My $0 Camera Rig
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- A quest to reconnect with my old camera gear, a custom wooden handle, a trip to the Indy 500, tiny lenses, and thoughts on the nature of limitations.
Footage was captured in 2.5K RAW with the Magic Lantern custom firmware for the EOS M. I planned to mention Magic Lantern in the video but it didn't really fit the script. I plan another video on this camera down the road though.
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I don’t really ask for subscribers in my videos, I feel it interrupts the flow.
But if you enjoy, make that number go up a little higher, I appreciate it 🤠
Just found some of your stuff. Subbed, dude.
I would be cool if you could do a video without color correcting just to see what kinda of video comes out straight from the camera.
@@DogWaterChamp Thanks!
@@davibills It’s shot in RAW so without any changes it looks super flat. I basically pumped the contrast and saturation to make it look normal, and then I tuned it a little warmer and more of a blue pop for the film ish look. I might post something more in-depth on my second channel after this where I could show the footage straight out of camera, there’s a lot that got skipped over to keep this video concise
This video was served to me after watching some grainy days content.
Genuinely stoked it happened and can't wait to see what you come up with !
(I must have been just under a minute into the video and after hearing you talk and seeing how it's all been filmed and edited I instantly went to subscribe.
HOLY COW THIS FOOTAGE IS HEAVENLY
THANKS!
Set vibrance to infinity and ruin the footage
It looks like straight from the 70 or 80a
@@eloreneloreneloreneloreneloren Wdym, its a creative choice not a fucking color calibrated pantone test footage
I think that's more color grading than anything, but still nice
Totally loved the vintage color correction. And yes you are totally right, better equipment does not translate into better results, it is the effort, creativity and love you put into your work, keep it going.
Thanks! I’ve got more coming for sure. Part of the vintage look comes from the light bloom the old lenses create
Van Neistat vibes.
@@pahwraith absolutely a big inspiration
Don't think you can call it correction though.
@@JakeyWakeykinda oversaturated and overexposed sometimes, eh?
There are so many different ways to describe how good this video is, images, the content, the story, the lessons....you have a way of wrapping all up in to one package so authentic and pure it becomes cinematic. Very good job sir.
Thanks 🙏
This wasn't even really a documentary but there are so many lessons to learn here and the production quality is so high, that I deem it worthy to go into my top tier doc list - to be studied in the future as I embark on this film making journey of mine
I absolutely love the look of the footage from this setup.
Thanks so much man - that means a lot
Aha! As soon as I saw EOS-M, I knew this was going to be “brought to you by Magic Lantern”. I
@@artistcommunications1930 I just rocked with the imperfections, not even sure exactly what stairstepping is, but the old lenses are so soft that moire isn’t much of an issue
This video has passed The National Swag and Epicness requirements
THANK YOU DJ LOBOTOMY
This is the most majestical thing that I have ever seen in this website, keep up the amazing work man
I’ve got more coming for sure 🙂
storytelling at the highest level, it felt like I was watching a documentary throughout the whole thing, the footage is amazing
Thank you 🙏 means a lot
I enjoyed every bit of this video , not only does it talk about how much you can do with limited hardware , but it also feels relatable when it comes to the stuff you learn by having that limited hardware and trying to push it to it's full potential. I liked the vibe of it , the color correction , the editing and the script , amazing job.
Thanks 🙏
Why am i crying the whole video ?
How the process of the creation can be so emotionnal ?
The cinematography, the story telling and editing are amazing. Please keep doing what you are doing, it is a gift.
I gained a lot. You gave me a reason to dive into my old gear and talk about how it made me who I was, who I am. And hopefully, with the re-realized energy. Who I still might be. Appreciate the video. It gave me true 2010-2016 vibes. All you had is what you had, and that was enough. I look back and think I have 5 times what I started with. But I made that work and it was always invigorating.
Thanks 🙏 I’m glad I could provide some inspiration
I'm shocked to see this quality considering how many subscribers you have. I loved the video and subscribed right away. It really reminds me of my old Casio digicam that my father bought me way back in middle school.
Thanks! I had 300 subs when I posted this so growing quick lol
I think you have learnt a crucial lesson in your development which is what we often see as limitations are in fact desirable attributes.
For sure
I love this.
When you look at photographers most of all you see is buyers, buy this filter buy this strap buy this lens and loads of other crap.
