as 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 set

as 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.