How Photos Were Transmitted by Wire in the 1930s

Re:How Photos Were Transmitted by Wire in the 1930s by BurningFrog on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @03:19PM (#39696111)

My guess is that back then producing films was expensive cutting edge technology, and the few films that got made hired the brightest and best, and gave them time to get it right.

Today any unemployed bozo can make explainer YouTube videos. That great as a "democratization", but the average quality is obviously lower.

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Re:How Photos Were Transmitted by Wire in the 1930s by cj on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @07:05PM (#39698648)

Some quick googling shows cinematic film cameras in 1930/40 used to cost $100k-$300k adjusted for inflation.

Today, the cheapest Netflix-approved camera is $2k [0]

Lower barrier to entry is a blessing and a curse. Signal v noise, etc.

[0] https://noamkroll.com/the-3-most-affordable-netflix-approved...

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Re:How Photos Were Transmitted by Wire in the 1930s by treflop on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @08:05PM (#39699090)

It's even lower. The FS7 on that list is more like $1,000 these days.

(Not that I would consider all those cameras on the Netflix list cinematic. Some are geared more towards documentary.)

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Re:How Photos Were Transmitted by Wire in the 1930s by ghaff on Thursday March 14, 2024 @01:11AM (#39700784)

And not that it's contrary to the $1K price point but, I think, Apple's last event was filmed with iPhones albeit with a lot of expensive lighting and other gear/people.

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Re:How Photos Were Transmitted by Wire in the 1930s by BurningFrog on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @08:16PM (#39699162)

Film reels were also a significant cost that's pretty much gone to zero these days.

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Re:How Photos Were Transmitted by Wire in the 1930s by ersamsa on Thursday March 14, 2024 @03:15AM (#39701286)

This is the right answer

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