VX2000 power interrupts
 

My VX2000 has developed an unusual problem.

It shuts down then restarts itself while in standby mode, but well before the normal shut down time.

Today I was shooting a wedding and while recording a scene, it went into standby on its own.

Other times, as soon as I press the record button, it will reset itself. I noticed that when this happens, I will use the edit search to back up and make sure I did not get a break in the control track and there will be gray recorded where it reset itself.

I've been a Sony customer all of my professional career, but I am losing confidence in their products. I also own a TRV900 and it has developed the audio drop-out problem so many users are getting. I consider this a manufacturer defect if this many owners are experiencing the same audio drop-out problem.

Any advise?

Thanks in advance.

J. Mahon

motor noise
 

I am having a similar problem. I just added the beachtek DXA-4 and even with no mic plugged in, I get a terrible electronic noise when the tape head spools up. With no tape in the unit, it is quiet as a church mouse. If I disconnect the beachtek from the tripod socket and move it away from the camera, the noise goes away. HELP!! Sony is worthless on this matter.

vx2000 and beachtec DXA-4 humm
 

I am getting a terrible humm from the tape head spooling up, on my new beachtek (even with no mic pligged in). My on camera mic and wireless mic work fine. The humm goes away if I remove the tape or disconnect the unit from the camera mount and hold it as far away as I can. I tried scraping the paint off the screw holes of the tripod mount as beachtek suggested but that did nothing. Needless to say Sony is worthless on the matter. any suggestions?

Have you tried contacting Beachtek about this? Also does the problem occur on AC power or battery power?

Beachtek hum
 

The only think that stopped the hum with my beachtek/vx1000 setup was a wire with two alligator clips connecting the beachtek to the strap loop on the camera.

Advice on good Wind Sock (Hairy Harry)for Vx2000
 

Not sure of the proper venacular here......but since I live in and around Portland where we do get the wind blowing up off the gorge...makes sense I should get somethin to cover it up.

Anyone with good suggestions. I reaaly want to maintain the err...professional look !

Thanks

humm solved
 

Beachtek helped me find the problem. It seems the Beachtek product was assembled with no shielding around the xlr transformers....oops, anyway it works great now.. thank you.

vx-200 manual focus adapter?? (i know..it sounds weird...)
 

all vx-2000 users know that the manual focus ring isnt exactly the most precise ting in the world. Just try doing a focus pull with it and you'll know what i'm talking about. I was thinking, would it be possible to make a "manual focus adapter" that would fit on the end of the lens, just like a filter? You could manually set the focus on the camera itself to infinity, or something, then put on the adapter, and you would have an SLR or provideo style focus ring....does anybody mkae something like this? Does anybody even understand what I am talking about? Thanks...CR

my VX-2000 page
 

Hey everyone. Im new to the group and thought I would share my website with all you vx-2000 fans and owners. I am a film student with a recently purchased vx-2000. Theres some stills, soon to be some video clips, and other stuff like screenplays there.

Its not -totally- a vx-2000 dedicated page, but I enjoy seeing the work of eveyone out there, so I thought I'd do the same.

Let me know what you think.
Ben

www.geocities.com/bscott224

I suppose the address helps.

<<<-- Originally posted by relishman : www.geocities.com/bscott224

I suppose the address helps. -->>>

Did you also forget to put anything about the VX2K on your site? ;-)

Re: vx-200 manual focus adapter?? (i know..it sounds weird...)
 

www.pstechnik.de
www.mini35.com

Everything is possible. If you have the $$$...

Sorry, I should have specified that it is not a VX-2000 info page. The video (soon to come) and still photographs were all taken with a VX-2000. I figured that there was enough info sites about the VX-2000 and more people would be interested in seeing what a VX-2000 can do. Sorry for the misdirection.

Ben

Hello relishman....

try to optimize your pics (for a fast page opening)....

You can get the same quality (or better) with a 20% of the actual pics size...You can do that with Adobe Image Ready or similar...Try to use jpg at 80%, and ever deinterlace the interlace pics.....

