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    Lenses

    In: Cameras

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    Has anyone used the Tokina 14-20 F2 lens (APSC) on a Full Frame sensor? (Full Frame Mode). At what focal length is it  usable? Eg. the 11-16 2.8 and 11-20 2.8 can be used at 16mm onward without any vignetting 

     

    TIA

    Sony a7 III discussion

    In: Cameras

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    Could anyone guide me to ze settings I need to have on my camera to monitor camera info externally on a monitor while recording internally at 4k? Is this even possible?. I'm using a SmallHD 702 and recording internally to 4K XAVC-100mbit. As soon as I hit record my camera screen goes off, which wouldn't be a problem if I I had my info/display on the monitor but it just doesnt happen.  I've tried this with an A7sII and still have the same result. Even with the SmallHD DP7 this doesn't work

    Panasonic GH5 - all is revealed!

    In: Cameras

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    1 hour ago, Andrew Reid said:

    That would explain it.

    Panasonic think I am a girl!

    Maybe I need to shoot my parkour and dogs before EOSHD can get a pre-production unit.

    Remember when they gave me a GH3... and a GH4... and invited me to feedback sessions... This time - nada.

    Maybe it was the Panasonic CM1 smartphone review?!

    Probably because they could get more mileage out of blogs that "create" more "content"

    Premiere CC 2017 proxy workflow is amaaaazing

    In: Cameras

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    53 minutes ago, jacoblewis said:

    No way. Proxy mode in Premiere is slow and stupid. It doesn't work when you "interpret footage" in Premiere Pro. Not easily, that is. So good luck working with 60p footage you want interpreted as 24p footage.

    Isn't it possible to just drop the speed of the clip to 40%?

    Lavalier Microphone for Interview

    In: Cameras

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    On 10/10/2016 at 1:34 PM, Dustin said:

    Thinking about buying a splitter cable and female to male 3.5mm for my Tascam DR07mkii so I can just run the audio to camera when I don't want to sync it. Would I just need to turn down the mic level on my d5300 to avoid unnecessary camera noise?

    Also remember to put the output (headphone volume) of the recorder low as it's a line level output and your camera accepts a Mic level input,

    Are bridge cameras the perfect solution for run & gun ?

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    12 hours ago, Cinegain said:

    I've enjoyed shooting with my Fujifilm S8000fd and Canon SX1 IS a lot. The things I didn't like... fuzzy manual focus, sucky in lowlight and lens usually doesn't start that wide. Other than that... apart from that 1" sensor, that new Pana FZ2500 might cover all your basic needs. Too bad they didn't stick to the FZ200-formula of having a constant f/2.8 aperture lens. I mean, zooming in to 560mm equiv or something is cool too, but I'd happily ditch some range for better light gathering ability. I think bridges are super flexible though. I usually take one when I travel and expect to see different environments and shoot during daylight mostly. For cityscapes I prefer either something like the LX100 or a interchangeable one with a few neat lenses. Don't need that much range in the city. Do appreciate the better lowlight handling there and adding a bit character to shots with some purposely included bokeh. Also... with sensors that small you also going to get contrasty images with highlights blown out and shadows crushed. They do give you a lot of detail though. I was somewhat amazed by the panoramic capability of the FZ1000. You could see every leaf in every tree.

    The FZ200 has a much smaller sensor = easier to make a constant 2.8 zoom

    GH5 Prototype

    In: Cameras

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    Ever notice that all of them have 1 or 2 standout features but some big no nos? 

    A6300 - Excellent 4k and Autofocus

    Olympus - Outstanding stabilization

    GH4 - Battery life and usability.

    Canon - DPAF and Colour.

     

    Everyone stil doesn't have everything and at the desired price point.

     

    Sony A6300 review (rolling) - Striking image but nagging issues

    In: Cameras

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    1 hour ago, Geoff CB said:

    Yes, I could not stand it. If the sensor was stabilized it could at least mitigate the problem. My stabilized lenses on the NX1 helped with the problem there, but it's worse on this camera and even with a shoulder rig it showed up plain as day in even slow pans.

    Yikes...and I was getting excited that since the temps have been improved I could actually go for it. So hand holding a 50mm (75 mm full frame) would definitely be a nono on this then I assume.

    A story about 4K XAVC-S, Premiere and transcoding

    In: Cameras

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    On 19/07/2016 at 3:14 AM, joema said:

    Almost any 7200 rpm 3.5" drive would work for this, but they are externally-powered, hence not very convenient for portable use. For 1080p, it's no problem from a CPU or I/O standpoint. I edit a lot of 4k XAVC-S, and for camera native the data rate isn't that high. However the CPU load is very high, especially for Premiere. This leads to transcoding to proxy (a CPU-bound operation) which takes time and increases I/O load when completed, since the video files are much less dense.

    If you want portability, then staying with a bus-powered drive is nice but most USB 3 bus-powered drives are too slow, IMO. The 4TB Seagate Backup Plus Fast is bus-powered, only about $185, and it's pretty fast (internally RAID-0): https://amzn.com/B00HXAV0X6 I have several of those and they work well. Below are other bus-powered external SSD options I don't have personal experience with.

    Lacie 1TB Thunderbolt bus-powered SSD ($900): https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Lacie/9000602/

    Transcend 1TB Thunderbolt bus-powered SSD ($589): https://amzn.com/B00NV9LTFW

    If USB 3 is OK, this 1TB bus-powered external SSD is about $400: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/ME6UM6PGT1.0/

     

    Thanks once again for all your insights and input. I've been researching the  4TB Seagate Backup Plus Fast as it seems to tick all boxes. Cheaper than buying a 1 TB SSD, 4 times the space. Just really scared of the stories about the reliability of the drives. 4 TB is also overkill for what I'll be using it for. Thinking that i'll buy 2 x 1TB WD Blacks (portable) and stick them in a RAID 0 bus powered case. It's really between that and the SSD at this point

    A story about 4K XAVC-S, Premiere and transcoding

    In: Cameras

    Posted

    So my main objective is probably using a SSD as a media drive for onsite edits for 70% XAVC-S 1080p (50M) and 30% XAVC 4K-S (100M). As these are time sensitive (things like same day edits and next day edits) would an SSD be worth it? or should I get something like a 1TB WD Black (Mobile) and stuff it in an enclosure? The editing will be performed on a decently specced Macbook Pro using Premiere.

    Edit:

     

    Will also use it to edit off an i7-5820K based workstation when in the office.

    A story about 4K XAVC-S, Premiere and transcoding

    In: Cameras

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Phil A said:

    I get occassional lag running the native files from a Sony a6300 in Davinci Resolve on my system, too.

    i7 5930k @ 4.5 Ghz, 32GB Ram, AMD R9 390 and all files on a bunch of Samsung 850 Pro SSDs

     

    I think the best way is to either use the proxy function of your editor or first sort out the shots you want to use and then transcode them to ProRes or DNxHD.

    I'm going to do some tests today if I get the chance on my slow ass laptop to transcode some footage. Since the motheboard of my main rig is in the shop this is going to be painful. I guess I need a new laptop super soon...grrr.

     

    People with real world experiences. How much of a difference (if any) has putting media files on SSDs made for you? More specifically timeline performance, i.e. scrubbing through footage etc.

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