesson that will eventually be cited in universities.

[@_oe_o_e_]

damn, i wish someone was doing still camera reviews like this.

[@leer6871]

It is unreal how much information and, more importantly for a fledgling filmmaker: PERSPECTIVE there is in this video. Fantastic.

[@thestarmagus3886]

Man I love every single educational video drop you do and it's always interesting to see how far it goes. Another certified banger.

[@marsfeathers]

Oh yeah baby, time to learn some shit from a deeply underappreciated creator!

[@Neuvalence]

just had a friend dump 10k into a setup and hes a beginner 😭 i warned him to take it step-by-step and even invited him over so we could review alternatives... but now hes in debt and still tryna figure out how it all works. its truly an epidemic. I didnt spend that much until i was 6+ years into my career

[@tecno8335]

I did the same honestly. I bought a bunch of stuff just to find out what really works for me. It's costly. But you get to save yourself 7 - 8years of trial and error in like 6months. So it all works out.

[@DCOM20.]

Stuff is so easy to find online to buy. No hassles.

[@kai_jokela]

After I stopped shooting for money I have grew out of gear accuisition syndrome and downgraded my gear in price and size to fit to fit my jacket pockets. What a relief it is.

[@MobCat_]

Tech youtubers that shoot in red is so wacked. bro, you are uploading this to youtube to bit crush it, where most people are watching it on there phone. vertically. If the bitrate and color depth was high enough you could shoot in 720p and nobody would notice.

[@zaiENT1]

They have money and they can do what they want with it, you clearly noticed

[@TheUberKevlar]

720p 🤪 maybe for your grandpa eyes. The normies on their phones wouldn't notice but many of us do and appreciate a nice crisp 4k image. Yes youtube compression sucks but youtube 4k still looks miles better than youtube 720p.

[@kunalravindra]

SO true!!!

[@josuastangl7140]

@@TheUberKevlarYes it does, but KZbin will always play videos in 720p by default, if you don't manually set it higher. I bet the majority of people don’t know, notice and change this.

[@heroninja1125]

@@josuastangl7140 most people searching up 4k videos are going to watch it at 4k, just saying.

[@punchline5814]

So glad you released a new production video!

[@IbraheemM98]

This is honestly one of the best edutainment videos I've seen in years. Great stuff.

[@Guoenyi]

3:56 Jimbal lmao

[@coltynstone-lamontagne]

He just had to gif it up haha

[@LemonExtras]

Most underrated filmmaking channel

[@anthonytippett5997]

I got more out of the last two sentences than I did out of the whole video

[@ricardoantoniogonzalez9724]

No one talking about how this the only camera related video on this channel

[@AfoteyAnnum]

This video is HILARIOUS. I honestly love the way you've broken this down, and held no bars doing it lol #Subscribed

[@theAristocrap]

You bought me with the intro. Kudos to you sir.❤ Edit: and at 5 minutes in i am subscribed.

[@NerdyThrowbackTech]

A lot of knowledge in 18 mins

[@JarredCordova]

As an actual union AC, this was awesome and felt so pointed… but tbh working with the DSMC 3 bodies lately and getting a chance to work with the new digital negative… I’m a fan lol plus I don’t have 80k for a Alexa 35 package, I could afford a raptor however. But if I had a dollar for “that cameras a beast” I’d be able to afford it by now.

[@ericcoen8894]

Both Alex and red dsmc 3 are Tier 1

[@ludwig2345]

Do you run your own video production company? If not why are you buying your own camera?

[@JarredCordova]

@@ludwig2345 in the movie biz productions will rent gear either from a place like Panavision or from other rental houses or individuals that rent whatever. As an AC I’m in charge of all the expensive camera equipment, camera carts, computers, every bolt, nut, wire, I’m responsible for. Now imagine that I the AC could offer all the monitors, wireless video systems, computers to support all the tech as part of my hire… there’s an advantage there as well as real cost now imagine if I could offer a camera body as well! One can go from a union 5 week movie from making like 15k to maybe 30k on a single film as a below the line technician. That’s some real fucking cash you know?

[@nerdyneedsalife8315]

I'm a person who watches these videos for the knowledge even if I won't ever apply it. Cameras are like mics where there are definite tiers between each item. However, there seems to be some type of compromise unless you pay the price. It makes sense then that many film students stay stuck between tiers 4 and 6, they want to create content but they lack the funding as well as lack the initial knowledge of what makes a good camera.

[@randomchannel323]

Yeah it's silly when they focus on the camera when the real budget drainers are other stuff

[@josuastangl7140]

Probably the funniest video I’ve seen all week and the information was actually on point, incredible.

[@faneboom15]

I don't say this to content creators, but you earned it: I loved watching this video. Informative but also very entertaining, keep it up!

[@KhumoFiveTen]

Excellent and Informative video once again. Not shocking to see that I didn't know the majority of these cameras, and the information provided will be/is definitely a great continuous reference to go back to.

