10 Years with the Sony F55 - Reel
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- I’ve had my F55 for 10 years now and wanted to showcase some of my favorite shots I’ve captured with it over those years. These collection of shots are mainly from the outdoor adventure work I’ve done.
Hopefully this is a good indication of how a 10 year old camera holds up in todays camera world.
As a recent F55 owner, this reel is a massive confidence boost. What out-of-this-world images you can produce with this sensor in capable hand such as yours. Incredible. Simply incredible.
Thanks for the kind words 😊
Yes it still puts out a nice image and you can pick them up for a bargain these days!
welcome to the F55 family
Makes you realise how insane it is that people swap camera bodies every six months, right? Fantastic!
Yeah, true! Haha. Thanks 😊
True, but the people who swap bodies that often are doing so with prosumer grade cameras, not flagships. The F55 has been succeeded by the Venice and now Venice2 in the same time that a dozen options in the sub $5k range has been introduced.
I just can't stop watch this masterpiece....
Thanks! Glad you enjoy it 🙂
The alias free detail of those distant vehicle actually just blew my mind. Haha
Very beautiful shots. The F55 is still a beast. I have an used one (with the R5 Recorder) and love it. The RAW from the F55 is simply magic.
Yeah it’s still a great camera to work with IMO. Especially with RAW.
Wow this was so well done! Congratulations on 10 years of great work.
Thank you 😊
Half the time I've seen footage from this camera, it almost is in the most clinical approaches, even though this is a cinema camera that is GORGEOUS. I take you are shooting on 16-bit RAW given the gorgeous colorspace?
These are only getting more and more affordable, and one day, I'd love to make my Sony a7sII my B-Cam for extreme low light
@@Ryan_Wiseman Hi Ryan.
About 90% of this was shot internally in XAVC, not RAW. When shooting XAVC in the F55 I always shoot the class 480 variant. I find the extra data rate always helps.
Nice work man. :) Buy once, cry once. Same is true for a lot of things. Even our first Red dragon still whips the pants of most camera's - even some of the newer reds - in quality. It's what you do with it. And you seem to do pretty bloody good. 👍
Thanks mate 😊
Yeah it’s so true and surprising how well these older cameras are holding up against newer ones. A buddy of mine actually bought an older red not long ago as he preferred the image over the newer ones. I’ve got newer Sony’s as well and I can definitely tell the improvements in the newer models but there’s certain things I prefer the F55 for.
Yea great stuff. Still amazing system, especially if have the raw recorder.
@@SkellyGamingCreates Thanks! Yes it still does a good job at keeping up with the newer cameras IMHO.
Amazing catches. Inspiring.
Thank you 🙂
Beautiful footage. A cinematographer told me about this camera and I'm hooked
Yeah, she still holds up pretty well today in my opinion.
Anytime I seen Sony bring out a camera system in the F line, it’s always had magic to its pictures. I’ve admired the F55 ever since I first seen it. Your pictures absolutely showcase why I love the look of this camera. Wish I had one.
Thanks so much 😊
Great camera still that holds up well.
Those shots are simply inspiring and make we want to go there. The skill of a true artist with his tolls.
Thanks so much Matt. Kind words ☺️ Hope you’re well.
@@venture_films yes we are well
What a beautiful reel. I was watching, for the 1st time, a program called Somebody Feed Phil and it was made on the F55. I'm glad I stumbled upon this. Thanks.
Awesome - Love the F55 - it's the real deal - and in the hands of master like this it’s next level
Yeah, she still holds up well today ☺️
This camera has no time limit. It's forever above every other cameras I could think of till presence.
Yeah she held up well for a long time 👍🏼
OUTSTANDING choices, mate.
Thanks mate!
Absolutely stunning!
Thanks! 😊
Fantastic work :)
Thanks! :)
Absolutely holds up! Thanks for sharing this.
My pleasure. Thanks!
Hey Venture Films! So I bought an F55 and I'm so happy I did. I did some test shots using XAVC 480, and it's just stunning. To me it's up there with the Alexa Classic, perhaps slightly more digital looking, but I don't mean that in a bad way... It almost has a 3D feel to it. The image just pops, and I think it's totally unique. Another difference is that it's so small and light that's is still able to be a solo operator camera, while still being able to be a full production camera. It's really unique and I think it's the best and most overlooked camera right now for making films. Thank you for putting your amazing work on here to inspire me to take a chance on this beautiful camera!
Glad you liked the video and great to hear you’re happy with the F55 😊
It still packs a lot of punch with more modern cameras in my opinion. I’m still using it on film jobs alongside my FX6 and FX3. I think I’ll keep using it till it dies (whenever that will be lol).
