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Forum: General HD (720 / 1080) Acquisition May 23rd, 2009, 02:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,638
Posted By James Strange
Best sub £500 GBP camera

Hi guys,

a friend of mine is looking to get a camera for general familty/holiday stuff etc...

His budget is £500 (£750 usd approx) max, so the canon HV30 is out - as that goes for at least £600...
Forum: Sony HVR-Z5 / HDR-FX1000 May 17th, 2009, 06:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,434
Posted By James Strange
For each shoot when I'm using the FX7 and the Z5,...

For each shoot when I'm using the FX7 and the Z5, I set select a picture profile on each camrea, then 'tweak' certain things like wb, wb shift, colour phase, colour level etc... until both cameras...
Forum: Sony Hard Drive and Memory Card Recorders May 13th, 2009, 06:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,802
Posted By James Strange
I've been using ntoh transcend and kingston cards...

I've been using ntoh transcend and kingston cards (16 and 32gb, all x133 speed)

I had a problem with one of the 32g Transcend cards, but I think it was becuase I eas formatting the card after...
Forum: Sony HVR-Z5 / HDR-FX1000 May 13th, 2009, 06:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,434
Posted By James Strange
I use a z5 as my a cam and my fx7 as my b cam (i...

I use a z5 as my a cam and my fx7 as my b cam (i shoot weddings)

As was mentioned previously, I use the picture profile to match the colour temps on both cams.

Out of curiousity, has any z5...
Forum: Private Classifieds May 5th, 2009, 08:38 AM
Replies: 6,240
Views: 1,310,195
Posted By James Strange
All still for sale, gonna give it a few more days...

All still for sale, gonna give it a few more days before putting them on eBay.
I'm open to (reasonable) offers.

James
Forum: Private Classifieds April 29th, 2009, 06:29 PM
Replies: 6,240
Views: 1,310,195
Posted By James Strange
PD150, VX2000, 2x TRV950s, TRV 60 (all pal)

Hi all, moving house so selling lots of gear I really no longer use, rather than moving it from my cupboard here, to a cupboard in my new house.

Seling the following items

Sony PD150 (3ccd)...
Forum: Sony HVR-Z5 / HDR-FX1000 April 20th, 2009, 06:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,793
Posted By James Strange
Anyone use a uv filter/lens protector?

Hi guys, another quick question.

On all of my previous (non HD) cameras (VX2000, PD150 etc...) I've always use a UV filter/lens protector to protect the lens. Just the basic cheap kind you'd get...
Forum: Sony HVR-Z5 / HDR-FX1000 April 20th, 2009, 05:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,531
Posted By James Strange
Simple solutions found!

Ok, i thought there would be a simple solution, and there was.

under the lcd screen, where the play, rewind buttons are, there is a button that says '
tc/u-bit'

This toggles the display on...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques April 20th, 2009, 05:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,663
Posted By James Strange
"turning-off-the-lights-in-the-middle-of-the-first...

"turning-off-the-lights-in-the-middle-of-the-first-dance"

THE. BAIN. OF. MY. EXISTENCE.
Forum: Sony Hard Drive and Memory Card Recorders April 19th, 2009, 02:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,034
Posted By James Strange
thanks for the responses guys, I have...

thanks for the responses guys,

I have another card, it works fine, so I dont think its a problem with the card recorder.

By 'PC' I mean windows PC (xp home to be precise)

In the future I...
Forum: Sony HVR-Z5 / HDR-FX1000 April 18th, 2009, 07:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,531
Posted By James Strange
Z5 timecode

Hi all, just got my new z5 with card recorder unit, not really had a chance to properly test it yet, but I did find one thing that I could not figure out,


This may seem like a totally weird...
Forum: Sony Hard Drive and Memory Card Recorders April 18th, 2009, 07:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,034
Posted By James Strange
i should also mention, that when i try to format...

i should also mention, that when i try to format the card in the unit itself, it does say

"format completed

>back
"

but I cannot press ok/enter/play button to confirm, the only button that...
Forum: Sony Hard Drive and Memory Card Recorders April 18th, 2009, 07:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,034
Posted By James Strange
CF card problem

Hi all, I just got my new Z5 and got the mrc1 card recorder to go with it.

