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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from buggz in Sports videography   
    I finally finished that roll of filament so Black is the new Electric Blue
    If you did want to go wireless with your project, Bluetooth might be a bit too short range.
    The easiest thing to do would be to use two Arduinos (one with the wiichuck and the other connected to the tripod head) and put one of these HC12 modules on each one.

    They are about £4 each and will let you have a wireless serial link between the controller and the head of in excess of 1km as opposed to probably 20-30m of bluetooth.
    They are really simple to implement in your code as the library lets you address them exactly as you would a serial port for debugging etc so you should be able to get it up and running in your current sketch really quickly by sending the values from the Arudino with the wiichuck that you would have sent to the controlling pins as data out to the HC12 serial port instead and have the Arduino with the head attached picking them up and actioning them.
    Mmmm.....I might even think about making that the 73rd project that I'm simultaneously working on as I've just thought of a way to send camera data to it as well to make a cheap high end PTZ camera.
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kye in Budget Stereo Microphone Options?   
    It is not going to give you the same targeting capabilities of that array of 360 microphones but it is capable of some flexibility in the simulation of different polar patterns.
    The original Soundfield ambisonic microphones have been used for many years for orchestral recording and the advent of DAWs and plugins now makes it more effective for post targeting.
    https://www.prosoundweb.com/topics/studio/soundfield_sps200_microphone_used_on_recent_abbey_road_session/
    Some more general information here, although it is related to a product but is useful nonetheless as the principles are the same in other products.
    https://knightlab.northwestern.edu/2018/03/29/capturing-the-soundfield/ 
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    BTM_Pix reacted to Grimor in Sports videography   
    I have a Bescor Head too and I made a hack to control it with wii remote and arduino!
    I think it can also be controlled throw bluetooth in the same way (with some wireless controller in a electric blue 3d printed box...)
    They are slow even in its faster speed.
    So probably is better a gimbal (like ziyun crane 2) with tripod legs and wireles remote. 
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from webrunner5 in Lenses   
    Too big and too heavy are all a bit relative to me considering the rocket launcher sized lenses I've had to hawk around for work
    Funnily enough though, I saw the lens in the flesh for the first time the other day in a display case at a camera shop and it was actually smaller than I had been expecting.
    I've just used the camerasize.com tool to see how it fares to a lens that I use a lot which is the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 and they are actually reasonably similar size and weight wise.

    Based on my experiences with the 14-24mm, its still a bit of a lump (though thats not always a bad thing stability wise) but I wouldn't be worried about using it all day.
    I'm looking at it really as three f2 primes, and all points in between of course, so for me there is an overall saving in terms of size and weight in the bag from carrying multiple primes which is often more of a priority than the size and weight when its in use.
    Doesn't hurt not having to change lenses (24 to 35 is definitely a regular swap for me) not just for speed and convenience but also in keeping the dust/out of focus birds off the sensor which I'm far more plagued with here in Spain than I was in the UK.
     
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    BTM_Pix reacted to mercer in Lenses   
    Yeah, it is definitely relative but the weight without the added benefit of image stabilization makes it a little impractical for me. But as you suggested, it’s really 3 primes in one, so the convenience factor is a definite plus.
    Right now, I’m only looking for the Samyang 24mm 1.4 we’ve spoken about in the past while I sell off a bunch of unneeded glass. Then I’m going to reevaluate what I have left, and what I need based on upcoming projects,  including the Samyang and see if there’s anything else I can get rid of...
    Then...
    I may look into replacing all of my 28mm lenses with the Nikkor 28mm 1.4. That has been a dream lens of mine but a little too pricey for my meager skills. But if it’s my only 28mm, it may be doable. 
    My ultimate goal is to have a small EF set and then a few of my favorite primes of varying focal lengths with the ultimate goal of 10 lenses or less. I’d love it if I was the type of person that could get by with a Sigma zoom and a prime but I just don’t know how realistic that is. 
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from mercer in Lenses   
    Too big and too heavy are all a bit relative to me considering the rocket launcher sized lenses I've had to hawk around for work
    Funnily enough though, I saw the lens in the flesh for the first time the other day in a display case at a camera shop and it was actually smaller than I had been expecting.
    I've just used the camerasize.com tool to see how it fares to a lens that I use a lot which is the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 and they are actually reasonably similar size and weight wise.

