Guy Mcloughlin
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Not sure what’s going on with your camera ( my GH2 has never shown this problem ), but you might want to try doing a full reset of the camera.
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This is the Wiggle 3D effect, which is a cool effect. The best work I’ve seen for Wiggle 3D is this music video…
Where I think they used the slow motion Twixtor software to blend the two images into one time line.
– Guy
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Here is what I would buy given your budget…
1 x $ 1,300 GH3 Body
2 x $ 30 Power2000 DMW-BLF19E Battery Pack (7.2V, 2100mAh)
1 x $ 320 Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS Lens
1 x $ 300 Benro A2573FS6 Tripod with S6 Video Head
1 x $ 400 juicedLink RA222 Riggy Dual-XLR Preamplifier
1 x $ 400 Sennheiser MKE 600 – Shotgun Microphone
1 x $ 230 Rycote 14cm Softie Kit with Lyre Mount and Pistol Grip Handle
1 x $ 225 Gitzo 1540 Four-Section Carbon Fiber Boompole
1 x $ 30 Canare Star-Quad (L-4E6S) 25 foot XLR Microphone Cable
1 x $ 130 Lowel Tota-Light Tungsten Flood Light with 500 watt bulb
1 x $ 80 Manfrotto 367B Basic Light Stand – 9′ (2.7m)
1 x $ 38 Photoflex 45″ Convertible Umbrella (White)
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$ 3,483 TotalThis provides you with a GH3 with a very good optically stabilized kit lens, 2 extra camera batteries, a very good video tripod and properly counter balanced fluid head, a very good mic pre-amp, a very good basic indoor/outdoor shotgun mic, a good basic light weight boom pole, a proper shock-mount with a wind protector that can be used both indoors and outdoors, and 1 bright portable tungsten light source.
It’s a little over your budget, but there aren’t really any places where you could cut back without having it effect the result that you would produce.
– Guy
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[chris gruber] “I’m looking to spend $2.5-3k on a gh3 setup”
What do you want to shoot?
Do you own any other production gear?
i.e. cameras, lenses, lighting, audio gear, etc…
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What and where are you recording?
i.e. Spoken dialog indoor, etc…
What audio equipment do your currently own?
What is your budget for new audio gear?
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I think it’s unrealistic to expect to get more than 4 years out of any 4K camera you buy today. Just look at how much things have changed over the past 4 years. So sinking $50K-$80K into a 4K camera kit may not be a great long term investment, unless you can keep the camera busy all the time. ( i.e. your own shoots + camera rentals )
…As for the under $10K market, you might also consider the Sony F3 camera, which can be bought used for as little as $7K. ( lots of people upgrading to the Sony F5 and dumping their F3s to help finance the move )
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What you’re seeing is called moire, that many DSLR cameras suffer from, especially the Canon T2i/T3i/T4i/T5i/7D cameras.
Without investing in a $400 anti-aliasing sensor filter, all you can do is move your camera closer or farther away and see if this fixes your problem.
The new Canon 5D Mk3 shows very little moire, as do the Panasonic GH2 and GH3 cameras. ( the newer GH3 has more moire than the older GH2 does )
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This looks like aliasing of the fine gravel that travels with your focus.
I don’t think there is anything you can do to correct this, short of shooting with a better camera, like a proper ENG video camera or a Canon C100/C300, which should handle the fine detail better than your 60D camera does.
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…I am a big believer in the philosophy of “the proof is in the pudding”, where you need to show your financial decision makers the difference between using what you have now and what you should have.
I’ve done this in the past by using some of my own personal gear to demo the difference, and this was enough to convince management to invest in better gear.
The first thing I would look at with your set-up is audio, as I really think good audio is more important than good video. This would mean things like a wireless UHF lav system like the Sennheiser G3 system, a good portable audio recorder like the Tascam DR-100 or Olympus LS-100. If you budget allows for it, a good indoor dialog mic like the AT-4053b, a boom-stand ( Manfrotto make a great combi-stand that is both a stand and converts to a 6 foot boom ), and a high quality audio mixer like the Sound Devices MixPre-D.
With audio taken care of, I would look at the type of videos you are shooting. If you shoot mostly live event work, then an ENG style camera like the Canon XA25, Panasonic AC90, or Panasonic AC130 would be a good investment.
If most of your work is interviews, then the Panasonic GH3 camera would be my first choice, as it’s one of the best DSLR cameras for video work.
A good tripod would also be on my list, which would start with something like a Benro S6 tripod+head, which runs around $300. Up from this would be the Sachtler ACE M tripod which costs about $535. Both of these tripods have smooth panning heads with proper counter-balance, so you can let go of the camera and it will stay positioned where you point it.