Recent content by Jon Roemer

I have used FreshBooks for about 7 years now and I am very happy with it. I find the cloud aspect of it convenient. I love how it ingests expenses and learns how you categorize them. That aspect saves a ton of time throughout and at the end of the year. My accountant appreciates it as well! The...

Wooden Camera Unified Accessory Kit for Canon C70 -> Cage kit including baseplate, top plate, side NATO rail with HDMI right-angle adapter. Plus the top handle and all three Allen/Hex wrenches needed to assemble it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/227240308729 $225 or Best Offer Items are used but...

The Canon AF face settings are often best thought of in the context of, "what happens when the face/subject leaves the frame?" Face-only AF (the icon + "o") is literally just that, face only. It helps prevent the focus shifting elsewhere, e.g. to the background, if the subject leaves the frame...

Thanks for the correction/update! Great to know. This was not an option when I had my issue in 2012 with the original C300. So, I guess it was on CompactFlash cards, not CF Express.

I once made the same mistake, C300 series and CF Express card, and the data/footage was toast. I did send it to a recovery company but like with what you found - there was no way for them to recover the files. My understanding is that it had to do with the XF-AVC format. The format has a file...

C80 owner here and former C70, C500M2, C300 Series. The AF on the C80 is definitely better than the C70. I haven't had it track cars but in terms of people it's much better. No idea if it would be as flawless as you found the Fx6 to be. A big factor can be the lens you are using. Whether it's...

Can't shed direct light either. Just to say that NATO rail and clamps are the same way. Different companies, slightly different sizing to components. Erik of Newsshooter makes a reference to it in a review of a Mid49 Cage. "Now, all cages offer a few of the ARRI mounts peppered where they...

Very interesting comparison with the BM w/DJI Focus Pro. Yes, on the strain relief just to play it safe and to neaten up the camera cables on set. I have Wooden Camera base and top plates plus the side rails on each camera and I use Sprig cable clips to manage the pigtails. Link is to a pic on...

If you know you need the extra codec/frame rate options, genlock, etc., on the C400 it makes it easier. When I moved to the C70 from the C300/500 series I thought the uncovered protruding battery might be an issue. It never has been. The C400 is the better way to go if you want to shoulder...

Since the C400 is smaller than the prior C300/C500 series and the C80 is slightly larger than the C70 it does present an interesting choice. The C80 and C400 in terms of bodies are slightly different shapes but pretty much the same volume. For me, the C70 worked out really well for the four...

Single female underneath the DJI control handle. I attached an Arca Swiss plate to it and then attached that to a tripod via a Kessler Kwik Release Receiver. I didn't use a fluid head but used a half-ball instead to make it sturdier. Worked fine in tests but then got a bit of shakiness to the...

I last tested that about 6 years ago with a Ronin-S and Canon EOS R so will not be applicable. The newer Canon bodies interact with the lens IS better especially if it's a newer RF lens. You'll need to run some tests. I tend to leave the lens IS off if using the gimbal. For handheld, no...

That's the way to do it and be sure! I have the 24 1.4 VCM now and in my tests it's very nice. IQ and AF. AF is super solid. The lens distortion correction for video on the Cinema EOS camera is under the hood and seamless. Like with the 35 VCM. I would assume that's the case with the R5MII as well.

There's a few ways to look at that. I also do small crew work with often with only one assistant. What you can do now on a limited budget with a small crew and get a cinematic feeling is amazing. Your neon exhibition promo you linked to is proof of that. The first few years of having an RF...

Thanks Rob. In terms of best AF for video, I'd think it would be between the R5II, C80, and C400. The R5C in video mode has similar AF to the C70. I have the C80 now and it does have better AF than the C70. I haven't used it enough to go into more detail but it was issue free on a recent...