Clint Fleckenstein
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COW Coin
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Fragmentation could be a culprit too.
Cf
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Primera. Ugh.
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I’ll defer to you guys on the color shift thing, since I’m no expert. In my photography experience as a hobbyist, I notice a difference that I have attributed to a lot of reflected blue light (from snow, etc) that gets filtered out. I wouldn’t say that there is a color shift inherent to the filter. Any correction would be appreciated 🙂
Cf
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I second what Craig said. You can turn on the 4×3 guides for your viewfinder and shoot HD while framing for SD, then crop and zoom if you need to later. The difference in resolution is AMAZING, even on videos that end up on the web in a lossy delivery codec. Start out with the best images you can, and it’ll make a huge difference.
Cf
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I have used the CP filter from one of my still camera lenses on our EX1 and EX3 and love the results. If your angle relative to the sun changes, just rotate the filter. You will have to leave the matte box off to make this adjustment. I also put UV filters on both cameras (and all my still lenses) immediately to protect the front element of the lens. UV filters fit under the matte box just fine but do not work with the Sony bayonet mount wide angle adapter.
You do get a color shift from a polarizer as it tends to “warm” the picture perceptibly. How pronounced this effect is may depend on the ambient light. When shooting outdoors this winter I noticed it a lot, since there’s more blue light bouncing around. On a golden sunset shoot it’s only visible in the blue/green areas of the shot.
Cf
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I was out last night with an EX1 and FSB-6 for just under an hour in -5 or so (windchill between -15 and -20). It worked fine. I was doing mostly stationary shots, but the tripod’s fluid head was REALLY stiff when I moved it. Of course I forgot to take it off its strongest drag setting before I went out. Camera ran fine, I didn’t even lose one dot of battery indicator, and I managed not to snap the tripod’s carbon legs in the cold as I moved it around. My headphone cord got so stiff I just propped it up against the camera.
Gotta love North Dakota.
Cf
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This is more of a peripheral comment, but since it was mentioned at the beginning: the last I heard, the XDCAM codec does NOT come with Final Cut Express. It didn’t in our case.
Cf
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Second that, I see no reason whatsoever to use a DV sequence. Yuck. All your renders would be DV, that’d be a sin. I use ProRes SD.
Cf
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I bought the Sony warranty (3 year) through B&H, it was included in their Sony accessory bundle along with the wide angle adapter, SBAC-US10 USB reader, and a 16GB card. Got one for our EX1 and EX3. Haven’t needed them so far, the only problems I’ve had with the cameras so far is the kids breaking stuff on ’em.
Cf
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I’m going to echo Craig on this one. It’s the cost of doing business. I don’t know of any mechanics trying to do everything with a pliers and a crescent wrench because they are unable or unwilling to stock their toolbox with the right tools for the job. Such a mechanic would not be able to perform a job correctly, within the time allowed, resulting in any sort of quality reputation.
As a teenager I got my foot in the door when the only people producing anything were the ones that had hundreds of thousands of dollars to invest in equipment. That’s why you’ll find people who’ve been in the business for a while to be especially cranky when someone balks at spending $1200 on something vital to doing your job.
When we prepared to transition from shooting standard definition DV/DVCAM to high definition XDCAM, I was adamant about telling everybody in the building that certain costs were going to go up. Taking the next step in quality, I pointed out, was going to require some investment in hardware and software as well as more care in preparing and setting up each shoot. Suddenly we’re dealing with a widescreen format that will expose every little imperfection in lighting, background, and even makeup. The only nice thing about DVCAM by comparison is that it concealed many of those things. Once again, it comes with the territory.
If you’re not able to spend the money for an NLE, I’m curious about other aspects of your workflow. If you threw all your resources at just the camera, you’re going to be lacking in other very important areas. How’s your lighting? Are you archiving?
Cf