Fresh 150 footage

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WpgCameraMan

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A little something I shot this afternoon.

http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/24178/winnipeg-transit-bus-driver-protective-safety-shields-video/

I usually don't like blown-out windows, but the 150 does a pretty good job keeping detail where needed. Interview was with the 'stock' Azden. Very bright outside, took me longer to compose the shots because I had to use the eye piece to verify focus and levels. I find that with features such as enhanced zoom and zebras, you tend to use them at the expense of time.

While on that subject, I really don't like using the eye piece on this camera, it's not like you can get a good view from a few feet away by flipping out the diopter (like on most broadcast eye pieces), and as a result, you have to get your face right into it. I've eyeballed from a distance only to realize I left my Focus Assist engaged, resulting in horrible framing.

Another thing I would like to see down the road is a single audio channel level trim either by the right thumb or right index finger.

I had existing AVCCAM footage of buses & traffic, but that was shot on a cloudy day, and for the extra 10 minutes it took, I got more appropriate b-roll.
 
Thanks for sharing- looks good. Nice to see this cam used effectively in an ENG setting.
 
I'd kill for a decent LCD/viewfinder on these cameras. Someone had their newer sony HDV camera on a shoot and it had a high res LCD. I felt embarrassed.

Nice shoot. I wonder if BC is looking into those shields. I was on a bus in Vancouver where I had to help encourage an aggressive drunk off the bus who was attempting to hit the driver.
 
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Now and then I use an EX3, and then going back to the 150 feels like I'm using a 10 year old camera.

I think they mentioned BC will be getting them, and use will be mandatory. The local union wants use to be optional. I like optional, and I like the swinging version. That sliding unit looks horribly clunky, and if there were an accident, would be impossible to open if things got bent.

One nice thing about HD is that you can get a fairly OK still-grab from the video, and use it as a photo instead of having to edit for same effect. A few times, I've gone to shoot things and just wasn't feeling the love, but 3 or 4 stills were really all the story needed, nothing wrong with that when used appropriately.
 
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