Forum: Panasonic DV / MX / GS series Assistant
September 23rd, 2003, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,094
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Forum: The TOTEM Poll: Totally Off Topic, Everything Media
September 23rd, 2003, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,997
C'mon Ken, you're baiting me! "Anyone...
C'mon Ken, you're baiting me! "Anyone know?"...like you haven't seen the letters after my name!
The ASC is a venerable, invitation-only guild for cinematographers, whereas the SOC is oriented...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
September 23rd, 2003, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,387
Nice work Charles! Looking good. I like the...
Nice work Charles! Looking good. I like the telescoping monitor mount, smart idea.
Two thoughts on the vest: adding backstraps (first seen on the Model 1, disappeared until the Master series, also...
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Forum: Panasonic DV / MX / GS series Assistant
September 23rd, 2003, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,094
No problem Ozzie. By drop time I meant the...
No problem Ozzie. By drop time I meant the exercise described in my first post, where you allow the rig to swing from horizontal to vertical, which should take 2-3 seconds (that's "drop time"). That...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
September 23rd, 2003, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,318
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
September 23rd, 2003, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,971
Brad:
Cables suck, frankly. They influence...
Brad:
Cables suck, frankly. They influence the balance of the rig, causing it to have a tendency to rotate or tug in one direction or another. We use video transmitters to avoid the video...
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
September 23rd, 2003, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,387
OK, my shooting setup:
PRO Donkey Box II ...
OK, my shooting setup:
PRO Donkey Box II
PRO post with bayonet mount
PRO gimbal with MK-V tool-less upgrade
PRO 1 battery cage
TB-6 monitor
Sony PC3 onboard DV recorder
PRO arm
DSD Harness
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Forum: Panasonic DV / MX / GS series Assistant
September 23rd, 2003, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,094
Ozzie:
Assuming you don't have it too...
Ozzie:
Assuming you don't have it too bottom-heavy, which will make the pendulum action you are experiencing worse (how many second drop time are you set up for?), this is a normal phenomenon of...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
September 23rd, 2003, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,318
Nick,
Please forgive me, but I feel like you...
Nick,
Please forgive me, but I feel like you have been fed information and opinions from people who are invested into a single technology and are predjudiced against another. This happens both...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
September 22nd, 2003, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,308
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
September 22nd, 2003, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,318
I'm not one to make definitive statements about...
I'm not one to make definitive statements about the future (e.g. "Film is Dead!") but it seems more than likely that the 2/3" chip size as seen in most of the current HD cameras will not last long....
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
September 22nd, 2003, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,971
Aaron:
No reason why not! My personal record...
Aaron:
No reason why not! My personal record is 22 minutes of continuous walking, with a 16mm camera on a full-size Steadicam (we were shooting a campaign spot for Bob Dole as he cruised the...
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Forum: Photon Management
September 22nd, 2003, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,017
The 4x4 should have the same effect as the...
The 4x4 should have the same effect as the circular pola. Different manufacturers have varying degrees of polarization, but both should effect changes in the image as you rotate through 90 degrees
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Forum: Stabilizers (Steadicam etc.)
September 22nd, 2003, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,387
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Forum: Panasonic DV / MX / GS series Assistant
September 22nd, 2003, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,094
Ozzie,
Can you describe the problems you are...
Ozzie,
Can you describe the problems you are having with balance?
First thing I would check is that the rig has the right amount of bottom-heaviness. If you are top heavy, you'll never get it...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
September 22nd, 2003, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,318
Hmmm.
I can't bring myself to believe that...
Hmmm.
I can't bring myself to believe that the Zeiss Digiprimes are better than any other lens on the planet, especially the Cooke S4's or Panavision Primos. I CAN believe that the Pro35 will...
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Forum: JVC GR-HD1U / JY-HD10U
September 22nd, 2003, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 11,735
I hope I get the math right, but I've seen the...
I hope I get the math right, but I've seen the designation of ND expressed on the filter wheels of broadcast cameras as fractions, representing the amount of light transmitted; thus an ND.3 would be...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
September 21st, 2003, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,099
<<Why not do something new?>>
This...
<<Why not do something new?>>
This (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/combined) young filmmaker felt the same way!
Good point Stephen, I agree. It's a shame that small format video doesn't...
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Forum: JVC GR-HD1U / JY-HD10U
September 21st, 2003, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 11,735
"depolished screen" = "ground glass", oui?
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"depolished screen" = "ground glass", oui?
Agreed that ND filters would only be useful if the aperture of the lens is essentially maxed out (which should be one stop open from the minimum...
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Forum: Alternative Imaging Methods
September 21st, 2003, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,318
Hi Nick:
We rented the Mini35 at Birns but...
Hi Nick:
We rented the Mini35 at Birns but only after trying several other places. I think we were originally going to get it at Keslow Camera if I recall? I can get you more information when I...
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Forum: Photon Management
September 21st, 2003, 03:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,017
What Mike is suggesting, I think, is to fly a...
What Mike is suggesting, I think, is to fly a solid over the windshield. Think of extending the roof of the car out over the windshield, so that it reflects the solid rather than the sky and trees....
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Forum: JVC GR-HD1U / JY-HD10U
September 20th, 2003, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 11,735
It's a toughie.
I'm not experienced with the...
It's a toughie.
I'm not experienced with the JVC camera specifically, I've just seen the stills and can get a sense of the exposure curve. It does seem steeper at the top than most cameras in this...
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Forum: Panasonic DVX / DVC Assistant
September 20th, 2003, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 21,653
Well, Aaron, they sort of did leave out that...
Well, Aaron, they sort of did leave out that ability, until Century made it happen for them.
I chatted with the Panasonic reps at NAB when the camera was still a wooden mockup, and noted that the...
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Forum: Private Classifieds
September 19th, 2003, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 1,278
Views: 177,252
WTB: XL1/GL1 or 2 battery charger
Does anyone have a standard Canon battery charger for the XL1 or GL1/2 batteries they want to sell? Mine has disappeared and I want to be able to sell the original package complete down the road....
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Forum: Panasonic DV / MX / GS series Assistant
September 19th, 2003, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,763
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