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On 25/09/2017 at 5:33 AM, thehebrewhammer said:

PL 12-60

I'm currently looking into alternatives like the Olympus 12-100mm to get away from the focus by wire.  The PL is sharp, renders lots of detail, and very flat contrast wise IMO.

Voigtlander 25

When I use the PL 12-60 interchangeably with my 25mm Voigtlander the difference in lens looks are so pronounced that its as if different cameras shot them.

Thanks for the feedback on the PL12-60.  I'm still going to get it this week with my GH5 as I'm trading in one GX80 and selling my 12-35/2.8 and 35-100/2.8.  With the ETC that should get me from 12-90mm which is almost as good as the Olympus.  Wish the Olympus/Panasonic cooperated on dual-IS technology or I probably would have bought the Olympus 12-100 for event work.  Not sure the Panasonic IBIS is good enough to use with the Olympus.

On 15/09/2017 at 4:05 PM, fuzzynormal said:

I recently bought a pair of Voigtlander for a doc film.  I got 'em specifically because they're a pair.  One GH5 shoots with the 42.5mm and the other with the 25mm.  Easier and pretty much the same price to do this than buying/using old glass with high-quality speedboosters. 

You can always find inexpensive old lenses, but I couldn't really effectively pair-match them up as I wanted to, so I found good value with the V-glass in that regard.

They're nice lenses.  And I WANT manual focus for my doc work (auto focus, yuck) so the Voigtlanders were a good fit for me.  If anyone else is considering this, I'd recommend it.  Fast glass that allows you to shoot in some really low-light if necessary.  They're decently sharp @f1.4...but if you need that .95, it's there for ya.  ISO 6400 @.95 is useable (depending) if the situation demands it, and that's pretty much filming in the dark.

I've have the 17.5/25/42.5 Voigtlanders (got the set at a good price second hand).  I was considering selling them on to replace with the PL12/1.4 and PL42.5/1.2 (as I already have the 15mm and 25mm PL lenses) to keep everything the same plus auto focus.  The Voightlanders were not much use for me when I was doing event work (my manual focus skills aren't fast enough and I am using the GX80 which has a limited EVF) but they really came in handy when I was shooting some stuff inside a museum recently - and I like the dreamy look.

I'm trying to reduce/consolidate lenses, so maybe I will unload them... although using them and reading posts like your makes it hard to do so...

3 hours ago, AaronChicago said:

To reduce sharpness without reducing resolution I'd highly recommend the Tiffen Digital Diffusion FX 2 filter. It doesn't cause highlights to bloom like the Pro Mist but softens the overall look. I keep them on my 2 Sigma Cine Lenses always.

@AaronChicago what do you do when you use the Tiffen Digital Diffusion outside?  Stack them with an ND?

On 31/08/2017 at 0:41 PM, Cinegain said:

And... I just ordered the GH5! It sounds amazeballs.

Tip for our European mainlanders: for the next 3 days still there's a special promotion surrounding GH5 purchases (ends Sep 3th). It's open to customers from the EEA (European Economic Area), provided the order has been placed with a participating UK retailer. You get: 5 year warranty claim at Panasonic UK & up to 200 GBP bonus (£100 when ordering body only, £150 Lumix kit, £200 Leica kit) in addition to the quote for any trade-in compact system camera or DSLR you might have (request a quote to find out what your old camera is still worth).

Thanks for this info.  I was quoted £260 trade-in value for one of my GX80 from Wex (about the same as selling it on Ebay after commission/paypal).  With the trade-in bonus of £200 that makes my GX80 worth £460 which gets me the GH5+Leica 12-60 for £1739 with 5 year warranty.  I can likely get about £800-£900 for my P12-35/2.8 and P35-100/2.8 lenses which I will then sell, and keep my other GX80 for b-cam, gimbal and travel duty.

Finishing up a long-term event-based documentary and realising how much of a pain sync sound is and how weak the GX80 mics are so looking forward to the GH5.  Also having one main camera will be easier than juggling the two GX80s.

1 hour ago, Orangenz said:

It really is super having the wider range of the PL12-60. Balances well on the zhiyun gimbal. I have the Syrp super dark variable for it but I suspect the Fritz option is better. The super dark covers super bright conditions but is too much for dusk. 

