how do you guys get to know so many cameras

jambredz

jambredz

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I dp mostly with my 7d and direct. I know my 7d (and before my dvx) very well and as such i know how to push it and how not to push it to get what i want. I think knowing the quirks of a camera are very important. that said...the principles of photography are the same on any camera. But i dont think i'd feel comfortable shooting on a camera i didnt know. Where I am theres not much opportunity to shoot on high end cams. Maybe 2 people own a RED and you have to rent it with them as DP. How do you experienced DP's learn so many cameras, bouncing from film to RED to Alexa, to f3, to AF100 to dslr to whatever else. Cuz alot of big Dp's i'm seeing dont even own a personal camera. All these cams behave differently in their own respects and have their own pros and cons. Do you personally rent like it 2 days or so and test them out? Does your production rent it for you to test on the upcoming project?
 
We read manuals ? I've read RED manual but i never shot on one but im interested so it was natural for me to read it, i would read Alexa and F3, many other cameras manuals just cause im curious what functions these cams *have.You could get some manuals online.
 
while that is definately helpful the "quirks" in cameras usually arise from using them and having experience with them.
 
Below the line work perhaps? If you did loader/AC work for a few years I expect you'd get to know a whole variety of cameras.
 
Bonedog said:
Below the line work perhaps? If you did loader/AC work for a few years I expect you'd get to know a whole variety of cameras.
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You'll probably learn a camera better ACing than directing or DPingAlso manuals, working at a rental house, camera message boards.
 
Get a strong understanding for one camera, and you'll realize that by and large most cameras work the same way. Or very similarly, at the very least.
 
Yeah, a camera is a camera. If I'm working with something new I just read message boards a few days before and find out the quirks, but for the most part things are pretty much the same camera to camera.
 
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