It's a camera for movie purposes, and for motion picture quality equipment, this is real cheap. As in, a typical 90 minute to 120 minute film will normally budg

It's a camera for movie purposes, and for motion picture quality equipment, this is real cheap. As in, a typical 90 minute to 120 minute film will normally budget $20000+ just for the film stock [1], not even counting the costs of the camera equipment ( Panavision rents their gear for a grand a day, and the other film camera makers tend to cost at least 70 grand). Add in the changes for a low-quantity product, like black and white cinematography, and you start seeing this as an absolute bargain. [1] http://www.matthewwagenknecht.com/the-actual-costs-of-film/ http://www.matthewwagenknecht.com/the-actual-costs-of-film/