Craig Alan
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I’ve never had to do that, but in case, will rubbing alcohol do the trick?
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No problem, Todd. Being a teacher, I’m a generalist so all this stuff is relevant. It’s interesting that all the lighting designers here are now videographers. This also plays a part when we are setting up lights. How far are you zooming in, camera angle and placement, F stop, focus.
Our flags are on order so they have not really been part of the solution yet. I often just change the camera position or angle or zoom to cut out the boom shadow. Still if the boom pole operator had a small monitor they could keep an eye on it to watch if it was creeping into the shot.
Speaking of which, the c300, doesn’t even have a push focus? I’m starting to learn this is true of a lot of the high end modular systems. I think this just might be the nature of very high resolution, large sensors, and narrow depth of field. Where in the image would the autofocus focus? Right in the center would not conform to rule of thirds for example. Still cams will auto focus dead center then you hold position and adjust from there. Maybe not so effective with video cams? Movie cameras did not have auto focus. To me it means there is still a place for the more run and gun friendly camcorders. Considering we are delivering in no more than 1080p they still have their place. Granted, even in 1080 p the higher end cams produce better images.
Do the large sensor cams like the c300 have focus assist features like a graph or bar or magnifying a portion of the image?
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How’s the audio?
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Understood, but it is possible to use both kinds of lenses with this cam? I mean you need support for large lenses anyway. Complete focus control is critical at this resolution. So yes the whole kit.
Our next cam will be the Pana P2 HPX250. Not quite in this league but very versatile.
I had the experience of watching a 4k projection at RED studios recently. The detail was incredible. At times almost too much so. Plus you know 4K requires a lot of storage. I’m hoping Apple will release the next Mac Pro soon. Whatever form it may take. Maybe modular like these cameras.
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Can’t you just use a PL adapter? Or does that compromise the image in some way?
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Thanks so much for your responses. It’s very interesting to hear how different pros approach their craft. Obviously, every shoot is different, but I do think pros have a workflow that they return to again and again. I also think that if you can do it all, it makes you better at your job when you do have a full crew and you are responsible for one element.
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I use one of those brother laminated label makers and label mine with a T and R and the frequency on both the top and the front. I shoot mostly in the same location so I don’t need to scan for open frequencies. If I did, I’d just label them by matching numbered pairs.
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XLR should come with it. watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us6leta6JhY
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Ok I called Sound Devices and they felt that if I am using my 302 mixer for the mike preamp I wouldn’t hear much difference, if any. without the mixer … yes. Feature wise … yes. Trouble shooting … yes.
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Hi Gary,
I get the feature set. My question is – for the two channels recorded by the Ki Pro (not mini) will the audio quality be as good as the 744T?OSX 10.5.8; MacBookPro4,1 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz MacPro4,1 2.66GHz 8 core 12gigs of ram. GPU: Nvidia Geoforce GT120 with Vram 512. OS X 10.6.x; Camcorders: Sony Z7U, Canon HV30/40, Sony vx2000/PD170; FCP 6 certified; write professionally for a variety of media; teach video production in L.A.