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Old April 30th, 2007, 01:38 AM   #1
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HV20: Two New scenes with Letus Adapter

Shot these two scenes this weekend trying to push HV20 a bit more on the Letus35a adapter. Only place I can post this is at megaupload at this point, sorry 'bout that, but I wanted to post in highest def possible so you can see what the HV2o with the Letus can do. I'm shooting the prime lens Nikon 50mm around F 2.8 to F4 on both these scenes, I think... Here is the link:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VCC29TM0
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Old April 30th, 2007, 10:14 AM   #2
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I checked megauploads and there was indication of 41 downloads, I'm just wondering whether megauploads is getting files to people, or if the hassle is just too much.

Meanwhile, on issue I have with Letus/HV20 combo is whether to use OIS. The shots here at OIS on, and because I'm thinking it works better with the slight vibration from the Letus. Comments anyone ?
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Old April 30th, 2007, 11:01 AM   #3
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Chris, I canceled my d/l because it was just too slow. And it was slightly difficult figuring out how to get to the file. :)
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You might try sendspace.com - it also handles files up to 300mb and, in my limited experience, is a bit quicker. Plus, you don't have the annoying 45 second wait thing. Just a thought.
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Old April 30th, 2007, 11:28 AM   #5
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Mark, Casey:

Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if it was getting to those who might be interested. I will search for a better mode. These are large files, by nature.... The compressed .wmv or .mov just don't give the whole picture when you are trying to demonstrate this camera's capabilities.
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Old April 30th, 2007, 02:32 PM   #6
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is very little infocus in the second scene due to the low DOF (F2.8-F4)? does it get too dark when trying to increase it. It has a great feel to tho.
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Old April 30th, 2007, 04:32 PM   #7
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is very little infocus in the second scene due to the low DOF (F2.8-F4)? does it get too dark when trying to increase it. It has a great feel to tho.
I was trying to focus on the far side of the pool in that scene, to see how sharp we could get distant objects. I was curious because Steven Dempsey was doing similar work with the A1/Letus combo. The two I did here were attempting to demonstrate that. In that sense, may have been better to open lens up more to put foreground more out of focus.

This was evening in a heaviliy treed park, with sun highlighing only a few spots, but if I recall right, I could have adjusted the exposure level up more, and dialed the lens closed more. This particular lens does real well at not having a lot of vignetting even at higher F Stops.
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Old April 30th, 2007, 06:29 PM   #8
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Mirror site

My new found friend Jason from my hometown here, mirrored this file. If you aren't happy with megauploads, try it.

http://www.argonaut-ent.com/mirrors/...uffandpool.m2t
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Old April 30th, 2007, 07:51 PM   #9
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Eh my gripe was it was a 200meg file for about a minute of footage... even if it was uncompressed or close to it... you can put a bit of compression on it ;) I get decent video 4-5 minutes for 100-150 megs

Looked good, but I wasn't exactly sure what you were trying to do...
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Old April 30th, 2007, 08:42 PM   #10
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Hi there, considering the HV20 once i sell my XM2/GL2, i also have the Letus 35, can you please post some pics of your HV20/L35 set up. Do you use a 37-58 Step up ring to hold the letus? How do you find the support of the weight.?
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Old April 30th, 2007, 09:11 PM   #11
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Made my own support set up pretty cheaply.... Take it for what it is worth, but it works pretty good. See the photo here:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/attachmen...2&d=1176105082


That was posted in this thread:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=91465
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