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Hey Sean, thanks so much for your input! I love the tip of charging a kit fee and using sharegrid to get those numbers. Another tip I would add is that if the client is a huge corporation and they're going to be making a lot of money off of your work, I use Samy's rental catalog which generally has much higher prices than Sharegrid. This would be a great video topic in the future... perhaps a future collab video? :) Depending on the prospective client, my kit fee is either built into my day rate or charged separately. I'll generally feel it out and see where they raise pricing objections. If they need me to handle the whole project, most likely they'll just see my higher director/DP rate with the kit fee included. If my client is a producer managing the productions, I'll likely quote them my camera operator rate with a separate kit fee line item. Like you said, these are all just starting numbers that are flexible, but you hit the nail on the head that it's meant to help people feel confident in their pricing. I used to think charging $80/hr was so high, even 3-5 years into my career. I wish someone showed me the math as simple and straightforward as I did. Now it's easy to plug in different numbers to figure out the equivalent price.

@@fabian_mSt I totally respect that, but have a different approach that has worked exceptionally well for me. I’m a huge fan of giving things away for free, especially when I have the means to do so. To me, whether I spend money on paid ads, or give away a day or two of services at no cost to customer, it’s all the same to me. At the end of 2023, I gave away a free minute long video that took me half a day to shoot and half a day to edit. It resulted in connecting with a client that led to about $10k in revenue for 2024. The client ended up paying me a license fee to use my video again for the holidays. Getting big talent on my portfolio has also benefited me in so many ways. It brings instant credibility when meeting new prospective clients. All because of one free video!

@@itsalexoh Yeah that could be true of course, and it sounds like you have done it the right way! I think it´s great in the beginning but if you are a working pro (5+ years) I think the work should speak for itself. For me, freebies have been a way to actually make my work less valuable in the eyes of the customer or potential customer, or myself for that matter..

@@fabian_mSt I completely agree, especially for anyone that’s got 5+ years under their belt. Taking a read at my comment, I should’ve clarified that when I do free work, it’s only because I have an idea that I want to try and I’m the one that offers it to a client. I definitely will not take on any unpaid work if the client is the one asking me to do it for free! On that note, for people that find my prices out of their budget, I added consulting as a core offering recently and that has been a great way to generate more revenue in my business from clients I would’ve had to turn away last year!

Hey Richard! Appreciate you!

Hey Josh! Good to see you on UA-cam!

I completely agree with that and also why I love buying used. Used equipment make a much smaller negative impact on your cashflow and it is much easier to break even on. Other people may calculate it differently, but I only consider the C70 kit fees for the cameras' contribution to my cashflow. I don't factor in what I make from my labor, because that revenue is generated from my time and skill, regardless of what camera I'm shooting on or who owns it. With that said, here's my much more detailed account: Last year, I bought two used Canon C70s from a liquidation sale for the price of one brand new. I pulled the trigger because I had jobs lined up that would require two C70s. I charged kit fees on both C70s and in just a little over half a year, I paid off the first used C70. I'm on track to pay off the second one this year. Once they are paid off, they are no longer liabilities and instead assets, which means the revenue generated from kit fees becomes pure profit. Alternatively, if I bought one new C70 and rented the second C70 for the same gigs, I'd only have 25% of the new C70 paid off. By the time I pay off both of the used C70s this year, I would've only had half of a new one paid off. That's just on cashflow, but here's where depreciation really comes to play for me. If I decide there is another camera I would rather have in a few years, it's likely that the used price of the C70 will not go much lower than what I paid for it. This has been my experience purchasing used gear and selling them back on the used market after I have finished using them for my business. For anyone reading, this is my personal experience and YMMV! P, I would love to hear more about your personal experience and invite you to share your story!

@@itsalexoh That's awesome! I will be buying gear this year. It will be used. I looked into a C500 Mark 2. But seeing what Sony f 9 is going for, I may for that and still have enough to get a used fx30. I also didn't realize reselling the used gear. The depreciation isn't as bad if it were bought new. I would always separate my rate from gear. It surprises me that some don't. Anyhow, good man, keep up it !