I always use XAVC 480 and the vision comes up fantastic. That and RAW for the bigger jobs.
Happy shooting!
Really pleasing to watch, also its an inpiration how to make good quality travelling video.
Thanks very much 🙂
Wow really good work !
Thanks! 😊
Great reel! Excellent images.
Thanks! 😊
very beautiful
Thanks!
Im really excited that we're getting to the point where "old" digital cameras still hold up. Maybe they will stop pusing new cameras every 3 months and the ones we own will start holding their value better
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Look how well the F35 still holds up: czcams.com/video/OiRD3GcjmKk/video.html
Well the f55 in Germany or f5 is selling between 2500 and 4000 euros wich is low price but that's good, more affordable now. The thing with some old cameras is that now is a good moment for them cause now we have good place where you can post the image and see it in a very good quality
WOW!! What a crazy reel! Was most of this shot with raw to get the incredible colors?
Thanks! 90% of the reel was shot in XAVC - a mix between the 300 @ 480 variant.
@@venture_films Simply phenomenal work, thanks for the answer!!
@@tptrsn No problem! 👍🏼
how did you preserve so much detail after the CZcams upload . This is fire
Hi there,
I uploaded it to CZcams as a 4K ProRes HQ from memory. Either that or a 4K 10-bit HEVC at a high data rate.
@@venture_films Yeah, it might be counterintuitive but I guess the quality improves if you upload in ProRes. I usually upload in DNxHR and it looks better than a regular h.264.
@@ochiuldesticla Yeah. Give the youtube encoder a HQ 4K (and above) intra-frame codec and it will do a great job.
Awesome work 👍
Would love to know what profile you use, Slog, Cine, HLG or other?
For the slowmo do you shoot in 1080 and up-res or use Atomos?
Would love to see a video where you talk through your process and thoughts on using the FS5.
Cheers
Thanks!
This was shot with the Sony F55 though - not the FS5… All shot in SLOG or Sony RAW. Some of the slow motion is shot in 4K XAVC at 120fps. The other stuff is a mix between 180 - 240fps at 2K and upscaled to 4K 👍🏼
@@venture_films Ah I missed that it was F55 🤪 Some similarities anyway so thanks for the info 👍 And of course the tools come after the talent 😉
Beautiful footage! When comparing the image quality alone, how do you feel the F55 raw images hold up against some newer cameras like the FX3 and FX6?
Thanks!
That's a tough one. I own and use alongside the F55 an FX6 and FX3. There's definitely features in the FX line that make it easier to obtain a 'nicer' looking image directly out of camera. Things like the ability to custom white balance in Cine EI mode, newer colour science, less noise on the new sensors etc are all terrific features that help with this. Saying that though I'm able to spend a bit of time in the grade with my work so I can get them matching pretty good. Having the option to record 16-bit linear RAW or even XAVC480 on the F55 combined with sacrificing a stop or so of highlight range for a cleaner SNR makes it a completive camera to hold up against the image quality of newer cams IMO.
@@venture_films Thanks a ton for the info! I have been trying to decide between the F55 (Which I have wanted for a long time) or a newer Sony camera, and I think this helped tip the scales. All this in combination with the fact that the F55 has a global shutter... F55 it is! (:
@@nicholaspitts9720 No problem!
Image quality aside there’s probably some other things to consider as well. With the F55 being over a decade old now spare parts and repairs might start to be an issue. Also, compared to the more modern FX series navigating through menus and boot up times on the F55 are slow. When I turn on my FX6 it takes a few seconds and you’re ready to shoot - super fast. I try and avoid digging through menus to change settings and have created ‘all file’ recalls which can be accessed on the side screen of F55. I just select which mode I want (4K 25fps, 2K 240fps RAW etc) and the camera reboots into that mode. Still takes around 30 secs though.
@venture_films Makes a ton of sense. Even if the image was better in the F55 (which it's arguable both ways of course) it's definitely the more unwieldy choice for many reasons.
Luckily, in my current situation, I am able to choose the older, slower, more hunky camera just because I like the image alone. (: but I agree it's definitely something one should consider. Thanks so much for the detailed info! And that's a great tip on the recording modes!
@@nicholaspitts9720 No problem. My pleasure. Happy shooting!
thanks!
You’re welcome 👍🏼
great value camera, It was a toss up for me between this and the f35 I ended up grabbing the f35 but this was a close 2nd.
I’ve been thinking of picking up an F35. Love the images I’ve seen from it. You happy with it?
This looks amazing. What’s your favorite lens to use on this camera?
Thanks! I really like my Canon 30-105 cine zoom on this camera. The majority of these shots were filmed with that lens.
This looks incredible and is easily the best F55 footage I have ever seen!
