jef Hoffman

Purchase ND filters, 72mm what a twink

As good as the look is, and this is certainly subjective: From an experienced operator's point of view (who had shot film and tape and red); Hard if not impossible to see focus. Equipment ergonomics TERRIBLE. Compare HD Red Cam to Arri 235 for handheld Balance of HD cameras is totally off esp with large mattboxes Extra filters needed to DEGRADE the sharp image Actors and Actresses horrified to see the pores in their skin DP is locked in a tent miles away double checking focus with the 1st ac who needs to view on a LARGE monitor Heat and electronics needed on camera burn the side of your head Quality goes down because now we can just shoot the rehearsals, tape is cheap you know. Other than that, it's a production accountant's dream saving tens of thousands in filmstock. But of course if the directors (tv mainly) planned in advance what to shoot, they would make their day and not burn so much film. Great for newsgathering though. And as a sidenote,a Noted 'Hollywood' DP (actually Canadian) said in a promax site video interview, "...with film what we were getting was mathamatics, now we can see exactly what we are getting..." come on Jon, you knew how to get your look.