Eric Santiago wrote:dennysb wrote:BTW: Saw your post in Reduser the other day - talk to you on the other side
LOL there is an "other" side?
We are all on the same boat.
Some of us just chose to add a RED Scarlet in their tool set (like me).
The cost should never be a factor.
The BMCC is a Cinema camera made for great things.
Not a 7D shoot out with a JVC camcorder
If your in this for the long run, costs should be low in the worry list.
If money is an issue then you are not in this for reals.
Alright, so after a few hours, this statement still bothers me a little.
Cost is a factor - it should always be. If its not, either $100,000 is nothing to you, or you (risk) become broke due to poor planning.
Everyone should know:
1)what their increase in rate will be (if it is to be increased)
2)the value added by upgrading your equipment,
3) how many jobs it will take before the equipment is paid for, as well as an estimate time-frame to acquire those jobs.
Cost is a worry, but there are more important things I agree.
But I completely disagree with the statement 'If money is an issue then you are not in this for reals' as it implies the financial challenged do not take their craft seriously. Well shot 7d footage by a DP that knows what he's doing looks better than a DP with an Arri Alexa who doesn't.
/rant
though to be fair, cost is a decent metric level of investment, it's just not a good metric for quality, or talent. I'm just glad a good quality camera is coming out at this price bracket - you'll see a lot more mediocre films by people 'just wanting a camera', but you'll also see really good DP's get a leg up, where the quality of their work is (truly) the selling point (rather than the current unsaid standard 'he has a red/alexa, let's hire him'... seriously: producers are married to those and are afraid to cheat on them)
Anyways - this is for Christine:
Is there a time-frame for the next update?