But you're a maker, and in a hobby full of "creatives" that is surprisingly rare.
Wow I'm glad I found you! You're an old soul sounding ahead of even your own time. Keep on truckin'
Thanks man, means a lot
Love it. Your physical and digital aeshetic is giving Neistat Bros. + GxAce.
"Learn the lessons I can, with the limitations I have now, before there gone." - words to live by
surprisingly, touching, and deep. Impressed, genuinely. Love your style, subbed
Thanks for the support 🙏
Man!! What a beautiful video. Absolutely stunning. Also your studio/work area is a master piece on its own 👌
Thanks!
@@EvanMonsma I just watched the rest of your movies and they are all quality 🤘. Superb keep at it 👍
@@studioyan Glad you like them - new one tomorrow
@@EvanMonsma sweeeet I can't wait I'll be sure to watch it 👍
Really loved how you have a style to show what you are showing
Yo.. I’m 26 w/ 2 kids and a wedding photo/video business with my wife.
This video inspired me in too many ways to count as a creator and I thank and commend you for putting this much effort into your art.
it’s hard having kids (and constantly being around them) to justify any project of this mastery but I’ll do what I can with what I have when I have it 👌🏼
Will say tho my FX3 and a7iv with the Pantex smc 50mm 1.4 lense make great combos 😅
Started on a GH5 though with a TH-cam college degree and a dream of one day getting quality low light capabilities lol
ADHD rant done ✔️
Glad I could provide some inspiration! FX3 is totally a dream camera for me that’s a solid setup. And GH5 still does great work! My employer still uses them for multicam shoots and my buddy just picked up two for himself
@@EvanMonsma 100% man I still Loveeee the GH5 (other than it’s sluggish AF)
Sadly I made a deal with my wife that I’d part ways with mine to get the FX3.
Great camera tho no doubt, the diversity of wedding lighting is just too much for micro 4/3 IMO
I came across your video quite by accident. I have no words; the video is great. I like the custom wood grip for the camera, but I really liked the emotions in the video you made with that little old lens and your story about the limitations. You made me think about my life when you said, "It's made me think; I wonder what obstacles I'm dealing with right now and look back fondly. So I guess this is a reminder to myself to learn a lesson that I can from the limitations I have now before they are gone."
I've started collecting vintage cameras after i got one from the 40s and one from the 60s for free at a yard sale. I've just gotten my first SLR camera from the 80s and I had a lot of fun taking pictures with it.
909 subscribers as of watching this. I seriously thought you had at least a million. You have earned mine and deserve more!
Growing quick! I was at about 380 when I posted this 🙂
Great story telling. I love the anti “buy a new camera” idea.
Thanks!
This is magical... thanks for making this! I LOVE the colors!!
this video deserves several million views and so all the others!! great great GREAT style, keep going man, i found my new favourite yt channel!
Thanks so much man! That means a lot
"Learn the lessons that I can from the limitations I have now before they're gone", is legit a sentence that I live by. I've been blessed with stuff that I need and want for a while now, but I still remember my roots. I used to make videos out of my used Samsung Galaxy S5 that was borked, both hardware-wise and software-wise. Even though it was on it's last straw, I still used that phone to record and create some gameplay videos on my channel. Nowadays, I'm currently majoring in graphic design, and therefore owned a powerful enough laptop, nice monitor, microphone, and also a Canon M50 MkII. I learned to make works of art, decent videos, and even a platformer game as my university projects and with those new equipment, but still trying to make the best out of them. As I'm going to be upgrading soon to a new PC soon with a very big performance bump, I'm grateful that I have learned a few things, that I probably won't learn if I'm being pessimistic and ignorant with my limitations.
the audio in this video is so so good
bro the fact that you only have 300 subs is mind bogoling
Spread the word 🤠 I’m trying to get that number up haha
I love the dreamy vibe of this video, the blurry lens distortion at the corners is amazing
Really love the usage of the blade-runner-esque synth soundtrack! Solid video
Amazing video all round! Great story telling and humbling, respect bro good luck with your journey!!
Thanks man
damn, what a great story and philosophy. i’m excited to follow your journey. you’ve got a great camera presence. reminds me of the neistat brothers but doesn’t feel like mimicry, just an evolution of the form with your voice. dig it.
