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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from webrunner5 in Best IS lenses for C100?   
    As far as I'm aware it's only the Canon STMs that support face recognition. I have the 17-55 2.8 (which I'm assuming is the one you mean above) and the AF works great (if a little noisy) and the IS is a treat - but no face AF. I also have both the 18-135 and 55-250 STMs and they work perfectly and near-silently. They're reasonable lenses optically, with all the usual provisos, if a little bland; but if you're looking for something to throw on the camera and forget about while it does the work for you they're hard to gainsay. Obviously not the fastest glass out there, but the C100's (well the mk ii anyway, I haven't used the mk i) low-light performance means that upping your ISO a couple of clicks is a relatively pain-free experience in all but the lowest-light situations.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Shield3 in Best IS lenses for C100?   
    As far as I'm aware it's only the Canon STMs that support face recognition. I have the 17-55 2.8 (which I'm assuming is the one you mean above) and the AF works great (if a little noisy) and the IS is a treat - but no face AF. I also have both the 18-135 and 55-250 STMs and they work perfectly and near-silently. They're reasonable lenses optically, with all the usual provisos, if a little bland; but if you're looking for something to throw on the camera and forget about while it does the work for you they're hard to gainsay. Obviously not the fastest glass out there, but the C100's (well the mk ii anyway, I haven't used the mk i) low-light performance means that upping your ISO a couple of clicks is a relatively pain-free experience in all but the lowest-light situations.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from tigerbengal in TSA bans cameras in cabin baggage, on flights to the US from 13 countries   
    I suspect the US authorities might save more american lives by instituting a sensible level of gun control domestically - since 3,180 Americans have died in gun crime incidents so far this year while, er, none have died as a result of foreign terrorism. But what do I know - the only thing we open carry in Hove is our bags of hot, steaming chips (fries) from the chippy!
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Wulf in Best IS lenses for C100?   
    As far as I'm aware it's only the Canon STMs that support face recognition. I have the 17-55 2.8 (which I'm assuming is the one you mean above) and the AF works great (if a little noisy) and the IS is a treat - but no face AF. I also have both the 18-135 and 55-250 STMs and they work perfectly and near-silently. They're reasonable lenses optically, with all the usual provisos, if a little bland; but if you're looking for something to throw on the camera and forget about while it does the work for you they're hard to gainsay. Obviously not the fastest glass out there, but the C100's (well the mk ii anyway, I haven't used the mk i) low-light performance means that upping your ISO a couple of clicks is a relatively pain-free experience in all but the lowest-light situations.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Wulf in Best IS lenses for C100?   
    Hi @hijodeibn - DPAF and IS work great on the 17-55 2.8 but the noise is sufficient to register with the onboard microphones (both the scratch one and the handle ones - I haven't tried it yet with a camera-mounted shotgun) - in fact even the iris changes would be too loud, I think, for critical work. I don't have the 18-55 STM, just the 18-135 and the 55-250. DPAF may be slightly faster on these lenses (and is noticeably excellent on the longer zoom) and face recognition is also very good. They are near-silent in operation. In summation, if image quality/low-light was my priority and I was recording dual system or MOS I would opt for the 17-55 2.8 every time; otherwise it would be the STMs.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Kisaha in Best IS lenses for C100?   
    As far as I'm aware it's only the Canon STMs that support face recognition. I have the 17-55 2.8 (which I'm assuming is the one you mean above) and the AF works great (if a little noisy) and the IS is a treat - but no face AF. I also have both the 18-135 and 55-250 STMs and they work perfectly and near-silently. They're reasonable lenses optically, with all the usual provisos, if a little bland; but if you're looking for something to throw on the camera and forget about while it does the work for you they're hard to gainsay. Obviously not the fastest glass out there, but the C100's (well the mk ii anyway, I haven't used the mk i) low-light performance means that upping your ISO a couple of clicks is a relatively pain-free experience in all but the lowest-light situations.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from iamoui in TSA bans cameras in cabin baggage, on flights to the US from 13 countries   
    If you're so familiar with the world outside YouTube you'd be aware that OBL was a highly educated Saudi civil engineer and that the majority of the actual hijackers were also Saudi graduates. You'd also be aware that the much-vaunted defence infrastructure was, quite rightly, not ranged against the possibility that airliners making internal flights would be converted to use as missiles. As they say - to be successful the security services have to get it right every time, the terrorists only have to get it right once.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from kidzrevil in Canon XC10 4K camcorder   
    Actually the C100ii, if you lose the top handle, just looks like an oversized SLR - no extra rigging required. I figure - given that most thieves are pretty stupid - that bad guys would just figure you couldn't afford a new, small, sexy camera and leave you alone. Of course if you need decent sound that's a different matter, but for a lot of the stuff you shoot, where you're putting a music track wholly or partially over the location sound it would be aces. And I know your work, so I know you'd love the image!
     
