[Denis O’keefe]

There is a mention of this lens on the bloom forum (https://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=365&mforum=philipbloom).
I need it. Now.

[Denis O’keefe]

Most of my dust and dirt experience has been with the bigger cameras, and a giant plastic bag and duct tape is hard to beat.

The EX 1 has some pretty serious vent holes near the back. It hasn’t been nearly as hot as working with the Panasonic HDX 900 ( damn near burned my ear after several hours) but I would be cautious about covering them up too well — leave the bag or cover loose around the vents.

My serious suggestion is some kind of small vacuum to use before you shoot compressed air – no sense in driving the dust deeper into the innards.
Second suggestion – buy the Sony silver protection plan for the camera. That way you can send the camera in for a check up and cleaning when you’re done, and it covers the camera against real damage too.

good luck at the burning man!

[Denis O’keefe]

I used a slew of Sony broadcast cameras since the advent of betacam — I still have sweet spot for my trusty 600 –but I love shooting with this EX-1 ( and look forward to the EX-3).
I’m older and now I like to think while I’m shooting, so tripods are good. When I have to work handheld I put a shoulder mount on the back, hang a couple wireless mics off it, crank the handle to a workable angle and go.
This camera can do more and do it better than anything else out there. If they asked me about it in the design stage I’d have mentioned things like I gotta hold it steady, I’d like to see some VU meters, etc. But hell, for six grand I’ll live with a little inconvenience till they get it right.
My dream version of the camera, lets call it the EX-99, would be like the RED — modular –. I’d hang the viewfinder wherever I wanted, have a place to mount a really tiny huge capacity harddrive. I’d put two big oldfashioned VU meters on the back for my soundman to fixate on, and a cupholder on the far side, in easy reach of the rotatable handle. And I’d keep the price at $6400.
In the meantime I’ll keep looking for the perfect shoulder mount.

[Denis O’keefe]

I had a redeye that I used with my Z1u, and sold it several months ago. It worked as advertised — you put in on and put the lens into auto focus/ macro and it focused on the back of the element. Yo do have to be careful about every speck of dust, they will show up.
Because f the plastic threads on the Z1u it was sometimes finicky to mount, but the lens element and ring seemed to be pretty robust.

[Denis O’keefe]

Thanks Ronn, I’ll call vortex right away…..I tried the Radio Shack route but my local stores only had some weenie adaptors that were a short waiting to happen.
I appreciate the quick reply!

[Denis O’keefe]

I followed this thread and see that Ronn has the connector to run the brick battery to the EX 1.
I’ve been looking for a way to use my Anton Bauer batteries with the EX 1 ( without spending a fortune for a new AB plate – I already have a few). I see from the earlier post he found a cable with the proper DC plug for the camera.
Is someone selling the adaptorit or if it is a soldering job? I have the plates, the camera and the will — I just can’t find the plug.

[Denis O’keefe]

Hi Ronn, I’ve been looking for a way to use my Anton Bauer batteries with the EX 1 ( without spending a fortune for a new AB plate). I see from your earlier post you’ve found a cable with the proper DC plug for the camera. Please let me know if someone is selling it or if it is a soldering job — I have the plates, the camera and the will — I just can’t find the plug.
Thanks

[Denis O’keefe]

The EX 1 is essentially the same as the EX 3, except for the removable lens and ergonomic improvements- and is reported to be pretty nice. Because it has the removable lens there are relay lenses being made to connect the Letus to the EX 3, instead of connecting to the attached lens on the EX 1.
Using an adapter to put a 35mm lens onto the camera as you suggest changes the focal length and not much else.
Using the Letus (or another brand) moves the focal plane to a groundglass ( that is vibrating or spinning ), leaving you with the desirable properties of the 35 mm lens – shallow depth of field, sharp focus where you want it, nice out of focus areas where you want that.
If you search on http://www.exposureroom.com for letus and ex 1 you’ll see how good it can look.

[Denis O’keefe]

The HDSDI output is like magic – one wire sends everything for monitoring. You can get the full HD picture, time code, and embedded audio.
I’m happy with the Panasonic 17 inch, there are many others. It takes all the various inputs I use.
By the time you pay for a consumer monitor and a converter you’ll probably be in shooting distance of something with HDSDI in anyway.
Running a single BNC cable beats patching plugs, converters, component cables and HDMI lines together by a long shot.

[Denis O’keefe]

Hi Bevin – I’ve been using the EX 1 for a couple months now, and like almost every aspect of it. On a few shoots we’ve rolled so much that I was transferring in the field and all worked out fine.
I would suggest you figure out a system beforehand and don’t deviate from it. Things like what the files will be named, where they will be stored etc can be done on the fly for a one or two card shoot, but when you’re juggling multiple cameras and cards it can get confusing fast.
I haven’t had the luxury of a data wrangler on site, but I see where that would be a great help.

I copy the cards to my macbook hard drive and to a firewire external, then take a quick look at the video with the browser software to make sure all is where it ought to be. After the copy is done I go back to the card while it is still in the laptop reader and delete all clips before returning it to the camera.
That prompts a “restore media” command in the camera – hit execute and you are ready to go again.
A 16 gig card takes about fifteen to twenty minutes to copy to the laptop, another fifteen to twenty to the hard drive.
My system is to create a folder for the job, then a folder for each card, and label them something like JOB107042008card1. The last card gets a JOB107042008card5of5 or something like that so I know it is the last.
I copy first to the laptop ( I have a 320 gig drive in the macbook), then to the external. After checking both copies I delete the card and return it to the camera.
Having additional cards is important so you don’t have to be hot swapping and rushing.
It is also important to give each card a unique identifier so you don’t get them mixed up.
AT the end of the day I have two complete copies of all the cards. I send the external drive to the editor or off with the client (I always load the browser and transfer software so they have that too). When I get home I offload the card files from the laptop to a big honking drive and keep them on the shelf.
See- its simple!