Don Greening
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[Rennie] “Starbucks suffered boycotts and a ton of bad PR while HaidaBucks gained a ton of advertising.”
Well, it’s got my attention now, too. The next time we’re in Masset I’m stopping in for a coffee. Even if we have to drive from the southern end of Moresby Island to do it.
– Don
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[randy strome] “If so, I wonder if there is an adjustment made in the viewfinder for accurate framing. “
Randy,
To be honest, I’ve only used the HQ 35VBR setting on mine so far and haven’t had a chance to try any of the other flavors yet to see what EVF differences (if any) there are in how the image is displayed. But you’re thinking a lot smarter than I am today. It sounds logical that the SQ 25CBR setting (1440×1080) would be better suited for use in a HDV timeline, rather than XDCAM. I probably mis-read Sony’s press release on the topic. The other reason your logic is sound is because the EX1 can be set to down-convert to the HDV codec on the fly through the iLINK port so it makes sense to have the SQ 25CBR setting for HDV in the recording choices menu anyway.
The only other EX1 testing I did today was a low-light comparo with my PD170. I’ll soon be posting those results in part 3 of my “PMW EX1 – First Impressions” series on my blog.
– Don
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[randy strome] “So at the very least it seems that the camera is offereing two diferent fields of view (straight out of the camera).”
Sony has stated that the reason they wanted the EX1 to have 1440×1080 capability is to seamlessly dovetail with the rest of the present XDCAM HD product line. That way you can have F350 footage and EX1 footage in the same editing timeline and don’t have to worry about conforming one to match the other.
– Don
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ShopcartUSA is basically a redirect site that will go out and find products that are for sale online. If you want to find out if that $800.00 GL2 is from a reputable online seller then you need to take the name of that seller and plug it into http://www.resellerratings.com. There you’ll be able to check that company’s online rating and read reviews from actual customers that have done business with that company.
Places like B&H Photo will have an exellent rating while less reputable places will not. The short answer is if the price seems too good to be true then it usually is.
– Don
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The image will flip in the LCD if you turn it over but not in the viewfinder.
– Don
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[Craig Seeman] ” Given that I still should get mine in the next couple of day”
Sure hope so. I’m getting lonely over here playing in the sandbox all by myself.
– Don
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[randy strome] “but I wonder how the downres is accomplished.”
Probably by the same method the camera uses when it down-converts to HDV on the fly via the iLINK port. This is also a setting available from the menu.
– Don
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I did a vignette test today using your recommended method and found no problems with my EX1. You’re probably safe too, then.
– Don
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[rafalaos] “What Mac are you using for editing?”
I’m using a dual core Mac Pro for desktop editing and for on site capturing I have a 17″ Macbook Pro with a G-Raid mini FW800 drive.
You can read more about my various Macs if you click on my profiile.
– Don
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Hi David and Rafalaos,
I posted a first impression of the EX1 on my blog here:
https://blogs.creativecow.net/node/331
– Don