D7100 available for preorder

Zephyrnoid said:
I want to see this. Been watching Panasonic GH series for two years now and am about to jump ship after the GH3 fizzle
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I am in the same boat, I like the 5200 and want to see if the 7100 is any better. I really want to see some 720 60p slow-mo.
 
maarek said:
Man, that is a HUGE amount of sharpening. Horrible halos all around.
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That's nothing compared to what comes out of a GH2 @ -2 sharpening.

What are you viewing it on? I'm looking at it on 2 screens and not seeing any halos.
 
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after the GH3 fizzle
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Funny stuff!
 
This is the first time I used a DSLR for filming. I was used to autofocus on a video camera and never had to worry about keeping something in focus. It seems when you shoot video with a DSLR and want to use autofocus, you need to push on the shutter button to adjust focus, and then keep doing that. Is that correct? So if you want to film a deer moving around, it would be easier to just do manual. Or is there an autofocus mode you would recommend?

And another problem I have when I want to take video, is that I want to look in the viewfinder and not the monitor . It is easier for me to see if something is in focus when it is bright outside. Can you film and look on the viewfinder on the D7100?
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For filming an interview of a person, would you recommend using spot focus to setup and then switch it to manual, or do you pro guys just use manual. My eye is not the sharpest, and I want to make sure I am dead on. I would have the camera on a tripod for this, so nothing would change.
 
Deer Film said:
This is the first time I used a DSLR for filming. I was used to autofocus on a video camera and never had to worry about keeping something in focus. It seems when you shoot video with a DSLR and want to use autofocus, you need to push on the shutter button to adjust focus, and then keep doing that. Is that correct? So if you want to film a deer moving around, it would be easier to just do manual. Or is there an autofocus mode you would recommend?
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Nope, these have autofocus while taking video, but it's super slow, and pretty much a waste of time. Look into getting a follow focus instead.

Deer Film said:
And another problem I have when I want to take video, is that I want to look in the viewfinder and not the monitor . It is easier for me to see if something is in focus when it is bright outside. Can you film and look on the viewfinder on the D7100?
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Nope, viewfinder is blacked out while in Live View, because the mirror is up. A monitor or a loupe for the rear LCD would be what you need.

Deer Film said:
For filming an interview of a person, would you recommend using spot focus to setup and then switch it to manual, or do you pro guys just use manual. My eye is not the sharpest, and I want to make sure I am dead on. I would have the camera on a tripod for this, so nothing would change.
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Manual 100%. Get a monitor with good focus peaking, and it's even better than autofocus. You'll know exactly what's in focus at a glance, instead of trusting the camera's decisions.
 
Deer Film said:
This is the first time I used a DSLR for filming. I was used to autofocus on a video camera and never had to worry about keeping something in focus. It seems when you shoot video with a DSLR and want to use autofocus, you need to push on the shutter button to adjust focus, and then keep doing that. Is that correct? So if you want to film a deer moving around, it would be easier to just do manual. Or is there an autofocus mode you would recommend?
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The recommendations for monitors are sound, but I've found the loupe to be my most-used accessory. A follow focus is good to have, but pretty useless if you can't actually see to focus. I'd get a loupe first. The Swivi VF3 is a pretty amazing value, and the attachment method doesn't rely on sticky magnet plates (which melt right off in the Texas summer).

Loupes allow you to focus surprisingly well, and shoot in harsh daylight; pressing the camera to your eye can help stabilize a not very video-friendly form factor as well. I've done plenty of paying work with DSLRs, and a loupe's the first thing I would buy.
 
Michael Carter said:
The recommendations for monitors are sound, but I've found the loupe to be my most-used accessory. A follow focus is good to have, but pretty useless if you can't actually see to focus. I'd get a loupe first. The Swivi VF3 is a pretty amazing value, and the attachment method doesn't rely on sticky magnet plates (which melt right off in the Texas summer).

Loupes allow you to focus surprisingly well, and shoot in harsh daylight; pressing the camera to your eye can help stabilize a not very video-friendly form factor as well. I've done plenty of paying work with DSLRs, and a loupe's the first thing I would buy.
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Michael, curious why you went with the Swivi over the Z-Finder, Jr.? Thanks!
 
Andrea, do you mind sharing with me what lens you used.
And any special settings you might have had. I understand if you have some trade secrets, but your video was beautiful and I am working with my D7100 to get something close to your footage results.
Thanks
 
Deer Film said:
Andrea, do you mind sharing with me what lens you used.
And any special settings you might have had. I understand if you have some trade secrets, but your video was beautiful and I am working with my D7100 to get something close to your footage results.
Thanks
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The camera was set to Neutral, sharpness 0, detail -1, ISO 200; the wide shot is taken with a Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 AF-S; the close up and the detail of the brush with a NIkon 85mm F1.4 ais. In both cases the key light was daylight (it was overcast, no direct sun) from a very large window right in front of the lady, I added some fill light with a 500W/3200 kelvin chinese lantern that I tried to balance out, unfortunately I only had a small piece of half blue CT gel and I ended up having a warm tone which I tried to get rid of with colour correction. In the background there were also a couple of neon lights that cast some greenish light but they are wery faint and I decided to leave them to lift up a bit the darker areas. The shot of the bowl was taken outdors in the shadow and with an ND 9 filter so as to blur the background stone wall. The lens was a Nikon 135mm f2.0 ais. Ediited in Final Cut 7 and, besides the colour correction I mentioned, I added some post sharpening and contrast with Tonalizer.
 
The high end cameras have an added motor for aperture. Just introduced, so it may trickle down to the D6... 50(?), D7200, and D5300.
 
BobbyMurcerFan said:
Michael, curious why you went with the Swivi over the Z-Finder, Jr.? Thanks!
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If you compare them, I can't see there's much argument in favor of the Zacuto. Shims to focus? Only works on "small bodies", won't work with grips, limited adjustments and a cheap sheet-metal mounting plate. The only thing I see in its favor is it will keep your rig centered, a failing of the Swivi - it's hard to align with a matte box on a rail system. (You either need an adjustable baseplate, but the Ikan EV2 looks like a dynamite baseplate for $90 and will solve this problem... or do what I did and drill and tap a small block of aluminum for 5 bucks). For a lot of guys that's not an issue I suppose, with the popularity of screw-on matte boxes. The Swivi is an amazing value for the $$ - no trouble with mine at all.
 
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