[@TristanA-d2b]

Like that you included the last segment about how it's everything outside the camera itself that makes a "movie looking shot", especially after you butchered my boy Micro 4/3's the way that you did haha. Obviously, it''d be nice to have the more expensive camera's, but I think the more important thing for me is knowing exactly what is provided for each camera, exactly what features are being added per price, and making that judgement call based of of what I think I can get away with. So, in parallel to your last remark, I personally saw Micro 4/3's are a blessing. I know exactly what are the trade off's as opposed to using a full frame camera, and it made everything a whole reality for me. Yes, I "have" the money to buy a full frame camera, but the reality is my productions would actually look LESS film like if I spent the majority of my budget on the best camera body and lenses, as opposed to investing a part of that money into literally EVERYTHING ELSE that makes a "movie looking" shot: lights, lighting attachments, c-stands, every imaginable piece of grip gear, audio gear, etc. I'm perfectly fine with having less dynamic range, less information in my shot, etc. Those aren't the most limiting things to me, but not having any gear to control the lighting in a scene, that's something that can't be forgiven. This video does help me paint a really good picture though, as I continue in my career it's exciting to imagine the upgrades I'll slowly be acquiring as the ball continues to roll. Also, I like the big dick energy, I'm confident you know more to this craft than any other creator I've seen on this platform, so you just earned a subscriber.

[@ebola2137]

I'm just casually watiching this awesome essey and wanna check out your other videos and DUDE YOU CREATED CLASS OF 09? YOU ARE MY HERO

[@robertwmoore]

Excellent information here. Thanks for taking the time to do this!

[@topguntech]

it takes some serious skill to talk that fast, talk sense, and roast just about everyone all at once. Really well done video

[@foxyfoxfilms]

Wow, such a good video. I’ve watched that two times already. This is my third time watching it. Such good video.

[@jamesmichaelcabrera9613]

Bro, this is the best video to learn about cameras. I went through so much throughout the years but you obviously know your stuff. I'm still with my little toy A7 ii

[@aimnone]

The intro of you roasting the camera community on youtube earned a subscriber

[@tayloririzarry]

One of the best openings to a KZbin video I've ever seen. 10/10

[@xmadeinwyoming]

This is awesome and criminally underrated, love this style of video

[@plamenmomchilovpro]

18 years of youtube. this is the first video which is real. Thank you!

[@digitalcanvas4444]

This is awesome! I hope this was submitted for some kind of award. I'd vote for it.

[@eletor]

This guy must be really good at using a video camera

[@joshuajthaxton5616]

crazy comment find

[@IIIOldSchooLIII]

I found this really informative. Thank you, Mandark!

[@K3zz21]

Bro managed to exude the most stereotypical quintessential personality of a jaded cynical cinematographer who just hates anyone who dares to touch a camera 😭🤣. Nonetheless I appreciate the education I got from this video.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

i used to work music festivals and doing the interviews etc, you know the red bro's comments were spot on... and they always absolutely had to tell everyone how much resolution the camera had.

[@PiotrPiotr-mo4qb]

This video is about me. Bought stuff for 30k+ to make shitty not narrated random clips of backyard or whatever, to show it to my family.

[@PhilRMcGregor]

Great video. For my own stuff, I work in Tier 5. I used to shoot for a company that worked in Tier 6 - all dance competitions and other related events. My workplace is in Tier 6 - Sony vlogging cameras meant for staff use. My goal is to get them into Tier 4, or upper Tier 5 at least. Also, I helped out on a shoot when the RED camera first came out. The camera was one of first 100 REDs made, and it had terrible work flow. It had to reboot with every battery change, only a few minutes but a lifetime on set.

[@LarnuuWorks]

Was Class of 09 shot on a RED?

[@jeffreyhughes7107]

I worked on the first two seasons of Young Indiana Jones (George Lucas) in the early 90s and that was shot on 16 mm. It was very common to shoot television on 16 mm because tvs weren’t high definition and square. In set decorating we would make the distinction between working on a feature or a “movie of the week” (MOWs) by making a square with our thumbs and pointers as to say “low quality”. You could get away with exposed drywall screw heads on TV. During the “film era” we’d have a “film break” where at a prescribed time we’d stop shooting. The 2nd AC would remove the magazine and karate chop the film. Remove the exposed film, can it and send a PA along with the rest of the previous exposed film from yesterday to the airport to send it to the lab. There was a liturgy to it. I appreciate the speed and quality of digital but it’s kind of also ruined the work environment or I’m just getting too old to keep up. The first show I worked on that was digital was Army Wives - completely different. Now with streaming and HD tvs it’s feature quality on a TV schedule. The set decorating crew size has tripled to keep up with the speed of digital. I feel like Netflix and the like has made production work so corporate and not as fun as it once was.

[@nickarchy846]

This was easily one of the best videos I’ve ever seen

[@beoxsgaming9388]

THANK YOU!!! (I may or may not have started twitching when you talked about the Red One....)

