Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
June 1st, 2009, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,868
I like the 180mm
One of the many nice things about these adapters is they don't change the aperture or minimum focus distance. I recently used my 180mm about ten feet from the subject for some garden closeups (just...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
May 11th, 2009, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,810
Thanks
Thats the one I was looking for, although I'm pretty impressed with the Black Magic miniature adapter for a bit more money. Need to look into SDI pass through from the box
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
May 11th, 2009, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,810
portable HDSDI/SDI to NTSC converter
Any recommendations for a portable solution for the times it is necessary to feed NTSC downconverted video? I seem to recall seeing a recent post about a new small converter but I can't find it. ...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
May 7th, 2009, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,965
could an update allow double recording?
Your scary scenario started me thinking how to have belt and suspenders insurance - recording the same date to each of the slots to insure an immediate backup. Using two sxs cards, or an sxs and an...
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Forum: Tripod Sticks & Heads
April 30th, 2009, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 1
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nice work Alistair
These tripod heads are interesting, I've used the varizoom ZG, but yours are much smaller, apparently without sacrificing anything. Are these commercially available, or are you making them in your...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
April 29th, 2009, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,081
That looks pretty slick
I'm curious about the tripod, I haven't seen any modern side mount heads other than the Varizoom zero gravity. If you have a chance to post a few more photos I'd like to see one with it mounted on...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
April 17th, 2009, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,672
SDI out
If the switcher can take SDI (or HDSDI) you should be in good shape. Feeding component with the supplied wire probably would work fine but that is a lot of cable. I confused the EX1 and EX3 in my...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
April 16th, 2009, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,672
Feed SDI if you can
If they can take either HDSDI or downconvert SDI that is he way to go. The monitor out is just what it says- plug in a standard def monitor and see a picture - but it is not a good enough picture to...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
March 26th, 2009, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,024
TC sync
We've done a number of projects mixing EX1 and EX 3 cameras and found there was less drift when we set the CLOCK to the real time and used that, rather than set a timecode number and free run from...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
March 23rd, 2009, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,605
Can the truck take SDI?
If the truck has an SDI board you can shoot HD on both cameras, dump it back to the 350 after editing (keeping it HD) then feed it as anamorphic SD or edge cropped SD.
I've fed from the EX3 this...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
March 22nd, 2009, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,605
EX3 and 350
Look like a hero to your client - convince them to shoot HD then have the editor post in SD for the sat truck. It doesn't cost anymore, looks way better and future protects the future for a time when...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
March 18th, 2009, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,773
Salvage card
I had one occasion when the power went off in mid record on a 16 gig card. WHen I put it in the computer to copy it over some of the clips were missing, I don't recall if any were blacked out. In the...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
March 10th, 2009, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,333
downconverter is for monitoring
If you can send an SDI stream edgecropped or squeezed to the digibeta it should work fine, I've sent the SDI on satellite feeds and everyone was very happy with the picture. In a pinch and with a...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
February 13th, 2009, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,603
AV out problem
Hi Phil, I had a similar issue with SDI a short while ago (after a firmware update). In that case the solution was to turn off the ilink output. With Ilink disabled the SDI returned, perhaps that is...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
January 28th, 2009, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 12,287
other insurance options
Any chance the camera is covered by a credit card? Large purchases made on the Amex card are covered for a period of time, although I'm not sure how long. Any port in a storm, it may be worth...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
January 16th, 2009, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,475
Optima case
thanks for the suggestion on the Radio Shack Optima case, I was in there today and remembered - it seems a good choice, and at the price easy to take a chance on it.
A friend gave me one of the Case...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 13th, 2008, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 15,525
xdcam>hdv>dvd
Desperate times call for desperate measures. I don't normally edit or create DVDs but I have to send six hours of material out on DVD Monday. After a number of false starts, a couple dreadful...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 5th, 2008, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,793
HDSDI out and PP
when I did a reset to the camera, then loaded the PP file I wanted, everything worked except the SDI output went away. Switcching it off, then back on, switching to SD SDI didn't make a difference....
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 4th, 2008, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,793
Picture Profiles ate my SDI
Strange thing today, and a first too. I've been using a combination of EX 1 and EX 3 cameras and have had picture profiles for both cameras on my cards for months. With a rental camera today I did...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 1st, 2008, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,227
sounds like this will work
Thanks Ned, it sounds like I can run the HDSDI out of the switcher to the mxo2, then into the macbook to record dvcpro HD, and run the SD component out to a deck.
I'll have a chance to try it our...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
December 1st, 2008, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,227
MXO 2 live acquisition
I have a similar need coming up, a four camera shoot switched through a sony anycast. I want to use the hdsdi slots, (record sxs in camera) and record the live HDSDI switched feed. I also need to...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
November 22nd, 2008, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 10,527
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
November 22nd, 2008, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 10,527
how are you getting from camera to projection?
The pictures from these EX-1 cameras are wonderful, without a doubt, I love the look when I plug into the HD monitor, or play back from the sxs cards. Projects put up on exposure room, vimeo look...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
November 14th, 2008, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,950
can't beat the EX cameras
The EX makes extraordinary pictures, if it cost far more it would still be a great value. I use both the EX 1 and the EX 3, and prefer using the 3 for the viewfinder and general button placement. For...
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Forum: Sony XDCAM EX Pro Handhelds
November 6th, 2008, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,663
2 card readers = real slow
We tried running two cards, one in the express card slot of a new macbook pro, one on the usb. It was so slow we gave up.
Several weeks back we tried running two usb streams through the macbook but...
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