On Mar 4, 2011, at 11:37 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Paul Stenquist >> Airborne and on my way home from producing a one-day video shoot in >> Atlanta. The shooter I worked with used a Canon T2i DSLR with a >> 7-inch HD monitor mounted atop. (This was another job where I didn't >> get to hire the shooter, but I'm pleased with this guy's work -- so >> far.) Most shots were off a jib boom. Footage looked great on a >> monitor. I'm anxious to see the final results. >> >> Paul > > I sort of think the whole DSLR video is going to be a passing fad. > > The reason I think that is you don't need the SLR viewfinder, and in fact > can't use the viewfinder, when you're shooting video. So why would you need > the mirror & pentaprism and all the other machinery that puts the 'R' in > single lens reflex? Why wouldn't the manufacturers eliminate them to lower > the cost and beat the competition on price? > > I expect we'll see divergence into a slightly more specialized video > equipment; it'll be a modular box with the sensor, lens mount, LCD and > connections to output the video. > > The DSLR will for the most part go back to being used for still photography.
Perhaps. But going to a modular box would probably add cost. With a DSLR, there's a high volume advantage. Plus, there's a lot of lens availability. That all works to advantage. Yes, the mirror box is unnecessary, but it's not really an encumbrance. Paul > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3480 - Release Date: 03/03/11 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
