Posted by Martin Heffels on 09/25/06 11:38

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:22:15 +0100, Spex <No.spam@ta.com> wrote:

>I strongly urge you to get down to a dealer and have a demo and perhaps
>capture some footage of your own to see if it meets your requirements.

That's not a proper way of testing, shooting some stuff inside a store.
What you really should do, is rent the camera for a day, and go out and
shoot some real stuff. Shots of nature, shots of fast moving subjects,
shots with a huge contrast range and on and on. That will give you a good
idea whether a camera is worth the money. I reckon it would cost you
US$125-150/day to rent it (or even more or less, depending on your
location).

cheers

-martin-
--
"Every picture defines its own look, and that definition begins with the
director's intentions for the script ... I have Ingmar Bergman to thank
for letting me experiment with a kind of cinematography that utilizes
true light where possible. ... He was intensely interested in light and
how it can be applied to create a given atmosphere."
- Sven Nykvist, passed away 20-9-2006

Farewell Sven. You are a great inspiration. May you guide our lights
from heaven!

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