Here's Jannard's original rant: http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=615431&postcount...
Commentary from a prominent DSLR cinematographer: http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2010/06/17/hddslr-vs-red-has-...
A technical discussion about "line skipping" vs. "binning" (averaging): http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=3871...
You do not need 45 people to do good, controlled work with a DSLR (or a film camera). 3-4 skilled folks are sufficient crew for most non-ensemble work.
Amateurs can get a Panasonic GH1 with the 14-140mm lens. This lens is optimized for video work and will autofocus, with a performance on par with regular video cameras.
You have to take his writing with a grain of salt.
One thing I've noticed though with smaller "toy sized" cameras is that actors don't like them. Yes. At least most of them (especially ones without stage experience). They tend to use camera bulk as a viewing audience, and I found an easy and cheap way to fix this. Just slap a huge matte box on camera and that's it. Psychology is a funny thing.
Look at the chest area of the guy wearing a striped shirt to the right of girl in shorts. You'll notice the stripes look weird and are morphing. It's referred to as aliasing as well.
The low-light performance is fine, I guess, but there still seem to be a ton of compromises in the hardware.
(http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-GH1-12-1MP-Thirds-Interc...)
Who cares?
It's a seismic shift in the video industry, comparable to the shift away from mainframes to COTS.
