Filmmaking gear companies are in the business of making money, but that doesn’t mean you need to buy into all the marketing hype. In this video I’ll give my take on 5 of the biggest misconceptions gear companies want you to believe so that you’ll buy stuff you don’t really need. 

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CHAPTERS 

0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Constant upgrades are unnecessary in most cases
3:32 - You don’t need a full frame camera
5:28 - Resolution is (kind of) irrelevant
6:46 - Audiio, the sponsor of today’s video
8:50 - Autofocus is not mandatory

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