Jamie LeJeune wrote:It’s fine to prefer the default image coming out of an older camera. But the emphasis being placed on the sensor manufacturer alone does not make sense.
If the sensor manufacturer as a variable actually had the impact on the finished image that some posts in this thread (and similar threads) claim, then it would be possible to look at a bunch of Hollywood movies and visibly determine the sensor manufacturer. But it’s not possible to do because there are so many other variables in the process between light entering the camera lens to the final display on screen such that by the end of a professional post pipeline the variable of sensor manufacturer leaves no uniquely visible impact.
To be clear, I’m not saying Sony and Fairchild hardware are identical. What I’m saying is that by the time the sensor is incorporated into a camera by BMD with all the unique work that takes, and then you add the production variables, and all the post processing variables to yield a finished image on screen, any difference between whether Sony made that sensor or Fairchild did is essentially moot.
So what you are saying is there is no discernable differences images from dual gain Fairchild sensor to cut in with Alexa footages than it would be with a Sony dual ISO sensor after all variables have been considered?