[@jordanridenour1309]

Literally subscribed 30 seconds into this video. That roast was perfect. I feel seen.

[@SoundPlanning]

This is a wild edit, must have taken awhile!

[@travis2405]

I have been blessed with another guide to something I will never use myself, but love the humor in and the concrete

[@charlieparis3454]

This guy just made the easiest and quickest sub ever. The fact he doesn't care at all about the big names on youtube is great. I have been looking for a guy like this for cameras! He reminds me of Dankpods but for cameras.

[@jacopoabbruscato9271]

Finally a truthful depiction of the camera creator KZbin space

[@JakeXLS]

always love these videos man, keep up the fantastic work to cut through the BS that’s online

[@FalloutUrMum]

This video has me sold, time to get a micro 4/3rds camera

[@xchelidze]

we need a guy like you in photography!

[@hencepstudios1384]

Don’t stop making videos bro😂 you nailed everything 🤌🏽

[@steampunkerella]

i always enjoy these kinds of videos from you

[@kallan2255]

As someone who worked with a lot of these cameras in the 2010s, this is a great overview.

[@boy-who-likes-bats]

man, i'll trust you just from the quality of this video. this should be an entire class.

[@NoTraceOfSense]

Speaking of class… eughhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@ValViz]

Great presentation, really like your sense of humor and express exactly how I feel about the current market for cameras.

[@TheReminecers]

Proud to have officially joined tier 3 today with my new Black magic Pyxis 6k

[@HPRshredder]

Just stopping by again to say this video was hilarious. Extremely solid.

[@akyhne]

"The Celebration" (1998), which has been in and out of the top 250 list on IMDB, was filmed with a handheld camcorder.

[@V1aviation]

Man did I love watching this. I make simple compilation video's of airplanes landing and taking off, but I am NOWHERE near a videographer. Seeing these tears cracks me up and actually makes me realize that my Nikon Z8 is barely capable of anything cinematic.

[@Orangienblue]

you NEED to make more videos like this. I'm so tired of people that act like they like filmmaking and all they ever shoot is desk footage of the newest iphone

[@robind506]

seeing how these cameras slowly consume the shoulders and waists of the operator, with counterweights and booms that swivel and such, it makes me wonder how long until you just have an entire ironman-like chest-piece that you just hoist all day

[@camerasaremything]

Dude this video is actually amazing

[@littlellama4157]

Love this video, I have been around the pro photo industry my entire life thanks to my dad, and it has turned me into such a snob when it comes to everyone and their dog saying that they are “a photographer” but couldn’t tell me what a prime lens is and what advantages it has, or what it means for a lens to be “fast”. Everyone just talks about MP and how their phone is 100mp, cause I’m sorry to tell you it’s not, it’s pixel binning…. Someone one tried to explain to me that a full frame was larger than medium format, because full is larger than medium. On a side note “full frame lenses” are a bit of a misnomer, cause any lens designed for a censor like aps-c will be full frame to that sensor.

[@zteir]

this is one of the best videos I have seen on KZbin lol. Love it.

[@Blank_Immortal]

It's always great to see that regardless if you are shooting stills or cine the make it or break it part of the process is knowing your equipment, knowing light, and not being an idiot.

[@TomSaw_de]

Dense video my dude! Appreciate the sharing.

[@gabeshootsfilms]

I'm entering film school and was looking to buy a cinema camera. This video came at the perfect time!

[@karasu9]

Extremely valuable video. Thanks soul brotha

[@giovannidalforno7469]

This video was HILARIOUS, thank you for this pill

[@zee6240]

I have never seen this channel and i want to go to college for this kind of stuff and i feel blessed to find this channel

[@JOHN-HUBBELL]

This guy sounds like a teacher who didn’t wanna be a teacher but the first option failed so now he’s taking out his anger on his students😂

[@KKBG]

This video is so good, I subscribed immediately

[@lalaeuro]

Thank you! Excellent breakdown.Yup, not much to add - had many on the lower tiers like everyone else here no doubt, day-dreamed about others - still have a Sony A7III - know friends who will only work with Arri etc. So yeah, thanks, you're spot on, and funny re the Red Camera Groupies!

[@philambrez]

Fantastic video!

[@markussiahaan2006]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL. SUBBED

[@kunalravindra]

ATLAST!!! Found the holy grail of legit information...I have arrived.. Thank you keep them coming..

[@LENSDADDY]

This video was awesome. Happy tier 3 user here

[@spinachhouse]

Thank you for making such an informative video!

[@gothjim325]

Spot on.. very informative.

[@j2wentyflip]

My man, that was amazing. Thank you.

[@CluelessEngineer]

This is such a good video lmaoo. Thanks fr.

[@ArifGhostwriter]

🇬🇧 👍🏽 January 2025 OMG - who are you!? Love your wit & sardonism! Subscribed!