Redrock, Brevis, SGPro Shootout

Phil Bloom · January 15th, 2007, 04:42 PM

my new mac pro came today...and guess what...the firewire WORKS!!

So between work commitments this week I will get this done.

Phil

Yves Fortin · January 15th, 2007, 04:50 PM

Good !! Waiting for your results from this intersting challenge.

Wayne Kinney · January 15th, 2007, 05:05 PM

Sorry to hear about your previous firewire problems, Phil, but good to hear about the new mac!

Ing Poh Hii · January 16th, 2007, 07:07 AM

Oh yes !! new year with new begins and a new Mac.

Look forward to make my new step into 35mm adapter realm too :D.

thanksss~

Christopher Witz · January 16th, 2007, 08:10 AM

a liitle OT but.... FYI

hey phil.... a client of mine had the same firewire problem.... killed 3 macs in their office.... tuned out to be the firewire cable, not the mybook drive.

Ozan Karakoc · January 16th, 2007, 05:46 PM

Dennis, I can die for a Brevis HD Imaging Bundle now but I live in Turkey and ordering it online seems impossible from here. Please work with a distributor in Turkey or tell me that you are going to visit this beautiful country very soon :) Just kidding. But I really wonder how I get chance to buy your product.

Larry Kamerman · January 16th, 2007, 09:38 PM

Phil, burned out the firewire port on my deck a couple of years ago. Same issue.
Looking forward to your posting.

Dennis Wood · January 17th, 2007, 03:10 PM

Ozan, please send us an email. It can (and has) been done :-)

Phil Bloom · January 17th, 2007, 03:20 PM

my replacement mac pro has just been fried. The only thing I plugged in was the XDCAM F350.

I think I have just worked out the problem.

my cat!

She loves cables and I try to keep her out of the edit suite but she sometimes sneaks in. The cable I used has a small nick in it. I am sure power is leaking into the rest of the cable.

It is the only thing I can think of!

Wayne Kinney · January 17th, 2007, 03:27 PM

Phil,

The new mac has now got the same problem??? Oh, sorry to hear that man!

Although, I can confirm about your cat, it was being a right pain when I was there, it was biting the SGpro and got hair all over me (i love cats really)...

Phil Bloom · January 17th, 2007, 03:33 PM

Hi Wayne!

It was my other cat who is the Mac killer. I think she is being paid by Bill Gates!

I am going to have to junk all my firewire cables and just buy some new ones.

How on earth do I explain this one to Applecare. I am sure if I tell them my cat fried my mac they won't be best pleased!

Jon Wolding · January 17th, 2007, 03:50 PM

Instead of sending your mac back again... get this or the PCMCIA version if you've got an old mac laptop.

Phil Bloom · January 17th, 2007, 03:55 PM

unfortunately it's a mac pro. not a laptop. so i am going to have to get it replaced! even if it was a laptop i would want my inbuilt firewire ports to work!

Sebastien Le Gallo · January 18th, 2007, 08:01 AM

Sorry, this could be a bit off-topic, but I'm a beginner, and I wonder if the Letus35A can be compared to those 3 adaptaters... Is it as good or worse ? (sorry for my bad english...)

Phil Bloom · January 18th, 2007, 01:32 PM

I had letus flip enhanced. I couldnt get clean enough pictures out of it so I sold it and bought the m2 and brevis. Maybe I had a duff one I dont know but I couldn't recommend it from my personal experience. Other people may have had better experiences

January 15th, 2007, 04:42 PM	#61
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	my new mac pro came today...and guess what...the firewire WORKS!! So between work commitments this week I will get this done. Phil __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

January 15th, 2007, 05:05 PM	#63
Wayne Kinney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brighton, East Sussex, UK Posts: 938	Sorry to hear about your previous firewire problems, Phil, but good to hear about the new mac! __________________ Thanks, Wayne.

January 17th, 2007, 03:20 PM	#69
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	my replacement mac pro has just been fried. The only thing I plugged in was the XDCAM F350. I think I have just worked out the problem. my cat! She loves cables and I try to keep her out of the edit suite but she sometimes sneaks in. The cable I used has a small nick in it. I am sure power is leaking into the rest of the cable. It is the only thing I can think of! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

January 17th, 2007, 03:27 PM	#70
Wayne Kinney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brighton, East Sussex, UK Posts: 938	Phil, The new mac has now got the same problem??? Oh, sorry to hear that man! Although, I can confirm about your cat, it was being a right pain when I was there, it was biting the SGpro and got hair all over me (i love cats really)... __________________ Thanks, Wayne.

January 17th, 2007, 03:33 PM	#71
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	Hi Wayne! It was my other cat who is the Mac killer. I think she is being paid by Bill Gates! I am going to have to junk all my firewire cables and just buy some new ones. How on earth do I explain this one to Applecare. I am sure if I tell them my cat fried my mac they won't be best pleased! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

January 15th, 2007, 04:50 PM	#62
Yves Fortin Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Montreal, Qc Canada Posts: 40	Good !! Waiting for your results from this intersting challenge.

January 16th, 2007, 07:07 AM	#64
Ing Poh Hii Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kuching, Malaysia Posts: 104	Oh yes !! new year with new begins and a new Mac. Look forward to make my new step into 35mm adapter realm too :D. thanksss~

January 16th, 2007, 08:10 AM	#65
Christopher Witz Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 591	a liitle OT but.... FYI hey phil.... a client of mine had the same firewire problem.... killed 3 macs in their office.... tuned out to be the firewire cable, not the mybook drive.

January 16th, 2007, 05:46 PM	#66
Ozan Karakoc New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Istanbul / Turkey Posts: 18	Dennis, I can die for a Brevis HD Imaging Bundle now but I live in Turkey and ordering it online seems impossible from here. Please work with a distributor in Turkey or tell me that you are going to visit this beautiful country very soon :) Just kidding. But I really wonder how I get chance to buy your product.

January 16th, 2007, 09:38 PM	#67
Larry Kamerman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York,NY Posts: 100	Phil, burned out the firewire port on my deck a couple of years ago. Same issue. Looking forward to your posting.

January 17th, 2007, 03:10 PM	#68
Dennis Wood Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 916	Ozan, please send us an email. It can (and has) been done :-)

January 17th, 2007, 03:50 PM	#72
Jon Wolding Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 195	Instead of sending your mac back again... get this or the PCMCIA version if you've got an old mac laptop.

January 17th, 2007, 03:55 PM	#73
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	unfortunately it's a mac pro. not a laptop. so i am going to have to get it replaced! even if it was a laptop i would want my inbuilt firewire ports to work! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

January 18th, 2007, 08:01 AM	#74
Sebastien Le Gallo Tourist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 2	Sorry, this could be a bit off-topic, but I'm a beginner, and I wonder if the Letus35A can be compared to those 3 adaptaters... Is it as good or worse ? (sorry for my bad english...)

January 18th, 2007, 01:32 PM	#75
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	I had letus flip enhanced. I couldnt get clean enough pictures out of it so I sold it and bought the m2 and brevis. Maybe I had a duff one I dont know but I couldn't recommend it from my personal experience. Other people may have had better experiences __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net