Hey Erik, welcome to the channel! Glad you're here! :)

Hey Raymond, good to see ya here!

Thanks Alan! I'll have to feature you in a future course, maybe a more advanced one?!

@@livinginoklahomacityofficial thank you!

@itsalexoh what kind of mic is that?

@ this one in particular is the Synco Mic D2! I have a video about it here: ua-cam.com/video/Wuqjo_a8wmw/v-deo.htmlsi=1Hnc5XEMax-G5npV It’s plugged directly into my canon C70 via XLR. It does need phantom power, but the Synco Mic D1 can be powered off a AA battery and used with smaller mirrorless cameras. These mics are called “shotgun” microphones and the D2 in particular is IMO a really affordable dupe of the industry standard Sennheiser MKH416. The D2 is very directional and great at rejecting anything that it’s not pointing at! On a client shoot, I have it on a boom overhead right outside of the camera frame, but for an unpolished YT video like this, I don’t mind it appearing in frame! At the distance I use it at, it can pick up too much bass, so in post, I have it going through a low cut filter, scooped out the low mids before it hits a compressor, and then a boost around 3 kHz at the end for vocal presence! Are you editing in premiere by any chance? Maybe this will be my next video!

Wow, that's a great price! I've seen some floating around for $1600. eBay is where the real deals are at. I hope you're loving your new A7IV!

@@eddydrizzle Edgar, thanks so much for sharing! It’s so helpful (for me and everyone who lands on the video) to know what kind of deals people are finding. I feel like the prices you see on used websites are a good starting point, but sometimes, people are motivated to sell and put their cameras up for even less locally. Hope you are loving your basically new A7RV!

@@alanychung Thanks for watching Alan! Definitely makes me appreciate having you on all the things we work on together. It’s so important to have collaborators I can trust!

The Sony A1 is an incredible camera and at $4000-$4200 used right now makes it a great value for photographers who need its capabilities. The stacked sensors put the A1 in a tier of its own and compared to the A7RV/A7IV, there's really nothing limiting about the A1's video features as well. It's the ultimate hybrid camera and I would say deserves a video of its own!

Hi Rafael, thanks for watching and sharing suggestions on how I can improve my videos in the future. My goal is to build a team to help me produce better videos as the channel grows!

Hey Rafael, there is no offense taken! To be completely honest with you, I don't care about the length of my videos. I used to worry and then I ended up not posting at all because then I wouldn't have time to script or edit videos. So I said screw it, I'll post anyways, because people who enjoy it will watch it, and the ones who don't will move on. All of my content here on UA-cam is provided completely free and (I hope) no one is forcing you to watch it. I have no agenda here other than to share what I know in the way that feels most natural to me. I try to provide video chapters for your convenience to skip to the next part. I also try to provide the information in the description so that you can read it in a fraction of the time it takes to watch the video. I do appreciate you watching my video and taking your time to leave a comment. Again, no offense taken because this is a public forum where both of us can say what we want!

Hey Daniel, thanks for chiming in. I pinned your comment and hope others see it! I am inexperienced with brands outside of Canon and Sony, but I have definitely watched so many S5 videos (I/II/IIX). I also have a few colleagues that swear by Panasonic and have only seen BEAUTIFUL work produced by them. My only concern is what you already pointed out, the L mount ecosystem. Almost all of my colleagues are on either Canon or Sony ecosystems, so if I ever switched to Panasonic, I'm worried I would have harder time borrowing gear or hiring camera operators and ACs. But hey, the future of L mount is looking bright!

Is lumix full frame?

@@itsalexoh yeah it is one drawback I’ve noticed. I think the system is pretty good but I will be honest, sometimes I think of switching back to Sony or canon just cause Lumix doesn’t really inspire too much confidence with the S line in terms of a well rounded eco system (really lacking in telephoto lenses imo). Sony and Canon you can grow to their cinema lines over time.

@CINEMAWORX As far as I know, Lumix has two lines of mirrorless cameras. The S series are full frames and the G series are micro four thirds!

