The JVC GY-5001

The 2nd camera I handled was the old school JVC GY-5001. It's a huge machine but it's not as heavy as it looks... emm... well, Im a weight lifter so probably most of these machine feels light to me. anyways, its a great machine with its superb lens (Drool over anything with a focus, zoom and iris ring.... lol) although the size is a disadvantage for certain kinda shootings but it makes most of what u need in an event shoot. I wouldn't mind using this machine to shoot my short film.. as long as i can get it cheap.. but iv to think of how to hide them when im doing a guerrilla production.. hahaha...

"Camera? what camera?"
"Oh, you are talking bout this camera looking thing mounted on my shoulder? it's a water bottle, not a camera"
"no joke, its just like those backpack with the water pack" .... sweats.. hahaha

well, we were doing a life broadcast that night and I had to stand the whole night cause again, its another non-stop action night... but i had a huge hardcore tripod to mount the camera on so i've no worries bout it. i think the only disadvantage i find in this camera is the LCD screen.. which is a wee bit small which makes it hard to judge if its' in focus and its a square screen compared to the wide screen standards in trend. the color is fabulous... not on the screen but i had another LCD viewer. it captures low lighting pretty well i may say..

anyways, another late night job...