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  1. M. Gilden

    Lights for high school project

    I was asked to help a local high school trying to make a small production for their senior project. They asked me to recommend gear, so I went with a Sony A6000, some basic lenses, a Zoom H4N and Rode NTG2 on a pole, basic entry level stuff. I need some help with lights though. I got them a set...
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    Lenses for high school student film project

    Looking to source suggestions from the hive mind- I've been asked to teach a film making class in a local high school, their goal is to create a short student film by the end of the year. I was given a very modest budget to update their equipment and naturally thought Sony would be a good way...
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    Suggestions for $500 LED kit for client?

    I have a client that is looking to buy their own lighting kit to leave set up for a series of weekly training videos. Its for use in an active warehouse, so the heat and length of cable for my old tungsten kit that I keep in the car (an older 3k watt Lowell kit) is less than ideal. So I'm...
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    A7Rii in 1080p better or worse than A5100?

    I'm shooting alongside an A7S for event coverage, and I'm trying to decide between using my A5100/A6000 as the B-Cam, or my A7Rii in 1080p. I know the A7Rii is good in 4k + crop mode, but for storage and speed reasons that's not really an option for the event tomorrow. I recall everyone saying...
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    Equipment for live streaming boadcast (HDMI switch) suggestions?

    I was asked to set up a sort of DIY "mini studio" for an office that wants to produce live training videos to stream with real time questions from viewers. The plan is to have 3 video sources (2 cameras and one screencast from a tablet), and audio from lav mics mixed in real time, and fed to...
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    Cheap USB sound card to avoid PC input noise?

    I have a client who wants to record his own narration for some projects I'm working on. He has a good mic (I actually set him up with one of my old XLRs and an appropriate adapter), but the problem is his desktop PC's input is SO. NOISY. At first it seemed really odd, I was getting distorted...
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    Looking for opinions re: Sigma 24-105 + MC-11

    Pretty impressed with the MC-11 on my A7Rii and A7S, especially for stills. But for video, I've been shooting some more documentary style footage that would benefit from AF. I don't own any Sigma glass, so none of my EF lenses autofocus in video mode. I've seen some pretty cool examples online...
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    [FS: Optics] 85mm f/1.8 for Canon (Vivitar) $100 OBO

    Up for sale is a fully manual Vivitar-branded 85mm F/1.8 for Canon EOS mount. Great manual control for video, much smaller than the Samyang 1.4 version. Lens caps and hood included. Without the hood you can see how much smaller it is
  9. M. Gilden

    SOLD Canon 50mm 1.8 ii (Nifty Fifty) $75 OBO

    Selling my Canon 50/1.8 ii. Its a great basic lens and deserves to be in everyone's bag if they shoot Canon. I no longer own a Canon body and need to make room for new things! Great condition. $75 OBO
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    [FS: Optics] Commlite Canon EF to Sony FE Adapter FLOCKED (no reflections)

    I have a Commlite adapter that has the reflection problem fixed with black flocking paper inside. (Commlite adapter is famous for working well but having occasional light reflections. Happy to say this one DOES NOT!) As long as you don't need Autofocus features, this thing works quite well...
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    SOLD Canon STM (50 or 40mm)

    Looking to try out some STM lenses, particularly the 50, and/or the 40 2.8 Willing to trade other Canon-compatible lenses in my closet, including a Vivitar 8mm fisheye, Vivitar 85mm, Canon 50mm ii (plain ol version). Let's make a deal!
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    [FS: Optics] Canon 50mm 1.8 & 8mm fisheye

    Up for sale are 2 lenses compatible with EF mount cameras, both in excellent condition: 1) Canon 50mm f/1.8 II classic lens (pre-STM) - $89 shipped 2) Vivitar 8mm Fisheye f/3.5 (only used a handful of times) - $120 shipped PM me for questions. Thanks!
  13. M. Gilden

    A7S with second cam- A7ii or A5100?

    I'm shooting multiple angles at an event, primary cams are A7S (mark i and ii), and have access to an A5100 and A7ii as another angle. Which would be a closer looking match? I've shot with the A5100 and A7S before, and while the 5100 is clearly less sharp, it was pretty easy to make them look...
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    Anyone use the MC-11? I have a theory...

    Initial reviews on Sigma's MC-11 adapter seem to imply that it fell short of our expectations (make Sigma lenses act like native ones on E-mount). Thing is, some people demonstrate it working quite well on some cameras, and not on others. Even with Canon lenses (not Sigma). Others, even with...
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    Weird file transfer issue- ruled everything else out

    I want to share this in case anyone else has had something similar happen. A while back I noticed while editing that I had a blank frame here and there in the video I was working on. I've had previews in Sony Vegas do weird things before, usually a restart of the computer fixes that right up...
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    [FS: Optics] Vivitar 8mm Fisheye F/3.5 Canon EOS mount

    Asking $120 OBO Shipped to US Also willing to trade for Canon 50mm STM lens Vivitar 8mm fisheye lens, barely used. I got it initially for my crop Canon DSLR, but I no longer own that body.
  17. M. Gilden

    Multi-battery-type external power

    Hey guys- just wanted to share this idea I was playing with for using various batteries I have lying around to power my little Sony cameras. Its based around those little standard Chinese battery chargers that have different tops for each kind of battery: I realized that I happen to have a...
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    Mic level into Line level input

    So I'm experimenting with the idea of using an Atomos Ninja's audio input for multiple synced microphones (2 channels from the camera's HDMI, 2 from the analog input = 4 track recorder synced with video!). Problem is, the audio input on the Atomos appears much lower than that of the camera. Upon...
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    Any Amazon-available HDMI cables that fit into included A7S cable lock?

    Hey guys- I know folks recommend the Pearstone micro-to-standard HDMI cable from B&H saying it fits in the included cable lock, but I have a credit from Amazon and figured I'd use it towards a good micro cable. They don't have the smaller sized Pearstone on Amazon, does anyone know any other...
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    Generic cage that fits the A7s- suggestions?

    I'm tired of buying cages specific to certain cameras. I still have cages from cameras I don't own anymore, for example a GH2 cage that almost perfectly fits the A7s. But the battery cutout is too specific for the GH2, and is therefore useless for the Sony. So, instead of buying a...
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