Recent content by DustinSchmidt

Very nice! I was initially looking at the PR-4 myself, although I eventually went a different way. If you already don't own any timecode boxes then the ones made by Deity would seem to make the most sense in this situation. They would work the most seamlessly with the PR-4 and should allow you...

I'm still quite interested in checking out the FX5...but one of the prerequisites for people to buy and use a camera is for it to actually ship one of these days. 😂

Here's my current storage setup. I thought it might be helpful to know how others are handling their data as well, so if anyone else has their setups to share, I'd love to hear what you're doing. 84 TB OWC Thunderbay 8 in a RAID 5 configuration. I'm running 8 x 12 TB Toshiba MG07ACA12TE drives...

I'm curious, how many of you all are just passing this cost along to the client? I will typically list the price for a drive in all of the estimates I put together, along with a note that if they want to provide their own drive for offloading footage/data then I can take that expense off of...

Looks like Resolve just released a new update that will read the FX5 X-OCN files natively, fyi. https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion

Oh wow, what a deal! Similar to your thoughts, this lens has always been a bit of a dream lens for me as well. But I've held off on getting one for all of the exact reasons you just outlined. Trying to be smaller and lighter nowadays. Wishing you the best of luck with the sale!

Good notes Chris. I downloaded those files just now as well. I'm also interested to see how they hold up. At the moment Sony has version 6 of their RAW viewer available for download and that's what I'm using to open up the XOCN files, then transcoding to ProRes 4444XQ and importing those into...

I need to also get my hands on some of the test footage and play around a bit. Although Resolve may need to catch up a bit before that's possible? I'm not sure. I'm most interested in the RAW and also any DGO footage that might be available. Image-wise, those were the files that seem to be the...

I actually quite liked this FX5 footage from Sony Europe's channel. Just another example in my mind of what CAN be done with the FX5 under the right DP and conditions.

This could also all be incorrect....again, AI. ^ So don't let me alarm you in any way. Just trying to do some more research to satisfy my own knowledge a bit as well.

Hey Rob! I did some brief online digging regarding your San Francisco shoot requirements. A caveat that I'm not intimately familiar with the specific laws California has that some other states do not, and of course it would be best to consult with a professional on tax matters, but this may...

Agreed. I really like my Nisi ND system. By separating the full range into two filters I believe they help eliminate some of the issues that plague some other all-in-one systems. I have zero complaints with mine. My Nisi filters are 82mm. I use them natively on my Sigma Cine Primes and I have...

Haha, only if something else I have sells... Honestly I have too many cameras right now. They've all been useful at some point and time, but I need to be better about offloading cameras that aren't working as much as they maybe should. At the moment I'm actually trying to sell my Komodo. I...

Yep, I've seen it's only in certain frame rates and modes that you can engage the DGO. But that's totally fine with me. I'd just use it for interviews/scenics/slower moving stuff. If I was buying one. haha.

I'm not sure why, maybe it's all the hype, but I'm honestly intrigued by this camera. I've never actually shot Sony really, although I've edited plenty of Sony footage, and I already have an FX5 equivalent (Canon C50), but it's fun to see what they've done with the FX5. Obviously the Gareth...