Recent content by heathfranklin

Three PL mount prime lenses for sale. They are 35mm, 50mm and 85mm and are all T/2.0. They are cine-style with proper focus rings and manual aperture. New they were about a $6k upgrade with my old F3. The newer versions cost twice as much. These are excellent lenses for an owner/operator...

ok, for the LAST time, i've been duped. i relied on yet ANOTHER hp dvd printer that just decided it didn't want to work at the last moment. i've been through (threw) every model since they first added the DVD printing feature and they have ALL left me high and dry at a critical moment. all...

i've used a 7 + 7 for most every shoot i've ever done, including when i did one of my first video shoots on an hvx200. now i'm looking at getting the hpx500 and no longer have the 7 + 7 so i'm researching the video heads and they seem pricier than a used 7 + 7. i know these things are built to...

hi everyone, looking at getting the 500 and have some lens ?'s. some of this stuff is objective some subjective so please point out which if you answer. also, please don't comment that something is a fact is you're not 100% sure. not to sound rude but a lot of money involved and i want to get...

hi, does anyone know if you can take the focus ring off the HVX's lens and replace with a gear? my arri FF won't open up enough to allow a gear to be placed on top of the focus ring so i thought maybe the plastic ring itself could come off and be permanently replaced with the gear...

hi, i just created the first DVD i've done since recording with the dvx200. the footage looks fantastic on both an imac and macbook pro. i created mpeg2s from the FCP timeline to compressor using best quality 90 minute 16:9 preset. the dvd looks choppy on certain TVs but great on the imac...

hi, trying to get my aaton 15mm rods/mattebox and follow focus to work with my HVX200. getting a custom machined bracket to attach the rods at the proper height for the mattebox to sit against the lens flush. however, if i add a gear to the outside of the focus wheel (on the camera) the...

hi, anyone have any experience, good or bad, with varizoom's products? i'm looking to get a follow focus system, stablization, maybe a remote head. i'm used to renting high end products but wandering if this is a viable option for me. also, are the wired follow focus systems as good as the...

hi shot two cameras, one 720P60P on a firestore and another 720P30P on the panasonic hard drive (forgot the name). that camera was shot 30P as the operator wasn't sure if there would be enough space on the smaller drive and dumping takes longer than the firestore. destination is web so i wasn't...