I probably should start another thread for this, but how is the syrp? I've had the genus and heliopan variables and they are quite good for colour, but now I just keep things simple with either no nd, or 3/6 stops depending on the light and just go with whatever aperture for the right exposure.  I might also experiment with breaking the shutter rule as I know there are some that don't bother with nd or add motion blur in post. Also shooting with the 60 or 180 fps modes in the gh5 there is less need for nd to get close to the 180o shutter. That would be 1/120s or 1/360s shutter to get the same perceived motion blur?

1 hour ago, jonpais said:

Do it! But don't skimp on the ND. You can use ETC mode on the GH5, will effectively give you two zooms for the price of one. 

That's what I'm thinking, thanks for the feedback - especially since I remember you weren't keen on the PL12-60 zoom when it was released. I use the breakthrough photography NDs 3/6 stop (sometimes 10 for timelapse) and until now I've been keeping all my lenses under 58mm using step ups and the xume magnetic adaptors to pop on/off filters.  

With the faster PL12/1.4 and 42.5/1.2 available I've been back and forth about selling my Voigtlander 17.5 and 42.5 lenses and just going with the PL12/1.4 and PL42.5/1.2 for indoor/low light, PL15/1.7 (and maybe 42.5/1.7) for travel and the PL12-60 for events.  It might be easier to go all PL and autofocus but when I look at the museum shots I got with the V17.5 in the documentary I'm completing, it is hard to let them go.

WEX in the UK has a trade in/up to the GH5 going on so I'm not sure what they'll give me for one of my GX80. I'll keep one gx80 for my bcam to gimbal cam.

On 07/08/2017 at 0:58 PM, Orangenz said:

This has been a very encouraging process as they forwarded my material and concerns to the factory and gave feedback on their response. Very impressed. 

Too bad they never really fixed the same on the 35-100/2.8. The only thing that made it better was the IBIS starting with the GX80.

Was looking for some feedback on this lens as I'm considering selling a gx80 and my p12-35 and 35-100 lenses for the gh5+Leica 12-60 combo.  For events it would make things easier than juggling two gx80 bodies.  Downside is that I will need a bigger ND size for the 12-60.

5 minutes ago, Davey said:

Having said that, I must discipline myself not to chase after some of those lenses on your list or I'll end up with a GH5 which I really don't need.

Edit: And top notch stabilisation - that was the clincher. To shoot 280mm (FF equivalent) without looking like I needed a shot of morphine, is something else.

For me the GH5 is more camera than I need, or know how to use - also too big for what I like too.  I just would like some features like the 4k/60p, 180fps, and extra ETC options (no need for longer zoom).  I only own the two 2.8 zooms and the 15/1.7 and 75/1.8 right now.  The others are wishful thinking and only if I sell the Voigtlanders.

2 hours ago, Davey said:

Just set my GX80 up as single point, smallest box, back button focus - nice and snappy when shooting video (even in low light) with a 14-140ii.

The GH5 should be equally as fast if you avoid all this complicated fannying about with settings nobody really understands.

Edit: AF-S and not AF-C 

Yeah, that's how I use my GX80s.  I love my Voigtlanders, but miss the AF-S insurance when I use them.  Still really thinking of consolidating my lenses to a few Panasonic primes and a couple of zooms.

12-35/2.8 + 35-100/2.8 for outdoor events

12/1.4 + 42.5/1.2 for low-light/indoors (will keep Olympus 75/1.8 for range)

15/1.7 + 42.5/1.7 for travel.

On 4/19/2017 at 7:57 AM, sanveer said:

Could you please share your experience with the Instamic. I love the whole concept and I am very curious to know how well they have been able to implement it. Could you make a separate post on that perhaps. 

I'll try to get to it next week.  I recorded a bunch of things with the instamic over the Easter weekend.  I clipped it to my kids as they ran around with/without the windmuff and planted it in and out of sight around where the action was.

On 4/9/2017 at 6:21 PM, jase said:

Especially since the G85 has this awesome Mic-In which would nowadays really mean a lot to me since I discovered only recently how important good audio is. Sure, I have a dedicated field recorder as well, but I only use it for planned recording of foley - for the action that happens during the shot I have to fallback to the (quite crappy) onboard mic of the GX80. On the other hand I really love how stealthy the GX80 is... I like the tilting screen solution much more than this flipout thingy. So a G85 could not replace my GX80 but be a nice addition, the weather sealing also comes in handy when I am on the road, especially if I will ever get the Summilux 12, which is also weather resistant. Yet again, I would love to have the 4k teleconverter option which only the GH5 has. Choices.

