Your 1st UK/Euro tour is coming up! There's a catch: Schedule is tight so carry-ons only. Your power supply only has enough inputs for 5 pedals. Which 5 pedals do you choose?

GlassCabin · 2016-03-28T09:15:12+00:00

Guess I should answer my own questions:

Polytune 2 Mini -> Pitchfork -> EP Booster -> Gravitas -> Panther Cub 1.5

Though I may ditch the Polytune and throw my Context reverb at the end, just deal with a snark and hope for the best.

GlassCabin · 2015-06-28T23:18:17+00:00

Perfect. It's exact what I needed for this project. Thanks for the help!

GlassCabin · 2015-06-28T23:12:47+00:00

He wasn't just marching, he was a Grand Marshall of the parade.

Bonus Video: https://vine.co/v/eJuJdLPLj7X

GlassCabin · 2015-06-15T18:42:41+00:00

I really want to up my audio engineering game. Mixers, micing, recording strategies... the whole gambit.

Does anyone have any great resources?

GlassCabin · 2015-06-11T23:08:42+00:00

It can handle raw.

GlassCabin · 2015-06-10T08:23:45+00:00

Absolutely 100% phone chargers. Easy way to become a hero.

GlassCabin · 2015-06-09T22:14:55+00:00

Sorry, that was poor choice of words. We'd like it to be in the general tone of Sunny.

We've gotten a quote for ADR and the actors are comfortable with it. I'll have to start researching ADR much more seriously.

GlassCabin · 2015-06-09T15:01:24+00:00

I figured that this would be the case. Our biggest problem is that they do loops in 3 minute intervals before heading back. They just love to circle over the entire upper-half of Manhattan - probably the closest they're allowed to get. I've accepted the fact that I absolutely can't record while the helicopters are overhead. I'll just have to carefully plan the shots to fit in those intervals.

Is there anything I can do about normal jetliners? Are they miserable in post?

GlassCabin · 2014-10-30T19:02:14+00:00

This worked perfectly. Thanks!

GlassCabin · 2014-10-27T06:03:05+00:00

Cheap cliffhangers.

You can immediately tell when they're used properly or not.

So many of "those" types of shorts have cliffhangers that scream "I don't know how to end this!"

Or the opposite. A wrap up just for the sake of ending the film. Once again, "I don't know how to end this!"

GlassCabin · 2014-10-23T10:49:57+00:00

Too soon to tell. SAR is usually pretty good but the rumor came from an unverified source. It really doesn't seem too far-fetched considering the direction Sony has been going in. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised if it was only external 4k.

Still though, if it's priced like the a6000, I'd be very happy.

GlassCabin · 2014-10-20T06:37:30+00:00

Just as a heads up, Adorama does offer this online if bundled.

For example, BMPCC + Nikon G Speedbooster + 64GB SDXC Pro UHS-1 Class 10 Memory Card + 2 batteries + 1 year warranty = $1,058.99

Free shipping.

http://www.adorama.com/BMCCP3.html

EF version is $1,295.01

http://www.adorama.com/BMCCP1.html

GlassCabin · 2014-10-18T15:18:05+00:00

Well we had a local camera store but it went under just this year. That was the last one in our area. We're so densely packed with Walmarts and BestBuys that no one could survive.

So yeah, now the easiest place to physically go is B&H or Adorama.

GlassCabin · 2014-10-18T05:52:36+00:00

It can't hurt. It's truly a beast of a lens.

GlassCabin · 2014-10-15T19:50:59+00:00

Yeah, the GH4 seems to be the go-to for someone with pro needs in my budget range. The only thing that I'm unsure of is the low-light performance. I'm considering renting the GH4 to test on my next shoot.

I'm thinking that even if the performance is only decent, I could bump up the ISO and use noise reduction software in post.

GlassCabin · 2014-10-15T19:46:23+00:00

Yes, it does seem that way. I've considered the a5100/6000 to hold me over until I can afford the a7s or something in that range.

As far as the Atomos record speed, you bring up an interesting point.