    Based on my experiences with the 14-24mm, its still a bit of a lump (though thats not always a bad thing stability wise) but I wouldn't be worried about using it all day.
    I'm looking at it really as three f2 primes, and all points in between of course, so for me there is an overall saving in terms of size and weight in the bag from carrying multiple primes which is often more of a priority than the size and weight when its in use.
    Doesn't hurt not having to change lenses (24 to 35 is definitely a regular swap for me) not just for speed and convenience but also in keeping the dust/out of focus birds off the sensor which I'm far more plagued with here in Spain than I was in the UK.
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from mercer in Lenses   
    If it wasn't for it being entirely the wrong mount for you, I'd definitely say have a look at the 7Artisans 28mm f1.4 which has been on my radar for a while but been waiting for more reviews.
    https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-7artisans-28mm-1-4-fe-plus/
    The other lens I've been looking at that might be worth a look even though it is a zoom is the Sigma ART 24-35mm f2 
    I was definitely going to buy a (cheap) used EF mount one of these for my SL later this week when I'm in Japan but this whole Sigma MC21 fiasco has thrown a spanner in the works for that but with it being EF it won't go to waste if I see a cheap enough one.
    One of the shops I know has the 7Artisans 28mm f1.4 in stock so I'll be having a look at that in the flesh.
    So expect some sample images from one of these two roughly this time next week.
    Or both  
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from photographer-at-large in Lenses   
    If it wasn't for it being entirely the wrong mount for you, I'd definitely say have a look at the 7Artisans 28mm f1.4 which has been on my radar for a while but been waiting for more reviews.
    https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-7artisans-28mm-1-4-fe-plus/
    The other lens I've been looking at that might be worth a look even though it is a zoom is the Sigma ART 24-35mm f2 
    I was definitely going to buy a (cheap) used EF mount one of these for my SL later this week when I'm in Japan but this whole Sigma MC21 fiasco has thrown a spanner in the works for that but with it being EF it won't go to waste if I see a cheap enough one.
    One of the shops I know has the 7Artisans 28mm f1.4 in stock so I'll be having a look at that in the flesh.
    So expect some sample images from one of these two roughly this time next week.
    Or both  
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Emanuel in SD Cards For Original Pocket Cinema Camera   
    This is following on from something in the thread for the Pocket4K for anyone looking to pick up an original Pocket or Micro or, like myself, dusting off an old one that might not be aware of an issue with available SD cards.
    All of the SD cards that I put in it (and I tried a lot !) where coming up with No Card error and no amount of re-formatting internally or externally was resolving the issue and then I went and had a look at the official forum and saw this 
    https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=83050&sid=2c193679bb69a8d8f2c48ac0b85ced38
    Basically, Sandisk made a change and the original cameras (and the Video Assist as well I understand) can no longer read them.
    Sony made a firmware change to accommodate it for their cameras but BM haven't and likely won't.
    The upshot is that it is a nightmare trying to find recently produced SD cards that will work with them and users have been trying and returning all sorts of different ones trying to find a solution.
    After a lot of this effort, the card type that came up as being able to work is, ironically, a Sony one.
     
    It is  the UZ designation at the end that is important as there are a few similar looking ones.
    This is the Amazon link to this exact one 
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YOKOJOU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Mine arrived yesterday and I'm happy to confirm that it does indeed work perfectly well with my original Pocket camera so if you are looking at picking a camera up used or getting one out of the back of a drawer and don't have the original media for it then I'd recommend picking one of these up. 
    Apologies for the cross post but the info would have got lost in the behemoth Pocket4K thread and at the time of my original post to @mercer in there about it I hadn't been able to confirm personally if this particular card worked.
    And now I can  
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kaylee in How I got scammed through "Ebrahim Saadawi"   
    Considering their intense dislike of this site, if he'd put links in his post to stuff on here then that would probably do the trick.
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kaylee in How I got scammed through "Ebrahim Saadawi"   
    Hang on, I thought it was his Grandfather that was doing the talking on here??
    Seems on that DPR thread he's now saying its his Father....
    The staff over there "monitoring" him is one thing but thats completely different to actually raising awareness of what a little shit he is and is completely ineffective and preventing him doing this again.
    He's not going to be dumb enough to actually use their forums directly to do the next scam but by being allowed to use them he can use it to build his credibility to sting someone off board.

