**Which cameras have you owned or used?**

NorBro said:
But what if a person's work is 100% indoor interviews...what would built-in NDs do for him or her? You know?

Not saying mine is or was, but it's like if I was filming a talk show every day on a tripod...why would I need IBIS? Or 4K/240fps?

Features' relevancy is dependent on the end-user.
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I’ve had to roll ND in many, many times indoors so that I could open up, depending on the environment, background, etc.
 
I understand. It was just an example in which I didn't elaborate to include the specific conditions (ones not including windows or bright lights where you would never use ND and instead require a bump in the ISO) and assumed the reader would grasp the thought-process.
 
The worst camera purchases I've made:
Panasonic AF100. It just let me down on IQ.

The best camera purchases I've made:
Canon 5D mkIII. It worked great for years and was a joy to use before I sold it.
Sony FS7. Still going strong after +4 years.

Other cameras I liked:
Fujifilm X100T. Great looking pictures in a compact body.
Panasonic GH1. Really liked the features and IQ at the time.
Sony F3. This was a serious camera with a superb IQ.
Sony A7RIII. Great AF and IQ.
Sony FS5. Becomes more and more enjoyable to use over time.
 
This was my first....

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Cameras I've owned:

Minolta Autopak-8 D4
Minolta Autopak-8 D10
Beaulieu 5008_S w/Angenieux 6-80mm
Sony DXC-1800
Ikegami ITC-350
2 - JVC GY-DV5000
* Canon 7D
* Panasonic HMC-80
* Panasonic AF100
* Panasonic PX270
* Canon 7D Mk. II
* Panasonic DVX200
* Panasonic UX180
* Panasonic EVA-1

* currently still have these

Cameras I've used extensively but never owned:

Bolex H16 Rex V
Arri 16SR w/Zeiss 10-100mm
Sony DXC-1200
Sony DXC-1600
Sony DXC-M3A
Ikegami HL-79D and E

Many others on a short term basis ...

- Greg
 
Owned list only

I will also title my reply, proof that filmguy is not a cameraholic:

Sony Digital 8 camera, 1999
DVX100, 2004
HVX200, 2007
AF100, 2011
GH4, 2014
GH5, 2017
EVA1, 2017
GH5S, 2018
S1, 2019
 
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Owned...

Canon XH-A1s
Canon 60D
Canon C100
Panasonic GH2
Canon C100 Mark II
Canon C300 Mark II
Arri Amira

Used...

Arri Alexa XT
Arri Amira
Red Epic Helium
Red Epic Dragon
Red Scarlet Dragon
Red Scarlet MX
Red One MX
C300 Mark II
C300 Mark I
C100 Mark II
C100 Mark I
Sony FS7
Sony A7s II
Sony A7s
Sony FS700
Panasonic GH2
Panasonic GH5
Panasonic Varicam LT
Panasonic EVA-1
Panasonic Broadcast Camera (forget model)
Panasonic HVX200
Panasonic DVX100
Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 1DC
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Canon 70D
Canon 60D
Canon t2i
Canon HV30
Canon XH-A1s
Canon XH-A1
Canon XL-2
JVC GY-100a
 
I've never owned a movie camera, always rented or used production company/broadcaster equipment. The first camera I used on a professional job was an Arri35-BL4, the most recent a Panasonic EVA1.
 
J.Brown said:
The worst camera purchases I've made:
Panasonic AF100. It just let me down on IQ.
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Funny, I replaced an original Red One with an AF100 back when computers were still too slow for same day turnaround.

The AF100 paid for itself the first week I owned it and continued to generate revenue for me until I sold it to it's second owner.
 
Really! Are we going down this path. It all started in the mid sixties. Makes me feel like a dinosaur looking at my list :)

Owned plus some others. I can't recall the model numbers of the missing ones. Cameras are in no particular order other than from memory!

