MONITOR FOR HVX200 - what's your favorite one?

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I've heard conflicting reports on this, but some say that you can use the Varizoom vz-tft7 as just a focusing/framing monitor for an HVX200/35mmAdapter combo. It's not supposed to be great, but manageable. Anyone have any experience with this? I almost bought one, but now have my doubts and none of the rental places in town seem to have it for me to try out.

Also for the under $1000 discussion, you can buy a used Marshall on Ebay for just under $1000 if you look for a few weeks. Usually they're bare bones though.
 
Hi Guys !

Well I went to Birns and Sawyer and got the Nebteck / Marshall monitor. I picked this one because it is "industry standard" (aka: Popular with many produciton companies etc...), came recommended by several users and also because it is aq) rugged b)- can be calibrated c)- will run on the same batteries as my HVX200. It accepted the Lenmar batteries just fine. So I bought 4 batteries to fire up my HVX200 and the monitor, I like the idea of being able to use the batteries where needed, with either of these two components.

PS: Tested the P2 camera today and got some amazing depth of field from it right out of the box (after some tweaking). The colors on a couple shots came out fantastic too, after tweaking scene file options. I was also impressed with the quality of the camera's own LCD display. Not sure why but my model seemed a lot better than the other 2 P2 camera I tried, which were probably a little "older". Everything looks very crisp on my LCD :) AND I also have the Hdef monitor so I should be A-OK.

I am extremely happy. I also got a Petrol bag, with many compartments and a retractable handle and wheels. It ROCKS. It was nice to be able to wheel everything behind me today. The bag will fit my 416 Senn shotgun, monitor, power supplies, camera, headphones, cleaning stuff, legal documents, batteries and tapes / P2 cards. And it even fits in my 1932 roadster!! What more do you want??

When my Letus arrives I will pack that witrh lenses, FF and rails in my prevbious backpack which should be perfect for them, so I can have the backpack on my back and pull the other bag behind me, this way I can move easily when I am filming car events at race tracks, car show, or even the dry lake. (lots of walking around)
 
PS: While I was at the store, the founder of the Digital Cinema Society himself walked in to buy a camera. I had the opportunity to pick his brains and ask his for advice :). I am myself a member of the DCS, and got great discounts at Birns and Sawyer, they gave me better prices than any of the other "cheaper" stores I usually go to hehehehe. I saved beaucoup dineros. All in all the purchase was a wonderful experience in everyway.
 
BlueWorld said:
Without focus assist, focusing wide angle shots below 40mm becomes a huge challenge. At 24mm, the Marshall is almost useless unless there is significant separation between your subject and background, there just aren't enough pixels in the display. If you're going to shoot outside a lot, you absolutely will need a good hood, as all these monitors are pathetic in bright conditions.

Unless you're not very picky about how sharp your footage is, you will eventually realize that HD 35mm adapter shooting requires a monitor like Bruce Allens with lots of pixels, or focus assist like the Panasonic and Nebtek.

Personally, the NEB70HD with the trans-reflective display is the only way to go.
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Where do I buy the NEB70HD? There is no info on it any where?
 
If you are asking about the NEB70HD then yes. I don't believe the Totevision, Ikan, Marshall, or Panny flip the image.
 
Just a quick note on my BT-LH80W 7.9" monitor. Last month when filming my 1st AC got distracted and pulled the camera off the steadicam while it was connected to the BT-LH80W via component cable. The Monitor flew 12 feet through the air and dropped flat on it's lCD on to asphalt. I picked it up, blew the dust off it and kept shooting. No problems with it to this day. Just cosmetic. It was worth paying a few extra bucks to get a rugged monitor. If it was an IKAN monitor, I might have been out $900.

Emre Tufekci www.productionpit.com
 
emretufekci said:
Just a quick note on my BT-LH80W 7.9" monitor. Last month when filming my 1st AC got distracted and pulled the camera off the steadicam while it was connected to the BT-LH80W via component cable. The Monitor flew 12 feet through the air and dropped flat on it's lCD on to asphalt. I picked it up, blew the dust off it and kept shooting. No problems with it to this day. Just cosmetic. It was worth paying a few extra bucks to get a rugged monitor. If it was an IKAN monitor, I might have been out $900.

Emre Tufekci www.productionpit.com
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Funny, from the weight of the unit alone it should have been smashed, let alone the impact from the "flight".
But of course products made with the abuse of in the field production in mind, last longer.
I use both professional gear and "customised" equipment, well it´s a matter of taking chances and it goes both ways - the pana could have crashed more badly and not $900 but $2800 where gone...
 
I agree Spartacus,

Its great that your panna held up to the impact Emre, but if you dropped it from 4 feet down to the ground and the screen landed on a sharp object, it probably would have cracked the screen. As for the components taking the pounding, it seems from this experience that they can. :)

And as for the Ikan, who knows if it would have taken the abuse as well as the Panny.

without doing crash tests, its hard to tell which monitors are better build for impact.

just my 2 cents.
 
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