PD170 Iris/f-stop increment Question at DVinfo.net

Hugh DiMauro · October 28th, 2004, 07:54 AM

Does anybody else notice on their PD170 that when you move the iris/f-stop wheel the f-stop changes every two clicks of the wheel instead of every one click?

Boyd Ostroff · October 28th, 2004, 08:47 AM

Hugh, that is an improvement over the earlier models. They doubled the number of iris clicks so that changes are less noticeable in manual mode. For more info see the following:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=28718
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=31245

Hugh DiMauro · October 28th, 2004, 09:53 AM

Thanks a mil for your prompt reply!

Tom Hardwick · October 30th, 2004, 12:30 PM

Note that what seems to happen is that only the display changes every two clicks Hugh, whereas in reality each and every click-stop opens or closes the aperture by one quarter stop. As Boyd says, this has been done to minimise the intrusive nature on your footage of the half-stop clicks on the PD150.

Note that the VX2100 continues on with the old half-stop changes - which is why I can no longer continue to reccommend this model.

tom.

October 28th, 2004, 07:54 AM	#1
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	PD170 Iris/f-stop increment Question Does anybody else notice on their PD170 that when you move the iris/f-stop wheel the f-stop changes every two clicks of the wheel instead of every one click? __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

October 28th, 2004, 09:53 AM	#3
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	Thanks a mil for your prompt reply! __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

October 28th, 2004, 08:47 AM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,805	Hugh, that is an improvement over the earlier models. They doubled the number of iris clicks so that changes are less noticeable in manual mode. For more info see the following: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=28718 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=31245

October 30th, 2004, 12:30 PM	#4
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Note that what seems to happen is that only the display changes every two clicks Hugh, whereas in reality each and every click-stop opens or closes the aperture by one quarter stop. As Boyd says, this has been done to minimise the intrusive nature on your footage of the half-stop clicks on the PD150. Note that the VX2100 continues on with the old half-stop changes - which is why I can no longer continue to reccommend this model. tom.