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This hardware obsession when it comes to photographic equipment is so silly. A skilled cinematographer can do magic with extremely limited equipment; a mediocre
by bobcostas55 11y ago
This hardware obsession when it comes to photographic equipment is so silly. A skilled cinematographer can do magic with extremely limited equipment; a mediocre one can't be saved by the most expensive camera in the world.
Just look at Shane Carruth's Upstream Color for example, shot on an $800 camera (a modded Panasonic GH2) yet it looks better than tons of movies shot with equipment worth two orders of magnitude more.
- dharma1 11y agovery true, in the end getting great pictures out of the camera is mostly about location, lighting, lenses, imagination and just using your eyes and experience. Still, I know which one I'd rather take, GH2 or Red Epic :)
- rsl7 11y agoAre you suggesting that all the filmmakers using a Red are doing so because of their silly hardware obsession?
- Joeboy 11y agoIf you're employing a cast and crew at sensible rates, plus the costs involved in set building, lighting etc, skimping on the camera is just perverse. Edit: Having said that, I'd have to agree that a lot of people buy expensive cameras for no reason beyond having too much disposable income.