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> all of us will have the ability to capture the types of motion images that normally cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. well, not really. You see, camera
by Keyframe 17y ago
> all of us will have the ability to capture the types of motion images that normally cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
well, not really. You see, camera was never the expensive part. Not even Arri. For example good Cooke S4 lenses cost as much as a fine new Audi. Hell, even Fischer stand costs like a car, and having a good stand+lens is more important than camera itself. Not to mention good lighting, without which shot looks like crap. You can rent RED+S4 kit for about ~600€ per day though - add light, electricity etc.. and it is more cheaper than ever. But this "we can all do it a la panavision, without panavision" is BS IMO.
Not trying to be rude or anything, just trying to put some things into perspective. I do like the trend of cheap good cameras (like RED - which is borderline great), but camera is only one tiny part of the picture.
- bprater 17y agoOh, I agree that the camera is just one tool in a filmmaker's arsenal. Great film is a combination of amazing talent and technology. My point is that we've never seen a leap in technology quite like this one. You could mount this camera on a rock at the beach and potentially pull in film-grade footage. Until now, you simply couldn't, short of renting Arri, buying filmstock, paying for processing, grading and converting it to the digital domain. That changes things. And it is that shift in power, through technology, that is fascinating.
- JoelSutherland 17y agoLens production involves high fixed costs and fairly low marginal costs. Right now you have to build a lens factory so you can sell lenses to professionals and indie filmmakers. As soon as everybody and their parents are buying DSLRs instead of video cameras the price on good lenses will surely fall.
- rantfoil 17y agoThat's the beauty of the Canon 5D Mk2 -- off-the-shelf easily available Canon lenses. They're lenses most photographers already have. And no additional work to make them work for film. A decent L lens is $1000. Not bad at all.
- mtw 17y agoas you said, it's not only the camera. With a TV of film camera, you need a production crew, whereas you can get away with just 2 other person with a 5dmkii setup. Apart from staff expenses, this also means you get jobs done faster, or you can get more takes. Post-production also is cheaper with the 5dmkii.