This 10 Year Old Sony Cinema Camera Can Shoot 4K 120 FPS 16-bit RAW!!

What older cameras should we take a look at next? Let us know down!

Is there any E-Mount adapter for the F55?

Review the Sony CineAlta mkii lens set!!!!

can you record to a blackmagic video assist without the external r5 recorder?

Its crazy that nowadays, if you want global shutter + genlock, the only option is komodo. F55 is an excelent camera for ICVFX with a led volume.

Why do you have to buy add ons with sony products to get the best out of them???? "We can film top quality footage*" ..........
.......*(if you buy an additional product to record external)

Awesome. Im currently testing an F55 and enjoyed watching this. Still on the fence if this is what I need or not!

Would you call this a beginner's budget camera?

At the time when the Alexa Classic was selling for $6K USD, I was contemplating the Sony F55 as well. This was going back to 2020. In the end, I went with the Alexa. I haven't regretted that decision.

Imagine this sensor in like an FX30

Everyone always overlooks the F5. Sony gave the F5 a firmware update to include nearly every feature of the F55 other than the global shutter and extended color gamut which are inherent to the sensor. I picked up a rigged out upgraded F5 for under 3k.

Jeez the specs are amazing - i wonder why canon or Sony refuse to offer an attached external recorder on the mirrorless offerings ??

God how useful this video is!!! thanks Man, I watched whole video and I found that I knew about camera. please make more useful contents like this about alphabetic expressions of photography and Video camera. thanks a lot, subscribed

I wanted to shoot a film with his camera 7-8 years ago. Unfortunately it had a huge fixed pattern noise that was a nightmare in low light. It was replaced by an arri studio

If sony were to bring out a new RAW recording unit that included standard NAND SSD, that would improve workflow to such an extent that they would sell thousands instantly, garenteed

Amazing video mate!
I have a spare one for sale if anyone is interested. :)

Anyone got any tips for affordable recording options not using the default SxS cards or the bolt on Sony recorders ? It seems Atomos support is good so that is an option (if you don't want >60 fps). I've seen SxS to SDHC card adapters but no experience, anyone ? And what about SSDs as media, is that possible ?

Could you make a video on the sony f65 because I would like to buy this camera. Is it possible to buy it in reserve with 50% of the amount? Thanks !

i want it

That would make one hell of live streaming cam.

Hi, I do have a question. is 3000 System Hours are too much for this F55? and what is the life od this camera? at what point or hours this camera is expire?

Great video and great plug for what is arguably one of Sony's best workhorse cameras. It truly is the Swiss Army Knife of pro cameras. The R7 really breaths new life into the F55. It's almost like a new camera. X-OCN is a dream to work with, plus the higher frame rates in 4K with no pixel binning or cropping. It's a shame that the R7 and media are so expensive. If you have a need for it, it's definitely worth it. This camera pays for itself in no time.

How about a Sony HDW F900R from 1999. Full HD.

Does anyone knows, why my GMS soft soft is diffrent ?

OH!!! I loved this camera!!!
I learnt filmmaking on this one!!!

Great video!

Used this system on a recent shoot and really want to buy one.

This camera is still used at NRK (Norwegian National TV)! We used it for a kids show called Bablo, and it gave great results for such an old camera compared to our newer ones. A bit more finnicky, but with an experienced DP that was no problem

F55 is a future-proof camera builded by SONY, I bet it still shine in another 10 years. Never seen any better camera in the market compare to F55. As we all know FS5, FS7, FX9, FX6 are toys, while the real beast is F55 + R7 raw recorder.

This has been my dream camera since 2020. And now the eBay price is going to shoot right back up 😭

Shit colour. Full stop.

Except that it's 1000x more complicated that what it seems

Why would anybody wand to buy a ten year old camera, outdated technology??? When you can get a RED Komodo instead or even an old ALEXA for that price ???

We have owned a F5 version since 2011. It is STILL our primary interview camera. We’ve invested so much in lenses, batteries, a monitor, cables an a heavy duty tripod there is no financial incentive to replace it. It has always been our policy to ‘invest in the best’ so the equipment postponed obsolescence for as long as possible. But this unit defied all expectations. And it has endured the Canadian Arctic, the bottoms of iron mines, the bowels of industrial rubber operations, deep damp forests and yet was always ready and waiting for studio work.
That said: the slow startup, the huge expense of the raw optional accessory, the huge expense of the cards to record raw and it’s overall unergonomic form factor means we would likely not pickup a second used unit.
Still… great, great investment for us.

I’m curious about the DR of this camera as measured by Imatest compared to other modern cameras.

Does the FX6 outclass this Pro camera from 10 years ago? That’s a really interesting question.

I use this camera on most productions for almost 10 years. My normal setting is 4k 50p RAW. I love it! The image quality is infinite better than fx6 and the fx9. I shoot a lot in harsh conditions and the robust F55 build is just great. I’m looking at a Venice 2 to replace it with, but it is so pricey. Why isn’t there a Sony cam between fx9 and Venice? Massive gap between those!

Nice film about the Sony F55. I have the F5 with a Raw recorder too. But you forget the card reader in the calculation with the recorder and card. The AXS-CR1 is not available and the AXS-AR 3 is very massive from the price

Thank you for making this!

4k is all 99% of TV are - plus only a few services stream 4k in limited shows.

I have the F55 and R5 16 bit raw recorder, the Sony Japan six pack of SCL T2.0 Cinema PL primes. I also have the Ursa Mini Pro 12K but the F55 is still so relevant today, there is no reason not to keep using it.

Can you also make a review of the Panasonic varicam 35 or the LT? Quite hard to find a decent review of it nowadays.

Do you all ship to the US or just the UK?

Ben Cridge spotted. Great acting

Arent those the same specs as the FS700?

Still own own one, still use it for multiple Nat geo shoots. On my last shoot out in south america I tried to make the transition from F55 with DVF 200 to FX9 with Zacuto Kamelion.... Lasted one day with it. Went back on to the F55 which we had as our back up camera set up. The Sony EVF is so far superior to anything else out there, and so far Sony haven't produced one for the FX9, and I don't think the Venice is as good operating wise as the F55, with all the assignables in the right place on the body for docs which the Venice lacks, not to mention the crazy over pricing of the Venice. Long live the F55.

We still use the F5/55. As long as you’re not needing crazy low light performance, these cameras are total workhorses.