Cameras

Informed Purchase of HDLSR

divineworld — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:41:41 +0000

I've been following the HDSLR scene for a year now, and now I am puzzled more today than I was when I started out. My primary occupation is a director/editor at a news tv station in Malta,Europe but I started venturing in documentaries and productions as a side job for more than a year, at first I was eying the GH2. The footage I saw amazed me, but than moved to canon , for more practical options basically, I can't rely solely on hacked hardware. At first I was going to get a 600d but ended up getting a 60d, now I need another camera the third camera and was very interested in getting the 5D Mark II , but then the Mark III emerged!

The many blogs I've been following, practically I browse trough all! Are saying something about the sharpness on the latest 5D, I wish to ask what does this mean is the footage to soft? , lacking detail or it's just a question of lack of detail in a pixel contest, by that I Mean it's at magnification that one can notice this lack of sharpness or it's all over the image!

Also any idea about what starter lenses should I consider, what about primes does old glass resolve in better quality, or stick to modern primes, also what's a good starter light kit for a starter budget.

Maybe if you get chance, I get some feedback

BBC approved cameras list

GOODEMPIRE — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:12:14 +0000

I spent a day on location with a crew shooting with 7D. I found 7D very inconvenient and weak if compared to the hacked GH2 in almost every respect. But the sad fact is that 7D is on the BBC's list of approved camcorders (although partially), while the GH2 is not. I understand that nothing could be done about it, but just out of pure curiosity — is there any scientific way to distinguish a GH2 shot from the one by 7D at the end of the production cycle?

Monitor override's my original "REC MODE"

jayfilms — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:15:44 +0000

I'm having issues with both monitors the same problem happens with each one, Marshall and Zacuto EVF. The problem starts when I plug into the mini HDMI port on my GH2 the camera switches "rec mode" to 1920-1080p 29.97 (FSH), even though before the mini HDMI cable was inserted my "rec mode" was 720 60p 59.94 (SH), also I can't access my "rec mode" file on my camera well the external monitor is plugged in. Once I disconnect the cable the camera goes back to 720 60p mode, were it should have been all along. Anyone else having this problem?

Is there any (chance) USB Follow Focus for Panasonic GH2 cameras ?

feha — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:18:29 +0000

I saw the USB follow focus deal.

Looks great, i wonder is there any of this kind for GH2 ?

August 24, new generation Sony and Nikon cameras

danyyyel — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:48:40 +0000

It is now nearly a certainty that Sony and Nikon will introduce new camera models on the 24 August. Sonyalpharumors has more or less the spec of the next model. Which span from the Nex 77 to the alpha A77. On paper they seem to be very good spec. 1080p at 24 to 60fps, avchd 2 (bitrate up to 28mbits), apsc size sensor etc. It is rumored that they have worked a lot to reduce the moire/aliasing/rolling shutter. I am a little puzzled by the specs, I was more or less sure that Sony would omit 24p for example so as to protect the FS-100. I guess that the devil will be in the small details that will be seen on launch. I see more 1080p 24fps at 17mbit and 60fps at 28mbit and a crippled hdmi output. As you can see, I am not too much a Sony believer. Seen so many time how they can cripple their product, that I don't have any faith in them. I need to see to believe.

The Second announcement is from Nikon (Nikonrumors). What started as a new line of camera to replace the d300 and d3, has now change to two full frame cameras. A d800 and D4 to replace the d700 and D3. Details are a bit more sketchy here. It is more of a 18megapixel $ 5000 D4 (low light, sport pg camera) and a $ 2500 24megapixel D800. On the video side, some are speculating of very strong video performance. As a Nikon professional photographer, I have been repeatably disappointed by Nikon, they are the still company that have everything to gain to put some ground breaking technology to take market share in the large sensor camera. The dslr revolution has brought a total new market that they could not have dreamed before. For now the market is not mature and people can change brand very rapidly. I hope that this time they will not miss the boat. Either one of these would be a basic minimum for me. A 10bit 422 high bitrate codec (or/and) An uncompressed 10bit 422 hdmi output that can be recorded by external recorders (or/and) At least a limited (time/buffer) HD raw output.

HDSLRs that produce clean HDMI with audio?

sdbest — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:53:13 +0000

So, with recorders like the Pix 240 available, making an HD reasonably priced camera system seems plausible. Good fixed lens (Canon FL and FD, for example) are available on eBay for a few hundred dollars at most. What's needed is the middle bit between lens and recorder: a camera with a large excellent sensor that outputs clean HDMI or SDI. From Leica to Pentax to Canon to Nikon or to whatever, does the camera exist? Just wonderin'

shutter operation on still camera vs video camera

donf — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:28:49 +0000

This question comes about as I use my GH1 in still mode and movie mode. My question is, does the shutter mechanism work differently in the 2 modes? In the still mode I hear and feel a distinctive chunk that I am guessing is a real mechanical shutter opening and closing. Is that correct?
However, in video mode no noise is made so I have to assume that some kind electronic exposure scheme is operating? Is there a reason that the electronic shutter mechanism is not used in still mode? I am guessing that to get the pixel densities for still mode a mechanical shutter is still required but for movies at lower res and lower shutter speeds it is not required?
don