You know you are an old f*rt when...

Jon Michael Ryan · April 9th, 2009, 09:05 PM

I ran into a PBS crew shooting on HDV outside of Columbia college yesterday. I was shooting on my EX3 for a mini-documentary I'm working on for a friend's studio. It was just he and I (typical indie crew). I walked up to the guys (all over 50) and made the joke, "Your camera is bigger than my camera."

And none of them responded.

So, "You know you're young" when the union PBS guys don't talk to you.

(sad face)

Rick L. Allen · April 10th, 2009, 07:14 AM

You still remember how to load, set up and play a Quad.

You edited audio by cutting the tape with a razor blade.

3/4 top loads were the latest, greatest thing.

Your first Still Store could hold 24 SD images!

Brian Standing · April 11th, 2009, 08:15 AM

I still have a video instructional manual from part of my first video kit. The subtitle reads "Videotape: The Communications Medium of the 21st Century!"

Always get a chuckle out of that one.

Richard Alvarez · April 11th, 2009, 01:01 PM

I have on my shelf a collection of "SUPER 8 MAGAZINES" - In one of them somewhere is an article "Will Video Kill Super 8?" - The answer is a resounding "NO!"

Martin Catt · April 11th, 2009, 08:12 PM

I --honestly-- checked the bottom of a Pentax digital SLR (which I bought later on) to see if it would take a motor winder. Two seconds later, I face-palmed myself. Old film-photography habits die hard, which (in most cases) is a good thing.

Martin

Karel Bata · April 21st, 2009, 11:09 AM

When you find yourself telling the guys at a swish edit facility what all the knobs and switches do on the back of a 7630 u-matic deck, and you end up having to explain 'advance sync', 'color lock', and 'TBC'...

David Barnett · May 1st, 2009, 10:23 AM

You used ENG cameras where the deck was seperate from the camera. Connected by an XLR cable.

Finally getting the job you always wanted is considered by others to be a "Career Change"

Matt Davis · May 7th, 2009, 03:57 PM

- You know what Fat Angus does (copper bars mostly - anything else risked a guru meditation error)
- You still have the 8" hard sectored floppies for your Aston 3
- You see 151200 think 'what a nice shade of yellow'
- You wonder if the BVE-3000 could be converted to USB
- You miss the 4 little mono CRT monitors in your favourite NLE
- You'd choose Paintbox over Photoshop
- You know how to Quantel out the boom shadow
- You really want an ADO2000 plug-in for FCP

... Ah, but the nurse says I must rest now...

Warren Kawamoto · July 27th, 2009, 06:15 PM

My "state of the art" NLE Amiga Toaster Flyer required 2 SCSI video hard drives. I paid $10,000USD for two 9gig drives.

Martin Catt · July 28th, 2009, 08:06 PM

I'm probably the ONLY digital SLR photographer that carries a Pentax Spotmeter V and a Sekonic L meter, and actually USES them (the DSLR rarely leaves the full manual setting).

I admit it -- I'm old school. I learned my still-photo craft shooting Kodachrome II, with a razor-thin margin for exposure error, and you never knew if you actually got a good shot until days later when your slides got back form Kodak. Rather than shoot loads of digital frames or individually checking the LCD on the camera, I meter, compose, take MAYBE one shot, then move on.

Martin

Andrew Smith · July 29th, 2009, 07:21 PM

I can remember lugging around a Nagra "portable" reel to reel audio recording unit.

I could have taken a cassette based "SuperScope" recorder which was much lighter, but I stuck with the Nagra (and its full load of D cell batteries) for the superior recording quality.

Andrew

Philip Howells · October 29th, 2009, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Diaz

I guess I'm REALLY old, my first camera was 8mm film!!!

Bob Diaz

In that case I guess I should probably call in the carpenter because my first camera was a hand-cranked 9.5mm Pathe Baby - and I still have it in a display case alongside a page from a French magazine of 1928 carrying a full page ad for the damn thing!

Chris Jeremy · October 29th, 2009, 08:13 PM

.. you know what a 3" IO is (and have used one) ..

.. you still think the quality of 2" tape beats the pants off all these new-fangled formats ..

David W. Jones · October 30th, 2009, 05:14 PM

When your first camera was a Quaker Oatmeal Box Pinhole camera.

Adam Stanislav · November 4th, 2009, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Diaz

I guess I'm REALLY old, my first camera was 8mm film!!!

So was mine. But that does not make me old. It's just that the person who started this thread must be very young!!!

