Jim Simon
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So, Ram. How is the low light performance of the 200 with the Letus? I'd like to add a more cinematic feel to some of my event shoots, and am looking at this hardware combination. But I don't always have the lighting control I need, so low light performance is a concern. (Think of shooting people at a candle lit table from 20' away that you cannot add any light to.)
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Mispost. Sorry.
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I'd like to add a little twist to the discussion.
It's my understanding that the DVCPro HD codec uses a fixed data rate of 100 Mbps, when shooting at 1080P. That means each frame has so much data associated with it. That data/frame is fixed. Dropping frame rate does not up the data/frame, it simply drops the overall data rate to less than the total available 100Mbps.
It's the data rate per frame that is fixed, not the overall data rate. Fewer frames per second equals lower overall data rate, not a fixed overall rate with more data per frame.
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I noticed you used the same camera that I was looking at purchasing. I have to say that I was a bit disappointed with the registration of the piece. Even locked down shots have very noticeable drift. I know this is a common problem due to the plastic pressure plates in the Super 8 cartridges, but I was really hoping one of the better cameras (such as yours) would produce a more stable image. To me, that drift says amateur. That is not a comment on your talent, per se. But it's a rock solid picture I'm looking for, and that film audiences are accustomed to seeing, whether it's a tripod or handheld shot.
I may have to step up to 16mm.
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Given the weight distribution, it might make more sense to put the tripod block more towards the middle, after the camera block, rather than at the very end.
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It's actually very rare that an entire scene will be shot in one take with multiple cameras, except for some very simple scenes.
Or some very complex ones. It's very common for a director to shoot a particularly difficult stunt or demolition scene, for example, in one take using multiple cameras. The explosion of the White House in Independence Day is one such take. They made only one scale model, so they had to get lots of coverage for the single take of it's destruction. The building demolition at the beginning of Lethal Weapon 4 was also covered with multiple cameras and shot in one take, as that was a real building scheduled for demolition, not a special effect.
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If you really intend to do a film out of the final edit, there's only one camera you should be looking at. The DVX100B from Panasonic. It's the only one that has real progressive CCDs and shoots in a special kind of 24P that allows the full progressive frames to be reproduced without artifacts.
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Even unexposed film has been shipped to distributors worldwide for many decades now. Where do you think those rolls of 35mm on the shelves of Wal-Mart come from?
I still think this is a non-issue.
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that's assuming the height is constant
The height is constant. It's 1. The width (1.78, 1.85, 2.35) is the variable in this equation.
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I don't know about this DHL! Take a look at Sean McHenry's processed films mailed to him via DHL (it's on his "Pro8mm may have ruined my project" Thread). His films look like they were sitting in a hot mail truck for half a day.
The claim is that the reels were improperly packed and crushed, not exposed to excessive heat. The driver would have roasted in heat enough to cause the damage his pictures show.
I still think this is a non-issue. Films have been getting shipped to theaters all over the world for many decades now.
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Sorry, but I just don't see that shipping would be hot enough to cause any damage to film. I can't believe a shipping company, at least not a reputable one like FedEx or UPS or DHL, would be so irresponsible as to leave packages in an excessively hot vehicle.
Personally, I think this is a non-issue.
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The question still applies. What makes you think being mailed will expose the package to heat?
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What makes you think adding postage will create heat?
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If it is possible to use the Blackmagic files without their card, then I agree, that's the way to go. Always better to start out with the highest quality you can.
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With that version of Premiere, you may have to get a MiniDV. I don't know that you can get a Blackmagic card to work with 6.5 (which you would need for the Blackmagic files.)
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You can get a SuperMag that holds 400'.
Where? The web site and company seem to have vanished. And I thought the 200' Kodak carts were not reloadable.
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The DGA allowed it on "Star Wars" because he was the director, but not on "Empire", hence why he was fined and then quit the DGA.
I'm recalling not an article, but an interview with Lucas in the documentary "Empire of Dreams", included with the box set. I was certain he said he wanted Speilberg for "Empire", but had already quit the DGA and they told Speilberg he couldn't do it.
I'll have to watch that again.
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16:9 is exactly betwen 4:3 and 2.35
My math says 1.85 is 'exactly' between the two. (2.35+1.33 divided by 2 = 1.84)
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Actually it was "Return of the Jedi"
No, according to Lucas, it was Empire. He'd quit the DGA after Star Wars because they wanted opening credits, and he refused.
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Chances are the telecine process put all your footage at the standard video rate of 29.97. The 24 fps would have the 2:3 pulldown, and the 64 fps would be in slow motion.
So if it came back on a MiniDV, use a DV preset in your NLE. If it came back Uncompressed on hard drive, maybe use an HD preset in your NLE.
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Your method seems to take into account the backfocus since you are zooming out to the wide position.
Correct. This was why I was taught this method.
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You should check with your camera manufacturer to see if one is available for your model. Not all cameras can accept such things.
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Others seem to add qualification. I will state flat out that NO - the Canon is not as good as the Panasonic. Get the Panasonic. The "whys" of this require too much explanation, but if you understood them, you wouldn't be asking your question to begin with.
alternate method for downloading our HPX-3000 test footage
in Panasonic
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Damn. It's gone from there now, too. I'm late to the game I know, but I'd really love to see that test footage.