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    SMPTE Bars only in 60Hz?

    Can anyone tell me why the AF100 will only output SMPTE colour bars when switch to 60Hz mode? In 50Hz mode it only gives you 100% bars. Which aren't the great to calibrate monitors with.. Obviously switching between 60 to 50Hz in HD land shouldn't have a different black level (i think) so...
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    Vocas or Redrock rig for AF-100? Need advice.

    Whatever you do, buy an EVF. It allows you to put the camera body on your shoulder like a broadcast camera, and balance all the weight out correctly. Im running the Zacuto EVF, Zacuto Universal Base Plate with 18" Element Technica rods (very strong) Vocas MB250 Mattebox, Shoot35 Follow Focus...
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    Couple of TVC Grabs

    Attached are a couple of grabs from a low end TVC I shot last night on the AF102. Will put an edit up once the production company have completed it. The TVC is for a Tool Manufacturing company. AF102 B Press Norm2 Chroma Level: -4 Everything else 0 Zeiss ZF's & a Tokina 11-16 F mount...
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    Broke the AF100.

    interesting. my camera is going to panasonic on monday for a number of reasons. whoops. destroyed the voigtlander mount as well.. somehow my ZF is fine though! Tripod leg slipped.. camera hit the ground from about 1.5m up.
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    Broke the AF100.

    Ahh... On a job right now shooting mainly with my ZF's and a voigtlander adapter, however i've got a cheap EOS mount with me & my Tokina 11-16 EF mount, and at the time, I had the wide lens on the camera. So, I went to rewhite balance and black balance, and the screen all of a sudden went...
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    Olympus 12-60mm

    Did a search but found very little info on this lens. Finally jumped into the AF100 game on friday and am very happy with my purchase. Currently have Primes for Africa (Cinemodded ZF set) but im in need of a zoom that'll cover a decent range. I can totally deal with the Speed of this lens, and...
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    EVF Detail turning off?!

    Had my 2nd full day of shooting with an AF100 today (actually AF102) really enjoying using the camera except for one weird fact. I use peaking/EVF detail whenever its available on a camera.. so was naturally using EVF Detail on the AF today.. However, i closed the LCD to conserve battery...
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    AVC Codec Curveball

    Another article. This time from our editor Simon Coldrick. http://crews.tv/blog/2010/10/22/af100-curveball/
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    Panasonic AF101 Footage

    EDIT: New Extended Cut available: 15826664 http://vimeo.com/15765280 So Heres what i can tell you. We shot at an ISO of 200. Shutter off (shutter wasnt engaging to 180 so we left it) We rolled internally to SDHC cards and then externally to a AG HPG20 recording AVC Intra 100. Gamma was...
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    A brief af101 visit

    Worked as a 1st ac on a very small and limited shoot with one of the 6 working prototypes (apparently) in the world right now. I cant say to much just yet, need to give it another day or two.. but. We recoded internally & externally via hdsdi with a set of Ultra Primes (sex). The prototype...
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    My first p2 error.

    Righto, So i have a 16gb card thats about half full. I went to offload it today onto my Macbook running 10.5.6 and FCP 6.0.5 and P2CMS via FW through my original HVX. The Card loads up in finder, however sometimes it will show up with a normal file structure and others it will show up with...
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    Ah,, where'd my OSD go?

    So i was shooting a gig last night with my original HVX202en on my Steadicam Pilot.. shooting tape as that was requested.. 576 50i = yummy. Anyway.. i got the rig all setup and when i hit record i lost the OSD on my monitor on my Steadicam.. so the video out was having some issues.. It was...
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    PRE PRODUCTION HPX300 Hands On 'review'

    Just managed to be in the right place at the right time when Rick Haywood the Broadcast manager of Panasonic NZ walked into my local dealer with a PREPRODUCTION HPX300. First thoughts, slightly smaller than a 500, but not by much, sits nicely on the shoulder, slightly back heavy but not by...
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    BTHL80w Monitor Case

    Anyone know of any good 8" lcd cases for my 80w? just picked it up second hand ex olympics and already have dirty director finger prints on it. I've seen the Porta Brace one.. but its a bit too expensive currently.. what with the whole recession and terrible exchange rates currently going on...
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    Interlaced transcoding into fcp

    Just picked up a Panasonic SD9 avchd cam as a b/c camera to my EX1 and my HVX. Have been reading through the threads and learning about all the 'fun' issues everyone is having with avchd and final cut. Now one thing i just wanted to confirm was if anyone was having any issues with interlaced...
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    Reality Look Scene File

    Im in need to shoot some Interlaced reality look footage.. something i havent shot with my HVX (and original HVX202 not an A model) before and am trying to come up with a scene file setting that will work. Its to be cut in as B roll on a show shoot 99% IMX50 XDCAM 50i. Here's what i've got so...
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    DC input plugs specs

    Does anyone know the exact type of power plug that will fit into the DC input in the battery compartment of the HVX? Size and Polarity etc? I havent had a chance to get to an electrical store and wont for a few more days, booked solid, but thought i'd try get a head start on it? I need it so...
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    HD Heliboarding

    http://vimeo.com/2005732 2 x HVX202's shooting 720 25pn with far to much over cranking going on. Some 1080 25p in there because the 13x lens just wasnt enough and i didnt have an adapter, yay for post zooming but hey it worked. Both running cine d the whole day. Let me know what you think...
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    MTV AA's

    Just spent the last 4 days being the main camera on a shoot for The Diary of Dizzee Rascal, the UK rapper... Check out all the videos here, the shoot went from Following Dizzee around doing stuff here in Auckland NZ over to Sydney Aus, him rehearsing and his final performance on the night...
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    Corrupt Footage - Mac

    First off, yes i did have the cards write protected. Secondly, i've fixed the problem, but i thought i'd still post about it. Finished a shoot this morning and went too offload the 2 8 gig cards i shot via my camera to my macbook. Write protected the cards while they were in the camera...
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