Camera cost is negligible compared to cost of a production. No one buys equipment to shoot a movie at that level too. Camera, albeit important, is also not the

Camera cost is negligible compared to cost of a production. No one buys equipment to shoot a movie at that level too. Camera, albeit important, is also not the single most important factor in percieved image look; There's also glass, light, grip, production design, post. And ultimately and most importantly - knowing how to use all of that. On top of it, you cannot do it all alone. People that do (know) cost a lot more than any of the above and you need them, on average anywhere between 30-90 days without much sleep during principal photography, not to mention all of the prep and post work. Tl;dr; it's about camera as software is about text editor.