SGPro Rev.3 Questions

awelgraven

awelgraven

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I recently purchased a used SGPro from the marketplace here, and have been very happy. But I'm going to be shooting a short next Fall, that I'm currently prepping for. So in that light, I was wondering if anyone could answer a few questions about the SGPro

1. My unit came with a flip adaptor, but as the film i'm shooting will be largely handheld, I'm wondering if it'd be beneficial to lose the weight of the flip adaptor and shoot upside down. Do I need a special extension tube to shoot this way?

2. I've read that the HVX's CCD's are offset, which is why the GG is off center on the SG...is there anyway to fix or adjust this? The GG is generally very far right...I have to zoom to 82 at least (83 or 84 to be safe) to get frame left fully on the GG. Any way to adjust that?

3. Leveling the flip adaptor seems to drive me insane. I constantly notice that the GG is not level. I try and fix it, but it always seems to be off enough to drive me nuts. How do you guys make sure your flip adaptor is perfectly level? So far I've been compensating with the bowl on my tripod.

Thanks for helping me out. I'm still figuring out this whole 35mm Adaptor thing, or trying to anyway!
-alex
 
1. Shooting handheld with a non-flip adapter? You are one brave soul. It's nearly impossible without a flipped field monitor and then you've already added all that weight back in and then some.
2. No way to adjust this on the SGpro.
 
well i'm getting a monitor anyway. Should have mentioned that. I need one for focus. So regardless of whether the flip is involved or not, I'm getting a monitor.

Thanks for the info though.
 
Best you can do is to contact Waynne at shoot35.com and ask him those questions..

Cheers..
 
You may be able to add an XY offset to that flip - contact wayne.

Its pretty hard to operate handheld with a monitor, harder than having a flip unit, it can be done, you just have to experiment and see what your own style and limits aere.
 
The issue with shooting with a proper handheld rig, is that it's going to cost you.
Get some nice handgrips, a strong arm for your monitor, shoulder padding and some counterbalance wheights(IDX batteries are good as wheights and power).
The dream would be to get it all from Zacuto, but yeah, as ABBA once sang...
 
You might consider just shooting without a adapter at all. Especially if your doing a lot of movement. If find if your shooting progressive anyways, the advantage of using an adapter is not really seen too much by the audience since the movement of the camera (like a steadycam) shot surpasses the need of the adapter. You should try a test shot and put it in post and see if that feasible. If you really want to use the adapter, then you will need a handheld setup that can be costly. My 2 cents.
 
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