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  1. Hi! 

    Will you consider selling the Ninja Blade alone? 
    "Atomos Ninja Blade with 128GB SSD for $250"

    Also is this the "full version"?  

     

    I'm consider just using my D810 for now but get an external recorder and monitor for focus peaking and maybe ProRes higher bitrate recording. 

     

    Thank you!

    1. maxotics

      maxotics

      It looks like it would cost $17.50 to send it to you.  I was thinking you could just borrow it, but I don't think it worth the near $40.  I'm also hesitant because I believe you'll just come to the same conclusion I came to.  Once you start rigging out a DSLR you increase all your points of failure, problems, etc.  The day you put your hands on a C100 or similar camera will be the day you want to get away from DSLRs rigs.  Of course, many people rig up cinema cameras.  However, they still work the best for a single shooter, which it sounds like you are.  

      I actually bought the Atomos first for my Sony A6300, etc.  It was useful for that LOG analysis stuff I did (a disheartening thread somewhere here on EOSHD--I discovered LOG is a weird religion to a lot of people).  Anyway, for actual shooting it was just a pain in the ass.  I knew the guy I bought it from had a C100.  He sold it because he said he stopped using it because the SD cards were fine.  Then a few months later I saw an ad for the C100 and it was the same guy!  He was getting out of wedding videos altogether to focus on his job.  

      If video is still experimental for you, the Atomos might be nice for you to have, for all the reasons you mention.  If you're going to do video in any real way, get a C100 or FS5 (F3, etc).

      I love Sony cameras for my needs, I have an A6000, A6300, A7 and 7R.  But if someone begged me to do some wedding or an event where I'd have to get shit done, I'd get a D810 or D850.  If you shoot professionally you know how precious even half a second is.  How just having to worry about one more battery (in the Atomos say) can distract you into screwing up.    

      Sorry for blathering on.  Anyway, if you really want the Atomos you could borrow, eventually buy it I guess.  

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  2. Hi! 

    Will you consider selling the Ninja Blade alone? 
    "Atomos Ninja Blade with 128GB SSD for $250"

    Also is this the "full version"?  

     

    I'm consider just using my D810 for now but get an external recorder and monitor for focus peaking and maybe ProRes higher bitrate recording. 

     

    Thank you!

    1. maxotics

      maxotics

      Where are you located?  I'm near Boston (Cambridge)

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  3. Hi! 

    Will you consider selling the Ninja Blade alone? 
    "Atomos Ninja Blade with 128GB SSD for $250"

    Also is this the "full version"?  

     

    I'm consider just using my D810 for now but get an external recorder and monitor for focus peaking and maybe ProRes higher bitrate recording. 

     

    Thank you!

    1. maxotics

      maxotics

      Hi Salim. Even before I think hard on it, you're not in the U.S. right?  That will mean it will be expensive postage wise and of course the paperwork.

      I can't see any difference between any camera's internal H.264 and the ProRes.  The only real benefit I see for the Prores is that is plays nicely in an NLE, scrubs well, etc.  You can get the same thing by transcoding the H.264 files to Prores, Cineform or DNxHD on your PC.  

      Although the screen is nice enough, it doesn't always recognize HDMI quickly.  Also, for focus peaking, if you're going to go to the bother of using an external monitor I'd get one with greater resolution and maybe 7 inches.  

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