Film

Eclair NPR 16mm
Cinema Products CP-16 x 1
Canon Scoopic 16mm (what a weapon in its day)
Doiflex Reflex 16mm (poor mans Japanese knock off of an Arri 16S, wasn't bad!)
Arri 16S with 3 x Zeiss lenses (upgraded from Doiflex. Still own it)
Bell & Howell (clockwork wind up) 16mm DR 70s x 3 (still own all 3 in their original brown cases)
Pathe Professional Reflex 16AT BTL 16mm (a great bit of kit and great to use)
Beaulieu 4008 ZMII Super 8mm (Rolls Royce of Super 8mm)

Video

Sony DXC-1600 and VO-3800 VTR
JVC KY-2000 + JVC CR-4400 3/4" U-Matic porta pack + Panasonic NV-180 VHS porta pac
Panasonic WV-555 + (3 x Saticon 1/2" tubes)
Panasonic WV-777 + (3 x Saticon 2/3" tubes + Sony VO-6800PS 3/4" U-Matic porta pack
Panasonic M5 VHS camcorder
Panasonic AG EZ1 (Mini DV)
Panasonic WV-F700 + Panasonic S-VHS and adapter with SP Beta BVV5 back
Panasonic AJD-700 DVC Pro 25 x 3
Panasonic AJD-910 DVC Pro 50 x 1
Panasonic NV-GS120 (Tiny palm sized 3 x CCD mini DV camcorder)
Sony TR8 Hi 8 Video camcorder
Sony V6000 Hi-8 camcorder
Hitachi Z ONE, Z1B, Z1C and Z1D + SP BVV5 back
Sony BVW-30 + BVV1 Beta back
Sony DXC-537 + PVV 1 SP Beta
Sony DXC-637 + PVV 3 SP Beta
sony DXC-3000A + Sony VO-6800PS 3/4" U-Matic porta pack
Sony DXC-M7 x 2 + BVW-25 x 1 (Beta) and BVW-50 (Beta SP) x 2 porta packs
Sony PVW-400 SP Beta camcorder
Sony DSR-PD150 (Mini DV)
Sony CVX-V3 (Mini Cam + DSR-V10 VTR)
Sony HVR-Z1E (HDV and Mini DV)
Sony HVR-Z7E + HVR-MRC1K CF card module + HVR-DR60 (HDV and Mini DV)
Sony DSR-PDX10 (DVCam and Mini DV)
Sony PMW-EX3
Sony HDR-TG 1E (Very samll flip screen HD video camera, fits in a shirt pocket)
Sony DVW-790 Digi Beta
Sony FS-700
Sony PDW-350 XDCam
Sony PDW-700 XDCam
Sony PXW-X70
Sony PXW-Z90
Sony PXW-FS7

Don't start me on linear analogue and digital edit suites, VTR's, switchers, mixers, DVE's, Collage and Aston (like Chyron) CG's and Qantel Paintboxes and fly away OB kits.

Chris Young
 
Trouble is some of the code is missing. There are three cameras in my mind and I can see them all but cannot for the life of me remember the model numbers. One was a small Sony single CCD camera that ran a 10 pin cable to a VTR. Awesome for small spaces. Remember jamming in behind a crane operator in a tower crane to get POV shots down to the unloading of a ship. In fact I can't even remember where and when I let that go?:(

Chris Young
 
David W. Jones said:
Funny, I replaced an original Red One with an AF100 back when computers were still too slow for same day turnaround.

The AF100 paid for itself the first week I owned it and continued to generate revenue for me until I sold it to it's second owner.
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Actually it wasn't a funny experience at all. Just frustrating as it never gave me what I wanted.
 
J.Brown said:
Actually it wasn't a funny experience at all. Just frustrating as it never gave me what I wanted.
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Mine gave me exactly what I wanted, a fist full of dollars.

I used it on mostly tier 3 automotive where it really didn't need to match the quality level of the tier 1 work I was doing at the time.
 
In order of owning:

Panasonic HVX200
Canon 7D
Canon 1D Mk IV (sold it because I didn't like the moire at the time)
Canon 5D Mk III (kept it for stills)
Sony FS700
Panasonic GH4
Panasonic GH5 (current main video cam)
 
Started with a Sony VX1000 and VX200.
Several hi-8s
Panasonic HVX 200
HPX 170
HPX250
Sony A7SII
Sony A7III
Multiple Nikon DSLRs through the years.
 
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