Forum: Canon EOS Full Frame for HD
January 16th, 2018, 04:08 AM
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2018 best CF card for 5dMk3 with Magic Lantern
Hi all, I'm sure the topic was often discussed here.
I just wonder what's state-of-the-art in January '18.
I personally prefer several 64 cf cards to 128 and higher, as we download after every...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
October 3rd, 2017, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,760
Re: GY-HD 251 1080i output
Hi, I remember using a Covergent Design recorder via HDSDI- a film shoot many years back, using this cam with 16mm converter and Zeiss primes. Recorder worked fine after a few set-up problems were...
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Forum: DV Info Net Announcements
September 30th, 2016, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 29,875
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
April 15th, 2016, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,355
HD251 4.2.2 output ?
Hi all, our DOP would like to shoot some scenes on my GY-HD251 which now had a long period of rest. I seem to remember that the cam outputs HDI in 4.2.2 as well as HDV in 4.2.0. Can anyone confirm...
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Forum: Photon Management
June 4th, 2013, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,430
Re: Daylight shooting in the woods
Hi & thank you for these very interesting replies .
Hopefully I have now uploaded the correct pictures.
in 'seq4-2' no attempt at correcting the green hue in the face was made as the sequence...
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Forum: Photon Management
May 30th, 2013, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,430
Re: Daylight shooting in the woods
Many thanks for all your replies. I'm out location scouting and couldn't reply to each message.
The picture I uploaded is the wrong one - my total apologies. I'll learn how to use the site's...
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Forum: Photon Management
May 19th, 2013, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,430
Re: Daylight shooting in the woods
This is exactly the problem, John. The light which hits the actress is green, not white or nearly white. Problem is you can't escape it like moving a subject away from a colored wall.
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Forum: Photon Management
May 11th, 2013, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,430
Re: Daylight shooting in the woods
Thanks, Bill. Reflections wasn't actually the right word, it's the green-ish hue (which we usually blast away with lights).
Playing around with the make-up is a good idea, thanks.
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Forum: Photon Management
May 11th, 2013, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,430
Daylight shooting in the woods
Do you guys know any tricks to kill the green reflections on fair skin without bringing big lights (any lights) into the woods ? We have WS, MS and ECU. On some we can dial in a correction or use...
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Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition
October 31st, 2012, 11:42 AM
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Widest latitude among current camera choice
Anyone able to tell me which camera has the best latitude, especially in low-light ? Looking for full-size sensor systems but would settle for anything if I can gain latitude. I presently switch to...
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Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions
October 31st, 2012, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 35,474
Re: Lightworks goes open source
Having taken the decision to abandon the Mac world since Apple appears to be moving in a consumer direction, we're eager to move to Lightworks on Linux. We presently have a Windows version installed...
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Forum: Open DV Discussion
October 31st, 2012, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,777
Re: Shooting it perfectly vs. fixing it in post.
IMO, it yes, and yes.
Do the best work you can out on the take, and do the best in post.
When I shoot a docu or fiction thing, part of the art process is to figure out what characteristics I want...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
October 31st, 2012, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,220
Re: Better Viewfinder
Not to my knowledge, having looked into the matter a while back.
Use a small HD monitor instead - my advice. Less costly, too.
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
August 28th, 2012, 10:22 AM
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Lina Wertmuller films
Recently bought a stack of films by Lina Wertmuller in Turin.
«Swept Away» is just great, even so many decades later ... class struggle with biting humour.
Plus with so many Wertmuller films,...
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
August 28th, 2012, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,215
Re: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Agreed with Ray
The TV movie (and the whole miniseries) with Alec Guinness as Smiley is vastly superior (in my memory... I have not seen it since it aired... makes me sound really old age ;)
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
July 10th, 2012, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,940
Re: Missing files on Firestone DR-HD100
Whenever you can, record to a back-up tape.
I've had camera assistants who forget to turn on the hard drive...
They've not lasted in their position, but the damage was lessened because of tape...
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Forum: Convergent Design Odyssey
June 19th, 2012, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 1
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Terrific support - many thanks !
While shooting in Switzerland in May, we had a setup problem with a rental Nanoflash. There was no local support. Dan Keaton was totally available and solved the problem trans-atlantically for us via...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
May 15th, 2012, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,514
Re: Lens problem or adapter problem ?
Agreed, Bob, but I'm just wondering if on feature films such as I have presently going, it's worth the hassle piecing and fitting and calibrating everything together when we could use ready-to-go...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
May 9th, 2012, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,514
Re: Lens problem or adapter problem ?
Thanks, Bob
The lens I used is indeed included in the list in this category:
«Zoom Lenses Converted to Super-16
.... They are converted to Super-16 by using a range extender. .... These lenses...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
May 7th, 2012, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,514
Re: Lens problem or adapter problem ?
Thanks my friends
Gavin: first still, indoors @ 5.6, is without ND but still vignettes. We went through the ND levels and saw no real change. Only change was with aperture.
Bob: the vendor...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
May 6th, 2012, 01:54 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,514
Lens problem or adapter problem ?
Hi everyone,
Recently filmed a sequence in a building which was to be demolished the following day. In the rush to shoot, I rented the only handy lens available regionally to use with the...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
March 29th, 2012, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,535
Re: Kinoptic primes with Cameflex mounts
Thanks again, Bob , I must get into serious experimenting in the next few weeks ! Must find proper older lenses first, will look for old Arri mounts.
I'll report back.
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
March 27th, 2012, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,535
Re: Kinoptic primes with Cameflex mounts
Thanks again, Bob. So, besides post, a combination of older 16mm lenses, filters, & soft spots would be the course of action.
Many of my films deal with a form of magic realism, hence the soft...
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Forum: JVC GY-HD Series Camera Systems
March 26th, 2012, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,535
Re: Kinoptic primes with Cameflex mounts
Bob, many apologies for late reply.
Your posts helped me a lot to define what I really am after as a director: a softer look which is remains fully useful for theatrical release. The softness...
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Forum: Photon Management
February 28th, 2012, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,659
Re: Documentary w/ ONLY Practicals
whoaaa, only candles (if there,s an outage, that is...) I'm currently experimenting with such situations, and trying to get a Konica f1.0 lens onto a pl-mount. for the famous scene, Kubrick btw used...
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