Matching your cameras on a multi-cam shoot
Suppose someone shoots a video for you — with two different cameras. Depending on the brand, specs, color profiles of each, or even the lenses used, the picture they produce could (and most likely will) be wildly different. And matching the look and feel in post-production could be a major time-hog. What would normally be a relatively easy edit just doubled in length to become a monster of a project!
If you have, say, a high-end cinema camera shooting with a wide-open aperture (allowing for some heavy-duty bokeh and lush depth of field), and your B-Cam is an older camera that shoots video similar to an iPhone 5 — where everything is crisp, in focus and vibrant – but looks nothing like the rest of your footage. Cutting between the two shots could prove to be a nightmare, and matching their color profiles will be a Herculean task.
When you can shoot with two identical, or at least similar (same brand, series of lenses, etc.) cameras, do it! You’ll save yourself a ton of time on the back end of your project.