Half the truth is often a whole lie, isn't it?
Half-truth you said was: "
Netflix requires 4K for all new programming".
The other half that you forgot to mention is: "
Minimum data-rate of Bitrate of 240 Mbps at 23.98 fps" (
REF)
What is the max bitrate of Sony MILC cameras (that you said earlier your pro crew use for film making):
100mbps in 4K.
And interestingly, on the
same reference, I don't see any MILC of any brand listed as approved camera by Netflix for content creation and delivery!
So who are the pros who use MILC for film making anyway? and what they do with their contents created? Watch it in basement with their grandma?
Now who doesn’t understand about film making in general?
Edit: Same goes with your market analysis statements!
Well, denigrating all those who don't have a show on Netflix as "in the basement with grandma" might not win you any friends in the professional community, so I think we can tell who does
not hang out with professional crews.
The full truth is that Netflix approved formats only consist of 4K formats: "Camera must have a true 4K UHD sensor (equal to or greater than 3840 photosites wide)." So that point is not able to be disputed.
However, it is important to note that while no DSLR or MILC makes the approved cameras list, Netflix
does allow up to 20% for unscripted or 10% of unscripted to be shot on unapproved cameras (B cams, crash cams, etc.), which would include such cameras (if they like your project enough).
Full disclosure: This may also include non-4K cameras converted to 4K for delivery,
but I'd wager that the Netflix executives, who have ultimate discretion, would be more likely to accept an non-approved camera if it
were shooting 4K, and even more so if it were using the full width of the UHD (4K) sensor. Which is
not something the EOS-R does because of its crop in 4K. And this is where material shot on a Sony, a Fuji, or a GH5 might have the advantage.
Also, here's a definition for you because some people obviously aren't intelligent enough to understand the concept:
"Professional: A person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport or branch of the performing arts, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime."
There are all sorts of professional filmmakers. Some use Alexas. Some use a Sony A7SII to film a documentary. And some use a GH4 to shoot segments of Planet Earth II.
And, since my point was that quality 4K is relevant and necessary in today's world, congratulations on providing further research to prove that. Please take note, however, that although anyone can Google format specifications, it actually takes a filmmaker's perspective and a brain to analyze them. And I didn't see that anywhere in your post.