Pictures of my HVX/M2

how much light loss is there with the M2 ??? 2 stops 4 stops ???

i found it on the website ... 1/2 to 1 stop .. pretty impresive

nice rig ....
 
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how much light loss is there with the M2 ??? 2 stops 4 stops ???
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I loose a little more than 1 stop. I'm a film guy, so I use a light meter set to ASA 100. Keep in mind I rate 500 speed film at ASA 400. We did a night bonfire scene last week, and we had to use a 1200 HMI + a couple par cans to get the wide shots.
 
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I decided I would rate my equipment to maybe help those of you looking to buy any of these products.

The price was not a factor in rating these products.
Scale from 1-10, 10 being the best.

HVX 200P (10)
2 - 8 gig P2 cards (9)
M2 Nikon mount (hard mounted to camera, and custom batt. mod.) (9)
35mm f2 (7)
50mm f1.4 (7)
85mm f1.8 (9)
Redrock FF (5)
Marshall HD monitor (Pany batt. upgrade) (9)
short D4 cable (10)
Indie Snap Matte Box (2)
ME66 mic (7)
VIDLED onboard light (9)
Noga arm (8)
Spiderbrace 2 (8)
4 batt. Turbo Charger (TC400) (10)
7 batts. (1 Pany and 6 SCPAN-6000) (9)

Fell free to ask me why I rated something the way I did.
 
Why the 5 for the Redrock Follow Focus?
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The Redrock FF has too much play for my taste. It has about a 1/4 inch of play. I have a marking system down now, but still it's kind of a pain. Also the gear box is big and gets in the way when I try to use it on the HVX without the M2. The FF I'm looking forward to is the Fly Focus. It is more compact, it has hard stops, and is even less expensive. I am waiting for reviews before I buy, but it looks promising.
http://www.hysonfilms.com/phase1.html

UPDATE: Just got an email back from Joel at Hyson Films, he said the Fly Focus has 0 play. This is great news. He also said the .8 pitch gears for it would be out in Sept. sometime. That's kind of a bummer, but for those of us used to waiting for Redrock stuff, it's nothing.
 
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Is that short D4 cable something other than what came with the HVX? If so, where did you get it?
EDIT: Never mind, I see you explained that earlier in this thread.

Also, you recommend the Spider brace 2 for use with the M2? Any additional thoughts on your experience with it?
Thanks.
 
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R Gale,

I don't use the Spider Brace with the M2. The rig is just too front heavy. I'm a former Machinist and still have access to mills. I was thinking of making an aluminum plate that sets the rig farther back on the Spider Brace to even the weight out, but have yet to do so.
 
I have a new lens (Nikon 105 F2.5) and a PC laptop for offloading footage. This along with everything above totaled over $20,000.
 
i like the big phat numbers on the batteries...how many batteries did you say...7...whooaa nice!
i wonder if a coupla anton bauers do the same job?
 
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Marshall HD monitor (Pany batt. upgrade) (9)
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I've just purchased a Marshall HD monitor. Is there anyway I could get Pany batt. upgrade now?
Brian@202020 said:
short D4 cable (10)
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What is this cable for?
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Noga arm (8)
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I found that there are two types of Noga arms; one regular and one heavy duty one. Which one do you have?
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4 batt. Turbo Charger (TC400) (10)
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How fast does this Turbo Charger charge a 3 hour Pany batt.?
Where can I buy it?

Also, have you found anything else about the Fly Focus?

I'm about to shoot a feature on this set-up. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Best,
Nook
 
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