    Edited to add that the movie is fantastic - everything we've come to expect from you and more. Also (and this is important) I get that it's not just pretty pictures - there seems to me to be a subtly implied message as well.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from pablogrollan in TSA bans cameras in cabin baggage, on flights to the US from 13 countries   
    I suspect the US authorities might save more american lives by instituting a sensible level of gun control domestically - since 3,180 Americans have died in gun crime incidents so far this year while, er, none have died as a result of foreign terrorism. But what do I know - the only thing we open carry in Hove is our bags of hot, steaming chips (fries) from the chippy!
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Snowfun in TSA bans cameras in cabin baggage, on flights to the US from 13 countries   
    I suspect the US authorities might save more american lives by instituting a sensible level of gun control domestically - since 3,180 Americans have died in gun crime incidents so far this year while, er, none have died as a result of foreign terrorism. But what do I know - the only thing we open carry in Hove is our bags of hot, steaming chips (fries) from the chippy!
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Michael Coffee in Can anyone explain this mystery??!?   
    Had a look around Google and it could be a fungus or mould. Various people suggest trying something called a UVC sanitizer wand - something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Verilux-CleanWave-Portable-Sanitizing-Travel/dp/B00144I3ZU/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1490088025&sr=8-1&keywords=uv+sanitizer.
    I guess it's perfectly possible that there's something in the air at that location that hasn't been there other times you've visited.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Liszon in TSA bans cameras in cabin baggage, on flights to the US from 13 countries   
    I suspect the US authorities might save more american lives by instituting a sensible level of gun control domestically - since 3,180 Americans have died in gun crime incidents so far this year while, er, none have died as a result of foreign terrorism. But what do I know - the only thing we open carry in Hove is our bags of hot, steaming chips (fries) from the chippy!
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    Tim Sewell reacted to Jorge Antonio Molina Cuquerella in Reggaeton Music Video shot under blacklight   
    I'm using eoshd's profile lately whenever I'm using a sony but I made an exception in this case because I was afraid it could lead to unforeseen issues with the blacklight. Shot with a 50mm lensbaby which turned out to be a great combo to add to the blacklight setup. Shot in 6 hours, ultra-low budget music video. It's a very simple concept but I hope you'll have a good time watching in it. Shot in Dominican Republic. 
     
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Jorge Antonio Molina Cuquerella in Reggaeton Music Video shot under blacklight   
    Lovely piece of work - the visuals perfectly complement the music, in my opinion. Cracking grade also and nice use of the Lens baby.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Juxx989 in Raw Park Footage BMPCC   
    Beautiful colours right there!
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    Tim Sewell reacted to Kisaha in Nice little light   
    I have a smaller version of the Viltrox (just bought it when they were really rare, a couple of years ago or a bit more), and even though there isn't any CRI measurement on the box, the quality of light is very good and rendered useless all my previous cheap LEDs, collecting dust on some drawer or closet.
    Cheap LED tech has gone quite far. Chinese manufacturers are doing great stuff for all of us, and they are innovative too, not like 15 years ago that only copying things. Well done China!
    I also just bought a couple of the 406, because, why not?!
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Kisaha in Nice little light   
    Just picked up one of these - super cheap, gives you at least a couple of stops at 1-2 metres. I'll get my iPhone colour meter thingy on it during the week and report back, but through the camera set to a daylight WB I can't pick up any green issues visually: https://www.amazon.co.uk/VILTROX-L132T-Dimmable-Panasonic-Camcorders/dp/B01L8XQMVS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1489958988&sr=8-3&keywords=viltrox&th=1
    Also just ordered a couple of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Andoer-SC-406-Temperature-Filters-Camcorder/dp/B01K9W9G94/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489957681&sr=8-1&keywords=sc-406&th=1 - after seeing this: 
     
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from mercer in First day out with C100 mkii   
    Without the handle it looks and handles like an extremely large SLR (an extremely large SLR on which all the video-centric controls are easily to hand with it up to your eye, and are nearly 100% assignable - for instance button 7 on the handgrip: when I'm using an AF lens I have it set to AF lock, when using a MF lens it's set to magnify/B/W and peaking). It is a joy to use.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from mercer in First day out with C100 mkii   
    Thanks guys. I have to say that even at this early stage (ie, before I've learnt to fully exploit it) the image out of this camera is more pleasing to me than anything else I've shot with so far - in fact it was the camera I really wanted right from the get-go (well the Mk i actually, as this wasn't out when I first got the bug). I honestly don't know what I'd do with 4K - for me the HD image from a good sensor has exactly the right resolution to give the opportunity to craft an organic end result.
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    Tim Sewell reacted to webrunner5 in First day out with C100 mkii   
    I like the flow of your edits, well done. Pretty hard to beat a C100 mkII.
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    Tim Sewell reacted to mercer in First day out with C100 mkii   
    Tim, it looks great! Some of my favorite C100 footage. It amazes me how great the footage looks out of that camera, even by today's 4K standards.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Juxx989 in First day out with C100 mkii   
    I think he must do it with green screen as, clearly, he should be obtaining my permission.
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from Juxx989 in First day out with C100 mkii   
    This was my first opportunity to get out of the house and play with my C100 mkii since I got it - over a month ago. Just my luck that if I emerge from my house bearing a camera the sun always makes a run for it and the clouds start to shed their loads - so not a lot of time, or inspiration went into this. That said, I couldn't be happier with the camera - it's so easy to use that it just gets right out of the way so shooting feels more fluid than I've experienced before.
    'Twas shot Canon log, with a tech LUT to Rec709 and an Eastman 100T emulation LUT, plus tweaks etc. Mainly the 55-250 STM lens.
     
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    Tim Sewell got a reaction from webrunner5 in First day out with C100 mkii   
    This was my first opportunity to get out of the house and play with my C100 mkii since I got it - over a month ago. Just my luck that if I emerge from my house bearing a camera the sun always makes a run for it and the clouds start to shed their loads - so not a lot of time, or inspiration went into this. That said, I couldn't be happier with the camera - it's so easy to use that it just gets right out of the way so shooting feels more fluid than I've experienced before.
    'Twas shot Canon log, with a tech LUT to Rec709 and an Eastman 100T emulation LUT, plus tweaks etc. Mainly the 55-250 STM lens.
     
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