3 stupid questions

[CINEMANIA]

Sorry but i'm at very beginnin and i need some help:

1) When do you guys use the RODS SUPPORT for DVX100B? Only whrn you put on it an adaptor 35mm cause it is heavy?

2) For about 1.000$ can you suggest me a good tripod that can give me a great flexibility?

3) Do exist two version of DVX100B (one for NTSC and one for PAL) or is there just one DVX100B. If there are two version, what should i get? I live in Europe.


Sorry for my bad english

thanks

 

[Barry_Green]

1) basically yes.

3) yes there are different versions, you would need the PAL version (DVX100BE).

 

[CINEMANIA]

So if i buy the PAL version i cannot use my footage on a NTCS television. That is not a problem for my but, just for curiosity, if i shoot tha same thing with same setu up with DVX, PAL first and NTCS then, and i reverse onto film 35mm and i screen them, what give me the best quality? Or are they exactly the same? And what if shoot something with a DVX PAL and then i want to see in an NTCS television? Can i convert it from PAL to NTCS without loose resolution or what?



thank all e sorry for my crappy english

ciao

 

[David Jimerson]

PAL is a little higher-resolution than NTSC, so in theory, it could make for a slightly better film transfer -- though the PAL camera shoots 25p, so there's some adjustment necessary to transfer to 24 fps film.

Most NLEs can render PAL footage as NTSC. There will be a resolution loss, but that's mostly because NTSC is slightly lower-resolution.

 

[CINEMANIA]

So what should i buy? Its gonna make a big difference to the "look-film"? More, i have to buy somethings to record audio. I have a shot-gun kit like this one www.adcom.it/prod/16903_Boom+CF250+ME-66.html and i would buy one of these www.musik-service.de/registratori-Registratori-a-disco-rigido-cnt54it.aspx. My budget its about 400/500,00 EURO (prices in that url are all in euros). What do you siggest?

thanks

 

[David Jimerson]

If you're in a PAL country, you should buy a PAL camera. 25p is almost indistinguishible from 24p.

 

[CINEMANIA]

Almost?
Anyway it means that if i buy the pal version i only can buy the accessories for the pal version? Or are the accessories (lens, adapter etc) compatible with both versions?

tnx

 

[Barry_Green]

Accessories are cross-compatible (except for the FireStore; that comes in PAL or NTSC versions).

 

[CINEMANIA]

Many thanks but let me ask few other stupid question:

- Is the ANAMORPHIC ADAPTOR and 35mmLens Adaptor the same things? And what its mort important to buy?


So now, when i will get my DVX100 what is my next step?
I have the microphone shotgun kit and some set of lights. I think i need

1)Good tripod (budget 1.000,00$)
2)Good hard case (i'm gonna buy a pelican one)
3)???? what do you seggest? (budget left 2.000,00$)

 

[HorseFilms]

- Is the ANAMORPHIC ADAPTOR and 35mmLens Adaptor the same things? And what its mort important to buy?

The anamorphic adapter allows you to shoot full resolution 16:9 widescreen images. 35mm adapters allow you to mount 35mm lenses so that you get a shallow depth of field. What is more important all depends on your tastes. I don't own either.