Recent content by LorenS

I'm a documentary filmmaker and after moving recently a much more significant portion of my income is coming from freelance documentary camerawork. I've been working small crew documentary shoots with a lot of HVX200, HPX170, and EX1/2 type cameras (with and without cinema adapters) and am...

I'm finishing up a 10 minute documentary piece in sony vegas and am wondering about other people's editing workflows - particularly how they're preparing their finished projects for DVD or projection. For some background I'm currently working on a timeline with a mix of 7D footage (24p) and...

Done a bit of shooting with my 7D so far and thought I'd let everyone know what I've purchased so far and reflect a bit on my experiences with the gear. Ended up skimping a bit on glass for now and bought some other gear to fill out my rig (slider, viewfinder, lighting, etc.). I'm still having a...

Been shooting a lot with my 7D | sigma 50 f/1.4 | 18-55 IS kit lens combo lately (just did an interview today) and it's made me realize that more than ever it's all about the glass. Originally thought glass would make less difference for video since the resolution is lower, but resolution...

Just bought my 7D to replace my current DSLR / camcorder setup, but I'm still a bit conflicted about kitting the camera out for film. It feels like the more research I do the less sure I am. From the videos I've seen IS seems to be critically important to getting decent footage out of this...

I haven't bought my 7D yet and am wondering how many folks out there have used it with lenses that have built-in IS. I'm coming from a Sony DSLR with IS in the body (and camcorders with optical IS) so I'm not very familiar with in-lens IS to start out with... Can you leave the in-lens IS on...

I do independent documentary video / photo work, own all my own gear, and am considering selling most of it to switch to a 7D. I'm fully aware there are filming situations where a camcorder would be more appropriate (event doc, etc.). I understand this and if I switched I would be prepared to...