Canon DV / HDV
XL1S and Mini35 on Seinfeld / Levinson Shoot, Pt. 2
Written by Charles Papert, S.O.C. on September 15th, 2004
The second film in the series features Jerry and Superman taking a road trip somewhere in the desert in a 1965 Porsche. Our first day was to be spent shooting the scenes within the car, so we spent the morning rigging onto the process trailer which was to be towed by a camera car for Monday’s photography. Shane wanted to find the camera angles and lenses to avoid having to do that work on Monday morning.
XL1S and P+S Mini35, Images Pt. 1: New York City
Written by Charles Papert, S.O.C. on September 15th, 2004
These images accompany an article by Charles describing how he helped shoot an American Express internet spot starring Jerry Seinfeld and directed by Barry Levinson. The copyright on the images shown here is held exclusively by by Charles Papert, Jason Wawro and Gary Hatfield; all rights are reserved accordingly.
XL1S and P+S Mini35, Images Pt. 2: Death Valley
Written by Charles Papert, S.O.C. on September 15th, 2004
These images accompany an article by Charles describing how he helped shoot an American Express internet spot starring Jerry Seinfeld and directed by Barry Levinson. The copyright on the images shown here is held exclusively by Charles Papert, Jason Wawro and Gary Hatfield; all rights are reserved accordingly.
The XL2 Watchdog’s Tips & Tricks
Written by Chris Hurd on July 20th, 2004
This section offers some operating tips gleaned from savvy XL shooters for the benefit of others. The idea here is to have a place to point everyone who asks, “how do I do that again?” without having to keep reposting the same information on usenet. I got the idea from watching how many times people have asked how to generate color bars on the Sony VX1000.
The Canon FU-1000 Monochrome CRT Viewfinder for the XL1 / XL1S
Written by Ken Tanaka on April 10th, 2003
Although color LCD viewfinder screens have begun appearing on professional cameras they are offered as secondary, and often multifunctional, viewing aids. When professional camera operators put their eyes to a viewfinder cup you can be sure that they’re looking at beautiful black and white.
Canon 16x Manual Servo Zoom Lens for the XL1 / XL1S
Written by Ken Tanaka on April 9th, 2003
Shooters who bemoaned difficulties with the standard-issue 16x IS II Automatic lens’ focus control quickly began proclaiming this lens to be their savior, often recommending that new XL1S buyers forego the IS II lens altogether.
Top Five Canon GL2 Accessories
Written by Chris Hurd on August 16th, 2002
If we exclude the neccessary items such as batteries and tripod from this consideration, then here’s what I would call the “Top Five” must-haves for the Canon GL2.
Hands-on Canon GL2 Report, Part One
Written by DVi Contributor on August 15th, 2002
I’ve had about 3 weeks to play with the new Canon GL2, and I thought this was a good time to offer my impressions about the camera, and also to give you the details of a comparison test I made utilizing the GL2, the XL1S and the Sony PD150.
Hands-on Canon GL2 Report, Part Two
Written by DVi Contributor on August 15th, 2002
As I only had the PD150 on loan for a few hours, this portion of the comparison only includes the XL1S and GL2. In the lowest light situations the GL2 is about 1/2 stop less sensitive than the the XL1S.
Hands-on Canon GL2 Report, Part Three
Written by DVi Contributor on August 15th, 2002
Right out of the box, I felt the PD150 looked the best relative to skin tones, however the GL2 is capable of duplicating the look of the either the PD150 or the XL1S, by adjusting color, sharpness, set-up, etc.
