Comments on: Redrock’s rig turns your DSLR into a video making machine http://photo.blorge.com/2009/04/24/redrocks-rig-turns-your-dslr-into-a-video-making-machine/ Photography tutorials and digital camera news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:21:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: tony kent http://photo.blorge.com/2009/04/24/redrocks-rig-turns-your-dslr-into-a-video-making-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-38778 tony kent Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:41:03 +0000 http://photo.blorge.com/?p=1433#comment-38778 I think you'll find that their rigs cost a lot more than 200 dollars, Emily. That might just buy you a bag to store it in! Redrock equipment is good, but expensive. I agree with you, though - the point of the new breed of dslr video cameras is that they can be used just like a simple camera. To dress them up with all that kit is, IMHO, overkill. I think you’ll find that their rigs cost a lot more than 200 dollars, Emily. That might just buy you a bag to store it in! Redrock equipment is good, but expensive. I agree with you, though – the point of the new breed of dslr video cameras is that they can be used just like a simple camera. To dress them up with all that kit is, IMHO, overkill.

]]> By: Jon Fairhurst http://photo.blorge.com/2009/04/24/redrocks-rig-turns-your-dslr-into-a-video-making-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-31274 Jon Fairhurst Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:54:31 +0000 http://photo.blorge.com/?p=1433#comment-31274 Emily, have you not seen the beautiful video that you can get from the 5D MkII? Most video cameras under $8K have no more than a 1/2-inch sensor, which is less than 8mm wide. The 5D MkII sensor is 36mm wide, providing fantastic low light performance and shallow DOF. Until video camera sensors leave the dark ages behind (what? Moore's law doesn't apply to them?), I'm wondering why anybody would buy a video camera these days. Soon Scarlet will be released, and eventually these large sensors will make it into video cameras. But for now, DSLRs are the only affordable choice for large sensor video. Emily, have you not seen the beautiful video that you can get from the 5D MkII? Most video cameras under $8K have no more than a 1/2-inch sensor, which is less than 8mm wide. The 5D MkII sensor is 36mm wide, providing fantastic low light performance and shallow DOF.

Until video camera sensors leave the dark ages behind (what? Moore’s law doesn’t apply to them?), I’m wondering why anybody would buy a video camera these days. Soon Scarlet will be released, and eventually these large sensors will make it into video cameras. But for now, DSLRs are the only affordable choice for large sensor video.

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