Love the vintage vibe of this video.. Takes me back to my Art School days in the mid 90's, when all I could afford was a cheap Russian made SLR camera.. The best part of that experience was learning to work within the limitations of the camera and then getting the majic to happen in the development and printing process.
Hey Evan, I just wanted to say thank you for encouraging me to try filmmaking! Vintage lenses on a Fuji film body does wonders!
Im so happy to hear that! I bet the colors with that combination are amazing
Absolutely beautiful work, these lenses and even some newer ones like Vivitar look so good. I just got my first old used lens, a Vivitar 28mm which will be 42mm on APS-C, and I'm really excited to use it by itself and see what I can do. After all, like you said, limitation *is* the mother of creation! Amazing video
Thanks! Yeah I’ve been wanting to try vivitar lenses they seem sweet
it was like a cold water moment for me when you said how you paid for your m50 with everything you had, and yet my first camera was my m50 and after my upgrade to an a7, its basically just been sitting in a bag for the past year or so. even my a7 has had its long periods of sitting, and its definitely never done anything serious in the year that i've owned it, just small photoshoots recording videos, personal stuff, no footage ive used after I loaded it to my hard drive.
recently started pulling out the m50 and playing with it, but im certain it will be a long time before it gets the appreciation its always deserved, much like most of my gear
M50 can definitely be a solid camera. Thanks for the comment!
Insane editing man you deserve at least 100k subs cheers from New Jersey
Thanks man! I just gotta show the algorithm some consistency and I’ll get there I hope 🤞
Great video, Evan. Awesome vintage look. Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.
You made a great video with the tools you had at hand . I also liked that you used your grandfather's old move camera lens 📷.
Really, really nice. A great point superbly made.
Thanks man!
I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER ONE $0 CAMERA📸 RIG PLEASE I love how you used stuff around your shop that you had laying around! Very resourceful, Evan!
I will literally make you one of these wood rigs if you want one
@@EvanMonsma ok but it's "Clickbait" for 0$ propably you have only air ;)
@@fhfddjvheufid6213 Yeah gotta play the youtube game a little bit. The intention isnt that the whole setup is $0 but the rig I made for it is.
@@EvanMonsma Yes, this is your sandbox.
There are many materials about cage or rig. Nobody uses $0 and talks about cheap cctv in the video but then uses classic vintage lenses in the video material ;)
This video reminds me a bit of a do-it-yourself guide, after which the CNC machine is turned on.
The quality of the material is too good to push a fairy tale with 0$
I watched this entire video assuming you had thousands of subscribers and views. Great video.
Thanks! Hoping to be there soon haha
Dude this video was great! Keep it up
Wow, this is amazing! I love old lenses too and use them on my Sony A7III, but the footage that you get out of this camera is amazing!
That was an outstanding story and really makes you want to take a step back and reassess things. 10/10.
man.... netflix should rent your gear.. the footage using your old gear is awesome and classic
Man this is awesome! Really liked your concept. It just reminded me of myself taking photos with my phone.
man, you're very creative and those footages are unique and beautiful. instant subscribe!
Man that was great storytelling.
Thanks! means a lot
Amazing video. Great premise and the heart of it was present throughout. Subscribed.
This is unironically one of the best TH-cam videos I've watched, and I connected a lot with it. My life has gone in a bunch of wacky directions and not exactly in the overall trend I was expecting or wanting, and here I am only dreaming and fighting to escape the path I'm on. I'm metaphorically stuck with my old camera longer than I should have been, and while I do need to move on, your lesson about making use of and learning from the *limitations* we have before they're gone really struck me. Thank you for this video and some beautiful visuals to pass the time, you made 10 minutes pass in the blink of an eye.
OG eosm, c Mount and stateazure. Match made in heaven
This was a really cool video to watch, you had my undivided attention the whole time.
Love the philosophy and the result equally! subscribed
TH-cam at its very best. Inspirational. You’ve have more than earned my sub of this one beautiful video. Bravo. ❤
Thanks 🙏 means a lot
Dam, I was just scrolling by and just happened to click on this video. it caught my attention the few seconds. Love the concept and how you put this together. Very documentary like. very gripping and very inspiring. keep it up. you have a gain a sub and like from the little guy in the Fiji islands. cheers
Thanks 🙏
Don't be harsh on little great EOS-M. I just love mine. It's no so limited as a person might think. I still like a lot the images it produces. Your thought about limitations is really poetic and deep. Great thinking. Thank you.
