I remember sitting in a cramped corner of a warehouse in East London, staring at a spec sheet for a new body that promised “unrivaled depth of field.” The client wanted that creamy, floating look, and they were convinced that upgrading to a larger sensor was the only way to get there. They spent three…
I spent three weeks on a documentary in a damp basement in Bristol, working with a camera that had a sensor the size of a postage stamp, and I still got better shots than the kid I saw last month using a cinema rig that cost more than my first house. There is this persistent,…
I spent three weeks on a documentary in the Highlands last year, working with a kit that had half the dynamic range of the latest flagship sensor, and I still walked away with better images than the kid I saw last month using a $50,000 rig in a studio with nothing but overhead fluorescent lights….
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