I'm thinking about picking up an F5 or F55 later this year as they can be had for pretty little money now. Anything one should check? And do have any experience with the F5 as well?
Thanks!
Yes they can both be picked up for a bargain these days. I’ve not had much experience with the F5’s, only the F55’s. These days though the cost difference between 5’s and 55’s is very little so I’d definitely recommend getting the F55 if you can.
@@venture_films thank you very much! I there anything I should check regarding a used purchase?
@@venture_films And did you mostly shoot RAW with it? Or was that the compressed codec? I was pleasantly surprised by the highlight rolloff in some of these shots and was wondering if that was due to a RAW recording.
@ 95% of that reel is shot using XAVC. A mix between XAVC300 and XAVC480. The rest is shot in RAW. Most of the time with projects I shoot XAVC480 and I find it grades up nicely.
Regarding things to look for I'd be checking for dust on the sensor given the age of the cameras now. That and audio input working fine.
@@venture_films Thanks a lot! Your input is much appreciated!
Was all this shot with the R5 raw addition
On about 5-10% of this video was shot using either the R5 or R7 RAW recorder.
Beautiful grading ! which codec you used for this reel ? RAW 16bit ?
Thanks! 90% of this is XAVC and the rest was shot in RAW.
wow!!
Amazing work, it's beautiful! I was wondering how much of that footage is RAW, and wondering your thoughts on the image difference between XAVC 4k internally vs the R5 RAW? Is the RAW worth it? I've been looking for footage comparisons, but can't find any! Anyway, excellent work, and thank you!
Thanks! 95% of that footage is XAVC. More specifically XAVC Class480 variant. RAW is great also. A really nice format to work with if you’re doing some heavy grading. RAW will also hold up better with things like specular highlights and any banding pretty much doesn’t exist. To be honest though it’s extremely hard to visually tell the difference between XAVC and RAW with simple grading.
@@venture_films Thank you so much!! I'm about to buy a Sony F55 kit with the R5, AXSM reader, all the extras... I wasn't sure if I should resale the RAW bits or use them. I'll test it of course, but I don't think I'll notice the difference either... I'm a "LUT" sorta guy, so heavy grading isn't a thing for me! I was looking at the Sony FX30 for a lightweight rig (currently on Blackmagic P4k)... Any thoughts on that one? Thanks again for your response!
@@halocinematic3127 Yeah to take advantage of RAW you really want to be taking it through a proper colour pipeline in Resolve or another grading app.
The FX30 looks like a great little thing. A mate of mine bought one the other day and is really happy. In my opinion it’s easier to get a more pleasing image straight out of the newer FX series line of cameras compared to the F55/5/FS7 etc. That’s not saying you can’t get great images from those older cameras but it might take a couple of extra steps (depending on lighting and the scene) to get similar results on the older cameras.
@@venture_films Thank you for your insight! I'm going to give the F55 a shot, and hopefully my shots will look as good as yours (with any luck)! Thank you for posting all the beautiful videos, and thank you for the help!!
@@halocinematic3127 My pleasure. Happy to help :)
Stunning. Are the super slow mo shots internal codec or external raw?
Thanks 😊 Nearly all are internal XAVC and then there’s a couple in RAW (XOCN).
@@venture_films it's amazing most of these shots are XAVC. just based on the dynamic range and how beautiful they look I would've guessed it's all raw
@@danielhuang2488 Yes XAVC holds up well in the grade.
I use the F3 together with Nikon D7000.
I was actually about to buy an F3 back in the day and the same week I was going in to order it they announced the F55/5 lol
Bro this is probably the best FS5 work I've ever laid eyes on. Great compositions. subjects, and grading in post. Is this external? What lenses are you using?
Thanks! This is the F55 though. Not the FS5 :)
95% done with internal recording and the rest on the R5/R7 RAW recorder. Lenses were a mix between the Canon 30-105 PL cinema zoom and Tokina 16-28 PL cinema zoom 👍🏼
@@venture_films nice man sry misread F55 haha nice. It looks like that R7 turns that camera into the incredible hulk!
@@sixofsixwell 95% was not recorded on the R7. So the internal recording seems to be super good quality as well.
@@RubenStuveling unbelievable
@@RubenStuveling is the fastest internal framerate 60? and what's the fastest FPS that it can record externally? Thanks again!
Still recommend in 2023?
If you can pick it up for a bargain, yes. Especially with a raw recorder. I still use it on shoots alongside my FX6 and FX3. Currently been using it for the last two weeks on a job.
@@venture_films what do you think is a bargain price? IN uk it’s going for around £2,100 without recorder. I’d love the AX7 recorder but it’s expensive.
