http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/ 2026-04-27T06:47:34+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/ http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2016-10-18T01:00:00+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/audio-faq?rev=1476752400&do=diff Microphones 1. Introduction to Microphones 2. Microphone Patterns 3. How Microphone Phantom Powering Works ? 4. Condenser & Electret Microphone Construction Sound tips Check following guides and tips: * <http://www.homestudiocorner.com/processing-vocals-part-1-recording-the-vocal/> * <http://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-ultimate-vocal-recording-tutorial--audio-17783> text/html 2016-10-18T01:07:30+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/canon-fd-lenses-faq?rev=1476752850&do=diff In terms of optical quality, many Canon FD and FL prime lenses are very good even for today's standards, some are excellent. Since the introduction of mirrorless µFT and NEX cameras, old Canon lenses are constantly winning popularity and the prices are ricing- some of them like fast, popular lenses have reached virtually their old prices (inflation not accounted) like when they were still in production: text/html 2016-08-09T19:41:31+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/canon-lenses-faq?rev=1470771691&do=diff Canon Abbreviations Mounts * R-Mount - really old thing, started to be used in 1959 * FL-Mount - first really popular manual lenses mount, started at 1964. * FD-Mount - most popular old Canon manual mount, used since 1971. Compatible with FL lenses. * EF-Mount - completely new mount, focusing and aperture are controlled by lenses themselfs. * EF-S Mount - Lenses made for APS-C sensors, can not be used on old EF bodies. * EF-M Mount - Mirrorless mount used only in Canon M cameras. text/html 2014-05-22T15:05:10+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/color-correction-faq?rev=1400771110&do=diff General Very good video about color correction: No problems <http://prolost.com/blog/tag/color> * Good article about myths - <http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/display_myths_shattered> Tutorials Lessons in Russian Other lessons - <http://www.youtube.com/user/drnicat/search?query=davinci> text/html 2016-12-13T17:50:22+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/general-camera-usage-faq?rev=1481651422&do=diff Main terms Here are good videos about it: Shutter Speeds & Frames Rates: Using shutter speed to achieve certain things: Short explanation: No video for now. Shutter is slo-mo None of the videos now. * <http://www.hdvideopro.com/technique/miscellaneous-technique/help-desk-formats-explained.html> * <http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/tags/raw-imagery/dv101-raw-deal-what-does-it-mean-record-raw-imagery/59526> text/html 2016-10-18T01:02:27+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/general-lenses-faq?rev=1476752547&do=diff Terms Canon lenses basics Measurement The modulation transfer function or MTF is a measure of the spatial resolution of an imaging component. The latter can be an image sensor, a lens, a mirror or the complete camera. In technical terms, the MTF is the magnitude of the optical transfer function, being the Fourier transform of the response to a point illumination. text/html 2014-12-05T06:44:22+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/green-screen-faq?rev=1417761862&do=diff Main Tips text/html 2013-09-27T13:03:43+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/lenses-mounts-faq?rev=1380287023&do=diff Compatibility Camera Mount Sony E m43 Samsung NX Leica M Leica M39 Canon FD Canon EF Sony A Pentax K M42 Nikon F Leica R Lens mount Sony E yes no no no no no no no no no no no m43 some yes no no no no no no no no no no Samsung NX yes yes yes no no no no no no no no no Leica M yes y… text/html 2016-10-18T06:06:05+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/lighting-faq?rev=1476770765&do=diff Books and reading * <http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/recommended-books-faq>. * Arri Lighting Handbook, 30 pages, PDF, free download * Paperback about $20, Kindle $15 Lighting for specific task Lighting basics * “Hard” or “soft” light characterizes the shadow appearance. * In general, the larger, more diffused the light source, the softer the light quality. * There is no rule as to when to use hard or soft light for a shot or scene, and there is no correct … text/html 2013-12-29T19:39:17+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/making-documentaries-faq?rev=1388345957&do=diff Working on small budget Editing text/html 2013-01-07T16:38:07+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/minolta-rokkor-lenses-faq?rev=1357576687&do=diff Which lenses and mount are we talking about? Minolta was founded in 1928 as “Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shōten” (Japanese-German camera shop). After a line of rangefinder cameras modeled close to Leicas the company introduced it's first SLR camera in 1958, the SR-2 with the first Japanese bayonet mount. I'm referring to manual lenses from Minolta for this mount only, officially called SR, but most call it MC/MD these days. MC lenses (meter coupled) are the older ones, produced from 1966, but the only… text/html 2016-10-18T01:04:21+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/nikon-lenses-faq?rev=1476752661&do=diff Nikon Abbreviations Auto Indexing - Old Nikon lenses was non-AI and three kinds of AI - AI-E (1979), AI-S (1982) and AI-P (1988) Autofocus related * AF - Short of AutoFocus * AF-D - AF with distance information, standard from 1992 * AF-I - Lens with integrated focus motor, does not rely for in body screw drive. * AF-S - Lens have silent wave motor, much less noise compared to previous. * SWM - Another variant of Silent Wave Motor * IF - Internal Focusing, mean that nor front and … text/html 2014-07-22T01:33:53+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/post-production-sound-faq?rev=1405992833&do=diff Workflow None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. None now. text/html 2017-01-26T03:37:01+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/recommended-books-faq?rev=1485401821&do=diff General The Visual Story * Paperback (about $21): <http://www.amazon.com/The-Visual-Story-Second-Edition/dp/0240807790/> * Kindle (about $21): <http://www.amazon.com/The-Visual-Story-ebook/dp/B004HHOC9M/> For beginners and all in one books The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide: A Down & Dirty DV Production text/html 2016-10-18T01:08:00+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/rods-faq?rev=1476752880&do=diff -- text/html 2016-10-18T00:52:37+00:00 http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/camera-usage/shooting-interviews-faq?rev=1476751957&do=diff Tutorials Here is good videos about it: * <http://wattsmp.com/blog/shooting-great-looking-interviews/> * <http://douglashorn.com/wordpress/uncategorized/7-tips-for-an-easy-and-effective-corporate-video-interview/#more-819> Tips Keep your camera less than 6 feet from your subject for on-board audio.