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The vast majority of shooters out there are consumers. People that like cheap gadgets and good deals. Not sure what the drive is. Some fun is had, for sure, and comradery, but still, for the most part it is a consumer sport.
Working camera operators and dp’s benefit from an effecient mindset, one where getting an Alexa with Cookes not only makes sense, but saves a lot of time sorting out all the variables. It may be annoying to see such simplistic snootiness when another person starts talking BM and the Arri crowd frowns and moves on, but there is a simplicity and effeciency to the snootiness... if you can afford it.
But most people are far more happy jumping on the next upgrade. Canon 5D, those Sony cameras, and most recently, i am hearing people talk about the Panasonic S ff35 cameras, as if they are the end all be all. ....which is what they used to say about the 5D.
The consimerism shows itself every NAB and anytime No Film School or Newshooter post about a new camera.
Is this it?! The one?!? Did we finally get the thing?!?
Most serious video people have been asking for high quality 2K/1080. Some how, we never really got that. I think the only company that had the balls to cater to camera people was Alexa.
Canon had the 5D hack for raw video, but they shut that down. Then they gave the world $16K 8bit 50mbps.
BM made some hack job bodies early on.
But really, no one ever made an affordable 2K option with a good bit rate till recently, post 4K. And not just post 4K, but on the cusp of 8K.
That is kind of wild to think about!
We never got what we wanted when we wanted it, or needed it..... without a heavy cost or risk (yeah bm was a risky unknown early on, sorry)
At this point, the camera landscape is pretty varied and vast. Really nothing sticking out, since they keep going for marketable specs and viral like headlines over cameras people want.
Fuji is an interesting one, they smacked a bunch of good sounding features into what they call a “pro” camera, but have zero interest in if those features do what they say they do.
Every single time a new camera is annouced, we all get some half baked master class in the camera industry and why the companies make the choices they do. None of us are camera manufacturers... so, how much weight do these little business seminars hold?
We all choose this occupation for various reasons, some practical and others personal or self fulfilling, and for a some financial. That definitely influences our attitudes and thoughts towards the tools we use.
But one thing remains a constant, we always blame the camera user and not the camera. They can’t afford it, they can’t use it, it isn’t made for them, we all want different things, etc...
But the truth has been:
A: good quality 1080 has more impact than bad 4K
They could have made cameras like that for the last decade.... but they didn’t. I am sure by now, if you are still reading this, you are now thinking about the marketability and why manufacturers never made good 1080 when it was more relevant and needed. ...but there you go again, taking on the consumer mindset instead of actually recognizing you really do want a certain type of camera that everyone else would enjoy too. Ah, but marketing specs. Right? That ole business master class creeping back in. Poop that.
But here were are fast approaching 2020, and i’d still like an affordable good quality 2K/1080 machine. Well, thankfully those darn’d Alexas can be had for under $8K now. So, maybe i finally got my wish...took some time, but it all worked out in the end.
...oh, what was that? Yes, tell me more about why manufacturers do what they do...
Working camera operators and dp’s benefit from an effecient mindset, one where getting an Alexa with Cookes not only makes sense, but saves a lot of time sorting out all the variables. It may be annoying to see such simplistic snootiness when another person starts talking BM and the Arri crowd frowns and moves on, but there is a simplicity and effeciency to the snootiness... if you can afford it.
But most people are far more happy jumping on the next upgrade. Canon 5D, those Sony cameras, and most recently, i am hearing people talk about the Panasonic S ff35 cameras, as if they are the end all be all. ....which is what they used to say about the 5D.
The consimerism shows itself every NAB and anytime No Film School or Newshooter post about a new camera.
Is this it?! The one?!? Did we finally get the thing?!?
Most serious video people have been asking for high quality 2K/1080. Some how, we never really got that. I think the only company that had the balls to cater to camera people was Alexa.
Canon had the 5D hack for raw video, but they shut that down. Then they gave the world $16K 8bit 50mbps.
BM made some hack job bodies early on.
But really, no one ever made an affordable 2K option with a good bit rate till recently, post 4K. And not just post 4K, but on the cusp of 8K.
That is kind of wild to think about!
We never got what we wanted when we wanted it, or needed it..... without a heavy cost or risk (yeah bm was a risky unknown early on, sorry)
At this point, the camera landscape is pretty varied and vast. Really nothing sticking out, since they keep going for marketable specs and viral like headlines over cameras people want.
Fuji is an interesting one, they smacked a bunch of good sounding features into what they call a “pro” camera, but have zero interest in if those features do what they say they do.
Every single time a new camera is annouced, we all get some half baked master class in the camera industry and why the companies make the choices they do. None of us are camera manufacturers... so, how much weight do these little business seminars hold?
We all choose this occupation for various reasons, some practical and others personal or self fulfilling, and for a some financial. That definitely influences our attitudes and thoughts towards the tools we use.
But one thing remains a constant, we always blame the camera user and not the camera. They can’t afford it, they can’t use it, it isn’t made for them, we all want different things, etc...
But the truth has been:
A: good quality 1080 has more impact than bad 4K
They could have made cameras like that for the last decade.... but they didn’t. I am sure by now, if you are still reading this, you are now thinking about the marketability and why manufacturers never made good 1080 when it was more relevant and needed. ...but there you go again, taking on the consumer mindset instead of actually recognizing you really do want a certain type of camera that everyone else would enjoy too. Ah, but marketing specs. Right? That ole business master class creeping back in. Poop that.
But here were are fast approaching 2020, and i’d still like an affordable good quality 2K/1080 machine. Well, thankfully those darn’d Alexas can be had for under $8K now. So, maybe i finally got my wish...took some time, but it all worked out in the end.
...oh, what was that? Yes, tell me more about why manufacturers do what they do...
