Errol Lazare
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What they should have done was made an iMovie pro and then bring an update to finalcut pro which includes all pro features that we want: the ability to import old fcp projects is one thing that comes to mind right off the bat, but by not offering this and so many other things it seems like apple has decided to let go of their professional users. I hear people saying that it’s a new way to work and then we need to adapt… But honestly that is just an excuse because why would we adapt to something that is going backwards
Errol X. Lazare
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And for everyone who wants to switch from imovie to FCPX I would most highly recommend you read this tantalizing apple article because “As an iMovie user, you’re already familiar with some features in Final Cut Pro X — such as skimming and the Magnetic Timeline — so you can start working right away!” YAY!
https://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/imovie-to-finalcutpro/
I might just save my money and edit my $2,000,000 feature with imovie. Seems like a good call.
Errol X. Lazare
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Definitely good to have more than one lens. In my most bar bones kit I have a 16-35mm 50mm and 70-200, mind you I shoot on a 5D which is full frame so you will want something meant for the cropped sensor. I’d recommend getting a zoom lens that gives you a wide angle and telephoto and then later you can get more specialty lenses. My 7D has a 15-85 which is pretty good or you can get the 18-135 Check the link:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/647015-GREY/Canon_3558B002_EF_S_18_135mm_f_3_5_5_6_IS.html
In the long run it is best to get specialty lenses and primes to capture the shots they were built for but in the short run a good variable zoom lens is the best solution.
Cheers,
Errol X. Lazare
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I have not experienced that before. Sounds like a drag.
I use Sandisk cards and they work very well. I use to use kingston economy cards, but then stopped using them because they buffered, but I never experienced that error on the cheaper kingston’s either.Hope you find your answer, but I am stumped.
What is your camera’s firmware version?Cheers,
Errol X. Lazare
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Just to clarify have you shot footage already and cannot access it on the camera or do you receive an error when hitting the record button.
Have you tried putting the card into a CF card reader into your computer? You can see if your computer recognizes itErrol X. Lazare
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The 50mm Nikor looks very close the the 55 canon lens but looks to be a bit wider (since it is 5mm smaller). But because you are using a crop sensor that 50 would really be around an 80/85. If you put that on a 5d it would be much wider. It shouldn’t matter what brand of lens you are using because a 50mm on a Nikor is a 50mm in general.
Try throwing a 35mm lens onto your crop sensor camera to give you an idea what your 50mm would look like on a fullframe cameraErrol X. Lazare
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I have a steadicam pilot but I also have the glidecam 4000 pro. I find that the handle grip glidecam is great because you aren’t harnessed into a vest and attached to a stabilizing arm which means you can quickly take it off the glidecam and throw it onto a tripod. I don’t use a monopod, for shots where i don’t have time to level the tripod i just extend one leg of the tripod and can even use the head to tilt and pan while on one leg.
Hope that helps with your decisionErrol X. Lazare
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Hey Noah,
Where abouts was the remote focus thread?
Can you provide the link?Basically I am looking for advice on the right company
to go with that makes remotes that could work with DSLRErrol X. Lazare
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If you close the iris of the lens then this will increase your depth of field which means you will have a larger area of focus in your shot.
Errol X. Lazare
EXL Films
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I own both a glidecam smooth shooter with 4000 pro sled and the steadicam pilot and shoot with the 5D M2
I would have the say that the glidecam 4000 pro is great for light weight cameras such as the DSLR cameras we use and love. Throw a nice 14mm wide angle or 16-35mm wide angle on the camera (full frame 5d) and the steadicam shot looks even more high budget.
The glidecam 4000 pro can get tiring after awhile but the nice thing is that you can upgrade to the glidecam smooth shooter vest and use that with the 4000 pro.
Although after using the steadicam pilot there IS a BIG different in quality of shot and maneuverability so if you have the dough I’d recommend going for a Steadicam pilot! Best investment I ever made and it’s very fun to use…Plus you look like a member of tactical swat team!
Errol X. Lazare
EXL Films
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