Good Luck

N.

ive seen that before...thats not quite what I was talking about. THis would just be a 58mm screw on adapter, that would have a manual focus ring on it. It would have its own peice of glass in it to focus with...it would just be ana adapter that allowed more precise focusing....you wouldnt have to use the servo controlled focus ring on the camera...

VX2000 Hiss... Can I bypass it by...
 

*Say I was to do an interview.

Enviorment: Room

Equipment: VX2000 a wireless microphone setup. No XLR adapters just striaght plug into the mini mic plug.

*And when editing the interview on computer I added an background audio track.. Would this background audio track make the hiss not noticeable? or is the hiss so bad to the extent that you can hear it off of the speakers voice?

if doing a interview in a room -IMO
1) hard wire your lav.. use wireless are last resort
2) use AGC = hiss not noticeable

hummmm
 

Did they fix it for you?

VX2000 and VX2000e??
 

Ok, if I have understanded this right the Sony VX2000e is the PAL version which they use in Europe.
Are there any differents between the 2000 and 2000e when it comes to image quality and all things like that?

Pluss, Im looking for a used or broken Sony VX1000e or Sony VX2000e.....if anyone could help it would be great.

No, there is no difference in image quality. Some people in America prefer to shoot in PAL because that is what their editing house likes. Some like NTSC, some like PAL.
Generally speaking, if you are American you want the vx2000, European/Australian then you want the vx2000e.

For used/broken vx1000/vx2000 's you may want to try ebay.com or ebay.co.uk

You say that some americans use PAL, would I be able to use a NTSC camera here in Europe??
Or would it just be alot of trouble with it?

Hold up there, there's a big difference between the 2. Pal is higher resolution and lower frame rate. The reason some americans shoot on PAL is because of the lower frame rates, some film transfer places prefer the PAL to transfer to film(but not all). If your in Europe then shoot PAL, its the standard there. If you buy a NTSC camera for Europe your material is NTSC, which won't play on PAL equipment(your TV, your VCR etc.) PAL is the standard in Europe and there really is no good reason to shoot NTSC there. Your just gonna cause yourself grief. If you want to show your NTSC material on TV there your going to have to convert it to PAL anyways, so why not just shoot on PAL.


Hope this helps,
Mark

Just so you know, PAL is 625 lines a frame at 25 frames per second. While NTSC is 525 at 29.97 per second.

Here's a cool page on the standards and how they convert the two.
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/WorldTV/conversion.html

Ok, i understand what ur saying here...think I will stick with trying to get a good PAL camera.
When talking about getting a good PAL camera....Im looking for a used or maybe a little broken Sony VX1000 or 2000 in PAL.
ANy help would to...Ive been looking on ebay, but Ive found no VX2000e(PAL).
Anyone have one for sale or could get one??

Also intrested in a Canon XM-1

I don't think you can really construct optics like that (but I would never say never). You would have to add some form off matte to focus the original optics on an then add new optics beyond that matte. The matte being the new focal plane. I think this actually requires three lenses. The original, one to focus on the matte and one that has real focus rings (this is exactly the principle of the mini35).

Such a device could be made,however, there would be a number of disadvantages. First, the overall focus range would be very limited, certainly not from infinity to closeup, but rather a dioptric correction...much like eyeglass lenses. Second, in order to maintain the overall lens light collecting ability (F number), the device would have to be substantially larger, in diameter, than the basic lens. These two problems really make this kind of device impractical.

Anyone know a good place that will host my site? I want to put video on there and Geocities won't let me. If anyone knows...tell me please. Thanks and see ya.
Ben

How much video? I could maybe put it on my VX2000 Companion site.

I bought the VX2K today
 

I chose the VX2K over the PD150 because I just didn't want a B&W viewfinder and the XLR and mike setup were questionable in my mind.

I plan to put either a sennheiser k6 with a ME66 shotgun or an Audio technica 835. This isn't written in stone yet but indicates my direction.

I'll either get the Beach Tec 4 (passive)or 6 (with the phantom). The controls are right up front and the jacks and switches are out of the way.

I looked at the audio technica shock mounts.

I'm trying to figure a better way of mounting the mike. Something like the Videosmith mini rover.

The mighty wondercam with belly bar certainly has possibilities too.

