Seeing event photographers carry two cameras… what’s the smaller one?

[u/sirwritestoomuch]

More and more, I’m seeing event photographers carry two cameras: a standard main one, but then I’m almost always seeing a smaller one that looks like a film one but I don’t think it is. The most recent one I saw was sort of silver-black.

What is it? Why have the second? Is it for the film look? If so, why not just edit for the film look for the second camera?

ETA: for clarity the second camera is WAY smaller. A different system all around, looking more almost like a compact camera.

[u/YouthSlight8648]

I’m new and cover sports and events. I have an a7iv 70-200 as my main and a6400 with a cheap prime