@@xdanielpatrick I hear you! Even between those two brands, I switched from Canon to Sony when I went from the Canon C100 and 5DMK3 to the A7IV. At the time, it felt like there weren't a lot RF lenses, while E mount had too many options! I just traded my A7IV for a Canon R5, so now I'm back to all Canon RF with the R5 and C70. I hope to see more options from Sigma and Tamron for the RF mount in the near future. I'm considering getting a set of used Sigma Art EF primes for now!

In my opinion, if you can score an unbelievably good deal on an A7R3, I would say it could be a worthwhile option, but only if you also need high megapixel count for cropping in photos or printing large. At $1200-$1300 USD for a videographer in 2025, I think the A7R3 falls behind on more recent features like 4k60p frame rate, 10 bit 4:2:2 color, S-Cinetone, and autofocusing technology. If I was shopping in that price range, I'd either go for a brand new ZV-E10 ii at $1000 or save up a little more for the A7IV! Of course, my opinion is only one of many. :)

Thank you, I appreciate you checking out the video. The Focals have been amazing to use so far!

it's the new year and I am motivated to post!!!

haha when that day comes, let me know and I can help you get set up!

Thanks for watching and I'm glad to hear it is helpful! What have you been leaning towards for your media storage?

@ I really appreciated the talk about being conservative in using storage so I’m going to be shooting in 1080 for most stuff and really think about the footage I need. For my family, since we have a kid and want to preserve memories, I’ll go with a 4 bay setup to start and see how far we go. Will probably go with Seagate but also looking at WD

@@itsalexohFor editing, I’m using a T7 because it has decent enough speed and I can take it anywhere

I completely agree! Shooting in 4K is great to have the flexibility to crop in post, but for a lot of my non-professional work where I might just let my camera run for a while, 1080p still looks amazing and sharp because a lot of moderns cameras are downsampling from a 4K/6K/8K sensor. Something I've also implemented in my post production workflow is to edit a string out of usable footage, export that as close to original quality as I can, and then delete the raw footage. Generally I'll delete the oldest footage to make space for new footage. To be honest, when it comes to Seagate vs WD, I just go with whoever is running the better deal at the time!

Thanks Alan! You're the one that put me on the WD easystore recommendation!

@@forge7media Thanks for sharing! I completely agree with you that FB groups is not a replacement for in-person community and relationships. To be totally honest, online communities are hit or miss (and more often a miss in my experience 😅), but I do hope both you and I can find a community to belong to. I definitely think relocating could be a great opportunity! For me, I struggle with committing the time to be a consistent member somewhere - but hoping to change that in the new year ☺️

@ It also seems that more and more through anonymity people are more critical, which brings a negative tone and prevents people from sharing their work and ideas. I pray that we all find that place of creative freedom and support from the community.

HAHA tbh, I need to go get it touched up!

LOL maybe after a few more attempts, I'll manage to actually cook a meal while talking. Thanks for watching Kevin!

yes!!! so glad to be alive and looking forward to making the most of the new year!

Thanks Alan, I appreciate you and your constant support! Definitely will make some collabs happen in 2025!

appreciate you Ray!

Thanks so much for checking it out Enrico! Stay tuned because I'm finishing up my interview shoot tomorrow, and then I'm going to be testing it on the gimbal for a wedding this Sunday. The verdict so far is that this lens has been amazing to use, even despite some of its autofocus limitations. It is definitely not a "cheap" lens at $599+tax, which brings it pretty close to the price of a brand new Sigma Art 18-35mm f1.8 EF, but not having to use an adapter has been really nice as well!

