Recent content by Kit_L

We shot a three-cam interview on the weekend; the closeup cams were in focus, but the side angle two-shot cam turned out to be way OOF once I could see the footage (another state, a day later) . The problem in my setup is that I am both the director of the program and a participant—so can't do a...

A moderator suggested I post here; first the problem set: I am on the road four months of the year, teaching in the US, Canada, and Europe; and we are getting into the downloadable programs business (stretching/strengthening exercise, etc.). I edit in FCS 7 (Final Cut Studio) and I would...

I have a need for advice from the widest possible number of experienced folk on this forum, but not related to a particular brand, or model. I am seeking advice about which brand/model/camcorder vs DSLR form factor for this project, and looking through all the different threads here, I am...

what are the best 720p/30 cameras out there? I have two NEX 6 bodies that I have been using for combo. stills/video duty, but this model does not have 720p at all. I bought the GH3 because its 720p/30 is excellent for what I need (pay downloads of two-camera shoots of exercise instruction)...

I want to calibrate my ikan monitor (the 5" one, the newest as far as I know); I am loosely familiar with the blue gun method, but am trying to load a jpeg of SMTPE color bars onto the SD card that I can play back to use—and have done so (put in the DICM folder Sony uses for stills), but the...

Hello all, Problem solved; there are two versions of the 25/1.4, and the µ4/3rd one's firmware is 1.0. Version display reveals GH2 body has latest firmware (1.1). The 25/1.4 has the original firmware, 1.0 Panny's site (relevant page HERE suggests that the current firmware is 2.1...

Hello all, I have been immersed in reading here for the last few days, and have a few questions for this experienced audience. I am a relatively experienced film-maker and videographer and use FCP7, with Cinema tools, but up until now I have been using a pair of HMC-152 cameras on all recent...

Hello all, I make YouTube clips and downloadable products. I have a pair of HMC-152 cameras for the in-studio work, but I need to be able to shoot some to-camera pieces on the road, and clips for inserting in other work. A normal or near-normal, prime is needed (I am on the road six months of...

I am shooting my HMC-152 at 720p 25. In six clips (out of a total recorded time about an hour), a 14–15 frame block appears; and roughly in the same place in the lover RHS of the screen. In some examples, the rectangular blocks are dark grey; in this example, white. See a short YouTube clip...

@ pd17: no, the rig is light and together with the camera is very usable. The Varizoom will complete it, for sure. I have just written to Varizoom to see if it can clamp onto the Redrock rails directly; here is my rig (on a Miller DS-20 fluid head and carbon fibre tripod): Once focus, iris...

Happy New Year, all. I need to tote my new 150 as carry-on luggage on planes. I will remove the lens hood and use a 72mm ordinary lens cap, but what can I use to cover the finder glass? After removing the eyecup, I'd like to attach the equivalent of a lens cap to this end of the camera, too...

The camera is light, and large enough for me (considering I am coming from a JVC GY-500 SD camera; heavy, pro, shoulder mount form factor). The 28mm EFOV is wide, and wide enough for my work; significant barrel distortion however. Not in the same league as the HV-30 plus wide angle though...

I run FCP 6.0.5 I downloaded the "decoder" from Panasonic, but the install menu only allows you to specify the drive, and not the location/folder on the drive. I installed, got the "successfully installed" message, but cannot find the decoder as a discrete piece of software anywhere. Is it...

I got the larger battery, and two 16G cards came with it (the promotion ends in a week). My reasons for buying this particular camera, in brief: 1. The small form factor: I have to travel overseas for my work regularly, and the camera I wanted (JVC GYHD-200) is just too big for carry-on. The...

Still weighing buying a used EX against a new 150 (but with ingesiton/transcoding aspects) and using a Firestorm HDD to record directly form the 170---if the FS can record 720p/30fps, then I will use frame doubling in FCP to get my slo-mo. I think I read somewhere that the FS can record...