I bought a transcend 32g 133x card, used it once, dumped the footage on my comp (using the sony utility) put the card...
Forum: Blu-Ray Authoring April 2nd, 2009, 09:25 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 14,223
Posted By James Strange
Great thread. I personally own a Sony...

Great thread.

I personally own a Sony BDP-s350, I waited till it came down to under £150 before I got it (and I got 5 blurays with it)

I agree that the 'generation' gap is a huge factor.

I...
Forum: Distribution Center April 1st, 2009, 06:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,019
Posted By James Strange
Been quite a while, but I'm wondering if anyone...

Been quite a while, but I'm wondering if anyone has any toughts on this?

I've had 'some' success in using adobe premiere pro cs3's media encoder to creat a wmv(HD) file, just a 4 min clip via a...
Forum: Distribution Center March 31st, 2009, 03:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,399
Posted By James Strange
I'm wondering if there's been update on this...

I'm wondering if there's been update on this issue?

I too was thinking about getting the WD player (or similar) for HD content, both at home, and at trade shows.

As has been said, most folks...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques October 24th, 2008, 06:59 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,888
Posted By James Strange
My season is usually March/April to October, but...

My season is usually March/April to October, but like many I'm editing right up to Christmas (I have a few in Nov and Dec as well)

I do this full time and I've been lucky enought that the weddings...
Forum: Sony HVR-Z5 / HDR-FX1000 October 21st, 2008, 06:50 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 87,723
Posted By James Strange
fX7 in low light

if low light efectiveness is what you're after I'd stay clear of the FX7, dont get me wrong, its great in good/decent lighting, but pretty poor in low light.

Look at the new FX1000/Z5 that sony...
Forum: Home, Away From Home October 9th, 2008, 03:45 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 20,541
Posted By James Strange
Once I've had a tidy I'll post some pics of my...

Once I've had a tidy I'll post some pics of my studio, and by studio, I mean office, and by office, I mean spare room, and by 'my' , I mean mine and my fiance's


Dont give up th thread! Love this...
Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion October 9th, 2008, 06:59 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 26,973
Posted By James Strange
Z5 and PD170 side by side

Yesterday I had the chance to play about with a demo version of the new Z5, and I compared it to a PD170

All I can say is.......W O W ! ! ! !

It was a simple little conference room, not much...
Forum: Sony VX2100 / PD170 / PDX10 Companion October 8th, 2008, 10:42 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 26,973
Posted By James Strange
Another thought on the 16:9 issue

Heres another thought on the matter. Does it matter what you use to capture the footage?

eg

If i film in SD 16:9 on a FX7/Z1 etc.. (a native 16:9 camera) does it make a difference If i use a...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques October 1st, 2008, 04:43 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,721
Posted By James Strange
TV or projector

Great video.

With this being a last minute suprise for the Bride & Groom, what did you guys do for display?

Did you take a TV with you? (size?)

or did you rely on the venue having a TV...
Forum: High Definition Video Editing Solutions September 24th, 2008, 06:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,543
Posted By James Strange
First step into HDV editing (help please)

Hi all, looking for a bit of advice.

I mainly shoot weddings (in SD), my workflow is as follows.

Capture and edit using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 (incl colour correction)

Export certian...
Forum: Wedding / Event Videography Techniques September 19th, 2008, 05:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,002
Posted By James Strange
As with most others, I have it as a clause in my...

As with most others, I have it as a clause in my contract that I can use any material for promotional materials (including but not limited to my website).

Its clear as day, no small print, and...
Forum: Sony HVR-V1 / HDR-FX7 September 18th, 2008, 12:59 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 30,481
Posted By James Strange
FX7 in low light

I am in a very similat situatio to Jeff.

I shoot weddings full time using an FX7, PD150 VX2000 and a TRV 950 (small version on the VX2000)

IMHO, the FX7 is good for weddings, until you go...
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