Hey Jase, I'm in the same situation as you.  Love the GX80 and it goes everywhere with me and the 15/1.7 mounted.  Prefer the tilt screen too.  I'm doing a small documentary with a lot of kids in educational settings.  The client loves the fact that I just disappear and the kids forget that I'm there.  I would love the extra slow motion and Tele-converter features of the GH5, but the tradeoffs in size, extra battery type, etc. are a pain.

For sound I've been relying on a lav + small Tascam DR-10 recorder, but I've just received my instamic pro which is great and should make it so easy to quickly clip to someone when needed and record excellent audio without wires, especially kids.  There is a unofficial facebook group about the instamic.  I haven't had a chance to really test the mic yet, but when I'm on Easter Holiday this weekend, I'll clip it to my kids and see what I can put together.

6 hours ago, jonpais said:

Not talking about sheep, I'm talking about the extraordinary Olympus 75mm f/1.8, one of the best telephoto lenses in the m43 system. As for needing a sherpa, I can fit my Leica 42.5mm f/1.2, Leica 12mm f/1.4, Oly 25mm f/1.2 and Oly 75mm f/1.8 in a tiny handbag. No need for an assistant! Actually, for those who already own one a Panny or Oly wide zoom, you'd be better off getting the Olympus 75mm f/1.8 if you need the extra reach, rather than buying another zoom.

I agree here.  I'm paring the PL15/1.7 with the P42.5/1.7 or O75/1.8 for indoor use and the P2.8 zooms for outdoor day events where I can't really open up past 2.8 with NDs anyway.  I also use the Voigtlander 17.5 and 42.5 f/0.95 pair if the venue is really dim and I cannot use lights and I have time for manual focus.  Otherwise it is M+AF-S with the auto-focus lenses which I find quite handy to get around the lower-resolution GX80 EVF.  (Still debating trading in the Voigtlanders for the PL12/1.4 and PL42.5/1.2 for lower light).  

The other day I went to shoot some sports and filled a peak design backpack with two GX80, P35-100/2.8, O9-18 wide zoom, PL15/1.7, PL100-400 (that didn't really need), plus audio equipment, chargers, laptop, external drives, tripod, monopod, clothes, etc.  Just amazed that all that including two decent 4k cameras and lenses that can cover 18-800mm (in full frame terms) could fit in a carry on.  Despite the siren songs from Sony or Fuji, the small bodies, lenses, and IBIS are what keep me with micro 4/3.

Also, using 4k cropping or the 1080p ETC modes, you can get away with a much lesser zoom.  I didn't need the 100-400 as I could rely on the 35-100 to get me to 200mm @ f/2.8.

On 3/18/2017 at 7:30 AM, jonpais said:

I can't recall ever watching a negative review over at Mirror Lessons, but this is as close as it comes. They recommend getting the Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 or the Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 instead. Just one reason being, the Leica 12-60 is really only f/2.8 at 12mm, which is why I've been calling it the Leica 12-60mm f/4.

Thanks for pointing out this review.  I cancelled my GH5+PL12-60 preorder earlier when you were suggesting to wait for the lens reviews.  I hope that the PL 8-18 zoom turns out better as a potential replacement for my Olympus 9-18 zoom that I travel with when I want standard filters and don't want to pack my Olympus 7-14/2.8.

I still have the two Panasonic 2.8 zooms which are really handy for events and use 58mm filters (which I've standardised upon).  They produce a nice image, the dual-IS with those lenses is pretty good for video, and they are jacket pocketable when mounted on my GX80s.  Does anyone know of any reviews or comparisons between the old and new versions of the Panasonic 2.8 zooms?

On 3/13/2017 at 5:22 PM, fuzzynormal said:

Indeed.  It suits my run/gun doc stuff quite well.  Pany does as well, but the Oly feels more comfortable for the long haul.  Of course, the gx85 is cheap too.  Best value for $ I can think of right now.  

--And I do like shooting stills on the Olympus and the X-pro2.  On the other hand, I took out the Fuji the other day for some motion picture shooting just for the heck of it, so it must be growing on me.

