Great video! I'm going to love my new S5 like a child as I adventure into my rekindled photography hobby. As someone on a budget who hasn't shot on a camera since 2018 (RIP my Nikon D40), I'm so happy that I was able to find an S5 for $745. I have missed shooting so much, and finding a camera that allows you to shoot quality nighttime photos and videos is tough for under $1000!
Ive been recommending the OG S5 for a long time. You cant get more for your money, its that simple. I got mine for $700 new off FB marketplace, so no tax. You could shoot a hollywood movie with this beast. The autofocus is great, this creator culture hypes autofucus way too much anyways. Manual focus will always be the choice on a real set. Also, the photo presets are pretty sweet!
I agree I’ve used it’s with some old canon FD lenses and it’s 10 out of 10. Also some people say it’s not good for wildlife or sports, but I will disagree because I’ve put a telephone lens 70 to 300 and I got amazing pictures out of it
I got mine (pretty cheap) a month before mk2 came out and was devastated at first but realised I only use AF for photos anyway and have no issues at all. Great bit of kit!
I'm a die-hard S5 user, I just shot a feature film using that camera, but one thing I have to point out about the video is that the Sony A7sIII has never been $3,000. $3500. Makes the S5 even more appealing. :-) especially when you consider that you can get it now for about $800-$1000 all over the place, while the Sony A7sIII has maintained its price pretty much, to this day.
@@RockWILK fair point on the a7s iii, i think there were a couple on sale used around $2,800 when I was writing the video but they have held their value pretty good. The S5 value is hard to beat though!
I love my s5 for general photography, better than expected. Ergonomics are spot on (similar to Pentax, better than my A7Riii) I originally got it as a backup (wt ibis/evf) for using the Sigma lens I brought for my fp&fpL..
Hello I'm thinking of buying the S5 or S5ii I'm mainly using it to film when my standup set will the focus and low light be ok with a S5 or do I opt for an S5ii I'm so confused but I really don't want to spend much
Hi! I was pleasantly surprised at the low-light performance of the S5 mainly because it has a dual native ISO of 640 and 4000. Depending on lighting conditions, getting a lens with a fast aperture will help.
@@lovdevbarpagacomedian For low light, I would look for lenses that offer an F-stop rating as low as possible, such as F1.8. A lower F-stop means you can open the aperture wider, allowing more light in. that combined with the relatively good low-light performance of the S5 will help out in your situation
Great video! I'm going to love my new S5 like a child as I adventure into my rekindled photography hobby.
As someone on a budget who hasn't shot on a camera since 2018 (RIP my Nikon D40), I'm so happy that I was able to find an S5 for $745. I have missed shooting so much, and finding a camera that allows you to shoot quality nighttime photos and videos is tough for under $1000!
I am your 1000th subscriber man, now back to recording videos!! lets go !!
A month late but we back at it baby!
@ great to hear!!!
Could not agree more , I myself have the s5ii and im planning on getting a s5 as a b cam !
Ive been recommending the OG S5 for a long time. You cant get more for your money, its that simple. I got mine for $700 new off FB marketplace, so no tax. You could shoot a hollywood movie with this beast. The autofocus is great, this creator culture hypes autofucus way too much anyways. Manual focus will always be the choice on a real set. Also, the photo presets are pretty sweet!
I agree I’ve used it’s with some old canon FD lenses and it’s 10 out of 10. Also some people say it’s not good for wildlife or sports, but I will disagree because I’ve put a telephone lens 70 to 300 and I got amazing pictures out of it
I got mine (pretty cheap) a month before mk2 came out and was devastated at first but realised I only use AF for photos anyway and have no issues at all. Great bit of kit!
Since I have the ii I just put my 1 up for sale, but honestly it's still very good, especially for photos.
I'm a die-hard S5 user, I just shot a feature film using that camera, but one thing I have to point out about the video is that the Sony A7sIII has never been $3,000. $3500. Makes the S5 even more appealing. :-) especially when you consider that you can get it now for about $800-$1000 all over the place, while the Sony A7sIII has maintained its price pretty much, to this day.
@@RockWILK fair point on the a7s iii, i think there were a couple on sale used around $2,800 when I was writing the video but they have held their value pretty good. The S5 value is hard to beat though!
Great breakdown. Might just go for this over the gh6.
Can be had here in the UK on MPB for less than £600 like new condition. A no brainer for me I think. Thanks for the video.
I love my s5 for general photography, better than expected. Ergonomics are spot on (similar to Pentax, better than my A7Riii) I originally got it as a backup (wt ibis/evf) for using the Sigma lens I brought for my fp&fpL..
You can use the Sigma 16mm 1.4 L Mount and get the full frame look in the APSC mode in 4k 60.
Hello I'm thinking of buying the S5 or S5ii I'm mainly using it to film when my standup set will the focus and low light be ok with a S5 or do I opt for an S5ii I'm so confused but I really don't want to spend much
Hi! I was pleasantly surprised at the low-light performance of the S5 mainly because it has a dual native ISO of 640 and 4000. Depending on lighting conditions, getting a lens with a fast aperture will help.
@leiyangphoto thanks 👍🏽 any recommendations on the lenses you are saying it's all new to me
@@lovdevbarpagacomedian For low light, I would look for lenses that offer an F-stop rating as low as possible, such as F1.8.
A lower F-stop means you can open the aperture wider, allowing more light in. that combined with the relatively good low-light performance of the S5 will help out in your situation
@@leiyangphoto thank you so much you have been really helpful 🙏🏽
Just for the record I use hi res mode all the time! Handheld is no problem with native lens! 50-1.8 🤌🏾
On which camera your headshot (this video) was shot on?
Bought a brand new s5 with kit lens for €999 incl. Tax and shipping.
no way
I managed to buy good condition used S5 mk1 plus Sigma 85 mm F1.4 DG DN 1300€
I genuinely would recommend going for the S5ii nowadays, it goes on sale way too often and that PDAF is way too good to pass up on for the price.
fair point, I'm hoping I can get my hands on an S5ii soon to try it out
@@leiyangphoto I have one myself and I adore it. It’s also a woefully underrated photography only camera.
The S5iix has the better autofocus, opengate etc .. but the S5 has better image quality
@ pretty sure they have the exact same AF.
Well i tracked the price of both and the s5ii is over 1000€ more expensive and that’s just not worth it for the small upgrades