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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kye in Lenses   
    If it wasn't for it being entirely the wrong mount for you, I'd definitely say have a look at the 7Artisans 28mm f1.4 which has been on my radar for a while but been waiting for more reviews.
    https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-7artisans-28mm-1-4-fe-plus/
    The other lens I've been looking at that might be worth a look even though it is a zoom is the Sigma ART 24-35mm f2 
    I was definitely going to buy a (cheap) used EF mount one of these for my SL later this week when I'm in Japan but this whole Sigma MC21 fiasco has thrown a spanner in the works for that but with it being EF it won't go to waste if I see a cheap enough one.
    One of the shops I know has the 7Artisans 28mm f1.4 in stock so I'll be having a look at that in the flesh.
    So expect some sample images from one of these two roughly this time next week.
    Or both  
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from webrunner5 in SD Cards For Original Pocket Cinema Camera   
    This is following on from something in the thread for the Pocket4K for anyone looking to pick up an original Pocket or Micro or, like myself, dusting off an old one that might not be aware of an issue with available SD cards.
    All of the SD cards that I put in it (and I tried a lot !) where coming up with No Card error and no amount of re-formatting internally or externally was resolving the issue and then I went and had a look at the official forum and saw this 
    https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=83050&sid=2c193679bb69a8d8f2c48ac0b85ced38
    Basically, Sandisk made a change and the original cameras (and the Video Assist as well I understand) can no longer read them.
    Sony made a firmware change to accommodate it for their cameras but BM haven't and likely won't.
    The upshot is that it is a nightmare trying to find recently produced SD cards that will work with them and users have been trying and returning all sorts of different ones trying to find a solution.
    After a lot of this effort, the card type that came up as being able to work is, ironically, a Sony one.
     
    It is  the UZ designation at the end that is important as there are a few similar looking ones.
    This is the Amazon link to this exact one 
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YOKOJOU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Mine arrived yesterday and I'm happy to confirm that it does indeed work perfectly well with my original Pocket camera so if you are looking at picking a camera up used or getting one out of the back of a drawer and don't have the original media for it then I'd recommend picking one of these up. 
    Apologies for the cross post but the info would have got lost in the behemoth Pocket4K thread and at the time of my original post to @mercer in there about it I hadn't been able to confirm personally if this particular card worked.
    And now I can  
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from matthere in SD Cards For Original Pocket Cinema Camera   
    This is following on from something in the thread for the Pocket4K for anyone looking to pick up an original Pocket or Micro or, like myself, dusting off an old one that might not be aware of an issue with available SD cards.
    All of the SD cards that I put in it (and I tried a lot !) where coming up with No Card error and no amount of re-formatting internally or externally was resolving the issue and then I went and had a look at the official forum and saw this 
    https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=83050&sid=2c193679bb69a8d8f2c48ac0b85ced38
    Basically, Sandisk made a change and the original cameras (and the Video Assist as well I understand) can no longer read them.
    Sony made a firmware change to accommodate it for their cameras but BM haven't and likely won't.
    The upshot is that it is a nightmare trying to find recently produced SD cards that will work with them and users have been trying and returning all sorts of different ones trying to find a solution.
    After a lot of this effort, the card type that came up as being able to work is, ironically, a Sony one.
     
    It is  the UZ designation at the end that is important as there are a few similar looking ones.
    This is the Amazon link to this exact one 
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YOKOJOU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Mine arrived yesterday and I'm happy to confirm that it does indeed work perfectly well with my original Pocket camera so if you are looking at picking a camera up used or getting one out of the back of a drawer and don't have the original media for it then I'd recommend picking one of these up. 
    Apologies for the cross post but the info would have got lost in the behemoth Pocket4K thread and at the time of my original post to @mercer in there about it I hadn't been able to confirm personally if this particular card worked.
    And now I can  
  15. Haha
    BTM_Pix got a reaction from William Koehler in Full frame rival sales figures = grim reading for everyone vs Sony   
    Canon : "Hold my beer...."

