LONDON - D90 Test

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blindeye

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Hi All,

Took the D90 for a spin round London yesterday. I wanted to test how it coped on the fly and how inconspicous it was possible to be while filming.

http://www.vimeo.com/5203165

As I am sure most readers are aware one of the main problems is having to constatly lock and unlock the exposure. Every time I forgot to do this the footage suffered massively from the constant automated compensation made by the D90.

Also a problem which I am sure has been discused on this forum before but is causing me some concern is why the footage, especially when there is a heavy amount of movement, looks 'frame-blended' or sped up. I imagine this is something to do with the settings on the D90.

These are the settings the film was shot on:
- Standard 18-105 mm lens
- PAL
- HDMI 720P (Progressive)
- 1280 x 720 (HQ)

Apart from the above problem I thought that the camera held up pretty well, and the video captured the feeling of London yesterday which was elated in the rare sunshine.

Hope you enjoy

http://www.vimeo.com/5203165
 
Hi! I liked your movie, though some of the edits towards the end were a bit too fast for my (Old!) eyes. Did you get any hassle from the peak-capped numpties who infest our streets?
Cheers,
Dave
 
Thanks for posting this! Really nice job and a terrific snapshot of the city!

Forgetting to lock down the exposure is illegal in 53 countries! You broke the law, but got away with it!!!

David
 
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Did you get any hassle from the peak-capped numpties who infest our streets?
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 I was sitting outside the pub the other evening with my new GH-1, when ‘wunna dem brers come up to me, yeah’, whilst I was shooting across the street, and what does he do?

The kid shuffles into my frame, does a silly little dance for a few seconds, then leans into the lens and asks me if I need any weed - ON CAMERA (assuming it was only a stills cam, obviously)!

FAIL - ‘d’ya get me?’

edit: I've immediately realized you were actually referring to the police, not 'yoofs'. Still a funny story, though, I thought - so what the hell - I won't delete it.

edit#2: Actually, it's kind of funnier, in light of the misunderstanding!

 
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Did you get any hassle from the peak-capped numpties who infest our streets?
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realized you were actually referring to the police, not 'yoofs'
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Ha, managed to avoid the usually confrontations with all numpties, peak-capped wearing or not. I think one of the major benefits with DSLR's is the fact they are SLR's first and camcorders second, the "general" public assume you're taking photographs and you can usually play the tourist card to avoid trouble.

I could have benefited from a stabilizer, as after a few hours filming the hand shake got significantly worse. I did buy a Manfrotto Modosteady but this is useless for the D90, which is far too front heavy.

Thanks for the positive comments.
Robin
 
hands are a bit shakey, and you should have locked the exporsure (see tutorials on how to do it)

Try holding it tight all the way out with your neckstrap around your neck for keeping the camera stable, it works slightly better.

jon
 
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