My $300 Sony Cinema Camera | The Sony FS7

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I explain how I purchased this cinema camera for only $300 out of pocket cost.

@JoelGabrielsen

Instagram: @vidpromike
Mike Perez: Storyking Studios

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[RZtheDP]

Great deal and great looking sample footage, Mike! And I agree, you don’t need to spend a lot to get a lot these days - something I talk about in an upcoming video. Thanks for sharing, good stuff!

[JeremiahLiew]

Your test footage is incredible. I wasn't expecting it to be that good 😂

[MartinLisius]

Welcome to the FS7 club, Mike. Currently the best cinema camera value. Go get a $1000 FS7 and make $1000 a day shooting with it. Still a quality 4K camera. Still Netflix approved. Highly adaptable, rugged, reliable, and ergonomic. It’s not just for passion projects. You can make real money with it today.

[bryce_grier]

Just purchased one for $700 from KEH. Excited to get my hands on it & glad I’m not the only one showing interest in these still

[KekeBeatzTV]

For your test footage at around 6:00, which logs did you use in the settings?

[AdamMurtland]

Just picked up a used FS7 Mark ii through a similar scenario. It arrives tomorrow. Pretty excited.

idk i gave the fs5 a few chances but i really do not like it BUT the fs7 is amazing for the money, pair it with joel famularo luts and it totally delivers

[MasterGoat]

I was able to get a fs7 mark 1 with a 28-135 PZ lens, a hard case, like 4 or 5 xqd cards that were all 120gb, and like 6 first party Sony batteries for $1600. I love the fx30 but I felt for $1600 going with an fs7 was a better option since it would be cheaper and had a solid lens included instead of having to pay at least double that for an fx30 and a comparable lens as well as any additional rigging!

[geezfpv]

Great vid! I have an FS7 m2 and love the image quality- tweaking the color is not an issue… it works as a great companion with my FX3. I was born in Bakersfield- love seeing someone on here with a Bakersfield connection! Oh yeah and the Phantom Luts are awesome!

[basspig]

I still have my two Sony fs7s with xdca backs on them. They're still new to me as I've only had them for about 11 years I think since I bought them new. As for that magenta color thing easily fixed in DaVinci Resolve in the color page.

[julianmcintoshfilms]

Hey Mike, nice video! I have the FX30 and love it! but I've also been eyeing out the fs7 for it's documentary capabilities; XLR ports, internal nd, dials and buttons on body for OTF audio and video control, etc. Don't you think it's worth it to make the switch for documentary focused jobs? :)

[B]

Shoutout to the Panasonic GH4

Set up with an external monitor you can still get really great footage when recording externally

[CrankyCameraman]

"Sony color, " I recently learned this was intentional as an attempt to match the previous generation of Sony cameras, going all the we way back to tube televisions cameras. The purpose was to apply gradual color change to make equipment upgrades incremental for big operations. Example, a truck OB company with a fleet of 12 trailers x 12 cameras, can spread out the capex over a few years with gradual impact to operators & customers.

[thepassionprojectdoc]

The FS7 is a workhorse have been using one since 2015. 99% of the shots on my channel are from the FS7 mk1

[theowlfromduolingo]

I've been shooting on the FS7 since this year. This camera is still very capable, it only seems to be bad when you compare it to modern Sony cameras (FX9. FX3, FX6 and of course the burano).
The S35 it not having the new Sony electronic NDs aren't really a con, but the lowlight and unreliable AF sometimes slow you down. My only real complaint is the build quality. The plasitc body feels a bit cheap and not a durable.
But again this camera is from 2014.

[ruffdraft]

Is the Sony FS7 Mark 2 a full frame cinema camera or a crop sensor cinema camera

[cameramanbill]

I have both an FX6 and an FX3, with hopes of being a day 1 FX9II buyer if/when it comes, and I’m interested in getting an FS7II and FS5II. Part of it is because they’re cameras I missed out on buying “back in the day”, and I just love to have toys, and another part is that they are still workhorses that can make you money. Like I would love to take the FS5II on my fishing trips over my more expensive FX6. Sometimes I still marvel at images I see out of FS7 stuff. Maybe it’s the S35 look, who knows. I’d skip the MK1 and go for a II, personally. If you want to buy one to use on jobs, be sure you have the timecode module. A gig I did sound on, the DP didn’t have that and so we kinda dropped the ball for the production company.

[buttersyo]

Mike - have you tested the stock phantom fs7 luts vs the WB offset versions in a multicam setup? I love them with my fx6 and am about to test a setup with both regular vs WB offset. Keen to see if you have any thoughts on using the two styles of LUT.
Picked up a fs7mii last week fully stocked with shape hardware + vct plate; 5 128GB XQD's; batteries all for 1kUSD. Have been wanting a second camera for ages and this seemed to be the way to go. Paired with a fujinon mk 18-55

[GeorgeGuillory]

Thanks for sharing! You got an awesome deal on that one!

[daniellove]

I made lots of money with an FS7 but it took me so long to get the color right.