[Mark Palmos]

Hi there Craig
Thanks for the info mate.

Im in the UK so did a search for B + W 77mm MC (Multi Resistant Coating) Clear Glass Protection Filter and found ones which say B+W
https://www.morrisphoto.co.uk/ProductDetails~productID~7115~categoryid~249.html

I phoned them and they say they are waiting for the “thin ones which have not come out yet”. Were you aware of a thin and thicker variety? Im not sure if the store is BS’ing.

tx
Mark

[Mark Palmos]

Hi Ron,
Hmm, well I often find strange things like that happening on a Mac, so I have VLC player to play what QT player does not… Try VLC, its extremely handy and free!
Till later
Mark.

[Mark Palmos]

hey there ron
RH mouse click and save link as…
https://www.finalcutpro.tv/748_0025_01.mov

it is now uploaded…
please excuse the shitty shot, no tripod and it was very cold and…

the moment I find telling is the second the zoom is about to stop and the pan starts, look at the white window frame in the middle of the image, see how the white frame blurs substantially when there is even a slight sideways movement.

then see my dirty lens as i pan into the sun (nobody has suggested lens cleaning tools and im VERY suspicicious of putting any liquid on a lens). Permanent polarizing filters anyone?

till later
mark.

[Mark Palmos]

hi Ron,
i will have to do some more testing, though im working all week and the way things are going, perhaps on the weekend too.. that be looking at a computer screen editing…

come to think of it, the blur i noticed was more on the pan than the zoom out, so it cant be JUST the change of info in the screen, but somehow the side to side motion, slow as it was, caused what was surprising blur.

i will see if its on my laptop. if so, i will ftp it tonight as a mov file. (and will tell you where!)

catcha later
mark.

[Mark Palmos]

[Ron Shook] “First of all a shutter speed of 100th of a second is not that fast. It oughta be a bit better at a significantly faster shutter speed.”

Hi there ron,
kinda,
but im comparing a first impression of my ex1 with my lowly XL-1 and with the xl1 i dont see the instant degradation when panning. I will render a bit of the file i am talking about and upload it sometime soon.

i dont think tests which pans WITH the subject is the most useful. A pan OF the subject is more telling… preferably a wide angle shot of a leafy landscape!

speak soon
cheers mate
mark.

[Mark Palmos]

hi bob

[Bob Zelin] “Being from the UK, I guess you never were a Ponty Python fan.”

nope you guess wrong… the difference being monty python were FUNNY 😉

i have also been accused of being harshly direct, sharp, confrontational, snippy, but they arent qualities i like in myself or in others. I do like the cockatiels though…

catcha later bob
mark.

[Mark Palmos]

hi markus,
i didnt look in the manual to check, but i dont think the ex1 can transfer via the firewire socket, only usb…
till later
mark.

[Mark Palmos]

hi ron,
youre right, i should try it first, what i like about it is its simplicity, no need to strap up, so changing from that position to using the ON camera handle to do hand held tracking shots would be easier with the mount quicker to remove… theres a broadcast show coming up in london next month, perhaps there will be some to try out.
catcha later
mark.

[Mark Palmos]

Aah, thanks Randy, yep, i could see no difference (probably because there isnt one!) Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Palmos]

Bob,
I apologise for my anger at your response. I did not like your tone, but I like mine even less… so sorry!
Mark.