puredrifting
Major Contributor
Right? They make a VERY good product, that really ups your car's look and appeal.
Fuji X-T3 released
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Right? They make a VERY good product, that really ups your car's look and appeal.
Alvise Tedesco
Well-known member
AF, not sure I appreciate a difference
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fuji x-t3 footage looks pretty darn good.
with all of the negatives folks were sharing about the x-t3 footage along with the update that "destroyed" the camera, it is good to see the x-t3 back on the "approved" list.
congrats on the katzkin gig.
stay well.
rob
smalltalk productions/nyc
fuji x-t3 footage looks pretty darn good.
with all of the negatives folks were sharing about the x-t3 footage along with the update that "destroyed" the camera, it is good to see the x-t3 back on the "approved" list.
congrats on the katzkin gig.
stay well.
rob
smalltalk productions/nyc
Jim Feeley
Veteran
In boost mode, AF on an XT3 seems a bit better. At least for stills. Haven't really dug into it for video.
puredrifting
Major Contributor
Thanks Rob, it was a fun project and I have since used the X-T3s for a few national live streams, they are great little cameras if you can work around their limitations
(micro HDMI, short battery life, no video waveform, exposure compensation on almost all XF zooms). The AF on the 3.2 FW is much better than it was, I have yet to
upgrade to 4.0 FW but a lot of users are saying it's noticeably faster and smoother for video use.
I like my Canon C300 MKII and C200 better but I could easily shoot an entire film on the X-T3 and for gimbal use, its great. In the back of my mind, I still shake my head at people
paying $3,500.00 to $5,000.00 for a mirorless when I scored two of my X-T3s for well under $1,000.00 ea. Sure the A7 SIII, SH-1 and R5 are good but they aren't worth three to five
times as much. Those cameras are better but not in a way that most viewers would ever notice or care about. 10-bit 4K with killer lighting looks so good. I consider the Fujis kind of a
best kept secret in a way. Not very many video shooters use them.
Jim Feeley
Veteran
For example:
"This short film is a parody and love letter to the award winning movie 1917. And interesting for us Fujifilm X lovers, it was shot entirely on a Fujifilm X-T3 with a Zhiyun Weebill-S."
https://www.fujirumors.com/2020-a-1...short-movie-filmed-entirely-on-fujifilm-x-t3/
18 minutes.
puredrifting
Major Contributor
Yes, all UHD (not DCI) but edited and output to 1080. Even in 2020, few clients want UHD masters, especially for social media.
Alrighty, first 'studio' build complete!
Weight's coming in at 9.7kg/21lbs with the Zeiss 28-80mm CZ.2 up front, which feels quite nice - compared to around 14kg/30lbs for the same gack on my Sony F3, or 20kg/44lbs(!) on my Alexa.
There's perhaps a couple of hundred grams to be saved by moving to carbon fibre rods everywhere, and a more lightweight connection to hold the Odyssey7Q on there.
With the single 150W/hr v-mount powering everything, we're looking at 6hrs(!) of continuous runtime. Which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
The camera is powered through the DC port on the grip, via a Wooden Camera Canon C100 DTAP cable (which includes a 9v transformer, making it compatible with the Fuji).
The battery plates I've sourced are the Wooden Camera Pro models, which feature 3 built-in DTAP ports. That's great, because it allows me to power everything through the plate, and the single DTAP on the battery itself, without the need for any splitters.
Certainly an extra 500g could easily be saved by moving to a smaller battery. But I have a case full of these Anton Bauers for the Arri, so I don't think I'll be adding more to the fleet anytime soon.
And a lighter mattebox than the Arri MMB-2 would shave some weight too. But I'm wary of using anything less solid, since it feels like having the rod-mounted MMB-2 supporting the front of the lens, is the only thing preventing it from ripping the lens mount out of the camera!
Feeding the HDMI signal to the Odyssey allows me to run SDI to the Teradek (which is working fine) and the Gratical EVF.
I'm regretting having sold off my Odyssey7Q+ though, because the 7Q doesn't support 4k HDMI. Which means either adding a 4k HDMI-to-SDI converter to all of the other gack (if I want 4k 4:2:2 via the 7Q), or buying another recorder :/ though for the time being, having 10-bit 1080p 4:2:2 external, and 10-bit 4k 4:2:0 internal makes me feel reasonably well covered for recording.
My thoroughly mediocre cable management gives me pause. But a good AC will get that sorted out nicely I reckon.
