People only think they're expensive because they have no concept of how much the cameras cost that they replaced. $14,500 is pocket change, studios had been buy

People only think they're expensive because they have no concept of how much the cameras cost that they replaced. $14,500 is pocket change, studios had been buying things for $250,000-300,000 and renting them out to productions for over twenty-thirty years, which while a great investment, is still a drop in the ocean relative to $14.5K/each. Blackmagic has some great deals, and for documentary filmmakers or amateurs they're much more affordable than Red cameras. I don't know if they're "game changing" as since the digital revolution cameras which have been good enough have been readily available. Sure, it won't look like AAA blockbuster, but for competitions and the indie market it is fine. I actually feel like drones are bigger game changers. They legitimate turn $20,000 heli-shots into $500 drone ones. That and CGI/effects continue to get cheaper and more accessible, you often see indie flicks which have scenes with better CGI than you would ever see in the 1990s, or tons of green screen that you wouldn't know was...