HPX-500 Pics

jcoxshooter

jcoxshooter

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I have been searching for picts of 500s. Just ordered mine and wanted to see how different folks are setting up the camera for every day work. Matte boxes, mic setups, onboard monitor, etc. I' m much more visual than just stimulated than just reading. So if you have any pics I would love to see how everyone is setting up their gear.
 
Google image search is pretty powerful:


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I wonder if you can go handheld with that rig and still use the MB, FF, and rods. Shoulder mounted I mean.
 
Shooting with waveform is amazing, its such a no-brainer when it comes to knowing your exposure (and why cant it be built-in to the camera!?). It has a detachable controller and it can be powered from the powertap. If I had a spare chunk of change lying around, I would buy one! (I just rent it for $75 a day when needed) Thanks for the feedback. Enjoy your new camera!

-Hunter
 
I live in portland and rent from Picture This (pixthis.com) I actually rented the LCD, the Canon lens, and the Porta-jib. The lens was probably around 20k and the porta-jib (by losmandy) is about 3-5K i think depending on the options you choose. I have learned to work with what equipment I have and if nessisary, I just have the client pay for the equipment I dont have. Its really easy though to buy more stuff that i just "want" or think i "need" but i am learning to be patient.

The portajib is great, we did about 4 full set-ups around Oregon in a day with just me and a buddy (the rest of them are at RipCaswell.tv). Its light, fast and quick to set-up, fits in the trunk and can hold any camera you want.

Professor U:

I dont want to bash zacuto or abelcine tech, but the are the highest price rental houses I have seen, Maybe they want you to bargain with them?
 
USLatinContent said:
Merry X-Mas to you!

Nice going on the Matte Box for the HVX...

a very scaleable combo...

Love the sticks
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The matte box on the Hvx has been great. We have had the hvx for 2years and Barry Green recommended the mattebox. Got to meet him at the Vegas bootcamp. And the sticks are form my days in News. The gitzo carbon fiber are way affordable and light. Best invest in my 8 years a freelance has been the sachtler head. I tried a cheap head first and hated. Thankfully it didn't last long.
 
jcoxshooter said:
And the sticks are form my days in News. The gitzo carbon fiber are way affordable and light. Best invest in my 8 years a freelance has been the sachtler head. I tried a cheap head first and hated. Thankfully it didn't last long.
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I love those gitzo sticks, I use them for news now. They are very flexible, you can get low and high quickly and they don't have the problems like the old gitzos. I love being able to do a pan on those low angle shots.
 
I have an old set of gitzo sticks and they work great as a boat anchor. along with the old occonner head i had in the news days you really got a work out in.
 
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