I'm shooting a documentary right now with 2 GX80 (mostly school-type events), and other than the EVF being difficult to focus with and no punch-in magnification during recording, they are great, small, unobtrusive tools and I like the image quality.  The clients and teachers have commented on how they forget that I'm there most of the time and I can fit an entire mobile recording studio including two tripods, a monopod and audio stuff in a backpack with lots of room to spare.  The Olympus does have better IBIS, but the GX80 is pretty good too unless you are using a wide lens (distortion wobble) or move jerkily.

I switch between the Voigtlander 17.5/42.5 combo, the PL15/1.7 + Olympus 75.1.8, or the Panasonic 2.8 zooms depending on how much space I have, light, or how fast things are moving.  I've been really considering replacing the Voigtlanders with the PL12/1.4 and PL42.5/1.2 as it is so much easier to ensure focus with the back button...  but then I look at the images.

12 hours ago, jase said:

I own this lens now since a couple of weeks and I tend to state that is next to perfect for my needs.

the af is fast, rendering awesome and the focus ring is very smooth - and like the Pana 20mm, the focussing isnt influenced by the speed you turn the ring - very rare for m43 lenses and very awesome!

i can totally recommend you this lens, solely based on the focus ring alone.

100% agree, my favourite lens right now (above my previous favourite pl25/1.4). The size, field of view, rendering, aperture dial, autofocus and manual focus control is fantastic. It is always on one of my gx80s.

2 hours ago, jonpais said:

your question is not clear at all... you want to record audio at a high frame rate, slow it down, then use the audio or what? i don't think that's possible, but so many people request that. Think about it for a moment...

I did think about it, sorry my question wasn't clear.  

I recorded separate sound in realtime with the binaural mics and I want to play with the speed of the sleds since I shot at 50fps and they go by so fast. The ambient sound is cool, so I'll google for any examples where people have tied in the audio while altering the video playback timing.

I'm way off topic, sorry. On topic: After using my gx80 and dualIS for almost a year now I still think that my former E-M5ii was more solid and less wobbly in the Stabilisation department...

16 hours ago, cantsin said:

Hmm, I wonder how well the Videomic X performs against the (superb yet less expensive) binaural Ohrwurm microphone: www.ohrwurmaudio.eu/ohrwurm-x.html

Subjectively, I find the concert audio recording lacking in the lower frequencies. (But that might as well have been an issue of the PA.)

I just bought the ohrwurm and walked around with them and the little dead cats on my ears shooting bobsled and skeleton this past weekend. I was using my gx80 which doesn't have mic in so I need to sync. Despite looking like an idiot, the sound is really amazing and quite spooky when listening with headphones on. I listened to the audio of some of the bobsleds rumbling by and it sounds quite good except on day 1 I stupidly left the limiter on the Sony recorder (which is awesome, and much smaller than the zoom h1 - too bad it has been discontinued!).  I'll put something together if I can.

Offtopic but any tips on how to manage audio with slowing down and playing with the speed of 50fps video?

19 hours ago, funkyou86 said:

And for skin tones: there's an app for that http://bfy.tw/AJ9N :D

True, and I use a combination of Hawaiki Analyzer (http://hawaiki.co/hawaiki.analyzer.html which allows you to select a skin tone from your shot and convert it into a swatch), Color Finale, and the vectorscope/skin tone line in FCPX.  It is a bit time consuming but that way I can try to avoid green/magenta faces since I cannot trust my eyes.

10 hours ago, Arikhan said:

In my eyes Pana still got better in the last two years in handling color science OOC. Just take a look at some pieces of face studies of @jonpais with his GX85...When comparing it with OOC Pana footage from two years ago, you will realise a substancial difference...

Yep, and even colour-blind me can see the improvement when I tested GX80, G7, LX100 and E-M5II against my son's face and colour charts.  All cameras were colour balanced with the expo-disk and used the same lens (except for the LX100 which is fixed).  The LX100 still has some weird lips/skin colours going on.

43 minutes ago, funkyou86 said:

All people complaining about Panasonic colors, do you even (know how to) grade?!

No I don't know how to grade, yes I am colourblind, but wow even I could see that the colours of skin and lips on my LX100 were wrong and it had crazy greens.  I always found my olympus cameras to be more natural (although slightly "cool") straight out of camera, but I can also see that my GX80 is much more realistic than my GX7 or LX100.  My old G7 was quite good too.

