> You could say “shot on Sony A7iv,” and you’d still need very expensive lenses, lighting, and other gear Not really. A very cinematic look is fairly achievabl

> You could say “shot on Sony A7iv,” and you’d still need very expensive lenses, lighting, and other gear Not really. A very cinematic look is fairly achievable on any recent DSLR with a pretty run-of-the-mill 'holy trinity' set of lenses—14-24 ƒ/2.8, 24-70mm ƒ/2.8, 70-200mm ƒ/2.8—and a cloudy day. Of course, each of these lenses are still a couple thousand each (less so if bought used), but they're workhorses and nearly every semi-pro photographer probably has at least one. I own a 70-200 ƒ/2.8 myself. But compared to real cine gear, they're about an order of magnitude less costly.