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April 13th, 2006, 11:12 AM
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Firestore / Cinedisk with Z1
Has any one experience with Firestore HD or CineDisk HD Hard Disk Recorders for HDV?
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April 13th, 2006, 11:40 AM
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FS-4 Pro HD
I have a Z1 with the FS4-Pro HD. I have been pleased so far. i have read some complaints about quirky behavior, but I have not experienced any of that yet. I have had it for about a month now and use it 2-3 times a week for a couple of hours at a time.
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April 13th, 2006, 08:44 PM
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Thanks Scott,
What I have gathered so far was mostly complaints. That is why I posted the question here. |
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April 14th, 2006, 10:59 AM
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User error on most issues. We just purchased 3 Firestores FS4pros with hd an use them with our sony hd cameras(fx1 & z1) with no problems.
We have recorded about 200 hrs on all 3 with only one error and that was due to someone accidently pulling out the firewire cable. Keep in mind, these units do not replace tape. I would recommend that you always use tape as a backup to the firestore unit for mission critical footage. We use the pyro dv drive for SD and I like them better do to the size and weight of the unit. The firestore has better options for playing back the clips once your done recording. We always have a laptop on site so playback isnt an issue with the pyros. Jon |
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April 15th, 2006, 09:16 PM
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Thanks Jon,
I intend to use the drive for my HDV work. It is nice to know that the units are working as advertised in their site. |
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April 16th, 2006, 11:20 PM
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Scott/Jon
How do you mount the firestore unit to the camera ? Just the standard way - right up top? Do you know of other brackets/options you recommend. Thanks Paul |
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April 17th, 2006, 11:17 AM
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We do mounting via our own brackets. Some of my shooters mount it to the tripod. I tend to want it to be mobile.
Here is a link to a post about the bracket http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=43420 Jon |
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April 17th, 2006, 12:39 PM
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I bought the accesory from Focus. it is a hotshoe mount adapter for the FS-4. It works very well and comes with 2 firewire cables. 1 right agle one and 1 regular.
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April 18th, 2006, 05:43 PM
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Thanks guys ! Great idea.
Cheers Paul |
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