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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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