Seattlefilmmaker
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Yes, you certainly won’t need a telephoto lens at that distance.
However, have you tired this trick? Stand further away from your subject than you would normally, and use the telephoto to get the closeness you want: also try to get your subject, if possible, to be aways away from the background, as well. When you zoom in on the subject, focus on just them, leaving the foreground and background out of focus, like a film camera would capture it. You can see Steven Soderburgh doing this alot, especially now that he uses Digital.
-E
“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
-John Donne
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Oh, and ask yourself this: why are you planning on it being shown on Plasma? Is that what you own, and you want to be able to view it, or is this for a client who already owns one?
To be honest, Plasma is not the best Tech out there, and there’s an even newer tech coming out this year, and it’s supposed to literally be the best picture you’ll be able to get for years to come. It’s a combo of OLED and Tube, I believe.
Anyway, Plasma doesn’t really, to most people, look any different than LCD, and most can’t tell the resolution difference between HD and SD, until someone points it out. THEN they’re all pros. 😉
The other reason I’m bugging you about it is because, if you’re planning on shooting for HD shows, don’t hold your breath: HD isn’t doing the kind of business the industry thought it was going to, not by a long shot, and industry folks are doubting it’ll be popular until a few more years minimum. The TVs are too expensive, there are too many format wars (especially with the 2 new HD-DVD formats coming out), and few channels come in in HD. On Comcast, the HD signal breaks up all the time, so what’s the point if I miss whole sentences? It’s kind of what happened to the Apple Newton: they were the first to make a PDA, but it was so dang awful that it failed miserably, and it took some years for the industry to recover. This is what happens when the infrastructure isn’t there to back up a product, and people are starting to figure this out, and are holding off on newer tech purchases. Heck, I wouldn’t have figured it would happen, either, but the numbers are there.
-E
“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
-John Donne
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You can’t smoke in a commercial, unless it’s not lit. You couldn’t show people drinking, either, but that might have changed. However, I dont’ actually remember SEEING anyone actually taking a drink in any alcohol ad I’ve ver seen on TV.
-E
“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
-John Donne
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Why do you need a camera specifically for Plasma displays? Such a thing doesn’t exist. You shoot for video, not for a particular TV technology.
Why does your video on the Sony look different when zoomed out than it does when you’re zoomed in? Do you mean that you can see more detail when you’re zoomed in?
Don’t bother with the HVX…you need serious, expensive hardware to work with it right now. Why not wait until your other cameras are out of date? Just a thought.
Cheers!
-E
“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
-John Donne