Advice please on Konvas 2m package

If you want 35mm for just short run work like music videos, rent. If the client can afford film and processing they can afford to rent a camera for a day or two, then you have the option of the latest bells and whistles or making deals on older models. As for format politics I remember looking at cmt canada's criteria about a year ago. They want origination on 35mm or 24p HD, they did not mention a specific camera, so the hvx may be viable, at least for a short period until they clue into the fact that there are low cost alternatives to cine-altas and varicams. In all honesty I would just lie, the delivery is SD beta or digi-beta. Well shot dvx can look just as good as varicam to the untrained eye and I can make 50D 16mm look better than most 35mm you see. (lie the the network, not the client) A big name act would be on the air if they shot on Hi-8, indies have to fight harder. DVX will be good enough for a band website, probably the only place it will be seen without backing of a major label.
 
Thanks. They (visualproducts.com) seem to have some zooms for under $2,000. I'll have to look into the 24p HD as a possibility as well.
 
Someone experienced shooting 35mm can rent, but someone new to it cannot afford to have a client pay for learning.if you have never shot film before it would be a disaster to shoot 35mm for the first time on rented equipment on a paid project and have it botched! You need to own your own camera to learn loading and exposing for film,whether its a cheap konvas or a bolex 16mm. After you have become more experienced you can rent a nicer package for serious shoots.

For the record, a zoom lens is a compromise....you buy a cheap one you put a compromise ontop of another one.Think of primes first. I'm shopping for some now.

In my honest opinion, you master 35mm (or16 for that matter)and get some good stuff on your reel then you have a big jump on the thousands of DVX music vid directors out there for landing clients that have sizeable budgets.

dop16mm,You say you have 50d 16mm footage that looks like 35? I am new to film and have only been shooting the faster stocks.I would love to see your footage! I want to know how much of a difference 7245 over 7218 is for ex. My projects have been kinda gritty so far.

Also where do you get your film transferred?
On what machine.....a spirit,rank,ursa ?
 
7245 can be quite grainless. It's a really nice stock.

And yes, you make a good point -- someone trying to learn 35, who hadn't used it before, on a rented camera in front of a client == D I S A S T E R. At the bare minimum you'd need to have a qualified AC with you who can handle the loading etc.
 
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