LCD Monitor

Avoid buying anything without a 1/4-20 hole in it somewhere (looks like that amazon model has one). There are numerous bits of grip for that thread size, sort of a photo standard.

You don't need a stand, you need a shoe mount adapter, or something to attach it to you camera, your rig/rails, your crane, or your tripod. There's all kinds of stuff out there.

Don't trust your exposure to one of those things without doing plenty of tests. If you don't have a calibrated edit monitor, at the very least shoot some test footage, burn a DVD or BluRay and view it on several TVs. (I'd advise you to save up $450-$650 and get a monitor with blue-only and calibration features... but kids today, they're in such a hurry to buy gear!)

And be very wary of viewing angle - shoot a grayscale chart and get a feel for how off-axis you can be before brightness/contrast go all to hell... a pro monitor won't have issues like this, but many of the cheap LCDs are extreme in this regard.
 
Michael Carter said:
Avoid buying anything without a 1/4-20 hole in it somewhere (looks like that amazon model has one). There are numerous bits of grip for that thread size, sort of a photo standard.

You don't need a stand, you need a shoe mount adapter, or something to attach it to you camera, your rig/rails, your crane, or your tripod. There's all kinds of stuff out there.

Don't trust your exposure to one of those things without doing plenty of tests. If you don't have a calibrated edit monitor, at the very least shoot some test footage, burn a DVD or BluRay and view it on several TVs. (I'd advise you to save up $450-$650 and get a monitor with blue-only and calibration features... but kids today, they're in such a hurry to buy gear!)

And be very wary of viewing angle - shoot a grayscale chart and get a feel for how off-axis you can be before brightness/contrast go all to hell... a pro monitor won't have issues like this, but many of the cheap LCDs are extreme in this regard.
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In other words, buy a Marshall or SmallHd.....
 
vision_filmz said:
In other words, buy a Marshall or SmallHd.....
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Well, in a word, yes. But I know a lot of people are buying cranes or cages or whatever and won't justify the $300+ extra for a more pro monitor.

It's well worth it though... you'll look back on the day you got your first real monitor as a day you stepped up your game.
 
SmallHD has some things going for it but it CANNOT be calibrated out of the equation, even with bars. They themselves state this.

For me, this means I have to use TWO monitors. I would rather have just one that I can count on to be reasonably accurate.



vision_filmz said:
In other words, buy a Marshall or SmallHd.....
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