[Fred Estabrook]

Great information! Thanks for the suggestions. I purchased Shake (because it’s so inexpensive now – Apple won’t be selling or supporting it much longer) and I already have Motion2. I understand that proper green surface (we bought a 6×9′ fabric greenscreen), setup and lighting are absolutely essential for success (we haven’t shot the 5-min. clip yet)… the one thing I’m still debating is the plugin (I guess there are 2-3 good ones to choose from). Thanks again.

[Fred Estabrook]

Quick update:
Panasonic repair informed me last week that the replacement lens was being sent from Japan this week and since that isn’t soon enough for our next shoot they are sending a loaner DVX100B until ours is returned. Normally repairs are turned around in 3-5 days but because the entire lens needed replacing – and none were kept in stock – it’s going to be more than a month total for this repair job! Your diagnosis was absolutely correct Barry. Thanks again.
Fred

[Fred Estabrook]

Barry – Thanks very much for all your help with this – I’ve contacted Panasonic and am now in the process of getting a Return Authorization from them – They’ll probably specify where to send it.
Fred

[Fred Estabrook]

Thanks- Barry – one more question… for my zip code there’s an authorized repair location in Brooklyn, NY and one somewhere in Michigan – which would you use?
F.E.

[Fred Estabrook]

Barry – I put up a larger sample this morning – but based on our careful testing on saturday, could it really be anything but a technical problem with the camera? as I mentioned in earlier posts, it’s definitely happening only on the left (1/3?) half of the frame and definitely only when the aperture is wide open… (we isolated a sequence where the scene started out lit very dim and gradually brightened – the camera operator manually closed the iris to compensate and as soon as the iris changed from wide open the focus problem went away) what does this specific info suggest to you? Thanks again, F.E.

[Fred Estabrook]

Barry – My camera person and I have been looking at the original footage on a good monitor and doing some testing of the dvx100b today and have determined that the focus problem (again, always on the left side of the frame) is most evident when the aperture is wide open (very low light conditions w/various colors, not just red or blue)- problem is non-existent or hardly visible at f2.8 or higher (no db gain). Theories? Thanks! F.E.

[Fred Estabrook]

Hi again – I used a web acct at work to display 3 freeze frames saved as jpgs… they can be seen at:

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/estabroo

Thanks for your input on this.
Fred

[Fred Estabrook]

I’m at work now – will have to save a sample at home this evening … advice on the best way to do this? a single frame? how is it uploaded / posted? Thanks again.

[Fred Estabrook]

Thanks Barry – I’m still wondering why the left edge of the frame and not the right?

[Fred Estabrook]

Thanks for the input – I figured the cost of the 100 implied at least as capable a lens as the 30. We do a lot of event documentation – my camera operator insisted on buying the 100 – and basically he was right – it’s an absolutely great camera. Are there lens telephoto attachments & if so are they worth it?