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    Odyssey 7Q issue...

    Shipped mine in Nov last year ('24) and now 9 months later I'm already receiving the "battery low" warning. Swapped it out myself this time around, and the same message immediately popped up. Guessing there's a short somewhere. Besides time and date, am I losing any other functionality that I...
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    C300: Canon Cinema Compact Zoom Lenses Price Reductions from $23,275.00 to $9999

    I've owned this set of lenses for about three years. While it's a little painful to see the price drop, it doesn't change how much I enjoy using them. Cameras like the C300MKIII and the S35 ARRI will keep this format relevant for years to come. The fact is most production still requires S-35...
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    Keeping your gear secure at home (safes, cages, home security systems, etc)

    Same with my 7lb Chihuahua mix with 'radar' ears. Charlie hear's things way before the Ring Doorbell chimes in. I guess it doesn't hurt that he's always set to "alert" status : )
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    FS7: FS7 successor (rumours/expectations)

    I had the Laowa OOOM lens for about a week before NAB. Full disclosure: I worked their booth for the show, but I don't work for Venus Optics or Laowa (I do however, think they have some great optics like the 12mm VistaVision 0 distortion lens). Here's a screen grab from the OOOM on my Amira...
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    C300: C300 Mark II HELP - Strange artifacts in Blacks

    Sorry for all the questions, sounds like the hive have documented this behavior. I had to grade this particular frame a little aggressively but it corrected out.
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    What are you listening to now ?

    ChilledCow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW1oY26kxQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHW1oY26kxQ
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    C300: Memory Keeper - Arri Amira & C300 Mark II

    Good question Eric, I own the CN-E light weight zooms, I like them very much, but that can be a polarizing topic here in LA. I've met DP's who swear by them and a couple who really don't like them. I know Dave Klein converted "Homeland" over to Canon zooms from Angenieux. Physically the Canons...
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    C300: Memory Keeper - Arri Amira & C300 Mark II

    Hey puredrifting, The waveform looked as you might expect it, very flat near 5 IRE. I'm re-training my eye to expose to what I see on a calibrated monitor with the Amira and not get anxious about what I see in False Color or my WFM (unless we're talking about clipping, of course). I did not...
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    [FS: General] Canon C300 MK1 package

    Selling my Canon C300 (Mark 1). In the two years I've owned it I shot a feature doc. and a lot of promo videos for the studios with it. It's my personal camera so I maintain it myself or have it professionally maintained by the Canon Professional Technology & Support Center in Burbank...
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    SHORT: ARRI Amira + technovision Classic 1.5x anamorphic

    "Lost Hymn" shot and edited over two days, adapted from a monologue written for the actress. Lens is the P+S Technik Technovision 1.5x making a 2.65:1 aspect ratio. PW: hymn This was just me and the actress working together on one last project before she moves across country. Since I had no...
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    Finding a niche in a crowded market - live events?

    Been shooting some fairly large live events this year, I run camera dept and coordinate with the sat truck team. It's fairly high stress on the sat/tricaster guys. If anything goes down during the shoot it's considered a "catastrophic failure" as we lose viewership rapidly while they scramble...
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    table top still product shots against white background

    I'm a bit late to the conversation. I was going to offer this spot I recently shot as a sample: I went with the opposite approach. I wanted a chiaroscuro effect of light to dark, light to dark and super shallow DOF with close focus diopters.
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    How To Get Started and Stay In The Business

    My employment has been based on 0% social media, 0% marketing, 01% reach out. 99% relationships and personal contacts... so far. Don't get me wrong, I've tried social media, marketing, and reaching out. Just hasn't worked for me yet. Wish I had the answers.
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    The Practical Lighting Discussion Thread

    Quasar Science has filament LED's. I've only used the warm version, but would explore the 'cool' version for your needs: https://www.quasarscience.com/collections/filament-led/products/medium-base-filament-led-bulbs?variant=3583012483...
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    C300: Interview Demo Reel (100 Samples, 100 Seconds)

    Wasn't trying to illustrate anything "elaborate", just a reflection of the style I use when I have the luxury of a budget and crew available. On the other hand this was shot with a single light source (client decided on the blown out window):
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    C300: Getting the C300 mkI

    i would never classify the C300 MKII as soft, in fact I'm always trying to get it a little softer.
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    FS7: "Lost Dogs" shot on Sony a7s and and FS7

    https://vimeo.com/246224442 A short film I shot and directed is finally making its debut. Zeiss primes (ZF and CP.2) used on both cameras (one scene with Canon 24-70). Classic softs used on the FS7, with occasional use of VisionColor luts in Resolve. Thanks for looking.
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    EVA1: Panasonic AU-EVA1! Announcement and latest updates

    Here's a frame grab out of the EVA-1. I posted this over on the dedicated FB pages, sorry if you've already seen it. We shot 4K VLOG in camera so those images should be even better. This was out of my Odyssey 7Q+, down converted to 2K. I used ACES IDT and Varicam35 ODT from LUTCalc with a very...
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    C200: Some good C200 footage appearing now!

    Wow, just...wow. This segment of the market is really heating up. Nice clean rig, btw
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