5d2 and 7D used in "The Avengers"

People always used to say that DSLR's wouldn't replace film cameras. They wont, but they are certainly better in some situations!
 
AESamuel said:
People always used to say that DSLR's wouldn't replace film cameras. They wont, but they are certainly better in some situations!
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If you are referring to film cinema cameras they have been very nearly killed off by the introduction of cameras such as the red epic, arri alexa etc, DSLRs are just bringing nearly the same technology into a smaller, cheaper body rather than something that costs $50,000
 
Loving the hacked-up Peli case :)

I suppose the beauty of them is like it says in the piece, the HD footage can be cut in seamlessly and you can tuck a DSLR in a much smaller space. Plus, I suppose the cost of strapping one to something where it could get damaged is a bit less worrying than doing it with a film camera worth thousands....
 
Interesting read there, will be playing guess the 5D2 / 7D scene when watching it now!
 
jacob12_1993 said:
If you are referring to film cinema cameras they have been very nearly killed off by the introduction of cameras such as the red epic, arri alexa etc, DSLRs are just bringing nearly the same technology into a smaller, cheaper body rather than something that costs $50,000
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Sorry, bad choice of words I should have said "movie cameras" as I meant digital.

I'm a film student and we work primarily with Canon DSLRs as they are a cheap way for the college to have enough equipment available for everyone. We have some video cameras in the studio but they are for studio use only.
I actually really like using DSLRs for filming. They are the cheapest way to get a minimal DOF and have decent glass infront of you. They have their drawbacks compared to high-end movie cameras obviously, they don't have in-built ND filters like professional movie cameras and the resolution is nowhere near that of movie cameras. That is changing however with the canon 1DC which films at 4K. The hobbit is being filmed on Red 5K cameras, so they are getting there but there is still a reason to use professional movie cameras over DSLRs.
 
AESamuel said:
Sorry, bad choice of words I should have said "movie cameras" as I meant digital.

I'm a film student and we work primarily with Canon DSLRs as they are a cheap way for the college to have enough equipment available for everyone. We have some video cameras in the studio but they are for studio use only.
I actually really like using DSLRs for filming. They are the cheapest way to get a minimal DOF and have decent glass infront of you. They have their drawbacks compared to high-end movie cameras obviously, they don't have in-built ND filters like professional movie cameras and the resolution is nowhere near that of movie cameras. That is changing however with the canon 1DC which films at 4K. The hobbit is being filmed on Red 5K cameras, so they are getting there but there is still a reason to use professional movie cameras over DSLRs.
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Yeah bad choice of words haha :D As you have said above the beauty of them is that they have brought HD cinematic imaging that used to be reserved for high end cameras $20,000 upwards to the masses, this means students like your self have the ability to shoot incredible low light, shallow depth of field in bodies costing $6-700. They are also excellent for use as point of view cameras in places where you wouldn't want to risk a $50,000 red epic.
 
jacob12_1993 said:
Yeah bad choice of words haha :D As you have said above the beauty of them is that they have brought HD cinematic imaging that used to be reserved for high end cameras $20,000 upwards to the masses, this means students like your self have the ability to shoot incredible low light, shallow depth of field in bodies costing $6-700. They are also excellent for use as point of view cameras in places where you wouldn't want to risk a $50,000 red epic.
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Like down a sewer :thumbs:
 
jacob12_1993 said:
I would love to know why you want to put a DSLR down a sewer :p
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From the article, and I quote:

" We were able to slide one Canon digital SLR into a sewer grating and put another under a pile of debris for a key shot of a car hurtling toward the lens,"
 
People always used to say that DSLR's wouldn't replace film cameras. They wont, but they are certainly better in some situations!
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yeah, situations where they're likely to get blown up or destroyed! better to trash a £2k canon than a $70k alexa....


they were crash cams, same reason gopros and other 'cheap' cameras have all been used in otherwise huge movies.
 
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