1DC: 1D C Rig Pic

Just to be clear, camera is awesome, just not setup for a typical video shooter, it's a DSLR compromise. Not a hater, just find the DSLR form factor to be too much of a compromise for my work. Lots of handheld, audio is important, variable NDs suck, not having TC sucks. I still shoot with them occasionally, had to shoot one on a job for Fox this week as a B camera, used the C300 MKII as an A camera. But for handheld, run and gun, indoor to outdoor, outdoor to indoor, shoulder mounted for 12 hours a day, DSLR cannot cut it. Have seen some amazing images from this camera and the 1D MKII, they are great but really only useful for certain types of shooting. Rock on!
 
puredrifting said:
Just to be clear, camera is awesome, just not setup for a typical video shooter, it's a DSLR compromise. Not a hater, just find the DSLR form factor to be too much of a compromise for my work. Lots of handheld, audio is important, variable NDs suck, not having TC sucks. I still shoot with them occasionally, had to shoot one on a job for Fox this week as a B camera, used the C300 MKII as an A camera. But for handheld, run and gun, indoor to outdoor, outdoor to indoor, shoulder mounted for 12 hours a day, DSLR cannot cut it. Have seen some amazing images from this camera and the 1D MKII, they are great but really only useful for certain types of shooting. Rock on!
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This is off-topic but you mentioned the C300 MKII was used as an A-CAM on a recent shoot of yours. How often are you seeing the C300 in your work these days? Looking to pick one up early fall.
 
Oh yeah, it's al love, I hear you - I think when you pimp it out right and shoot it every day, it's not as much of a pain, once those problems become instinctual - I hear you, it's all love! For me, the versatility and image quality are worth the pains it causes, but of course when clients insist on whatever (Arri, Red...) it's always a treat, ha. I see the C-100/300 almost every day in tv and indie work - haven't seen many MKII's yet tho - I think it's just not worth the overpriced cost to step up for features that mostly aren't necessary yet - seems like it's the kind of situation where you have your 100/300 workhorse for everyday stuff, and if you need the MKII for something specific, you rent it for the day. Maybe when it has it's first pricedrop. (also I;m sure there are hundreds of threads dedicated to that topic - back out one level to the cinema eos area!

Anyone else want to please share their 1dx or 1dc rigs??
 
I'm still using a similar setup to what I posted on page 1.

Edelkrone has updated their monitor arm now, so that you get your hot shoe back (additional shoe on arm itself) for, let's say, a microphone.
 
AndreeOnline said:
I'm still using a similar setup to what I posted on page 1.

Edelkrone has updated their monitor arm now, so that you get your hot shoe back (additional shoe on arm itself) for, let's say, a microphone.
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Yeah, I dig yours, but I rarely do shoulder mount work, mostly FS-7 style handle-at-the hip level stuff so I"m looking down on monitor, only issue is the c-bracket has too much give. I've been fixated on the Letus35 cage because it offers such sturdiness (4 sides, hence: no flex) but maybe I really don't need one. Think I'm gonna give Marvin's movcam rig a try... Are we the only 4 1dc users on here? Ha... Thing is, all these accessory discussions now apply to the 1DXM2!
 
evolvnyc said:
Yeah, I dig yours, but I rarely do shoulder mount work…
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Yes, I also almost never use it as shoulder support, even if the Edelkrone Modula is built to suggest it. When I use the whole frame it's more for mounting additional stuff—there are many mounting points all over.
 
As long as we're talking about rigs, I'm curious...how do you set yours up or rig it for handheld run n' gun situations? I'm only shooting HD on a first-generation 1DX, but I'm having some "soft footage" struggles that I attribute mostly to missing focus, especially outdoors. Do you just stop down? Or do you use a finder of some type (Zacuto or other). I have an external HD recorder that'll record good codec (10-bit 422 ProRes HQ) and of course it's limited to what the HDMI will output, and I bought it mostly for focus peaking...but it's dimmer than the 1DX's own monitor!
 
David_Manning said:
As long as we're talking about rigs, I'm curious...how do you set yours up or rig it for handheld run n' gun situations? I'm only shooting HD on a first-generation 1DX, but I'm having some "soft footage" struggles that I attribute mostly to missing focus, especially outdoors. Do you just stop down? Or do you use a finder of some type (Zacuto or other). I have an external HD recorder that'll record good codec (10-bit 422 ProRes HQ) and of course it's limited to what the HDMI will output, and I bought it mostly for focus peaking...but it's dimmer than the 1DX's own monitor!
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You need an EVF or LCD loupe on the 1DX screen for accurate focusing.
 
David_Manning said:
As long as we're talking about rigs, I'm curious...how do you set yours up or rig it for handheld run n' gun situations? I'm only shooting HD on a first-generation 1DX, but I'm having some "soft footage" struggles that I attribute mostly to missing focus, especially outdoors. Do you just stop down? Or do you use a finder of some type (Zacuto or other). I have an external HD recorder that'll record good codec (10-bit 422 ProRes HQ) and of course it's limited to what the HDMI will output, and I bought it mostly for focus peaking...but it's dimmer than the 1DX's own monitor!
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That 1DX shoots absolutely stunning HD video, could go head to head with many traditional video cameras, but yeah, with the 1DC I was using an Atomos Ninja Blade for focus peeking, but even that isn't accurate enough when you're shooting at like 2.8 or even 4 on a longer lens - I just ordered this SmallHD sidefinder - it has better peeking than the blade, and it can quickly be turned into an EVF with the included loupe. I've heard good things so I will report back once I try it: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...evf_501_sidefinder_501_monitor_evf_combo.html

I find that putting a loupe on the camera's lcd isn't precise enough for me to judge focus when you're shooting wide open - so I'm hoping this will be a good compromise. Another thing I got that changed my game recently is this remote - you can quickly: start/stop recording, enter video mode, force AF, and even rack/track focus while shooting without ever touching the camera or lens: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...A_MVR911ECCN_Clamp_On_Remote_Control_for.html

Only issue with that remote is at the faster speed settings, if the camera isn't moving (following a subject,) the focus rocker can stutter pretty bad, it focuses in incriments - barely noticeable at slower speeds or when moving on a shoulder mount. Hope this helps!
 
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