Tour of the Best Cinema Camera Money Can Buy 

Meanwhile, Gene's Red Scarlet is sitting home in the dark, waiting for him to come home and explain where he was.

I imagine having this camera and then having only my dog to film.

I would actually love to take that to Disney to films my kids with

I got to use one of those things in film school once! The thing that impressed me most about the Alexa lineup, was just how easy it was to use and operate them. All the settings, dials and buttons work so intuitively that I didn't have much of a problem finding everything I needed, even as a first time user. Arri utterly embarrasses RED when it comes to ease of use.

Potato Jet: "You guys ask some weird questions!" Also Potato Jet: "It tastes like a parking meter"

“...I can’t tell if it’s the camera or the performance that makes it...” lmfao Steve

This is probably one of the most valuable videos on RU-vid right now for filmmakers of all levels. Filming our own stuff is how we find our shooting style, and how we perfect our craft, but when getting booked for a real shoot it's golden to be able to say I have an idea of how to function this camera. Thank you for sharing. 🤙🏽

This is a perfect opportunity for you to recreate the movie, UP, in real life!

That tripod costs more than all my camera gear.

Dude... I would literally give everything and more to spend a day in this studio. Being in the company of my absolute favourite creator would be a cherry on top. Great job!

Hey, thanks for the subtitles/closed captions in this video - makes it way easier for hard of hearing and deaf viewers. Most creators rely on the automatic RU-vid ones but they're not great. So thank you for these ones!!!

I just shot a film last week on the Alexa Classic EV (you can only get that or the Mini in Ireland). Hadn’t shot first hand with an Alexa before, and I’m amazed how easy they are to use. Loved working with it

You forgot to mention Arri was sponsoring this video and there is a give-away of this camera!

This is so cool!! The Arri simulator looks awesome, really comforting to know they're doing they're best to teach us how to use the equipment. Thank you Gene, you rock! 🤘

I'm just waiting for potato jet to say "we are giving away one of these. and write the comment" 😬😁

I love how much "emotion" that camera lends to the scene of Steve reading a book, it was such a simple task yet appeared majestic

1:34 Next week on Potato Jet: "Filming my family at Disney Land With ARRI Alexa

Wow, that remote focus system is neat AF. Having all the information literally in your hand, crazy stuff.

I love the idea of the simulator to get used to the menus before a shoot. Great tour of the gear. Love to watch crew shoot with it

dude your personality is dope. u make your vids so easy to binge. thank you! hope you hit a million subs soon.

Absolutely loved this vid - yes to cine lens vid..!!

I want a "Potato Jet: Straight Outta Camera" shirt!

I am blown away how much knowledge do you have!

I'm just here just because man.lol I have no experience with cinema cameras but it's so much fun to watch and listen as you give us the tour. I can tell you really love this stuff.

Ahh, good ol' Alexas, just love them to death. Currently on a Union feature with two Alexa SXTs and one Alexa Mini, all with Master Primes shot mostly wide open on T1.3. The LFs and Mini LFs are real money, though!

Nice of you to share a "how-to" ARRI

WOW---Moonshot video--you just sent your channel from super fun/informative to absolutely essential.....your posts get better every time...thanks!!

I'm very thankful to see the footage of arri

13:51 music sounds like a 1980's film of a high school kid riding a bicycle over to a girls house to confess his love to her.

The Signature Primes are so of the nicest lenses ever.

I think it's an amazing feeling to know when you arrive at your work place you get to shoot with one of these bad boys. Everything works so well together.

Best video youve made in a while. Love that high end stuff

"It tastes like a parking meter" With or without ketchup?

2017 Gene: " I would kill to use a Arri XT/LF" Gene 2019: "OwO"

this may be the best camera tech channel ive ever discovered!! wow thank u.

Insanely great footage. There, decision. Your clients are gonna be soooo happy.

Wow, that is incredible. I don't care what it costs, I want one.

“Which car can you buy for the price of the Alexa LF?” Jet: “A-a-any” 😂😂

Super interesting. Your enthusiasm sells it!

