I am grateful that we were able to shoot Saint John Of Las Vegas on 35mm film. But video is an option that any filmmaker should, and will have to, consider. Byron Shah shot this great test highlighting the surprising strengths of some new and inexpensive cameras.
"We tested 2 DSLRs (professional stills cameras) that shoot HD, the Panasonic Lumix GH1, the Canon 5D Mark 2, and RED (which was included as the control in the experiment). What we found was that while these small cameras have their limitations (they record a very compressed format that can fall apart easily and they're not really set up as professional cameras so they can be fussy to use) they can, in many situations, shoot lovely images. They are amazing for night photography, and when using 35mm format lenses render some beautiful pictures. And of course they are small and cheap, fast and light, and fantastic for framing. It's so easy to put the camera exactly where you want it!"
Here is the test. Thanks, Byron!
