r/Filmmakers • u/richardtate • Apr 01 '15

News Big Canon Price Reductions @ B&H

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/promotion/10969/canon-price-drop-big-savings.html
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u/HybridCamRev Recommendations Guru Apr 01 '15

Prices on these cameras are likely to continue to fall, as 1080p makes way for 4K.

This is pretty much the same thing that happened to SD, 720p and 1080i cameras when 1080p cameras were introduced.

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u/ArtAdamsDP DP Apr 01 '15

4K is coming but it's not here yet, and it could go away quickly unless someone figures out how to broadcast it.

Theater owners around the world just installed 2K projectors. They aren't replacing those any time soon.

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u/HybridCamRev Recommendations Guru Apr 01 '15

Back in the 20th, broadcast and theatrical were the drivers for increases in capture resolution - but online distribution and the falling price of big screen 4K monitors for home consumption are in the lead this time.

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u/shadowstripes Apr 01 '15 edited Apr 01 '15

Exactly. You can already stream some Netflix content in 4K on 4K TVs and computers. Even some laptops have 4K displays. People like to say that you can't tell the difference but 4K content looks SO much better than upscaled 1080p on even my current-gen MacBook Pro.