Arri is the new Adobe

[FHDcrew]

RIP us actually getting to use what we own lol.  Yes Arri is amazing, yes the Alexa 35 is wonderful, yes these prices are totally fine for large film groups or people renting.  But now Arri is putting some features as "upgrades" such as Anamorphic desqueezing and ArriRAW support...and yes, they offer these in weekly/monthly subscription models...hoping this does not trickle down into future cameras that are much more affordable.  Sick of subscriptions.

[FHDcrew]

Obviously paid firmware upgrades have been a thing since the Gh4 days...but a subscription model is so annoying.

[MrSMW]

I’m not sure how much of this ARRI log C3 is over-hyped…

Having looked at some of the footage shot side by side with standard log, very little difference and with some samples, I prefer the standard log.

And anyway, the Phantom LUTS by Joel F are designed to ‘mimic’ various versions of ARRI. I’m more than happy with those and think they look better than the standard log…which itself to me looks better in most cases than this new cost option download.

None of these things will turn your $3000 mirrorless into an actual ARRI camera, but then how many can afford, never mind need an ARRI 35?

Not a fan of subs either.

Pretty sure it’s not for me.