David Decker
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The 7D is great, and the only issue I really have run into is the crop factor with close wide shots. Plan on getting a nice wide lens. I have also opted for manual focus Nikon lenses all with adapters for the 7D, which have been great. I tend to use a 35-70 mm for interviews to change the shots in between answers.
The cadillac Zacuto Z-Finder is well worth the money.
The only advice I did not heed and wished I had, was to build your kit slowly to see what works best for you. I ended up with some gear that I rarely use (shoulder mount and cage).
David Decker
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Great suggestions. I have also found that a firewire card reader (I have a Lexar) has really helped save time in transfer to my edit system.
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I have been purchasing a nice collection of old Nikon (Nikkor) lenses for my 7D, and have noticed the slight back and forth movement of the focus ring. I am waiting for my D/Focus to ship, but have wondered if this might be an issue, which you seem to confirm. Do you run into a limited focus range where the gears are in contact, or can you find a sweet spot for your follow focus where you have the full range of focus with your lenses? Just curious. (seems like their might be a market for a wider lens gear to solve this issue)
Also, regarding the nikon/canon adapter – I was advised to get a “good one”, as some of the lower quality ones have some play in them. I heard about Rayqual adapters and only found them available here https://tinyurl.com/23mtobh – and they do ship to the US. Good info on their website. I ended up going with a CameraQuest adapter out of Los Angeles as I could get it shipped very quickly. The adapter is very solid and precise, but don’t think I could afford one for each lens. Here is their link: https://tinyurl.com/c4fcq
David Decker
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Hate to answer my own question – and admit to being on the FCS learning curve – but the answer was in the frame rate of the Broadcast HD 720 codec in Motion (29.97 frame rate), and the FCP Apple ProRes 422 HD (also 1280 x 720) with a frame rate of 59.94 –
The graphic was a subtle title screen, but the text was on the screen for about “half” the amount of time it was supposed to be.
Hope this helps someone out in the future.
David Decker
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I have the same circumstance coming up and wonder if there is a workflow which would allow my client to go back to FCE and work on their project at a later time, and still be able to open up the project on my FCP system to finish.
I am fairly new to FCP (coming from a M100) and wonder if there is a way my client can “save a sequence as” for me, and still be able to open their sequence later. This could be a deal breaker for me as I would not want to render their FCE program useless on their system.
Thanks!
David Decker
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Open Media Framework –
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMFI
Where you can export your audio timeline with handles for a studio to use for sweetening.
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Thanks Floh,
I did put in a call to them first thing, and then went to the lists to gather general wisdom!
Thanks,
Dave