[Konvas] buying a 2-perf camera. finally! or renting one for the moment

[H. W. Stone]

 Trying to shoot a strange camera in a strange location-- that's worse than shooting a feature.

I was just offered a Euro batch of 35mm--? Fuji stock, mostly fast, a mere 66,000 feet-- for three thousand if I would get it out of their way.? Of course I wasn't THERE, but I got a friend to pick it up, and she is using it with some other recans to shoot a feature.

She said the most wonderful sight was the look on the Sony rep's face when she said she couldn't afford to rent a CineAlta, she had to settle for 35mm film instead.




 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Frey <thefirstrule at chainsawlinux.com>










HW,
I don't think you're a radical old grouch in what you're saying - I 
whole-heartedly agree that shooting a feature with an unfamiliar camera 
would be a nightmare...

BUT, I believe XiaoSu is shooting a 3-day short film, which would make 
more sense, although I still think the camera would have to be tested 
with a few cans of footage to figure out what what problems they will 
run into before they get onto the real shoot.

As for the 4-perf vs 2-perf dilemma, XiaoSu, if neither Bruce nor Anders 
can get a 2-perf camera to you before your shooting date, you can easily 
find recan/shortends that are fairly low cost (sometimes as low as 1/4 
of the price of fresh raw stock, depending on lengths). Run the numbers, 
you might be well surprised that shooting 4-perf is more affordable than 
you think.

Hasta Luego!
btw: I'm still in Spain, currently in the beautiful city of Salamanca. 
Anyone need any pictures before I leave? ;-)


Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
http://crimsonchain.com


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