DVX100 or Canon T3 1100d
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Olaf99
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I couldn't agree more! I am so thankful I started out with film still cameras and the DVX as a video camera. The former taught me about manual exposure and metering while the DVX taught me about blown out highlights, how to deal with noise when you're underexposed, and not so much how to light but why. The last part is what is so important. What mood are you creating with your lighting scheme. Getting the shot with a DSLR in low light is just the first step in lighting it. Once you've taken care of this ambient light it's time to move toward depth, shape, and mood. It's a blast when you finally are able to achieve a shot that communicates through the lighting alone!
maranfilms
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First of all I belive that the T3 only shoots 720p video, so it would not fill up the entire 1080 frame.
most of the work I am currently doing I am editing in DV widescreen(720x480) so when I bring the DSLR footage into my timeline I either scale it down or crop into the parts I want to show.I have recently started working on a documentary with both cameras, I shoot both of them very evenly. If I am trying to travel lighter i just bring my DSLR with a Zoom H4 (which I would highly recommend as a companion for a dslr). But most days I bring both and have one of the other members of the team shoot with the dslr while I use the panasonic. I was recently editing a very short teaser and had a very similar dilema that you are having in editing because I had several people in up in the US asking for full 1080p HD video, but I was trying to edit with my two cameras, and some archival footage that someone gave me shot on a terrible DV handycam type camera. What I opted to do was edit the video in a 1080 video in premiere, up the resolution of the DVX and the other DV camera to 720 and down the resolution of the DSLR to 720 as well to give the footage a more consistant look throughout the trailer but also leaving a black box around the video for the whole trailer. The one issue I do have working with these two cameras together is when I try to push my DVX footage all the way to 1080, I am sure someone on here can tell you how to do it well (there are also companies making upres software ie red giant instant HD)
If you are interested in seeing the video you can find it here, there is dvx footage from 1:06-1:30 then a mix of T2i and DVX footage from 1:35-1:54, I made the file just 720 which is the highest resolution available on Vimeo but you can get an idea of the framing. http://vimeo.com/30935379
Hopefully something in here helped
most of the work I am currently doing I am editing in DV widescreen(720x480) so when I bring the DSLR footage into my timeline I either scale it down or crop into the parts I want to show.I have recently started working on a documentary with both cameras, I shoot both of them very evenly. If I am trying to travel lighter i just bring my DSLR with a Zoom H4 (which I would highly recommend as a companion for a dslr). But most days I bring both and have one of the other members of the team shoot with the dslr while I use the panasonic. I was recently editing a very short teaser and had a very similar dilema that you are having in editing because I had several people in up in the US asking for full 1080p HD video, but I was trying to edit with my two cameras, and some archival footage that someone gave me shot on a terrible DV handycam type camera. What I opted to do was edit the video in a 1080 video in premiere, up the resolution of the DVX and the other DV camera to 720 and down the resolution of the DSLR to 720 as well to give the footage a more consistant look throughout the trailer but also leaving a black box around the video for the whole trailer. The one issue I do have working with these two cameras together is when I try to push my DVX footage all the way to 1080, I am sure someone on here can tell you how to do it well (there are also companies making upres software ie red giant instant HD)
If you are interested in seeing the video you can find it here, there is dvx footage from 1:06-1:30 then a mix of T2i and DVX footage from 1:35-1:54, I made the file just 720 which is the highest resolution available on Vimeo but you can get an idea of the framing. http://vimeo.com/30935379
Hopefully something in here helped
Olaf99
Active member
Sorry some of us have dodged the question. (I'm a a Final Cut Pro guy although I'd started with Premiere Elements.) You may want to bump this to the Premiere area since this part of your question is more geared toward editing software than it is the camera.
I think I figured it out.. wasnt even thinking that is WAS 720 footage..so i import it as that and no more black bars,..... gonna do some tests now.. see how it works now. Ill keep you guys updated... the premiere oart of it is only half the battle. I want to learn the T3 and make sure Iknow aht I am doing with it... the dvx is so much easier but I do like the look of the canon
andythefilmer
Veteran
Coolest rig I've ever used (so far):
DVX100B mod w/ Andromeda, Letus Extreme w/ PL mount. The look is just unmatched really.