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    BTM_Pix reacted to Kisaha in How I got scammed through "Ebrahim Saadawi"   
    I can tell you even in Egypt, or maybe, especially Egypt, dentists are totally uper class and quite rich. There are no "poor" dentists in 3rd or 2nd world countries. Also, 70$ is too low for Egypt! 70$ is probably too low for the worst of the worst. 
    This guy is terrible.
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from Bioskop.Inc in SD Cards For Original Pocket Cinema Camera   
    This is following on from something in the thread for the Pocket4K for anyone looking to pick up an original Pocket or Micro or, like myself, dusting off an old one that might not be aware of an issue with available SD cards.
    All of the SD cards that I put in it (and I tried a lot !) where coming up with No Card error and no amount of re-formatting internally or externally was resolving the issue and then I went and had a look at the official forum and saw this 
    https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=83050&sid=2c193679bb69a8d8f2c48ac0b85ced38
    Basically, Sandisk made a change and the original cameras (and the Video Assist as well I understand) can no longer read them.
    Sony made a firmware change to accommodate it for their cameras but BM haven't and likely won't.
    The upshot is that it is a nightmare trying to find recently produced SD cards that will work with them and users have been trying and returning all sorts of different ones trying to find a solution.
    After a lot of this effort, the card type that came up as being able to work is, ironically, a Sony one.
     
    It is  the UZ designation at the end that is important as there are a few similar looking ones.
    This is the Amazon link to this exact one 
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YOKOJOU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Mine arrived yesterday and I'm happy to confirm that it does indeed work perfectly well with my original Pocket camera so if you are looking at picking a camera up used or getting one out of the back of a drawer and don't have the original media for it then I'd recommend picking one of these up. 
    Apologies for the cross post but the info would have got lost in the behemoth Pocket4K thread and at the time of my original post to @mercer in there about it I hadn't been able to confirm personally if this particular card worked.
    And now I can  
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kaylee in How I got scammed through "Ebrahim Saadawi"   
    Unfortunately it is difficult to raise awareness on DPR of what happened here due to them banning any links with EOSHD.com in them.
    So if he does pull the same stunt over there to one of their users then I'd have to say that it will have been entirely down to DPR themselves.
     
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    BTM_Pix got a reaction from sanveer in How I got scammed through "Ebrahim Saadawi"   
    Unfortunately it is difficult to raise awareness on DPR of what happened here due to them banning any links with EOSHD.com in them.
    So if he does pull the same stunt over there to one of their users then I'd have to say that it will have been entirely down to DPR themselves.
     
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    BTM_Pix reacted to mercer in Are There Any Canon C700 Full Frame Reviews?   
    Or have her fall in love and screw her first cousin. 
  21. Haha
    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kaylee in Are There Any Canon C700 Full Frame Reviews?   
    I know what you mean, its a completely ridiculous post isn't it?
    I mean, obviously he'd use the time machine to go back and not cast his daughter in Godfather III.
  22. Haha
    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kaylee in Are There Any Canon C700 Full Frame Reviews?   
    In all fairness if he'd have been able to get hold of a C700 in 1979 then I'm pretty sure he would have spent most of his time zipping about in the time machine he'd used to aquire it rather than pissing about making films.
    Maybe you should get a C700 do a reboot of it with a more modern man sensibility to the dialogue.
    "I love the smell of lip balm in the morning" and "Charlie don't surf with Firefox no more since the plug in debacle" would work.
     
  23. Haha
    BTM_Pix got a reaction from mercer in Are There Any Canon C700 Full Frame Reviews?   
    I know what you mean, its a completely ridiculous post isn't it?
    I mean, obviously he'd use the time machine to go back and not cast his daughter in Godfather III.
  24. Haha
    BTM_Pix got a reaction from kaylee in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    Well, mad certainly.
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    BTM_Pix reacted to kaylee in LumaFusion users - can you help with a few questions?   
    @BTM_Pix mad genius!!!
    amazin!!!
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