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True of most things as you get older.....

I usually work with Alexa footage that's shot at one of three presets (3200K, 4300K, 5600K). Sage’s LUTs work really well, but getting the best match requires white balancing both the S1 and Alexa to neutral white before converting. Alexa white balance presets are not neutral–they're orange/green. I wanted equivalent white balance presets I could use (5600k, 4300K, 3200K) with the S1, where I could shoot V Log, apply Sage's LUT, and get a ballpark match to Alexa presets–even if it might be a little less precise than doing this the right way. I lit a white card with a Luxli RGBW light at 3200K, 4300K, and 5600K and then shot Alexa footage shot at 3200K, 4300K, and 5600K presets. Then I shot the same with an S1 and and applied Sage’s Log C conversion LUT. I adjusted the white balance settings manually until I got a good match. I've only tried out the 5600K preset so far in the field but it matches pretty well. K1: 5600K A: 6 G: 9 (should be G: 10, but it doesn't go that far) – apply Daylight Log C conversion K2: 4300K A: 6 G: 6 – apply 4200K Log C conversion K3: 3200K: A7: G: 4 – apply Tungsten Log C conversion Beyond that, a bit of extra noise and a bit of unsharp mask after downscaling S1 4k to Alexa 2k/3.2k (amount 24, radius 3) also helps make S1 footage look more like Alexa footage. If this isn’t for you, ignore this post. It's not as precise as doing things the right way but for my needs is much more convenient.

I don't know if our thoughts diverge that much. I agree with what you said. I'm saying that streaming is supporting a cultural shift away from more thoughtful movies, towards lower quality (imo) content. Like I said, it's not that streaming is inherently making movies worse, but that the audience is less invested in their content since it's on in the background, or literally stays on after they fall asleep. Quantity over quality. Of course some people still critically watch their streamed content (myself included), but we're in the vast minority. (The other issue I brought up, of concentrating wealth in fewer people is a separate problem.)

You're over simplifying. I can happily watch many things without consulting my phone. My wife though is another matter and will happily chat with friends, message, talk to me, insist I help her with dinner.... plus the odd occasion of someone at the door. Not so frequent this year, but still... so even if you're well behaved, others in the household are not. There is still a place for cinema. Of course its always competing against TV. Hence one of the reasons why movies went wide-screen when TVs first entered peoples home; to open the cinema experience out. Unfortunately its hard to find something unique to cinema that can't be easily replicated at home. 3D was one such method, no doubt why cinemas tried to push it over 2D releases, but its waned since the peak a decade ago. Obviously 2020 has been hard on cinemas, but prior to that, there was no evidence that cinemas were on their way out. Box office numbers in 2019 were good. I've seen a few larger cinema complexes built in the last decade. I've been in quite a few packed out cinema screenings. So I'd say its too early to predict the demise of cinema over streaming. Both have their place in delivering movies to the audience. Whilst I've go fewer times now than I did 10 years ago, I still go half a dozen times a year and enjoy the experience. Yes, the adverts are annoying, and you get the odd bad experience with other members of the audience, but I enjoy the larger screen and sound system. Its nice to hear the movie loud without the neighbour bashing on your wall to turn it down, and my wife behaves much better too at the cinema... 😅😅😅

Since I have all three at the moment, I decided to make a test for my fellow anamorphic enthusiasts:    http://vimeo.com/60401188   Not exactly scientific, but I tried to be methodical. The Iscorama is sharp wide open, but my Iscomorphot 2x has to be closed down to f/2.8 or smaller, and the Iscomorphot 1.5x really isn't too useful before f/5.6.   They each have their own unique character. Which image do you prefer?