The thing about all these cameras is that they are half cameras.
Sensor,
data capture device
A video camera is this..
ND filtration
OPLF
Sensor
Pre compression image amplifier
Image compressor
data capture device
Buying a half camera you are going down this road..
Adding proper (IR ND) expensive and slows you down on set
Risk of moiree
No high ISO, need to light everything
Huge data rates
Im sorry I think the FS7 presents the most Ks for the fewest Ks once you get in the field.
This is no surprise if you come from stills. Where (to me) the big guys, (Canikon) have basically eaten the little guys (phase/hassy) for providing image quality per $
Clearly the same thing will happen in video.
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Well, I must say that I'm more and more with Morgan's
Spirit.
I always found Morgan (in terms of camera's tastes) like
Too british conservative if I might say, you know, this
Over practical sense of the english collective mind, opposed
To my glamourous and unpractical french mentality?
But Morgan's right in many aspects.
I've been trying different cameras and rig set-ups ultimatly,
And I'm fed-up with those "half cameras".
Too much rig, too many cables, too much extra cost, extra
Weight, extra space.
Even with the BM, in the end what supposed to be a small
Camera ends into a heavy complicated device, that looks
Like an oscur machinery from a WW2 german experimental
Design. Not that easy anymore to operate, full of fragile cablery etc...
I rarely see myself using the raw dng in the end and a good Prores
444 is more than enough for CC that does not falls appart.
Even the 422 flavour works just fine in many situations.
Because whatever Raw format, the key point is to adquire
Real colorist knowledge, wich is long, complicated but
Worth in the end. Or hire a specialist if budget allows.
Learn the matrix, color science etc...
And we never color Raw anyway so...(fact that not s lot
Of people are really understanding. You might think you grade
raw but it never happens that way just that it occurs within
The software automatically without you noticying it. Raw is just operating at
Metadata levels like WB, ISOS etc...not in color decisions.)
Morgan puts generaly (at least in his posts) a lot of importance in simplicity,
Ergonomics and practicality over pure specs power and he is right IMO.