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I'm a left eye shooter, and I find the viewfinder on the HPX300 does not extend far enough. If I use my right eye, I'll squint after 5 to 10 minutes. And when I use my left eye, my head is all crooked and squished on the camera body. I was wondering if there is such a thing as a viewfinder...

I got approved today for a loan to purchase my new camera. I'm very excited. Quote requests were sent this after-noon. Here's what I should be of getting: - HPX370 with two 64GB cards and a Fujinon Th13x3.5BRM wide lens - Two EW100 ENG G3 kits with two countryman B6 lavs, a Sennheiser MD 46...

I'm about to purchase an HPX370, but need a solid wide lens. Nobody I klnow, nor my local vendors, nor web searches, can help me out with four basic questions I have about this lens. All I get is "This lens is awesome and a solid piece of glass" and variations there of. And to answer the obvious...

I shoot wide, more often then not. There are a lot of wide angle adapters out there for 72mm lenses. Some made by Century Optics, 16x9, Cavision, etc. I'm trying to figure out which 0.7 or 0.8 WA adapter is the cleanest, with the least barrel distortion possible. Zoom through is not as...

I'm about to buy a HPX170 to replace my aging DVX100. I'll need some Focus, Iris and Zoom controllers (separate zoom and focus). I see there are two major contenders. Varizoom and Bebob. I've tried the Varizoom, but I wonder if Zoe is better? Any one ever compared the two? Any other brands out...

So I just noticed that Panasonic makes a single slot USB P2 reader, with a MSRP $350. Nice option for the unstable Duel Adapter. But I noticed something totally stupid about it. It requires 2 USB cables in order to work. One for data, the second for power. Is it just me, or does this sound...

I'm using a three year old MacBook Pro for editing in Final Cut Pro. I have the latest FCP Studio 3. I mostly edited in SD. But now the trend changes. I require HD. Camera debate aside, I was wondering which codec is lighter for the CPU to handle. DVCProHD? XDCAM EX? ProRes?

Why on earth can't DRS (Dynamic Range Stretch) work in 24p? It works in 1080i60 and 720p60, but not in the lower frame rates! Bummer! It's kind of an interesting feature that has been rendered completely useless. Unless there's a work around? I hope they correct this in a future firmware...

Any thoughts on quality differences between AVCHD and XDCAM EX (both at their highest quality)?

My favorite vendor kindly loaned me an HCM150 24h! I was a happy man! So, I immediately set the camera to 1080p24 and started what ever was in my path! I made sure that I shot at 1/48th and did slow movements. Keep in mind I'm a long time DVX100 user, and shoot 24p 90% of the time. I've...

On 1/3" cameras, the factor to get the 35mm equivalent is 7.2 (4.5mm x 7.2 = 32.4mm), what is that factor for 2/3" cameras?

Looking to get the default Fujinon lens for the HPX500. I saw on Fujinon's site that there are 2 types of adapter, a Wide Converter (0.8x) and a Wide Attachment (0.7x). The only info I get is that the Converter is Zoom thru, and the Attachment is workable only in full wide, focusing with the...

Is the PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX really progressive, or is it a fake progressive as with the Z1?

Urghhh! I'm beat! I own a DVX100B for work I do as a freelance. I also work part time at a network with broadcast shouldermount cameras. Because of that I'm starting to hate using my DVX. It's starting to feel awkward. I need to step up to 4:2:2 SD and in the coming months to HD for my...

I'm working on a 2 pass shoot with dolly and pan motion: 1st pass where the room is empty, and the 2nd pass, where the room is filled with people. I want to be able to mix both images in motion to fade in the people. I think I can to this by using some form of combo moterized dolly and...