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Meh. All products have duds. Thats nothing to get freaked out about. Its time to freak if a factory visit doesn't fix it, or reasonable service is refused, or overcharged. Doesn't sound like thats the case here at all.
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I got my new monitor a few days ago. I have not had a chance to use it on a shoot yet, but it seems to work just fine.
Ikan shipped it as they said they would. If I get a chance this weekend I ill test it with the 5DmkII and 7D. It is currently mounted to my EX1R setup ready to shoot. |
How's the Ikan VX9 holding up? I'm trying to decide between the Ikan and the upgraded Marshall 70XP SDI.
David |
David, the VX9 is doing very well. I use it almost every day now. No reliability problems. And I think it is really pretty rugged.
I installed a non reflective plexiglass in front of the very shiny screen, and that really helps a lot, I loose some of the sharpness feeing, but I can still focus fine. I feel better about having some protection on a screen this size in the field. I use it a lot as a teleprompter and it works very well for that, the non reflective screen helps there. I just got the new 5" Marshall, It is very impressive in my initial tests. It also has a very shiny screen. As far as I know the Ikan is still the only HDMI and SDI small screen available, and that makes it very useful. |
Thanks Olof!
Looks like I may pick a VX9 up soon for a project. David |
Re: Ikan VX9 Review
Clint - I have a question for you. I want to pick up a VX9 and be able to use the HD-SDI with my RED camera. I have read some vague allusions to the VX9 needing to be re-clocked to work with a RED.
Is this accurate? How does one go about re-clocking the monitor? Will you be putting notes on the Ikan website about how to do this - there's something in the blog, but it doesn't help offer much in the way of guidance for potential buyers...just a sort of notion that "the signal, which wasn't working, is working now since we re-clocked the monitor with an AJA card." I'm looking for something which would work with a RED and also a 7D - this monitor looks like a good option but that re-clocking thing has me worried. The B&H site says the monitor is "RED compatible" but if it isn't coming out of the box that way (or is it,now?), is this an entirely accurate claim? I see that B&H has a special on these through this month, and I really want to pick one up, but if it requires more gear to re-clock the monitor, it seems that the price break, then, isn't really much of a break. Can you address this and give me the most up to date information on where the monitor stands in terms of its HD-SDI compatability with the RED? Thanks - |
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