You're not going to get a ton of views on this one, but MAN, this was so enlightening. I have never understood what the big deal with this ridiculously expensive cameras is... but after this, I TOTALY get it. Thank you for working with ARRI to make this and explain this craziness to us dumbies. You rock man!

Yes so sick thank you gene💯 #filmmaking

i just waiting for you to make a video with the title " i just brought a new arri alexa LF!"

I'm just re-starting out as a movie camera OP with @TeamReflector after a serious illness affecting my memory - and this is the BEST video you've ever made Gene. So helpful, so approachable and informative. Thank you! :)

This is so awesome, thanks for showing it to us!

What, no giveaway this video? I had my hopes up, I want an Arri camera lol

Oh wow, why do you need colorist when you re shootimg with this, that looks sooo good without color grade!

Wow. How cool that you have access to such beautiful cameras. Congrats. Have fun!

haha finally i got to catch your video after uploading, thanks to you Potato Jet now am taking an extra 17 minutes of my study break.... I LOVE YOUR CONTENT

Fans: stop flexin on Red Cam Gene: let’s go withe Arri Alexa

bro stop flexing on us . i'm over here recording everything with a phone

Potato Master Class!!!! Absolutely amazing can't wait to learn more about these awesome cinema cameras

The 1st AC controller is pretty fascinating! Thanks for the BTS!

Potato casually holding a lens that costs more than my car 😅

You know, I can only feel kinda anxious, when realizing, that with my health issues, and yearly wage of my family of $3000 (from 3 to 5, but usually it's 3), not only I can't afford even mid-range mirrorless, but also very basic stuff for filmaking, and I don't have any cinema clubs nor even acceptably good movie schools or something even remotely similar in my region, which is generally very poorly developed in terms of creative culture. I bought a6400, and now wanna sell it and buy X-T3, but I guess I'm not gonna be able switch to X-T3 soon. I'm 50\50 photo video shooter (but more video), and after more than a year of savings I initially bought Sony a6400, which is a great camera, but due to some tech issues (poor focus included, which is truly odd considering not that many people talked about it) and really annoying sensor dust attraction, it wasn't suitable for me. I was on hurry with my purchase, because at the time I needed to film an interview with elderly person, which had a lot of health issues, and could probably, you know, die. And due to possibility of that interview be the final moments of the life of that person, I wanted to film that in rather good quality etc. When a6400 launched it was ridiculously overpriced in my region, about $200 more compare to officially announced prices. The initial price was roughly 1/3 of yearly wage of our family, so it was pretty substantial purchase for me. Weeks after I filmed that interview Sony announces a huge discount on a6400, which was about $158. Some stores claimed that it's gonna be until November 3rd, but discount is still there. So, just like that, even if I try to sell my a6400, I lose a pretty noticeable amount of money, and I'll still need a lot in order to buy X-T3 (kinda afraid to buy used, due to scams and frauds, which is sadly pretty common in my region). And now, even if I'll be able to get X-T3 what can I actually do? My laptop barely can handle 1080 footage, and on top of new pc I'll still need other equipment, such as gimbal, recorder (at least zoom h1n is very affordable). And there's no guarantee that all my efforts will pay off. So there's that. Sorry for whining, but I feel pretty much crushed and depressed because all of that, and just wanna share my story.

Thanks for making this video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Very informative. Love it!

Hit my mark, it vibrates. Brilliant!

And Im sitting here being happy with my D3400 :D

All the horsepower on that set, and he picks up a mirrorless on a stick. lol

Loved this one, very insightful!

I've literally been waiting for you to finally upload a new video

Would this be a good beginners camera to take Twitter selfies?

"Tastes like a parking meter" 🤣 I don't wanna know how you know that

Wow, that was a great video! Thanks for that peek behind the curtain on the equipment used by the pros.

Wow, that footage from arri alexa certainly looks cinematic af. I don't know what make it so, it just seems like it. Amazing stuff!

I cant rent one of these because the deposit is more than my net worth.

Wait, I watched this whole video and there’s no Arri giveaway?

Your excitement is overflowing.