@@danieIlondon I’ve seen them going for around AU$4k - $5k which I think is pretty good.
just bought this camera from Adorama last June with tons of accessories for what i consider a steal. can’t wait to really get shooting on it. did you use a R5 or R7 on any of this footage or is this just straight off the camera?
90% of this footage was shot internally in XAVC and then the rest is RAW or XOCN from the R5/R7.
@@venture_films NICE!! real inspiring stuff right here.
@@derrwolf Thanks! 🙏🏻
@@venture_films just followed ya on IG and Vimeo🫡🫡
@@derrwolf Thanks! We’re active on instagram but haven’t put anything up on Vimeo for years 😅 Mainly CZcams and our Facebook page 👍🏼
Did you shoot raw?
About 95% was shot internally with XAVC. The other 5% was Sony RAW and X-OCN.
What frame rate have been used in the slow motion scenes (like the helicopter flying one) ?
That would be 180fps
@@venture_films In 2k res?
@@carminedepaola8018 Yeah 2K. The max 4K frame rate you can get from the F55 is 120fps in XOCN with the R7 RAW recorder.
@@venture_films What is the max frame rate in 2k on the F55 using the R5 recorder ?
@@carminedepaola8018 240fps with R5 in 2K.
How do you get such stable motion? Especially on those parallax shots
Those shots were done on a Kessler slider and probably a bit of stabilization in post 👍🏼
Curious of your go-to lenses?
The Canon 30-105 cinema zoom pretty much lives on this camera now. If I need wide on the F55 I’ll use the Tokina 16-28 Mk2 cinema zoom 👍🏼
Hi, what wonderful work!
I have the possibility of acquiring a complete FS7 with its raw interface, the complete AXS-R5 cine alta recorder and an AXS-512S24 card all for $2300, is this a good opportunity?
Do you think that with the FS7 I can get closer to the quality of your images (even if it only films in 12 bit and rolling shutter)?
Best regards ;)
Hi Pj,
That’s a great price for a kit like that. I find the FS7 sensor a bit noisier then the F55’s but saying that I’ve seen some amazing work produced with those cameras. They’re super popular. You’ll be able to get some great images on it 👍🏼
Thank you very much for your response, I will buy it now!@@venture_films
@@venture_films Good evening,
Good evening,
I'm coming back to you because I've finally made the decision, the f55 is too heavy for documentary, so I bought a Sony FS7+ Raw extension unit for a total of $2000 (Sony FS7+AXS R5+ HXR-IFR5, + 512 GB card + card reader)
For the moment I'm still missing an xdca fs7 extension that I'm looking for for around $200 to use 12 bit Raw.
While waiting to find it, I am currently stuck with the xavc 4.2.2 10 bit format, do you think that with a good exposure of the s-log and a clean calibration, I could get closer to your results with this compressed format ?
Regards ;)
@@pjworkinprogress Hi there,
Good to hear you got the FS7.
Absolutely. The FS7 is capable of great images when shooting internal XAVC. I’d personally rate the camera at a lower ISO in CineEI mode so you’re shooting at least one stop brighter though. Correct the exposure shift in post and you’ll have a cleaner image to work with 👍🏼
Most of the reel above was shot in XAVC.
@@venture_films Thank you for your advice, so if I understood well with my beginner English.
Do you advise me to overexpose my image in cine-EI with an additional diaphragm (stop) to have more information which I then correct?
When I was working on the Sony a7sii, I was working with one or two more stops to limit the image noise on s-log3 and "limit the banding of 4.2.0 8bit"
Regards.
What lens did you use for the shot at 2:25?
Canon 30-105 cinema zoom
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Are there any specific things this camera does better than, lets say, an FX6 & FX9?
I’m a fan of the XAVC 480 codec and the 16-bit linear RAW the F55 can do. The FX6/9 can only do up to XAVC 300. Saying that though there’s definitely an improvement in the sensor tech of the newer FX series cams so you can push that XAVC 300 codec further then you could with XAVC 300 on the F55.
There’s certain visual traits in the F55 image that I like more then my FX6 but they’re only subtle things that most people really wouldn’t notice. I still use my F55 alongside my FX6 and FX3 on pretty much all my shoots.
@venture_films Thank you for your thoughtful response. Much appreciated.
@@mr.frandy7692 f55 is global shutter
Very nice!!! We already own one for one year now... We have the pictorzoom DZO lenses on it... Which lenses did you use with the shots?
Looking forward to your reaction! :)
Best regards, Robert
Thanks Robert ☺️
The main lens used on these shots was the Canon 30-105 Cine zoom. Other lenses used throughout the video would have been Zeiss CP.2’s, Tokina 16-28 Cine zoom and a Sigma 150-600.
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