mixing HPX301 with EOS dslrs

[kostas]

Hallo Gary!
So you suggest to shot one frame every minute. I really don't want to have a snappy timelapse but a smooth transition in it. So i was thinking to shot only the sky,not trees or landscapes. Like the ones i've seen in Lilac's video. I don't need a camera movement by the way. I have to show the sunset and the beginning of the night. What i've learned is to not touch the iris. So my problem is that i don't understand how to do that! Well i can try it with two 301 and a 5D,with different parameters to see the differences, but if i don't know the technique i'll have for sure a bad result on every camera!

I think that DSLRs are much more suited for shooting timelapses, so I would directly go the 5d route. I have done a couple of timelapses recently on the 550d (this being the most recent http://www.vimeo.com/20438354). It is not very hard but it needs some experimenting and alas some trial and error. Shooting with the 5d would also leave you with a higher resolution than 1920x1080, giving you the possibility for camera movement and/or cropping your frame.
As a side note, even though I come to Italy at least once a year to see my mother in law , I have not yet had the time to shoot a timelapse there. So this is something I always have in mind...

Regarding my original question, for the moment there has been a change of plans. So we are planning to shoot events on dslr only (2x 5dII and 2x 550d). We'll see how it goes from there.

 

[Mark Smith]

In late 2009 I shot a project for a client with HPX 300 & 7D as a b Cam. The project was quite a success despite the limitations of the DSLR footage and camera at times.
The editors did a great job of combining footage shot by both cameras into the final cut of the video.

 

[plundstr]

Now days I tend to use the 302 to satisfy the clients that a broadcast camera is being used... and then sneak in the 7d and GH1 as primary cameras in the edit... 302 takes the audio... DSLR footage is what the client ends up with...

Cheers

I'm not entirely sure I'd be comfortable doing that if they actually specifically asked for something shot using a broadcast camera... but...