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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds March 23rd, 2008, 03:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,241
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Welcome- I tend to get a little freaked out...

Welcome-

I tend to get a little freaked out when I read of all the trouble some people seem to have with the EX1, but I will tell you that it's an AMAZING piece of hardware! Yes, it IS fun, and...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds March 2nd, 2008, 02:11 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,500
Posted By Steven D. Martin
A post-travel report on the Tenba Messenger bag

For what it's worth:

I flew to Berlin with my EX1 yesterday inside my Tenba bag. My worries centered around the regional jet flight connecting to the international flight. The bag fit just fine...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds March 1st, 2008, 04:16 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,488
Posted By Steven D. Martin
It's USB self-powered. No, I don't have enough...

It's USB self-powered. No, I don't have enough extra space on my local HD, so yes, I'm concerned about data loss, but will copy everything to another HD as soon as I hit the ground back home.
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 29th, 2008, 10:06 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,488
Posted By Steven D. Martin
IS there an external Blu-ray burner compatible...

IS there an external Blu-ray burner compatible with the Mac? Will DVD Studio Pro ever support the Blu-ray format?
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 28th, 2008, 05:47 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,488
Posted By Steven D. Martin
I'll be shooting an hour-long PBS special in...

I'll be shooting an hour-long PBS special in Germany this spring. I plan to do shoot it with the EX1 and edit on my MacBook Pro (last year's model) with a Western Digital 250gig Passport drive...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 28th, 2008, 05:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,488
Posted By Steven D. Martin
I'm using an EX1 and a MacBook Pro; it is a...

I'm using an EX1 and a MacBook Pro; it is a remarkably amazing combination with no accessories necessary.
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 20th, 2008, 08:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,161
Posted By Steven D. Martin
You've saved my *&^!

This stuff looks spectacular! I will be traveling to Berlin in a couple of weeks, interviewing several really old men. I was worried that they wouldn't be terribly interesting visually, and now...
Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods February 17th, 2008, 08:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,275
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Canon lenses

I used to have a S16mm film camera with an Angenieux lens I paid $3k for on it. I got a cheap adapter and began putting my old Canon FD lenses on it. You would not believe the difference!! The...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 16th, 2008, 06:13 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,500
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Tenba messenger

I got the Tenba Gen3 Messenger bag yesterday. It's a tight fit, but it works, and there's not a lot of space for all the STUFF you need to take a trip- charger, computer charger, etc. But, I think...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 13th, 2008, 06:30 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,500
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Thanks for your common sense answer! Many times...

Thanks for your common sense answer! Many times I miss the obvious, low-tech solutions!

One of the reasons I purchased the EX1 was that it was smaller and more sturdy than my JVC HD100, which is...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 13th, 2008, 06:09 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,500
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Photo?

Could you post a photograph of your bag with the EX1 in it?
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 13th, 2008, 06:06 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,500
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Regional jets

Thanks for all this advice. It's great to have a community like this to help make expensive purchase decisions!

My main issue regards smaller, regional jets. Flying internationally is no issue-...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 10th, 2008, 09:53 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,500
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Kata HB-205 or 207

With EX1 and MacBook Pro inserted (and a few accessories), do you think these bags will fit under the seat in an airplane?
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 3rd, 2008, 04:48 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 11,066
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Anton Bauer EZGripz

I got one of these after seeing it at NAB:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/433005-REG/Anton_Bauer_EGRIPZ_EgripZ_Handheld_Camera_Support.html

Inexpensive and totally rocks. The handholds...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 2nd, 2008, 12:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,131
Posted By Steven D. Martin
I's gonna say- The reason I was shooting at...

I's gonna say-

The reason I was shooting at 720P was 'cuz I could easily overcrank it. I bought the EX1 because of the native 1080P but am finding that the other advantages of the camera are so...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 2nd, 2008, 08:36 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,404
Posted By Steven D. Martin
How does it fit under the seat?

How does it fit under the seat?
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 2nd, 2008, 05:16 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,908
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Got mine on 1.31.08: 102026

Got mine on 1.31.08: 102026
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 1st, 2008, 07:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,131
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Banding?

I got my EX1 yesterday and took it out for a spin today. I shot some time-lapse footage of clouds against a church steeple. When I got the SxS card out and viewed the footage in the computer, the...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds February 1st, 2008, 06:39 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,404
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Pelican 1510

Any sense of the Pelican 1510? Pelican claims that it's their largest FAA approved carry-on case. So- a traveler could plan to carry it on (albeit with a painful search at terminal security...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds January 31st, 2008, 09:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,404
Posted By Steven D. Martin
I generally shy away from Portabrace cases...

I generally shy away from Portabrace cases because they look so professional. They have "Steal Me" written across the sides of them. I'll check it out, though.
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds January 31st, 2008, 09:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,404
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Hey, I had no choice. That's my point- if you...

Hey, I had no choice. That's my point- if you carry on a camera, and the plane can't accommodate it in the cabin, then your option is to gate check it. NO!! The other option, then, is to put it in...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds January 31st, 2008, 08:44 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,404
Posted By Steven D. Martin
I have to go to Germany three times this spring

I just got my EX-1 today (woo hoo!) and am also asking the case question. I need something I can carry onto an airplane (I'm tired of checking my JVC-HD100 in a Pelican case). The kicker is that...
Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds January 30th, 2008, 06:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,296
Posted By Steven D. Martin
German DVD+R prices

I couldn't believe the low price I was able to purchase DVDs for at Galerie Kaufhof in Berlin last summer! American prices (even with the exchange rate) are higher in most cases.
Forum: Distribution Center August 23rd, 2007, 04:27 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,007
Posted By Steven D. Martin
I have been having a similar problem. It started...

I have been having a similar problem. It started after I upgraded to FC Studio 2 (worked fine before); when I try to render through "Quicktime Conversion" to a WMV file, it throws an error screen up...
Forum: Final Cut Suite May 27th, 2007, 08:05 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,124
Posted By Steven D. Martin
Stumbled upon something

I was testing something similar to the stuff above, when....

I took an m2t stream and converted it to three different clips using different codecs- ProRes, AIC, and HDV. I imported them into an...
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