EX1 footage, etc.

Yep well the HVX already has no problem meeting the requirements of broadcast, the EX no doubt does too, however most folk using them for principle programming will be considered by commissiong editors to have 'not had the budget' for better gear - unless the programme especially demands handheld cameras.

So the concern for that Sky chap regarding loads of rubbish shot hd reality stuff or street docu's etc is a possibility lol. I mean planet earth was shot on the varicam i think? It is a beautifully shot series!

Whenever someone comes on and says 'tell me what to buy?' inevitably we all say what we like about our respective cams, hype it a little, then squabble or it becomes negative etc.
 
Thank you Matt!

As expected by Adam Wilt, that has to be one of the best well put together reviews I've ever read. Adam is one of the best resources in this business, period!
I also enjoyed the podcast.... excellent man!
 
philip bloom said:
One other thing. I am going to go NAB this year and am more than happy to meet and talk to anyone about what I like and dislike about any of my equipment. Am bringing my EX1 and Letus with, after all there will be a lot of cracking stuff for me to film out there and am MORE than happy to go through my set up with anyone who wants me to and give them tips about using 35mm adaptors. These cameras and adaptors have literally changed my life work wise, opening up doors which before now were not just closed but completely off my radar. That is what is great about these forums, it crosses borders and people all over the world get to see your work.

This thread started off basically being incredibly negative, lets turn it around and show people there is great footage out there, lets just be patient. People are only just getting the cameras.
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Boy, that's tempting, VERY tempting...

I work as a teacher at El Camino College and this year, like most years, our Spring Break does NOT match the week of NAB. :cry: So, video production is really only a side line with me, BUT I really enjoy it. So, having a chance to watch a real pro in action....

Boy, that's tempting, VERY tempting... I'll have to think about that one....


Sincerely,

Bob Diaz
 
philip bloom said:
If Sony were to offer me money would I take it? I doubt it very much and if I did I would have to make it VERY clear to everyone on my posts that I am sponsored.
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If Sony offered me money, I'd take it. Of course, if anyone offered me money, I'd take it.

No, Seriously though. I respect Phillip's work towards sharing his observations/experience/clips on the forums as I do Barry's and many others. It's been a huge help to me.

Also Phillip, my EX1 should arrive this Monday and, in part, I bought it after seeing your work.
 
We all need to make money and if we can make it doing what we love to do, then do it! I would not attack Bloom. I think that he offers great information on this site. I think that he loves his camera. I also think that he would dump it if something better came out (as would I). Barry in a way makes money off of Panasonic, but none of us would attack him. He is a respected man and very credible. I think that Philip should be treated in the same way.
 
cheers guys. I will be posting some high shutter speed adaptor free footage this weekend. Looks great, but got awful skew on same whip reframes!
 
I am not trying to take this thread to a bad place again, I just don't see how you can drag a guy like Philip Bloom through the mud. He is our EX1 guru or even our EX1 Barry Green. Why not pick his brain? Cut the guy some slack or he will stop posting.

Chris Crocker Voice, "Leave Philip Bloom Alone!" lol

Ricahrd Clark
 
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This is my first post after reading this forum for months...

Phillip you're awesome, thanks for all the educational and inspirational stuff you have posted in this forum (and others). You deserve to be paid by Sony because you are a big factor in why people are buying the EX (buying mine soon). Of course, if something better came out next week in the same price range, I would get it over the EX in a sec. Don't worry about the guy who started this post...it was good to see everyone come to your support, just wanted to throw in my 2 cents as well.

I live in Los Angeles and am very tempted to make the trip to NAB just to take you up on your offer. I'm directing a low budget film (under 500k) later in the year and the EX will be at least B camera if not the only camera used to shoot.
 
Phillip,

I have been actively shooting the HVX200 for 18 months and love this camera. I will keep it for sure but I can tell you this.. after looking at your reels from various places and your amazing eye for seeing the world in such a away that inspires many including me. I am looking at purchasing several EX1's for my production company. I love good cinematography and the camera is only a tool to help tell a story and you are one gifted DP.

Cheers...

Jim Kinsey
DP SWP Inc.
 
just my .02 cents as an editor turned shooter. Phill Bloom's and others whose work and words reflect passion is what led me to actively start shooting, rather than simply complain about the footage I've been asked to edit. As such I've been drawn in in several directions to investigate what components would make up my equipment. I never thought that anyone's choice of equipment and their passion for it, would overwhelm my own judgement or make up for my skill, or lack of it. I have no illusion that equipment, whatever brand, is no substitute for hard work and humility.

Perhaps, PhilaDvXphia's skepticism about how passion is embraced and rewarded is based on not having experienced it yet..or on the level that Phil Bloom has. I guess i understand that emotion, since like Philly there is a great deal of talent here in NYC.

In any event, hang in there PhilaDvXphia. And please Phil, keep on contributing. Passion is not only inspiring, but contagious. I bet even
PhilaDvXphia would agree!!
 
There are lots of EX1 clips out there, and plenty of stills, comparing it to known cameras. Here's my contribution to the stills:

www.basspig.com/PMW-EX1.htm

The picture looks like anything BUT video, to me. It's clear, detailed, and not a hint of aliasing. The picture can be tweaked nine ways to Sunday, and it can be tweaked to look horrible or great, depending on the skill of the person making the picture profile setup.

My above shot compares the best I got out of my V1U, to the best I could get out of the EX1 with only a couple of hours to play with it. I'm sure I can do better once I am more familiar with the controls and can tweak the picture.

And a note to Phillip, it does baffle me as well, what with all the hubbub about 'rolling shutter', when there were so many more gross problems with prior Sony cameras. I see people 'pixel-peeping' looking for slight vignette, or shaking the camera wildly and snapping a frame from the timeline and passing it off as a horrible design flaw. But ironically, everyone (almost everyone) ignored far more gaping flaws in prior Sony cameras. I can't figure the motives of such people, but alas, it gives us something to crow about.
 
I think Phil has done a great job in convincing that the Letus Extreme 35mm Lens Adaptor along with the Sony Ex1 make a great combo for great quality at an affordable price.

So convincing that I've used his footage from The Trench to convince a producer out west that camcorder and lens combo is what I want to use for my debut feature film in Arizona.

Feel Free to read the script, it's registered with the WGA.
 

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Quigon, thanks. I will read your script. I will be passing through Arizona myself in on Tuesday en route to New Mexico. Love to film there
 
Philip:

Can you tell us about your doc that you are working on over here? Or are you posting that on your blog?

All the best,

Dan
 
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