Blog: Cinema Cameras

Sony’s FX lineup has become one of the most interesting camera families in professional video. Line up the Sony FX3 vs FX6 vs FX9, and the first difference you notice is size. The FX3 is tiny. The FX6 is tiny-ish. And the FX9 is… well, now we’re getting into serious production-camera territory. All three can…

There is a dangerous question that filmmakers ask themselves when choosing a cinema camera: “What camera should I buy?” Once you start researching, you’re about 14 minutes away from watching a 47-minute YouTube video comparing dynamic range charts from cameras you’ve never heard of. And somehow you’re now considering spending $18,000. The truth is, choosing…

With the Canon Cinema EOS C-Series, Canon has built one of the most confusing, and also most useful, cinema camera lineups in the industry. There’s the C70, the C80, the C300 Mark III and the C500 Mark II. And then there’s the C400, and now newer models are entering the lineup too. Canon Cinema EOS…

Documentary filmmaking is one of those types of production where the camera needs to be ready for basically anything. That’s why the best cameras for documentary filmmaking aren’t simply the ones with the highest resolution. Picture the kind of day a documentary can throw at you. You might be inside a dark room at 8…

Canon vs Sony for video. It’s a debate that has probably started more arguments in camera forums than almost anything other than “Should you shoot LOG?” Both sides have their people. Sony people swear Sony is better. Canon people swear Canon is better. And then someone shows up with an ARRI and tells everyone they’re…

Should you rent or buy camera equipment? There is a moment every filmmaker experiences that brings the question up. You rent a camera, you use it, you love it, and then you start thinking, “Maybe I should just buy one.” Congratulations. You’ve entered the equipment rabbit hole. A few months later you’re looking at cinema…