Simon Jon Knight

Sad but true, Ian. Cheers for doing the leg work though.. In fact, you couldn't just call 'em all as well could you and ask?? (grin) Cheers again Simon K

In answer to Marcos original post and to agree with Freya.. You really should look at native footage shot on a camera. I have a trusty Sony Z5 and went from HDV tape to using it with an Atomos Ninja. The difference is incredible. Exactly as Freya says, the coloring in Final Cut is solo much better. You can shoot at nearly a stop slower and still pull tons out of the lowlights. Made the Z5 with 0.5 lux into a midnight wonder cam... Well almost.! Best £600 you can spend on a small-bitrate camera... And you are HD channel ready should something you shoot get used! Enjoy.. Simon Knight MediaHound Films

Is there anyone in the uk able to process and telecine Ultra 16? Just wondered before I have a Bolex adapted... Regards Simon Knight MediaHound Films

Hi Richard, Thanks for the reply.. Yep! confirms what i discovered about the meter.. It was too dark in my room to see the meter moving, so have found the manual and auto exposure settings and they are working fine.. And yes, i realise my mistake with it NOT being ground glass and in fact a spilt prism focusser like my old Canon SLR. So do I focus the diopter by the same method? i.e. set focus to infinity and zoom to fully zoomed in? (mine is 40mm) Cheers Simon K

Hi everyone.. Just got my hands on a superb example of the above camera - in its original bag with both (cased) ND lenses and sunshade. For a little over £20..! ok, in light of the fact I cannot find a manual online ANYWHERE.... How does the light meter/ auto and manual exposure meter work? I assume it's the dial on the left side at the rear/top, but marked with the helpful markings of 0, PP3 and AP3. Anyone help me there?? ALSO I can't get the ground glass to focus on all distances. I assume i've set up the eyepiece diopter wrongly. I've set the focus ring to infinity and the zoom to full wide (8mm). I've then pointed the ground glass circle at a lit wall and got it in clear focus. Ok, but anything about 1 meter away now wont give me full focus... Any thoughts again...?? Thanks for any help... And any filmmakers in the Bristol area? I need to do some networking!! Regards Simon Knight MediaHound Film