Is DSLR Video Dead?... A discussion.
- Thread starter David G. Smith
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j1clark@ucsd.edu
Veteran
It's ALIIIIIIIIVE... "Frankenkamera"(2014)
A seemingly innocent DSLR is zapped by an intergalactic super intelligence, dead set on eradicating human life on earth...
image scarfed from net for commentary purposes...
Chris Santucci
Veteran
I'll see your Frankenkamera and raise you a... this thing:
DSLR - not dead. Not even close.
DSLR - not dead. Not even close.
KyleProhaska
Veteran
^^ That thing is the answer to "are we alone in the universe?"
morgan_moore
Major Contributor
..and those pics - they are dead
The rigs cost more than a C100/Fs100 and dont work as well
A naked DSLR for small cam use? Well thats a different story
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The rigs cost more than a C100/Fs100 and dont work as well
A naked DSLR for small cam use? Well thats a different story
S
The Digital Bolex will prove to be a great replacement for its 16mm namesake in film school inventories. Able to use the same lens inventory in either 16mm or S16mm format and able to produce imagery of comparable if not superior quality to 16mm film with few of the digital artifacts that plague slow rolling shutter CMOS cameras shooting web quality video codecs.
The design is well thought out for the way it is intended to operate and the camera can shoot MOS out of the box from a tripod or handheld without any external equipment required other than a lens. CF cards are only needed if you want on camera backup of the internal SSD. It is small, light, and well balanced for hand held shooting with 16mm primes or the common and inexpensive 17-68 f/2.2 Angie zooms. It is just as flexible for rigging as any box, much less a DSLR. The tapered shape at the back angles the controls and LCD towards the shooter. The bottom at the back is tapered to mount the future SDI video module to a built in port with no external cabling and minimal impact on the size and form factor.
I don't get peoples knee jerk negativism toward the D16 form factor. It is far more practical for a movie camera than the DSLR.
MattinSTL
Sound Modulator
Because online forums have become THE place to discuss (argue) technical aspects of gear... pixel peeping... etc. Technical discussions about camera specifications are the comfort that many non-productive types enjoy from the gear they buy. The thing they buy, or want to buy next, is a soothing distraction from actually producing compelling video... which is much harder to do then getting a new cam.
I've had this problem for years... it's almost subconscious... where I tell myself that the reason I don't shoot more of my own stuff is because I don't have "X"... and as soon as I have X... then suddenly I'll unleash my creativity on the world.
Through some of the sound work I do I see where the camera was a conscious choice... but a lot of the time it seems arbitrary to whatever was available... and aside from a desired "look" which many different cameras can do... the producers don't actually care what gear is used. It just strikes me as funny how much technical discussion there is among all of "us, down here"... and meanwhile a lot of people who make the real money with this stuff don't really care about these evolutionary steps.
My brother keeps sending me links to youtube videos that have hands down the WORST quality image I've ever seen, but because of the content... he thinks they're awesome. Back when my niece was really young... she used to think "Fred" (ugh... again, the worst) was so awesome... and Fred actually parlayed himself a career from that garbage... using a $300 camcorder on a $30 tripod... meanwhile 99% of us here will never see that kind of success... all while spending thousands and thousands chasing the perfect image.
jghenderson
Well-known member
I understand what you're saying, but I think there is a difference between Youtubers like Fred and filmmakers. Youtubers get famous because of their personality, they are really actors more than anything. Filmmakers, however, try to tell stories with images (Youtubers tell stories with their face), and therefore must take production value into consideration.
David G. Smith
Steak Knife Member
That is really kind of the point. The video in to OP kind acknowledges that the question "Is DSLR video dead..." is a dime novel overly dramatic title and in the discussion, in a round about way, proves that DSLR video is far from dead. What I found interesting is that most of what was said above in response to the OP was covered in the discussion and really reinforces that the video camera market is maturing and starting to stratify into more clearly defined niches, in which DSLR video has a very health place.
Scott F
Pug Life
The clear-cut winner these days are the tripod manufacturers, as we need bigger and better to support all the Franken-rigging going on.
And on a DSLR-related side note, the latest B&H catalog is chock full of shoulder mounts, rail systems, swing arms and all that good stuff. More than I've ever seen before. $$$$$
Chris Santucci
Veteran
It's mostly all poorly designed and over-priced crap, but yeah it kind of also proves that DSLR is still very much in use on a large scale. The AF100 didn't really make a dent in DSLR use and neither are the C300 or C100 as far as I can tell. I just saw a feature film projected digitally in a theatre that was shot on the GH2 and it looked absolutely amazing.