I’m sure if you’ve actually seen Philip Bloom’s work (commercial and personal) you’d see that his work is far more than a technical wankering. He doesn’t just own cameras, he owns and operates lights, follow focuses, monitors, complete production equipment. All of his personal projects are far more organic shooting/editing and more of a fun way of testing out new gear. You’re probably just getting confused with watching his reviews on cameras and equipment.

As for the comment on lighting and know-how, if you haven’t seen one of his latest productions he’s been shooting, at Lucas Films, here’s a few images worth clicking on:

http://philipbloom.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/IMG_0071.jpg
http://philipbloom.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/IMG_0063.jpg

But I’m sure you’re also at the point where you’re filming along side of other famous Hollywood directors and DPs and your comment is valuable

If his point was to prove that anyone can now create pretty, cinematic video on the, relatively, cheap the scores of Vimeo videos with 7 and 5D in their title have proved him right.

Technical wankery with great technology is easy. Creating actual art, or even properly lighting a scene, is something completely different. Those who can accomplish that don’t need to bother touting what their camera was.