If you were wondering about (digital) exposure, you could do worse than this excellent run-down by Stu Maschwitz, with some log theory to boot. If you were ever wondering why video and film are so different this is a good start… Ignore all references to the RED camera and REC709, though, as it tends to muddle the threory.
Conclusion: they may not be film cameras, but they are definitely not a video camera. READ
EDIT: Having read the the subsequent furore over Stu’s article, and the comments at reduser.net, it looks like the digital film-scanning arguments of 15 years ago. Some people dig the theory, yet in other, analogue worlds, it doesn’t seem to be a requirement to know how to make a strip of film all by yourself, despite the fact that film is integral to the process.
Digital doesn’t have to be technical beyond a few basic rules. It would be a shame if everyone thought a RED camera had to arrive on set with a “technician”, like the Genesis does…
Fear, uncertainty, and doubt. I think some people are inventing jobs for themselves. Commercial photographers that have gone digital would have a giggle at some of the comments.