David Jones: "...I'm convinced it's possible to win the Cannes film festival with 500 bucks worth of gear and a crap load of talent and time."
Actually you're not too far off, David (probably right on the money). In fact many feature films have been shot with the Canon XL1/2; Trainspoting (24 mil gross), 28 Days Later (82.7 mil gross), etc. The XL1/2s being camera systems costing under $5 grand, compared to the likes of Arriflex at upwards of $50k or more (depending on lenses/new or used, etc.). Personally I haven't found spending greater dollars on equipment has always improved production quality, but pricey gear certainly does make the task of acquiring optimum stock much (much) easier to capture. (Besides; because I lack talent, I need the help! :) Again, gear costs truly depend on one's purpose and objectives -- IMHO. Mark Villaseñor, http://www.TailTrex.tv Canine Adventures For Charity - sm http://www.SOAR508.org
