SGpro Test#3 Church

jamesh

jamesh

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Hey guys,

So i finally got an SGpro rev.3 a few weeks back. This is one of the first sessions i've had with it.

http://www.vimeo.com/4073920

Shot on a DVX100B, PAL, No CC with a Nikon 50mm 1.8.

I'm shooting a wedding in that church next week so i was just seeing if shooting with the SGpro was a viable option. I realise the footage is a bit rough and shanky as i didn't have my DVRIg support + i didn't have a flip unit so the LCD showed the footage upsidedown & back to front. It was also a ***** to focus.

I ordered an IKAN 8000HDe from B&H which arrived this morning and i've just had a go on it. It flips the image vertically & horizontally and makes it 100 times easier to frame stuff, focus, and follow objects now the footage is the right way up.

I'm still worried that i haven't set the SGpro up correctly and that i'm doing something wrong because the image seems quite soft to me and very grainy in areas compared to some of the stuff i've seen from DVX/SGpro owners. Any ideas?

Do you reckon i should just go back to stock lense for the wedding or have a go with the SGpro/DVrigPro/Ikan8000 option?
 
I used to shoot with the sgpro and yes, I think you are on the soft side.
you might be off on focus on your lens or something.
if not, did you try using the scene file setting other people are using ?
I've got great results with them.

well for the interior shots, I think you need more light.
I would go with the stock lens if you are shooting inside the Church
 
i have no clue about the sgpro but the footage in the church still came out pretty nice.
 
Do you know any good scene files for use with SGpro?

I couldn't find a tutorial for setting up the SGpro so i just winged it. I'm zooming in to 70 on the DVX, with manual focus set to 33, those values seemed to give me the sharpest results at the time without seeing the vingnetting from the barrel. Then all i do is set the f stop on the nikon lense to a setting that seems good when i use the DVX's zebras, and then tweak using the DVX's iris wheel. I take it that's how it's done?

Anyone have a decent setup tutorial to share?
 
I can't remember the scene file settings but just use the same settings other people are using.
Like tommetass that has a threat above you has a nice look and his is listing his setting there as

Scene file: F6

Detail level: -4
Master Ped: -8

Fps: 25p
Shutter: 1/50

so maybe you should try that.

for tutorials
Redrock has a nice tutorial on their setup.
they might have it on vimeo so search it. (I know it's not the sgpro, but the instruction on focusing on the GG is very informative)
 
I think you could do with a tripod!

The footage looked quite nice - certainly about as sharp as I've ever managed to get from my SGpro... I'm sure I am also doing something wrong - might take a gander at the redrock tutorial!
 
Yep Jacob, wouldn't dare shoot something like that without a tripod! Joakim, we wern't allowed extra lighting in church.

So anyway, i did the shoot on Wednesday. It was one hell of a tough day, the weather was pretty bad. I decided to hire another DVX and borrowed a little Sony dv camcorder and got 2 additional cameramen to make it a 3 cam shoot. So glad i did because there was no way in hell you could have captured the ceremony with only 1 cam. Didn't use the SGpro in the end because it was ssuch a dull day and would have made it even more awkward for my first time shooting a wedding. We shot about 8 hrs in total so it's going to take a while to edit.

I'll post some screens up here maybe later today, and then will probably add some footage in days to come.
 
What is your DVX focus at, and what is the zoom at? I have a scene file that I think Chris White gave me that I think looks pretty good, I will try to remember to post it when I get back to where my DVX is.
 
I think this was from him, or someone else I can't remember. I think it looks nice compared to normal 24pa preset.

Detail Level: 3
Master Ped: -6 or -7
Gamma: Normal
Knee: Auto
Matrix: Normal
Skin: Off
V Detail: Thin
24pa

Everything else is 0
 
Thanks for the scene file settings steven, i will try them out later as it's a beautiful sunny day.

My zoom is at 70 and focus is at 33, i gaffer-taped those down. Seem ok?

Im in PAL land so i dont get the 24pa mode, just 25P but i may try some 50i stuff today for some slow motion experimentation with a fast shutter.
 
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