F5: Operation guide for Sony F5?

[captslomo]

First of all he is not a "dude".

Wait, he's a dudette? jk. If he doesn't want to get taken to task for an adult version of "I'm gonna take my ball and go home" then he probably should just take the advice he wishes, and shrug off the rest without resorting to a modest temper tantrum.

To my reading, it wasn't so much an incessant sales pitch; more a series of snippy responses by the OP to people actually trying to help him with the issues he raised. But everyone has their own comfort level when dealing with the internets.

 

[boghav]

The OP asked for free help with the F55. And the free help was to obtain Doug's Guide. Since he didn 't like that free advice, he really can't complain about the advice given. It truly is THE answer to his original question. He is frustrated by our replies, as we are with his reaction. We have agreed to disagree.

 

[JCummings]

Doug, great guide but it's too expensive. Can you tell me where to get that info for free?
That's a cheeky dude.

 

[captslomo]

And don't forget, you are apparently only allowed to "chime in" once, unless you are defending the OP's repeated posts. The board admin should make that a sticky, or something.... ;}

 

[Infilmer]

I truly I didn't expect exceedingly irritating comments from users such as the ones from captslomo and boghav on this forum.

Yes, doug's guide is the most comprehensive guide out there but I have said numerous times that I'm not interested in it at this point. How hard can it be to accept my answer that I don't want it right now? Saying it once is enough, after that it becomes flaming, which I'm not impressed by at all.

The alternative guides on exposure and s-log gamma's and other forum sources actually work fine for me and helped me out a great deal and I want to thank those again who pointed them out to me. As said before, we have 4 full testing days where we will test and grade any scenario we may possibly encounter. I'm sure we will figure it all out without too many problems.

 

[Andrew Stone]

Indeed you will. Some keyboard warriors with attitude drift in here from time to time. Best to ignore them. There is a core of people in this forum that keep things professional. If you go back a few pages and look at the players it is easy to pick them out.

 

[captslomo]

I truly I didn't expect exceedingly irritating comments from users such as the ones from captslomo and boghav on this forum.

Nobody expects the Video inquisition. :shocked:

See, here's the part you are missing. You could have just as easily thanked everyone for pointing out the resources, including Doug's guide, and then moved on quietly if you didn't feel like any of it was a good value or worth your time. But you didn't. And in doing so, you appeared to denigrate the efforts of a guy who has been a valuable resource to this and several other forums. And then you got pi$$y when called on it.

And some of us users can find THAT exceedingly irritating.

 

[Shane]

I'll just say that $85 is cheap if you spend half an hour on set trying to figure out why you can't see your waveform for example. (page 152 in Doug's book). Buy it or not, it really is a great resource.

 

[yoclay]

I'll just say that $85 is cheap if you spend half an hour on set trying to figure out why you can't see your waveform for example. (page 152 in Doug's book). Buy it or not, it really is a great resource.

Let's be realistic here. No one on a serious production is going to be learning the camera on set. They will have done the kind of thing you are describing before or at least during the pre-light. Also, guys being guys, how many will actually have read the manual from cover to cover anyhow?

I think the resource you are describing is probably excellent if one encounters an unexpected problem, however, I know that generally when I use a camera I am unfamiliar with, I insist on a 1st AC who knows it anyhow. Going on set without anyone else on the team knowing the camera ahead of time is really asking for trouble. Further, it is great to have recommendations of presets and profiles, but I would still have to test them ahead of time to make sure they function under my set of conditions as well. Generally, this means that I have a decent lowdown of the camera by the time we actually shoot.