Better than the mighty wondercam is the VariZoom VZ-LSP shoulder brace with drop-down ab support. Check it out at http://www.varizoom.com/pages/lsp.htm -- it was invented by Peter Lisand. The wondercam is just a knock-off of this design.

Filtre threads spongey
 

The 58 mm filter threads are a bit spongey. The UV filtre threads but certainly not the way I would want. Anyone else notice this on their cam??

Shotting Stage - Theater Productions with a VX2000
 

So I just got my shiny new Vx2000. Wow. Everyone here knows how great this thing is so I probably don't need to go into it...

However I do need some advice on shotting a stage production. The stage is rather large and there is some movement that goes on that I will be following. I am set up with a tripod on the "balcony" centered on the stage. I have a direct audio feed coming off the board. (Very Nice).

My problem comes in getting the damm faces exposed correctly. I have no clue which settings to use; Backlight, spotlight, AEs, AEa...manual shutter, manual exposure?

Does anyone have any tips? In getting everything to look decent. Obviously I don't care if I lose some exposure of the satge or some lighting details, I would just like people to be able to see the actors when they watch the tape.

Thanks for your help!

P.S. thanks for the really great forum!

Howdy from Texas,

With an XL1, I shoot theater in Manual mode, with the shutter speed locked at 1/60 and constantly riding exposure. The big challenge is to keep the iris open as much as possible to separate black costumes (stockings, etc.) from a black backdrop, without overexposing faces. The zebra pattern in the viewfinder comes in handy for this purpose.

My suggestion is to take your camera to full dress & tech rehearsals, where the costumes and stage lighting will be exactly as a performance night, and experiment and tweak to your satisfaction at a leisurely pace allowing you to concentrate on exposure. Make some notes, and you'll be set for opening night. Hope this helps,

Thanks for the info. I went to the first nights performance without tweaking settings, the second night I got it a little better. I had the shutter speed higher, and still had to ride the gain the entire night. I wish the camera had a system to make the gain changes mroe gradual. Oh well, I realize that that's not technically feasible, but it would be neat nonetheless.

Thanks again for your reply!

I find that the more difficult the lighting, the more I want either a relatively large video monitor right beside me or I want my portable waveform monitor.

When college is in session, I shoot 2 hours per week for an acting for television class. For normal days, I use a large monitor in the studio to set up the camera. For the days when we go on location, I really depend on the waveform monitor (runs off a NP-1B battery) to set the exposure spot-on.

If I don't have one of those methods, then I depend on the 100 or 70% Zebra, whichever one will work best on the scene.

I don't think anyone makes a direct hairpiece for the 2000 but you might contact Light Wave and ask them. The do one for the Canon GL1.

Expect to pay about $150. But they work very well.

You can sort of make one by placing a foam wind screen over the microphone and then wrapping it in fake, dense fur. I did that until I found the Light Wave for my AT 835B and my PD-150 shotguns. It worked OK. Not great.

VX2000E , Anyone here got one?
 

Hey, Im just wondering if anyone here got the VX2000e (PAL version)?
How is the image qaulity and are the setting any different from the NTSC version.

IM also lookinf for a used one VX1000e or VX2000e, Ive been looking on ebay, but would rather buy from someone here....

VX2000 and new mics
 

I bought an AT835 with a Beach Tec today. I also got the Sennheiser wireless UHF lav. I had tested the mic at the dealers shop which was quit noisy. When I got it home and ran the mic on manual it seemed pretty low so when i raised the gain I heard the dreaded hiss. It seems the beach attenuates enough of the signal that when I set the gain over 50% to compensate I get hiss. Boo hiss!

If I run the audio on autogain everything is fine.

Following my disappointing AT 8035 trials I set up the Sennheiser UHF lavalier. What a difference.I havre absolutely no complaints, the shotgun should sound so good.

Monday the AT goes back and the ME66 comes home with me.

make sure that when you have the AT 835 plugged into the beachtek ( if you are feeding both channels) that you have the other volume level ( the one mic is NOT plugged into) turned UP all the way ........... also it is BEST if running just 1 mic to have it fed to BOTH channels ...........