In the now years of production experience I have had the great fortune in working with so many different cameras. I've seen them evolve drastically. I've seen the trends. I've seen them all really, well, just the ones that matter.
The first real camera I bought was the Panasonic dvx100b back in 2004. I think. This thing is the industry workhorse for standard definition. So many shows and independant films were made with this thing. I just with they kept the variable frame rate option that made its predecessor such a ground breaking camera. I chose to get this camera because of its then cheap price tag of 2500. which in retrospect, was a fucking rip off. I still have this camera but I barely use it much.
The last picture is of the dvx, you can't really notice cause the lcd screen is out but mounted to the dvx is the Letus 35mm lens adapter. At the time 35mm adapters were bridging the gap between independent low budget filmmakers and high end quality cinematography. I jumped on the 35mm adapter hype a little too late cause I got rid of that thing to purchase my Canon T2i...
When DSLR camera started coming with HD video options it changed the world of filmmaking. Nowadays there are hundreds of shitty looking short films with amazing quality. I think it did a good thing. No longer were filmmakers edging out a decision when it came to judging the look of a film. it made the highest quality of digital imagery available to kids. Everyone was now an equal playing field. I currently own a T2i. In my area I'm not the only one, but its what you put in front of the camera is what makes you a good filmmaker. (I'll get to that in a later post)
The cameras pictured are the Canon xha1, the Canon 5DmkII, the Canon 7D, the Panasonic agdvx100b and the HMC150.
I've worked with canon xl2's, GL1's hvx200's, sony hvr's and a bunch of other random stuff. I just ned to find pictures of them . All those names and numbers sound greek to most people. But for those in the know, thats pretty respectable.
