Recent content by Ulophot

Please forgive this "vicarious" post. A friend has an HMC150 and is complaining about focus shift during a zoom. She said that she has seen other people having the same issue, her rationale for asking someone else to pony up a grand for an 8+ inch monitor, mount, and hood (I have a certain...

I'm looking for tips on using the Panasonic HMC150 for green screen. I am familiar with general green screen techniques, lighting, etc., but less with this camera, and would appreciate tweaks or other observations experienced users may have for optimizing quality. Much obliged.

I need to restock the diffusion "gels" for a couple of travel light kits. The kits are Lowel, but I also use the gels on rented lights, such as the 1K fresnels I use for stage lighting on larger productions--conferences, webcasts, etc. I have checked the Rosco and Lee sites, as well as Bogen...

John Jackman's excellent book (Lighting for digital Video and Television) talks about using black organza (net) to balance exterior brightness with indoor scenes. I have some interviews planned, some of which would benefit from this light-balancing technique. My intended light kit will be small...

Sorry if this is the wrong forum. My house is not airconditioned, and we live in Virginia, so in the July-August heat, the downstairs reaches a very humid 85 or so. The less-finished-than- unfinished basement rarely gets above 75, but humidity can soar, especially when the dehumidifier...