Peter Ralph
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You got it – those silky smooth moves are a LOT easier with the higher end units. Also the tilt resistance on the head should be matched to the weight of the camera, otherwise it won’t “stay put”.
I think all 3 have “dv” models with street prices in the $1200-$1400 range. AFAIK DV magazine has reviewed all 3.
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I don’t know libec – bogen is pretty hard to beat under $1000. For a few hundred more you can choose models from Miller, Vinten, or Sachtler and the difference between those and the bogens is night and day. I use a Vinten Vision 3 – different springs balance the head for anything from 5-30lbs. Personally I can’t see crippling a camera like the DSR570 with a cheap tripod, but I suppose if you don’t need to pan or tilt a bogen would work fine.
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I have used datarescue to recover deleted files in OSX. It works very well. Try the trial version it lets you recover one file.
the info on the prosoft website is very misleading – it is referring to the “secure delete” feature in OSX which does indeed write over the file. Unix does not do this it simply breaks the link betwen the i-node and the file.
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datarescue is the app – prosofteng.com is the site
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check discmakers.com they have a bunch more suitable for high throughput – but afaik nothing comes close to epson for price
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no I dont have the vectorscopes open – this is not random, 100% consistent with the timeline on the lcd monitor – I suspect the problem is connected to the 64mb card as Jerry hinted.
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its one of the older 2gig g5s with a radeon 9600.
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What rights you have are determined by the contract. The fact that the insurance company is arguing about ownership of the digital assests suggests that you may have a case. You need to consult an attorney who specialises in insurance law. Three legal principles that work in your favor:
1. Any ambiguity in a contract is interpreted against the person who drew up the contract.
2. Insurance contracts are “uberrimae fidei” (utmost good faith). This means that if the insurance company acts in “bad faith” , for instance by lieing to you about your coverage, they may be subject to punitive damages. The suggestion that they might be acting in bad faith is guaranteed to get their attention.
3. Following on from 2 – it is an established principle of insurance law that “the reasonable expectations of the insured must be protected”. This means that a subclause on page 20 of the contract cannot be used to deny you basic coverage. -
I rarely use UV filters on video cameras – filters can cause “ghosting” when a light source is in frame.
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try removing the tape – on the XL1 you can just leave the interior tape door open and close the outer one