On the whole, I'm pretty happy with the build. I have some more parts on the way to refine it a little further. And I might add rods on the assistant's side of the camera (simply to make the camera a little easier to grab).
What do people think?
Hi Grug,
what baseplate are you using to go from the dovetail to cage?
Didn't want to start new thread so asking everybody here.
I've been looking into how to rig my camera out.
Ideas and thoughts are welcome
I want something hybrid that goes easily from film to photo.
And from sticks to shoulder.
Currently debating wether I should go for the batterygrip and the taller cage, as I can get a good deal on them at the moment.
Some advantages I see
Photography wise less battery swapping, less battery panic, easier vertical shooting (altough I've never used a vertical grip)
Film & Rigging wise easy access rec button, more weight at the right place, AC connection, no 15mm baseplate needed which makes it more compact, easier, less tall and less layers of parts needed.
Some disadvantages I see
Photography wise more bulk, heavier. But most of the time I do studio with this camera, so not really an issue.
Film & Rigging wise since rods are connected directly to cage not really a way to quick grab camera with cage out of rig
Can anybody confirm the Tall 2229 cage from smallrig bottom can slide directly on arca swiss receiving plate? They state on the website it can, but from looking at the pictures I'm not sure.
What I was currently thinking of doing
Batterygrip -> tall smallrig cage -> 15 mm rod connection cage -> arca-swiss receiver plate on 19 mm dovetail baseplate I have lying around (for dovetail connection and also sturdy feel).
For a top handle, I'm looking at the Volta handle 2.0 from Volta Cinema, altough I have some v-mounts lying around it seems like a nice option to both power camera and monitor. Might be useful for photography setup as well.
Right now I can get a good deal on a Zacuto half cage including 15mm dslr baseplate. But looking at pictures, it seems so bulky, not as elegant as a cage. Convince me if I'm thinking totally wrong!
It's not an XT3, but rigging wise this seems like an awesome setup =>
Thoughts and ideas welcome!
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Grug
Veteran
Hi Grug,
what baseplate are you using to go from the dovetail to cage?
Didn't want to start new thread so asking everybody here.
I've been looking into how to rig my camera out.
Ideas and thoughts are welcome
I want something hybrid that goes easily from film to photo.
And from sticks to shoulder.
Currently debating wether I should go for the batterygrip and the taller cage, as I can get a good deal on them at the moment.
Some advantages I see
Photography wise less battery swapping, less battery panic, easier vertical shooting (altough I've never used a vertical grip)
Film & Rigging wise easy access rec button, more weight at the right place, AC connection, no 15mm baseplate needed which makes it more compact, easier, less tall and less layers of parts needed.
Some disadvantages I see
Photography wise more bulk, heavier. But most of the time I do studio with this camera, so not really an issue.
Film & Rigging wise since rods are connected directly to cage not really a way to quick grab camera with cage out of rig
Can anybody confirm the Tall 2229 cage from smallrig bottom can slide directly on arca swiss receiving plate? They state on the website it can, but from looking at the pictures I'm not sure.
What I was currently thinking of doing
Batterygrip -> tall smallrig cage -> 15 mm rod connection cage -> arca-swiss receiver plate on 19 mm dovetail baseplate I have lying around (for dovetail connection and also sturdy feel).
For a top handle, I'm looking at the Volta handle 2.0 from Volta Cinema, altough I have some v-mounts lying around it seems like a nice option to both power camera and monitor. Might be useful for photography setup as well.
Right now I can get a good deal on a Zacuto half cage including 15mm dslr baseplate. But looking at pictures, it seems so bulky, not as elegant as a cage. Convince me if I'm thinking totally wrong!
The rigs I put together for my two X-T3s were both primarily made up of Smallrig components:
- The XT3 tall cage
- 15mm rod clamp for the front of the cage
- Arri dovetail clamp beneath the X-T3 cage
- 15mm LWS clamps mounted either on the side of the cage, or on the rear of the Arri Dovetail
- C7 Shimmable PL-mount adapters
- Metabones x-mount to PL-mount speedbooster
The rest is all standard NATO rails and 15mm rods, and various top handles (depending on what was needed) that are perpetually in the kit.
I've actually given up on using my X-T3s in "studio mode" for any video work, I'm just using them stripped down for duty, riding on gimbals, or mounted on cars etc. So I don't actually need the camera cages/accessories for them anymore.
If you think they could be useful to you, shoot me a PM and we can work something out.
Grug
Veteran
Don't know sorry, and I'm 1000km north of mine at the moment. I don't think they have Arca plates built into the bottom of the big ones.