Although I love my AF-100...still I've found it lacking when it comes to shooting b-roll. I come from using a lot of shoulder mount cameras and just can't quite get comfortable with a cobbled up shoulder mount and Zucuto viewfinder. Also miss a real zoom lens with some reach. So I've purchased a used Sony EX-3 as my b-roll camera. Have rigged it up with my Tilta shoulder mount (with counter weight to balance the camera) and it works great. I'm awaiting delivery of a handle mount remote zoom start/stop control. Now I can handle with confidence the run and gun assignments. Strangely there is still quite a market for clients preferring the EX-3 as the main camera. Fine with me if it means more business. Anyone else have a second camera for b-roll? If so what are you using?
2nd camera for b-roll?
- Thread starter dhart1949
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Can't fault you having an EX3, plenty of demand for it out there and it's an extremely useful camera...
...that said, I use my AF for interview-and-broll shoots all the time. I rigged up a side-mounted plate-and-rail block support group that fits a handle and easily removeable shoulder support, and opens up the side cold shoe to fit 1-2 wireless receivers (with rycote adapter). Shoots very stable from the shoulder, and I just use the side LCD for frame and focus (hate hate hate the Zacuto EVF).
Lenswise, I prefer to work close, so usually a Leica 14-50/2.8-3.5 works well; an alternate 4/3 lens like the Oly 12-60 or 14-54 would also suit me if I owned one. Otherwise, if there's ample light, the Lumix 14-140 is no slouch (the newer 14-140/3.5-5.6 is all around better than the older 4-5.8 version). Then of course there are a slew of ultrawides for those shots that call for it... my current UWA is the Speedboosted Tokina 11-16.
The thing:
FWIW, here's a photo of it in use last week:
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/top-tier-jersey-mike-s/image_19a6fe42-b5b4-11e3-81bc-0017a43b2370.html
...that said, I use my AF for interview-and-broll shoots all the time. I rigged up a side-mounted plate-and-rail block support group that fits a handle and easily removeable shoulder support, and opens up the side cold shoe to fit 1-2 wireless receivers (with rycote adapter). Shoots very stable from the shoulder, and I just use the side LCD for frame and focus (hate hate hate the Zacuto EVF).
Lenswise, I prefer to work close, so usually a Leica 14-50/2.8-3.5 works well; an alternate 4/3 lens like the Oly 12-60 or 14-54 would also suit me if I owned one. Otherwise, if there's ample light, the Lumix 14-140 is no slouch (the newer 14-140/3.5-5.6 is all around better than the older 4-5.8 version). Then of course there are a slew of ultrawides for those shots that call for it... my current UWA is the Speedboosted Tokina 11-16.
The thing:
FWIW, here's a photo of it in use last week:
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/top-tier-jersey-mike-s/image_19a6fe42-b5b4-11e3-81bc-0017a43b2370.html