Nice Reflection on the State of the Art by Phil Holland

Here's a link to an article by Phil Holland (actually a member of RPF) from Luminous Landscape that might be of interest.

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We have arrived on the 3 year anniversary of DSLR cameras that also have the ability to shoot High Definition video. The flexibility of having a small and inexpensive camera with fantastic battery life that also can use interchangeable lenses has captivated consumers, professionals, and camera manufacturers around the world. Personally I've used these cameras to shoot everything from live events to motion pictures for feature films. With a slew of new cameras coming out in the next few months I find myself looking back at what has worked and what hasn't. I've gone through a whole lot of headaches, frustration, and problem solving to get the material up to snuff for the big screen and dealing with the camera system's "quirks". With this particular article I'd like to share some of my experiences and what I've learned along the way.

3 Years Later, DSLR Video, One Man's Perspective
 
Fascinating stuff!
Clears up a few things for me in terms of why everyone doesn't just use them ... my basic mind only sees it from a photography perspective ie big sensor = better quality!
As it turns out, its not that simple!

I have to say, my interest in videography is increasing by the day at the moment
we had a meeting with this chap Yesterday who did the video on this site for one of our clients.

We had an extended lunch with him, it was really interesting hearing about the trade and the jobs he has done!
And especially the kit. He also uses a 5dii, but not exclusively by any stretch... he said he found it especially good for artistic narrow dof stuff, and where a bit of wobble was part of the desired look!

Some of the stuff he showed us was incredible, very impressive levels of grading and bits of cgi of exploding stuff!

It did make me realise just how much I am influenced by film in the style of my photos ...
 
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