Glad I found your channel and this beautiful gem of a video. Looks like a classy professional documentary cine video from the 80's. Loved the story, the audio bgm, voice over, and man I'm in love in with the colors (my favorite). Wow! This became my motivational video to lift myself. Thank you for this lovely gem! Earned a subscriber ! ❤
Thanks man 🙏 appreciate you
Thank you for your work
The Neistat influence is strong in this one
Absolutely huge inspiration
Almost cried, that's part of my life too
what a delightful video... and an amazing lesson that i think many photographers and videographers could use. definitely rooting for this to blow up
Thanks!
That was beautifully done
So you just keep tools and wood in your truck? That’s so cool! You are a filmmaker and handy man all in one.
Thanks!
Wow! You replied to my comment. Definitely subscribing. I’ll be keeping up with your channel.
this is great man, thank you so much for putting this work out!
Thank you!
really good work m8, love the wooden "rig" :)
This video had me captivated from beginning to end. You've got serious skills, please keep going!
Thanks so much!
This was a joy to watch
I would hesitate calling this a Zero dollar Rig. Like, someone couldn’t replicate it without having a lot of equipment on hand. But holy cow, man! This is some excellent footage!
The message here is using whatever you already have to its limits, not buying anything new. Not specifically duplicating the camera I had. Hopefully the title wasn’t too misleading but thanks for the constructive criticism instead of being mean 🙏 appreciate you
Love your work, amazing!!!!
This video and the footage was incredible 👏🏽
Got that nice 1980s look to it I like it!
Yeah for sure- the vintage lens helps!
@@EvanMonsma Did you happen to show how you were able to put it together?
love the idea of making it for your own sake ;) just subscribed to see your future works and so on , peace from Korea
Thanks 🙏
Awesome composition ❤
100% deserved a sub hope to see more of you
Thanks!
Enjoyed watching your video, I completely understand your ethos about creating content on a budget.
I'm all for a bargain camera and trying to push the boundaries if it's caoabilities.
I've added your channel, hooefully you'll connect with a retro photographer?
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Van Neistat Energy! I Love it
I love your work it’s so like art peace I love your videos
This video made me cry
🙏 thank you
totally loved this one!
Thanks!
Whhhattt these colors. They just look so right. Im not smart enough to breakdown what tones and color casts make up this soothing footage. It’s like the colors of Call Me By Your Name or some dreamy 80s themed modern movie
Thanks, means a lot! Some of the look is color grading and some is just the old lenses making everything look dreamy with light blooms
@@obscuretenet Definitely - I think the wide angle C mount lens I used might have also been relatively modern, not sure
Another subscription earned sir!
Thanks for the support! Also I liked your video on clip art lol
dude, your footage is incredible! super underrated!
Thanks!
Beautiful video mate, well done
Yup. That’s a sub from me. Awesome work, man!
Thanks!
This channel is gonna blow up, I know for sure
I hope you’re right! I just gotta stay consistent :)
damn what a video, congrats man this is amazing !
you are a great story teller. this video was both enjoyable and inspiring to watch! thank you muchly.
Thanks!
That was a fucking awesome video mate
This is terrific. Subscribed.
Thanks man! I appreciate it
It's not actually"limitations", but "imperfections", either via clean results or easy procedures, always remember that these imperfections are what molded us to become who we are and what we can create today, giving us the confidence we need to innovate and inspire other people... The EOS M is a really good camera, and you showed it in this video... But it was the M50 that got you better right? It just means you weren't good enough for the EOS M back then. Sometimes it's not always changing to improve, but adding 😊
Necessity is the mother of invention
looks great, lovely video. Gained yourself a subscriber.
Thanks!
The EOSM is a dream and if you ever want to work on some film camera builds hit me up 🤠
Thanks man - for sure!
bro this is so janky but the results are like an acid dream, weirdly nice.
Storytelling skills go way over the latest and greatest gear. And yes, limitations feed's creativity. I got a bit emotional there when you talked about your grandad's old camera, that's what a good story is about, something the viewers can relate to. Awesome work, love the vibe and feel!
So good to hear, I’m glad you liked it!