Charles 46277 wrote:
HR, I have never tried shooting video with digital (never did with film, either), even though my cameras can do it. Even the little Kodak point and shoot I got long ago did video on its little sensor, and now I use a Canon 650 which of course can do video. Frankly, I think video is a different craft and ideally it takes a well organized and trained staff to compete with Hollywood.
Roger Ebert, the great film critic, said he did not consider motion pictures art. He explained what he meant--it is the product of an industrial complex involving many stages and products, many skills and arts (such as writing, acting, musical composition and performance, fashion design, set design and construction, experts in period history, etc.) as well as business expertise in finance, distribution, marketing, catering, and so forth. Of course some directors have been consummate artists in film, as have been many actors and cinematographers. But the motion picture is a vast enterprise costing many millions (even hundreds of millions) combining all the elements of a highly articulated industrial complex. Giving me a movie camera would be like giving uncle Clarence an 11x14 view camera after he had used a Brownie.
People who are growing up with video cameras (cell phones) may see all this differently. Great pictures were made with Kodak Brownies (Google it if you don't know this), and I am sure that great videos are made with cell phones (probably in the same proportion).
Not long ago I got a second hand Hasselblad HD2 (finally affordable for me with a bargain price), and the quality is everything I dreamed it would be. But it does not do videos. (I think later HD models do, as do other Hasselblad models).
A similar question is--why not a digital that is just black and white? Yes, Leica makes one for about $8000. Not counting lenses. Thing is, by sticking to black and white, the digital technology can be far superior in terms of most quality standards (think about it). Of course I can do black and white using a color digital camera, but the technology is already vastly compromised in the color design, so that is why if I want b/w I just use 4x5 film. Or dig out a Mamiya twin lens for roll film. In fact, when I first tried digital, I used it for color because color does not have to be so good, and used film for serious things (black and white).
HR, I have never tried shooting video with digital... (
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You're absolutely right, contrary to what a lot of people think, film is better than digital. I went to digital in 09 with a Nikon d300 then a D800E both take great pictures but I primarily use digital because it's cheap and fast. If I'm serious I use a 35mm film or 120mm film, but it's much costlier and processing is a pain, all the pro-labs in this area are gone.