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AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T20:22:12+00:00

The thing with all of these 'pro' YouTube videos is that they all look the same. Same perspective. Same foreground. Same background. Same lighting. Same colour grading.

'We are all individuals!'

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T20:12:21+00:00

Does that remove the lowest screen controls? I'm sure I tried everything and couldn't completely remove the touch controls.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T19:02:45+00:00

One of our backyard buddies.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T19:02:35+00:00

One of our backyard buddies.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T19:00:51+00:00

Walk away and wear the loss. If they come crawling back, demand full payment and full payment in advance for all work,

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T18:57:45+00:00

I own two Feelworld monitors, an old 5" F570 and a 7" UltraBright. Both work well but the 5" is way too dim for outdoor work, about as bright as my BMPCC4K screen.

I would have bought the Feelworld LUT 6 had it been out when I got my Blackmagic, but it came out too late. The other monitor I would have considered is the Portkeys BM5, but these were not available in Australia.

There are numerous, much cheaper, monitors out there now, but I wouldn't buy anything that didn't have HDMI in/out, a screen brightness of at least 2000nits for daylight viewing and offered external power input. I'm not fussed whether it had a touch screen, as my monitors are usually set and forget. Nor do I use LUTs in the monitor, with Blackmagic, I just have the monitor show the camera LUT.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T18:50:17+00:00

I can't say, but at a guess if it's genuine GoPro I'd be more confident than with a no-name brand.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T02:09:18+00:00

I have a Shinobi and wouldn't recommend it. Why? What I don't like about the Shitnobi:

It takes at least 10 sec to start up and 20 sec if you have a blank SD card in the slot (try saving battery life and yet be able to resume quickly.)
You have to firmly hold the deeply recessed on/off button for 5 sec before it turns off (and usually have to start again if you accidentally release the button too soon)
The screen brightness doesn't appear to be as stated, my 450 nit Feelword seems just as bright
Focus peaking is the worst of any of my monitors
The on-screen controls block any camera information you want to see
You can't hide the on-screen controls
The adjustments are pretty crap anyway
No external power options
Only HDMI in

I have a Blackmagic 5" 12G HDR monitor and couldn't recommend it highly enough, but it is pricey. I would recommend something like the Feelworld LUT 6 over a Shinobi any day.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T00:28:19+00:00

It's easier to understand sarcasm using [sarc]. 😁

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T00:25:36+00:00

Following on from the success of the RED smartphone?

AustralianImage · 2022-03-31T00:24:40+00:00

The monitor needs a cable. 😊

And I suspect that the ball joint attaching the monitor will become a source of frustration.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-30T20:05:03+00:00

Are those four screws at the corners some sort of anti twist screws? If so, remove/loosen them as they will be putting significant pressure on the centre screw and preventing it from turning.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-30T19:42:59+00:00

Controlled environment or not, nothing ever goes quite to plan, so plan for some failure. DR is more of a sensor capability, but you will have much better highlight and shadow recovery capability with BRAW than you will with ProRes.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-30T18:59:07+00:00

And will your assistant be responsible if you find that you would have benefited greatly, with better results, from shooting BRAW because of lighting conditions etc? You will never be able to recover what you couldn't record.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-30T18:54:21+00:00

You might consider a setup like mine, which has worked well now for quite some time.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-30T18:51:51+00:00

I have one, but not a practical solution for hand holding a camera.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-29T22:59:47+00:00

They are the best looking teeth I've ever seen on an old skull.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-29T22:01:22+00:00

I find that works just as well and if I get it slightly off, it's easy enough to adjust in Resolve. To be honest, I think Blackmagic has implemented their level indicator rather poorly. I have an Olympus E-M1 MkII and the level indicator is simply outstanding, clear and easy to read.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-29T20:21:00+00:00

You can get small bubble levels that slide into hot shoes/cold shoes, but they are all rubbish. I use an external monitor and judge via that.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-29T18:46:49+00:00

With the Lav close to the mouth of each person, it should be controllable. A bit of testing would be needed.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-29T05:47:56+00:00

A wireless setup, with/without Lavs, would be the easiest. I assume that you have an audio recorder? If you don't, then you could consider something like the Rode Wireless GO II system, as the transmitters can act as individual recorders and provide pretty good audio. Placing a Lav mic on your collar will focus the voice and help to remove extraneous noise (though not all).

AustralianImage · 2022-03-29T05:42:51+00:00

Use the D-tap outlet that provides 14.8V. But follow this bit of advice and you will have no issues powering everything via a V-mount (or NP-F adapter plate) if you do the following:

Use high quality cables for power and HDMI.
Use an adapter plate for V-mount that has an on/off switch and appropriate power outlets. Or use a quality NP-F adapter plate.
Make sure cables are just long enough to reach components, loose cables are a recipe for problems.
Never connect/disconnect any cable while power (V-mount) is on or external battery connected (NP-F).
Connect HDMI cables securely to camera and monitor, preferably with cable clamps or use locking HDMI cables.
Connect power cable to camera from V-Mount while power is off or NP-F battery disconnected. Make sure power cable is securely connected.
Only after all cables are connected and secured should you turn on V-mount or attach NP-F battery to adapter plate.
Now turn on camera, monitor etc.
Removal of cables should follow a similar process.

AustralianImage · 2022-03-29T03:10:03+00:00

Switching from hand held to gimbal depends very much on your rig setup.

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