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Originally Posted by Brian Drysdale
The SI 2K does address a different market sector to the RED. 35mm DOF isn't a requirement for most productions - this week I'm working on a feature film that is being shot on Super 16, which has both TV and theatrical distribution and no one is pulling out their hair out over the DOF.
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IMO, feature filmmaking without DOF control (the shallower the more control) is a no-no. Even with 35mm DOF I find myself wanting less since my lenses are all T2 only.
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Originally Posted by Brian Drysdale
The SI 2K has a recording media advantage, in that you can just hand over the hard drive as if it was a tape, because the costs are comparable to high end HD tape stock. This is an advantage in the broadcast market - I've heard of one cameraman having to handover his RED drives to the producers, so that they can transfer them. Also, currently the SI post workflow seems to be more mature and easier to handle than the RED.
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Actually this is a recording media disadvantage. I would never trust recording things to a HDD. RED has compact flash, which is the way to go. I have heard way too many horror stories from people who were too cheap to buy RED flash and recorded to the drives instead.
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Originally Posted by Brian Drysdale
The SI does suffer with exchange rates, but the costs of a shooting rig aren't hugely different.
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Yeah, tell me about it. :)