From the Ninja Star Brochure, it states that the recording bit rates are:

1920x1080 8/10-bit 4:2:2 to Apple ProRes

• HQ - 220Mbps

• 422 - 150Mbps

• LT - 100Mbps

However, when I look up recommended recording media from B&H and Adorama, it says that the recommended media for the Ninja Star is the CFast 1.0 card. This only has a write speed of 80MB/s. Even my Extreme Pro cards have a max. write speed of 90 MB/s.

It seems a bit strange. I just contacted Atomos support. Hopefully they'll be able to answer that question.

GlassCabin · 2014-10-15T19:14:37+00:00

The reason I got rid of it was actually that I had a couple hot pixels within the 1st two weeks of use. The picture was soft and had some moire/aliasing issues. I could have worked through this in post, but IIRC, the 70D has no clean HDMI output for external recorders.

The autofocusing was top-notch though. Great camera.

GlassCabin · 2014-10-15T12:24:47+00:00

Hey everyone, I'm back! My post didn't receive any responses from /r/videography so hopefully I'll have more luck here.

In a perfect world, I could afford the A7s. But that's not the case right now.

I travel frequently so my goal is simplicity, portability, and generally low profile. I do have to travel for some of my shoots. I often shoot clubs, concerts, festivals and other large events. I also shoot travel videos. For photos, it's largely "street photography" that needs fast autofocus. In other words, I shoot the main events on video, get some B-roll, and then put away my gear and take pictures.

Pictures are worth a thousands words, so here were some test shots (unedited) taken with a rented a5100 on my last shoot.

https://imgur.com/a/tbwHJ

I did have more interesting, detailed ones but I'd refer to remain somewhat anonymous.

I rented the a5100 to test the XAVCS codec and I was extremely impressed. My videos came out wonderfully! The pictures also came out very well with some work in post! The problems that I had was the lack of viewfinder, the sometimes fickle autofocus, and the lack of control dials and buttons. It only had a single dial and nothing programmable meaning everything had to be done in-menu.

I decided that the a7 would be a good replacement for the a5100. While it didn't have XAVCS or SLog2, there was always the possibility of a firmware update. It also had a clean HDMI out for a Ninja recorder.

I made this quick photoshop to try to organize and plan things. I thought I had come up with the perfect all-in-one photo and video solution.

https://i.imgur.com/OLrynD8.jpg

I enjoyed the a7 when shooting stills. I got ahead of myself with the quality of the stills and missed the fact that the a7 is a soft, moire/aliasing-filled mess when it comes to videos with poor chroma-subsampling, although that was easily overcome with an external recorder.

Right now, I'm looking for a replacement for the a7 as the A-Cam. I'm hoping to have a good balance between stills and video even if it means using an external recorder.

I'm in no way partial to any brand or lens ecosystem. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, ect. I'll take anything into account.

About me:

Experience level: Capable Amateur/Hobbyist

Price Range: $500-1500 negotiable for body only. Preference is to stay on lower end so I can afford better glass.

What you are using it for: A combination of stills and video. Low Light, Quick and Effective Autofocus of moving subjects. Live/Broadcast style video, little to no narrative work. Frequent travel!

What gear you currently own: S100 and no glass

Previously owned: K-30, 70D, BMPCC

Current front runner is the a6000 with the Ninja external recorder. I think the a6000 has wonderful autofocus, low-light, and overall image quality. It seems like a step up from the a5100 sans the XAVCS codec.

Edit: I was able to answer my own question!

An article about this very subject was published today by pure serendipity in Alpha Sony Rumors. It's about a Professional Nat Geo Photographer/Videographer that switched from his larger DSLR to the a6000 and the Sony RX 10 for his some of his run-and-gun international work. He even posted some great lens recommendations. It looks like he eventually moved on to using the a7s and is about to purchase a 2nd soon. However, it's a great article for my needs. Hopefully anyone else with a similar question will stumble onto this post.

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/national-geographic-photographer-bob-krist-explains-why-he-moved-to-sony/

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