--- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'll bet that with lenses support accessories memory
> etc you could hit
> 100k pretty quickly. While the idea that most 35mm
> movie equipment may
> be overpriced has struck me, the fact that this is
> so, so much less
> expensive would give most purchasers pause, after
> all a digital still
> camera is more expensive than the film equivalent,
> how can this be so
> cheap?
Simple: only production companies and the occasional
DP will actually buy a 35mm motion picture camera.
Most DP's only buy a few good lenses. Many rent
everything they need. Also, the comanies that make
movie gear are very few so they can charge whatever
they want. There's nowhere else to go. Virtually
everything you see in theatres today (or on
television) is shot with Panavision gear, Arriflex, or
one of the other smaller companies. Aslo, motion
picture cameras are much more complex mechanically.
They have crystal controled motors and intricate,
finely machined moving parts in the film path. They
also have to be sound proof. That stuff adds thousands
to the manufacturing process.
If this camera can hold it's own, it'll be interesting
to see where the industry goes.
I may (hopefully) get a chance to see one close up
soon. The owner of my buddy's company has one on order
<fingers crossed>.
-Brendan
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