Escribano -> RE: New toy (Apr. 16 2010 0:57:12)
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I'm pretty sure it's borne out of the idea that professional photojournalists were being pressured to move to moving images to secure their survival and wanted to stick to a format (SLR camera) that they were most comfortable with. I worked with Associated Newspapers in 2008 for a year and the regional picture desks were under pressure to go online with more than just the standard editorial i.e. video clips. However, 720p is more than enough for the web, so it doesn't explain 1080p 24fps (the somewhat suspect minimum requirement for digital filmmakers, as this can be done in post and is intended for telecine to film anyway). Philip Bloom (in the BBC podcast) proposes the evolution of the sensor in the DSLR as the desire to preview the images in higher definition. Eventually, they got to HD, found they could leave the shutter up and record at 2K (48Mbps) speeds. With the 35mm format and interchangeable SLR lenses, this was enough for the filmmakers to get really interested and they started to dump their video cameras with 35mm spinning ground glass adapters for the HDSLRs (large sensor, low light, shallow DOF with interchangeable wide and fast lenses) Stills guys are meeting them in the middle with their imagery.
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