Mike Cha
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I wouldn't choose film, it would slow me down too much.
I wouldn't even choose a large complex cinema camera like the Alexa, again too slow.
I want to be nimble enough to get the spontaneous unplanned moments. I think it's vital and makes a much bigger difference to the end result than overall image quality.
Anamorphic on the other hand, makes digital look far more film like and organic. I would take that, but I wouldn't go so far as shooting film.
The Sony F35 and Digital Bolex proves that digital can ape the look of film very closely indeed. The F66 and Alexa shows that too.
I find the difference minimal at best now. Thus, those clamouring to save it are vastly overrating it and forgetting about the advantages digital brings to a shoot, creatively.
I'd probably choose film for most creative projects... I'm sure there are a few instances that i'd use digital for (low light, tight quarters, etc...) I'd probably choose digital for most docu-style shoots, if budget didn't matter. But budget always matters and I'm sure I can find a better way to use the money I saved in film processing and transferring.
I'm happy that digital leveled the playing field and glad that film is still an option.
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Long time lurker. A post that made me finally want to create a user name.
I'm all for digital and the freedom it brings to all film makers. But I recently had a discussion with a colorist about this subject and he (proponent of film) said something that made me think about my thoughts on digital/film: 'If you didn't have to worry about budget, would you choose film or digital?'
I'd have to say at this point, I'd probably choose film (and only to shoot, not for projection.) But those days are definitely numbered.
My response to Alister Chapman's response to "all the FS5 complainers"!
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I recorded out of the HDMI port with the new bm video assist a couple of weeks ago and noticed banding on the footage. I thought it was user error on my part, being new to both the video assist and the FS5. Good to know that that wasn't the case. I'm wondering if I should return the FS5 and wait and see if Sony will fix the problem before committing to it.