I'm not sure how much of it is improvement in Panasonic white balance or what, but I definitely like what I see now.  I generally use "natural" when shooting people and I've recently been trying "standard" otherwise for a bit more punch.

But as I say, I don't know much about colour, and I am quite frightened of getting it wrong (you should see how I match clothes).  Especially for skin tones which even I can tell when they look "off".

11 hours ago, Mattias Burling said:

The rx10iii might be a good idea. The super long zoom lets you capture more of the long track per run. And you can get some cool super slowmo shots. Because doesn't a skeleton go insanely fast?

Yeah, like up to 140kmph but on this track _only_ about 120kmph I am only shooting at 50fps due to my PAL camera at 1/100 but I'm not sure if that is the right settings.  I shot some bobsled today so I have to see how the shots turned out.  I maybe should have got the RX10ii for the 150 (180?) fps, but I decided to stay with what I already owned for better or for worse as they wouldn't send me my GH5 early

Tomorrow is the finals of skeleton and 4-man bobsled.  My brother is sitting 10th in skeleton, so I'm crossing my fingers for him and for me getting any decent shots.  I've managed to get a press pass, but it is quite the thing to dodge all the real cameramen (they do an awesome job broadcasting on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/bobskeletv) and the press photographers with their massive lenses and monopods (which I really should be using to avoid wobbly-cam with my 35-100/2.8, especially using the ETC...

8 hours ago, 64mulford said:

Don't forget to over expose a couple of stops to avoid the snow looking grey.

Yeah, I've been trying to watch my histogram and 100% zebras and try to expose to the right.  Really hard to remember everything (exposure, composition, getting a clear shot, not getting in the way, staying steady, focus) as fast as things move.  I really respect the live camera men/women as they are our there all day in the cold working the shots.

Good experience, nice to try something other than filming my kids - without my kids and wife around .

Eventually I want to interview my brother and put a story together, but I might have to improve before both interviewing him and getting good enough b-roll next year in the run-up to the olympics...

Thanks for the tips.  I was shooting today in the wet snow/rain with my two gx80 @50fps.  Been using the Olympus 9-18 and Panasonic 35-100/2.8 with lens hoods to keep spots of the lenses on each of the bodies and my PL15/1.7 for any indoor stuff.  I brought along my PL100-400 but have not used it as have relied on 50fps + ETC for any extra reach.  I shot about 25GB of video and timelapse and only went through about 2.5 batteries.  Need to review the footage now that it is backed up.

On 2/17/2017 at 9:40 AM, jonpais said:

Personally, I haven't been impressed with what I've seen so far of the PanLeica 12-60mm, and since I already own the G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8, and v.2 is essentially the same thing, I would avoid getting any of these overpriced zooms. Recently, Olympus released the brilliant 12-100mm f/4 for those who absolutely must own a universal zoom and don't want to sacrifice quality, and that is the lens I would recommend without hesitation to those who want a lens to record travel. But not a single zoom in the m43 lineup can compare to the native primes. And while it's not a one-size-fits-all lens (no good lens is!), the Olympus M. Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 has impressed me no end: it is all metal construction, spectacularly sharp, has gorgeous bokeh, it balances nicely on m43 bodies and it is quite simply 2.5 inches of nirvana.   There have been many in the forums recommending lenses, but it doesn't mean a thing if they can't back up their words with some images. So here we go...

Music by Eric Matyas

www.soundimage.org

Hey @jonpais, thanks for posting this.  I was inspired went out today and played with my Olympus 75/1.8.  I seldom use the lens (and was thinking of selling it) as I find it difficult to use for moving subjects (like my kids).  I also have the 35-100/2.8 which sort of covers the same range with similar compression, but is easier to use due to the zoom.  Were you shooting at f/1.8 in this video, and if so are you adjusting the shutter seed to be able to shoot wide open?  Today was a sunny February day in the UK (not strong sun) and I was recording some scenes with my 6-stop ND and really could only get to f/2.8-4 exposure when using 1/50 shutter speed.

I was also comparing it to my PL15/1.7 which has a much better manual focus feel (and autofocus).  The 75mm has a very touchy focus dial.  The image is lovely though when I could catch my kids in one place to nail focus.

