[Richard Spangenberg]

Just to update this thread… Convergent Design confirms that the Nanoflash is indeed an 8-bit recorder. But, a very good one. The two extra bits on the EX1 and EX3 are not missed much in that they are noisy anyway.

They recommended that the best B camera for an F3 is another F3 just as you recommended. But, if I were to use the FS-100, to not use the S-Log on the F3 so the two cameras could be matched to each other better. They too thought than other than another F3, the FS100 would be the best other match as a B camera and that the nanoflash was the perfect recorder for it. Again, not running the FS100 very flat to require a lot of adjustment in post.

They commended your recommendations. And, I love your lens choices.

Rk

[Richard Spangenberg]

Best B camera is another F3 makes a lot of sense. However, I was looking for something that was better for gun and run and handheld as a B. So I did not define it very well for you.

I am checking with convergent design on the 8bit. Did not know it. I know the processor chip in it is 8 bit but didn’t know max recording was 8 bit. Their doc looks like there are various bit rates for recording. So, I’ll ask em and see if they plan an upgrade. I believe their genesis product will handle 10 bit for sure and their are other recorders that will.

Still your comments make sense to me. Out of curiosity, what lenses are you using on the F3, have been reading about them. Mixed reviews on the Sony’s and I’d love a set of Cooke Panchros but you can’t get them or afford them. I have a pile of old Nikkon lenses I was considering redoing for cine.

Rk

[Richard Spangenberg]

Thanks for the input. Very informative. Seems like Avid will work fine with LTC. There does appear to be an issue with multiple clips from one camera. Obviously, the LTC is continuous run through the transmitter so the time code captured should be correct. But, I believe you would want to group the cam as one entity under some group definition so all it’s clips can be seen on one video/audio track. Not sure how to do that? Maybe can’t be done.

Appears to be now that a remaining issue is how to get the TLC to work in ProTools latest version. Odd thing to think that Avid doesn’t have these two products working together somehow this very essential TC subject. Havn’t seen any info on how to do it in Protools. Any advice? And, will your conversion save the day on this one. I guess you would need to use the converted TC file on both Avid and ProTools. With 32 tracks, that might prove interesting.