Chris Bierlein
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Danger!!!! I used the Cooke 18-100 with the Pro35 on a white cyc and it vignetted BIG TIME at all focal lengths and stops. Serious dark corners. We switched the lens out for an Angenieux 25-250 HR and the vignette was less, but still quite obvious. The waveform looked like a big arc though the cyc was lit perfectly. Test!!!!!
Another thing-we shot a test with the 18-100 at 60 FPS with the Pro 35 at around 8 or 9 on the rotation speed. With the zoom, we could see the spinning glass in the slo-mo, though not with the Super Speeds. Didn’t get a chance to test at other rotation speeds-just went with the primes. My diagnosis for this issue is that these lenses are F 3.1 plus, and the Pro35 works best at wide apertures.
The 16mm zooms will not cover the 35mm frame.
Don’t get me wrong-I love the Pro35 and use it often, just avoid zooms.
Chris B.
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I have used the HDX at 60 FPS and converted it to slo-mo using the FRC. It works just like the Varicam. Also, on the HDX, the shutter setting is “Half”. This is the equivalent of the 180 degree setting on the Varicam.
CB
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My issue occured while jam syncing time of day The wireless method (essentially hardwiring) was the only solution we could find that worked consistently. It was puzzling. This was the only time I’ve had the problem, but it was continuous over about 1 month until we finally resorted to the transmitter/receiver. The editors were going berserk.
CB
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I shot a series last year for 4 months straight using 2 SDX900’s, and we had constant time code issues. In the end we had to use a wireless system to send TC from one camera to the other. We tried all kinds of solutions including changing the internal batteries, and nothing worked. It drove the editors crazy!
Chris B.
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The one time I’ve had this problem was when I was capturing long clips at 24 fps using Capture Now. If I didn’t stop the capture before the timecode break encountered at the end of recorded footage (end of tape), the clip would be reset to 59.97. If I stopped capturing before reaching the timecode break warning, it would remain at 24. This is a pretty specific situation, but perhaps you’re doing things the same way.
Chris B.
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I’ve done very successful 2 camera shoots mixing the SDX and the HDX with the camera set to 720P 30. As long as you’re finishing in SD, the cameras match pretty well if they’re set up properly. That’s not to say that 1080 won’t work too, but I’ve done it at 720 and it’s pretty convincing.
Chris B.
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[gary adcock] “Only if the camera tape is 59.94.
if the camera tape is set to 60hrz the output from the deck is 60hrz not 59.94 – the video output is based on what was shot in the camera.”
Through Firewire?
CB
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The 1200A deck will not output through the Firewire if it’s set at 60hz, though I’m not sure about the 1400 and the 1700. The 1200 will only output through the Firewire if it’s set at 59.94. This is menu item 030, which must read 59/23 rather than 60/24.
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There are a few digital SLR’s that have intervalometers built in and others that can be controlled with a simple remote switch. You would simply set the camera to shoot frames at your required interval and write them to a memory card onboard. With a 2 or 4 gig Compact Flash card, you should be able to hold at least 2000 frames of the size and resolution you require. Something else to look into. Good luck!
Chris B.