LOVE how companies like ARRI increase learning about awesome products! NOWADAYS its looks like simple. I know isnt in the reality. Definitely need academy and labor BUT the experience with the simulators GREAT! BIG THANKS BRUH

ME: Congrats potato. also me: Why am I congratulating a potato?

"Tastes like a parking meter" my boy gene tasted a parking meter.

It’s always so exciting to find out that genes released a new vid

Having the depth of field change with the t-stop and displayed on the remote is amazing.

I sat through this whole video to find out how much it cost, and you didn't tell us. I feel cheated.

Riddle me this, what tastes like a parking meter and smells like Steve?

I love these types of videos !

I work on a bunch of TV shows & features, I'm not in the camera department but in the lighting department. But, I'm always around the cameras checking them out and seeing how cool it's rigged out. Seeing what works, why they're doing it that way, and what I would change if I were to be shooting my own production that asked for such cameras. It's pretty cool.

For this kind of money you can even buy a 35mm camera with film stock

Did anyone else think he had an IMAX camera for a second?

I actually got to see the Mini LF first hand a few days ago. A couple Arri reps came by with the camera and most of the Signature Primes to do a presentation (probably the same one they gave you) and a demo. My rental house should be getting the camera in very soon, and I can't wait to take this thing out into the field. Oh, and I got a free hat out of it. Those are always nice.

The camera is pretty cool, but that follow focus is on another level. I got more excited than I should have for that lol. It just kept getting better with each feature you mentioned.

*In my 40s and KNOW I’m going to sound like an old man* BUT.... Why are you young filmmakers trying to BUY these $50,000-$100,000+ cameras to shoot indie projects/“potential” Netflix projects that may or may not see the light of day? Most are financing these things and wind up selling them in the end. Not to sound discouraging (I encourage creativity), but the bright eyed dreaming of most of you is unbalanced. We RENTED equipment - as do most major studio houses (even if its renting within, it’s still a rental budget). So why is there encouragement for some random person to buy these six figure setups, which require multiple people who know what there doing? As someone who works with the Union, I implore you to RENT - or use a Blackmagic, GH5, or other sub $5,000 camera if you MUST have a body/lens in your permanent custody. Not a studio appropriate $100,000 rig. Unless you come from a wealthy family that is.

Arri told them they could do what ever they want to, Gene licks the camera 😂

Very detailed and simple video 👌🏽 lovely

Wow it's like a movie, crazy !

Did I win anything? Im second here. LOL

"You guys ask strange questions" Yeah, but dude, who decides which questions make it into the video? 🙃

I saw the ig you posted on the arri and couldn't wait for this video

Great intro into ARRI. Well Done!

I just found my camera charger after months, and after 2 hours of recording piano, the footage corrupts :(

But can it run Crysis?? WHOOPS! Wrong place. I’m lost. Need directions. Help. Please!

Cant wait for that cinema lens episode

Bloody fantastic video PJ

first

*doesn’t tell price of the camera* :/

I’m a 50 years old movies lover from Italy and last week I finally took home an old ARRI ALEXA CLASSIC. It’s a 5200 hours ex-rental camera, totally serviced by ARRI at Monaco last year, and with many accessories. It records only 2K, is cumbersome, is heavy and colored like a war tank. But I just don’t care… After owning BLACKMAGIC, CANON and SONY, this was my dream. And is finally a reality. The next step is to find an old external ARRIRAW recorder like CODEX or CONVERGENT DESIGN. But I’m in no hurry. Cheers from Italy.

7:48 A camera simulator is a really thoughtfull thing to put on your website. Learning where to find each setting can be done way more intuitive that way, especially when preparing for a shoot.

He's giving me anxiety how he just moves through those hella expensive cameras so fast.

Once again a "Really interesting" video... Keep up the good work Potato 👍🏼

This is is a great video. It allows the average guy to understand what truely understand what a real cinema camera is all about. It should inspire all filmkers. Most of the featues are about turning films out efficiently. If you are cranking out films everyday, they make sense. I know someone who has used an Arri Alexa but his four feature films used something more ordinary.

Loved it. Kind of a "behind the scenes" feel for filmmakers. Do more. Thanks.