New travel film-making setup and pipeline - I feel like the tech has finally come of age

[BTM_Pix]

2 hours ago, kye said:

I'd imagine that @BTM_Pix would be deep down this rabbit hole..

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[eatstoomuchjam]

6 hours ago, kye said:

Yes, lots of things to trade-off against each other.  Thus the arguments about what is best when people impose their own values and priorities onto other people then judge them for doing it "wrong" lol.  The more I refine my setup the more that other peoples approaches sound so alien to me.

The only setup that's truly "wrong" is one that you don't enjoy using and that doesn't get you the photos that you want.  The primary camera of a friend of mine is a pinhole that she made herself from... I think it's a coffee can or a cocoa powder jar.  The photos are low-resolution, dreamy, and perfect.  My setup would be totally wrong for her, or you, but I quite like it!  I was at Photostock a few years ago when David Burnett was the speaker - he is famously still shooting sporting events and major political events using either a speed graphic or converted Graflex SLR with an Aero Ektar.  At that event, however, he was carrying the camera he uses most of the time - an A7c with a small Sony lens.  Not a setup that I'd choose, but if it's good enough for one of the most famous living photographers, it's probably not "wrong."  😅

5 hours ago, kye said:

If my goal is to make edits that feel more immersive, then it makes sense to shoot with a lens that's roughly "normal" so it has a perspective similar to the human eye, which is about 50mm on FF.

A number of the big name classic cinematographers/filmmakers favored lenses between 40-60mm or so FF equivalent.  A lot of classic street photographers like 35-50mm because it's seen as immersive.  But if you want an outsider perspective, your choice of a 70mm seems appropriate!