Although I do love using DSLR's.... My 7D just got PL modded and it is incredible
DVX100B mod w/ Andromeda, Letus Extreme w/ PL mount. The look is just unmatched really.
Although I do love using DSLR's.... My 7D just got PL modded and it is incredible
Ok.. I have been working with the dvx footage and canon 1100d footage....25p and 24p... I do plan on "trying" to use both... so I have figured out how to convert the 25p footage to 24p .... it ends up 23.976 although when i right click on properties in windows is still shows 23p..
im not sure that is a problem.. I have been able to do this in vegas.. AE.. and premiere.... my biggest question and I know that this has been answered a million times,, but I plan on doing dvd-distro. and possibly festivals if and when this project gets done..
When I film with the canon I still use the audio setup going from Microphone to mixer to dvx100a... I get pretty good sound that way and i know I will have to match that up later in post.. but my main concern is what format is well the best or what I need to be using as standard throughout my project... QT, Mpeg2. Mpeg4....
getting closer but still need lots of advice from you guys that have done this ...
I also notice that when I am using the canon 1100d.. the focus ring seems very touch..for example when I use my dvx and M2 adapter. It seems thatI have a greater distance if tat is the correct way of putting it of focus.. when I use the canon seems very small.. and touchy.... is this normal?
Thanks
Terry
im not sure that is a problem.. I have been able to do this in vegas.. AE.. and premiere.... my biggest question and I know that this has been answered a million times,, but I plan on doing dvd-distro. and possibly festivals if and when this project gets done..
When I film with the canon I still use the audio setup going from Microphone to mixer to dvx100a... I get pretty good sound that way and i know I will have to match that up later in post.. but my main concern is what format is well the best or what I need to be using as standard throughout my project... QT, Mpeg2. Mpeg4....
getting closer but still need lots of advice from you guys that have done this ...
I also notice that when I am using the canon 1100d.. the focus ring seems very touch..for example when I use my dvx and M2 adapter. It seems thatI have a greater distance if tat is the correct way of putting it of focus.. when I use the canon seems very small.. and touchy.... is this normal?
Thanks
Terry
Hi everyone,
I just joined the site. Great stuff here. I'm still working my way through the information.
I have a question.
Last night a DVX 100B showed up in a local Pawn Shop for sale for $ 750. Is that price too good to be true?
I forgot to check the Hrs Used. Should I avoid a purchase like this? What should I look out for?
Advice please.
I just joined the site. Great stuff here. I'm still working my way through the information.
I have a question.
Last night a DVX 100B showed up in a local Pawn Shop for sale for $ 750. Is that price too good to be true?
I forgot to check the Hrs Used. Should I avoid a purchase like this? What should I look out for?
Advice please.
Olaf99
Active member
I can tell you what I'd do if I saw one. I'd grab one of my Panasonic mini DV tapes, put it in and record about 3 minutes of whatever. Then I'd rewind the tape and see if it plays. If it did, then I'd rewind it again and double check. T-reel and S-reel locks are a big pain in the a$$ and are not uncommon.
If thats ok, I'd check to see how many hours it has on it. It could have many hours of use at that price but, that's not a dealbreaker for me.
If you're seeing more dynamic range in the DVX... then you either don't know what dynamic range pertains to, or you're severely miss-using the Canon. A 7D has nearly double the latitude.
Thanks Olaf,
I went over to look at it again. It had about 300 hours on it.
The store was having a sale so I bought it for a little over $ 500. They have a satisfaction guarantee so I have a 30 day guarantee. I can return it for any reason in the first 30 days. I plan to take it out on Tuesday and test it out after I run a cleaning tape in it to clean the heads.
I went over to look at it again. It had about 300 hours on it.
The store was having a sale so I bought it for a little over $ 500. They have a satisfaction guarantee so I have a 30 day guarantee. I can return it for any reason in the first 30 days. I plan to take it out on Tuesday and test it out after I run a cleaning tape in it to clean the heads.