On 2/5/2017 at 0:40 AM, jonpais said:

I'll be getting rid of my two Panny Vario zooms soon myself, but I would never sell them to buy an even slower zoom, but that's just me. Keep your lenses and pick up the Olympus  Zuiko 75mm f/1.8, it's superb! And to anyone else considering the Panny 42.5mm f/1.7 because the Nocticron is crazy expensive, I'd strongly recommend having a look at the Zuiko instead.

Yeah, I'm rethinking the GH5+12-60 kit that I have on pre-order.  It won't get here in time for the job where I wanted the extra slow-mo, and for what I do I get by with my 2 GX80 and two primes.  I've got the Voigtlander 17.5/42.5 as well as the PL15/1.7 and Olympus 75/1.8 for when I need autofocus.  I did a shoot with the Olympus 17/1.8 and the 75/1.8 on the old Olympus E-P5 which looked quite good.  I do find that sometimes the Olympus 75 is a bit too tight so that was why I'm considering the P42.5 /1.7 which also has OIS.  

I still like the Panasonic 35-100/2.8 for outdoors events as the stabilisation in video seems to work now with the GX80 (it had bad stutter with OIS only - see my youtube tests).  I've also bounced around the idea of using an adapted Tokina 11-16 and Sigma 18-35 for video-only work but that is probably too heavy for the GX80 which already can get uncomfortable when using the Voigtlanders.

1 hour ago, Rich Merritt said:

Thanks to everyone who replied. Really helpful advice and has helped clarify what I'm looking for. I think the jury is still out on whether the Speedbooster will work with the GH5 stabilised sensor. 

Thpriest, I also use a C100 most of the time. I'm thinking the GH5 would be a good B-Roll cam for doing slow mo which is something I miss at the moment. I love the C100, and I wished Canon would pull their fingers out and catch up spec wise. The SLR Magics are lovely, but I've been thinking that investing in a set that is only M43 might not be the way to go. I guess I want something that's future proof and I can use on Canons and Sony's going forward. 

Noone, the Kipon looks nifty. Is it a speedbooster/focal reducer or just straight through with no glass in it? So if I'm using my 24-70mm it would be a 48-140mm? Does aperture control work on the camera body. 

Inazuma, do you have to use the Regain with that massive dongle on the side? That's a bit of a deal killer for me. How does it do with AF? 

Thanks for the M43 lens recommendations. If I did buy native M43 I'd be after a set from the same manufacturer, fast primes or zooms covering 10mm, 25mm, 40mm and maybe 75mm. 

Rich

 

I've recently switched to two Panasonic GX80s.  For indoor, full manual, more static work I've started using a couple of voigtlander 17.5 and 42.5 lenses that I picked up second hand. I find them a bit front-heavy with the GX80 body and hard on the wrists due to the non-existent grip.  The image does look pretty nice though for stills and video and they are lovely to manually focus.  I just wish you could punch-in the focus view while recording.  Before recording, it is great as I just click the rear wheel and get the magnified focus with peaking.  Also the in-body stabilisation works pretty good with those primes.

I also have the Panasonic Leica 15/1.7 lens which I love and is always on my camera when I'm going out.  I'm thinking of matching it with the P42.5/1.7 for the other body as I mostly use manual focusing, but sometimes I like to "cheat" with the AF-S to lock focus as it can be a challenge with the small EVF.  I do own the Panasonic 12-35/2.8 and 35-100/2.8 lenses, but I'm thinking of selling them and getting the new Panasonic Leica 12-60/2.8-4 on a GH5 when it comes out to use as a one-camera outdoor event-type lens.

I'm still considering someday upgrading to the PL12/1.4 and the PL42.5/1.2 but I'd probably need to sell off my voigtlanders to fund them.

Lots of good choices in M43-land!

On 1/29/2017 at 3:05 PM, mojo43 said:

Zhiyun Crane Unboxing // How to balance // 3 tips for using in the field

 

 

Wow, thanks for this.  Hopefully this will get me up to speed quickly (at least with setup).  I really need to get some practice in with the crane.  I subscribed to your channel and really appreciate the shoot breakdowns.  The hockey one is really interesting and looks great.  I'm sure I will have some questions as I am preparing to shoot some video at the bobsled/skeleton world championships at the end of February (my brother slides for Canada in skeleton).