Hi Alex thanks for your reply, I'm trying to lighten as much as possible my gimbal setup that I've been using for more than two years: Eos C70, x0.71 adapter, ef 24-70 f2.8 (I get to f2.0 with the x0.71 a real shooting spectacle), external mic, micro lamp all on Ronin rs2 pro gimbal, a total of 5kg, at the end of the day my arm is destroyed. I hope that the autofocus limitations with the c70 and the sigma 18-50 dc dn rf lens are not so narrow and if you can explain them in the video I would be grateful, there are no videos that deal with c70 + sigma 18-50 dc dn rf. I only found your video online. I hope in your next video to understand whether or not to buy the sigma lens. I would like to get to shoot only some videos with little weight with the C70, the sigma and the gimbal hoping not to lose the features of the Canon AF. Thanks again for your next video contribution. See you soon Enrico from Rome-Italy

@@enricobagnato4328 I completely understand where you're coming from because that's exactly my typical setup for my client work. C70s, 0.71x speedbooster, ef 24-70 f2.8 (or 24-105 f4), rode videomic pro on a Ronin RS2/RS3 Pro, and sometimes I'll even throw on an external monitor like a Ninja V with a battery on it. My body is just wrecked from shooting on that rig all day, especially my back. There are moments where I find the autofocus on an adapted EF 24-70 MKII to be just a little bit stickier than the Sigma 18-50, particularly when people turn their faces away from camera, but it isn't really until the subject turns away or is really back lit that I have feel the EF 24-70 has the slightest advantage. If it's any help to hear this, the Sigma 18-50 performs significantly better than my EF 24-105 MK1, so the 24-105mm will be kept around as backup, or used on the B CAM when I need that extra reach. Last thing I'll say before I get to test it on the wedding this weekend is that the Sigma 18-50's autofocus is extremely quiet!

@@forge7media thank you so much! Appreciate you being here and I got some great content in the works!

Thanks so much checking it out! I absolutely love the image I get with the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 on my C70, but the 18-35's autofocus is nearly unusable for my run-and-gun, documentary type of work. The Sigma 18-50mm in the RF mount fixes that and it's a night and day difference. However, the sigma 18-35mm is much easier to pull focus on if you do a lot of manual focusing. The biggest advantage the 18-35 has (in my opinion) is its f/1.8 and you get more than double the light than f/2.8, which is crucial for darker scenes. I think they both excel in different scenarios, so I would figure out what would make the biggest impact in your workflow. For me, it's autofocus and the 18-50mm 2.8 is hands down the winner!

Hey Robbie! Sorry I missed your comment! Thanks for being here and I hope December has been treating you well! :)

@@ilhamriansthere’s nothing to be sorry for! Appreciate you being here and sharing your journey. I’m glad to hear you’re taking those steps in your career and know you will only grow as you trust yourself and keep moving forward!

@@FrankEats thanks so much for watching and subscribing! Hope to see some more content from you too!

I feel you on that! There's so many projects that I've just decided that I will probably never get around to at this point. Kudos to you for being able to go back to it even years down the line!

@@OperationsKevin Thanks for sharing and you’re so right! Life has a habit of getting busier and it’s so important to take advantage of that season of motivation when it comes!

Yes! Creating for yourself is so important. Sometimes it leads to views and audience growth, but the important part for me is how it helps me to process my own thoughts through documenting them!

Thanks for the sub! Hope to bring you more content like this in the near future. Let me know if there’s anything that particularly resonates with you!

If you liked anything I shared, let me know!

Thanks for checking it out! I definitely need to make an updated video, but I now use my 935 with my Sony A7IV with Tamron 17-28, 28-75, 7” monitor, rode wireless pros in a charging case, vmount, extra batteries, charger, and still have enough space for another lens or 2nd body! ☺️

@@itsalexoh sounds like I made a decent choice on it then. Comes Wednesday. Can't wait to see how much I can fit. Only one I'm hesitant is my Sony PZ 18-105 lens. But can always leave that behind this trip. But have the sony 16-25 and 24-70 G zooms. Maybe 5 or so fast 50mms, few super old vintage 100mm (tiny tho, 33mm adapter mount). Plus the ninja ultra and connect. All the needed batteries. Luckily the fx3 is I think tiny bit has cage, and side handles, and top handles, also one with mic mount that comes with it. Luckily I'll also have my backpack as personal item. Obviously clothes and some chargers will get checked. At least I'm not taking all my fpv drones this trip. TSA loves when I roll through with a dozen 4S and 6S lipo's.

Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching and following!

I've never used the trust emita gxt 252, so I can't comment on that. However, I have found most USB condenser mics in this price range to be pretty similar in quality!