April 9th, 2009, 09:05 PM	#16
Jon Michael Ryan New Boot Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 17	ALTernate thread: You know you're young when... I ran into a PBS crew shooting on HDV outside of Columbia college yesterday. I was shooting on my EX3 for a mini-documentary I'm working on for a friend's studio. It was just he and I (typical indie crew). I walked up to the guys (all over 50) and made the joke, "Your camera is bigger than my camera." And none of them responded. So, "You know you're young" when the union PBS guys don't talk to you. (sad face) __________________ Jon Michael Ryan [tangent mind llc] www.tangentmind.com

April 10th, 2009, 07:14 AM	#17
Rick L. Allen Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 535	You Know You're Old When... You still remember how to load, set up and play a Quad. You edited audio by cutting the tape with a razor blade. 3/4 top loads were the latest, greatest thing. Your first Still Store could hold 24 SD images! __________________ "The good thing about science is that it's true whether you believe it or not." Neil deGrasse Tyson https://www.nautilusproductions.com/

April 11th, 2009, 08:15 AM	#18
Brian Standing Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 621	I still have a video instructional manual from part of my first video kit. The subtitle reads "Videotape: The Communications Medium of the 21st Century!" Always get a chuckle out of that one. __________________ http://www.prolefeedstudios.com/blog/ Documentary for the masses!

April 11th, 2009, 08:12 PM	#20
Martin Catt Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Colony TX Posts: 327	I --honestly-- checked the bottom of a Pentax digital SLR (which I bought later on) to see if it would take a motor winder. Two seconds later, I face-palmed myself. Old film-photography habits die hard, which (in most cases) is a good thing. Martin __________________ Canon XF300, Canon 5DMkII, Canon XL2, Rolls MX422 mixer, Zoom H4N, AT899 lavs, AT2020's, Azden SGM 1X shotgun, Manfrotto 501 head on 351 tripod

April 21st, 2009, 11:09 AM	#21
Karel Bata Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, Antarctica Posts: 199	When you find yourself telling the guys at a swish edit facility what all the knobs and switches do on the back of a 7630 u-matic deck, and you end up having to explain 'advance sync', 'color lock', and 'TBC'... __________________ What are the Alternatives to YouTube?

April 11th, 2009, 01:01 PM	#19
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	I have on my shelf a collection of "SUPER 8 MAGAZINES" - In one of them somewhere is an article "Will Video Kill Super 8?" - The answer is a resounding "NO!"

May 1st, 2009, 10:23 AM	#22
David Barnett Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 951	You used ENG cameras where the deck was seperate from the camera. Connected by an XLR cable. Finally getting the job you always wanted is considered by others to be a "Career Change"

May 7th, 2009, 03:57 PM	#23
Matt Davis Trustee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,562	- You know what Fat Angus does (copper bars mostly - anything else risked a guru meditation error) - You still have the 8" hard sectored floppies for your Aston 3 - You see 151200 think 'what a nice shade of yellow' - You wonder if the BVE-3000 could be converted to USB - You miss the 4 little mono CRT monitors in your favourite NLE - You'd choose Paintbox over Photoshop - You know how to Quantel out the boom shadow - You really want an ADO2000 plug-in for FCP ... Ah, but the nurse says I must rest now... __________________ Director/Editor - MDMA Ltd: Write, Shoot, Edit, Publish - mattdavis.pro EX1 x2, C100 --> FCPX & PPro6

July 27th, 2009, 06:15 PM	#24
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July 28th, 2009, 08:06 PM	#25
Martin Catt Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Colony TX Posts: 327	I'm probably the ONLY digital SLR photographer that carries a Pentax Spotmeter V and a Sekonic L meter, and actually USES them (the DSLR rarely leaves the full manual setting). I admit it -- I'm old school. I learned my still-photo craft shooting Kodachrome II, with a razor-thin margin for exposure error, and you never knew if you actually got a good shot until days later when your slides got back form Kodak. Rather than shoot loads of digital frames or individually checking the LCD on the camera, I meter, compose, take MAYBE one shot, then move on. Martin __________________ Canon XF300, Canon 5DMkII, Canon XL2, Rolls MX422 mixer, Zoom H4N, AT899 lavs, AT2020's, Azden SGM 1X shotgun, Manfrotto 501 head on 351 tripod

July 29th, 2009, 07:21 PM	#26
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,015	I can remember lugging around a Nagra "portable" reel to reel audio recording unit. I could have taken a cassette based "SuperScope" recorder which was much lighter, but I stuck with the Nagra (and its full load of D cell batteries) for the superior recording quality. Andrew

October 29th, 2009, 08:13 PM	#28
Chris Jeremy New Boot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney NSW Australia Posts: 17	.. you know what a 3" IO is (and have used one) .. .. you still think the quality of 2" tape beats the pants off all these new-fangled formats ..

October 30th, 2009, 05:14 PM	#29
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	When your first camera was a Quaker Oatmeal Box Pinhole camera.