Recent content by edwave

Just received my SG35 from Wayne..Gone shooting with some friends. My intention was simply to test how my lenses would respond in a sunny day with the adapter. Some more tests are to come... I used a DVX-100AE, the SG35 and these lenses: Nikon 50mm F2 Nikon 35mm F1.4 Nikon 85mm F1.8 Nikon 135mm...

Hi folks. I made a quite deep research in the forum for an old thread regarding the comparison between the CCDs' size and the 35mm frame size in order to explain how the angle of view of the two system is different. And then the relationship between these factors and the DOF. It was a very...

Hi.. i've been to the HD-Day yesterday.. The four hd prosumer cams were presented and compared: JVC, Canon, Sony, Panasonic. I had the chance to have a look to each one, browsing the menus and testing them... Maybe just the JVC can compete with panasonic cause of changeable lens. Canon also has...

Hi i'm gonna shoot some scenes that should take place in 1943. have you guys any suggest about the differences with shooting colour? How much is important the color temp of my lights? And which kind of lights work better or worse in b&w? thanks ....of course i'll be shooting with DVX ed

Hi.. I'm from Italy and one of the biggest video store here will have HVX ready to sell in February at 6000€ VAT excluded (this means 7200€ about), i didn't understand if the price includes one, two or none P2. Did anyone from Europe (or in general PAL countries, 'cause that's the issue) have...

just an idea...maybe useful for someone (like me) most of the settings in the scene file have not a immediate visual effect (especially on LCD). So why not to put some comparative footage (like has been done with Master Ped in the articles section) for each setting of the scene file. Maybe a...

Hi i'm gonna shoot in a pub with some lamps attached to the ceiling. Obviously these lamps are like this: http://www.errebian.it/catalogo/immagini/5440.jpg and so they have a lower colour temp than 3200K, that is the minimum i need. Can i substitute these bulbs with some others with higher...

Hi i'm gonna shoot a long scene in a spanish pub. I want to get a smoky, dark but soft atmosphere. Only two actors in two different tables. I was thinking Kinoflo (neon light in general) with warm and cold tubes would be fine. then some smoke around and little lamps on the tables. does anyone...

wondering which digital camera with affordable price (so no CineAlta or Varicam) would give me the best results once transferred to film. i mean progressive or not? HD or not? thank ed

Hi everyone! I was wondering which is the best DV/HD/HDV (not considering CineAlta, VariCam etc.) camera for shooting movies that will be transferred to film. Is the progressive scan helpful for the transfer operations? (keep in mind that i'm from Europe, so i'd shoot 25p) Film supports have a...

hi, maybe it's just an odd question.. do you think it's better to have 3200K lights and correct them when shooting outdoor or the 5600K and correct them when shotting indoor? The comparison has to be made using the same kind of lighting ed

Hi everyone! i'm asking you for help. I'm about to start my graduation thesis here in Italy and it talks about digital "low cost" film-making. I'd be glad if any of you can post everything he knows about it. I mean like book titles, film titles, articles or anything else. I'm particularly...

Hi everybody... maybe this topic had been already discussed..but i don't know where! so.. i was wondering if the PAL version of the HVX would have the same features of the NTSC version..for example the chance to shoot 1080/25p, with variable frame rates such as 24p/25p/30p/60p... i know for...