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Dave Hall

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    Cinematographer
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    Berkeley Heights, NJ

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  1. I am selling my Sony camcorder on eBay, with absolutely no reserve. Comes with a super wide Canon YJ12x6.5 lens. Check out all the features on eBay: http://tinyurl.com/dsr450
  2. I love my 450, having sold a DSR-390. I agree with everyone else - there are so many new menu items, you should love it. Having said that, the 450 is no match for low light capability! It's just not good in low light. Otherwise, it can't be beat. (And I got it before the huge Sony rebate.)
  3. Sounds like it's time to put your hands up and go to an official Sony repair place. In the US they repair that camera with a "pay one price" policy - whatever is wrong you pay the same price. (I don't remember how much exactly, but it's a lot.)
  4. I just finished my first "true" 24P DVD and on my DSR-450 I used the "regular" 24P mode with NDF, 1/48th shutter, film gamma, and captured in Premiere Pro using the "Panasonic 24P" preset. The DVD (authored in Encore) looks positively awesome! I see no reason to use the advanced pulldown. Dave Hall
  5. Lens-wise, at that price range, I guess that Canon and Fuji are fairly similar. You are getting a slightly wider picture with the 8.6mm vs. the Canon 9mm. Wider is always better for me! I don't have an answer for the ugly 24P DVD I made. I'm playing back on a Sony progressive DVD player with upscaling HDMI output into a Sony XBR 42" hi-def plasma. The bottom line is, you get better results with the regular 24P mode and 2-3 pulldown on a 60i timeline, as far as I'm concerned.
  6. I feel like we are hijacking this thread, but I will answer. The tape transport is lousy. Large tapes have a tendency to not load correctly. I find that you have to push on the tape (to load) in the exact spot where the eject button is. I actually just got my 450 back from Sony repair, due to a mini tape getting stuck. Be careful loading tapes. I also just finished a test of a "true" 24P DVD using the 2-3-3-2 pulldown and Premiere Pro 1.51. The results are lousy! I think it looks much better using the "regular" 24P mode on a 60i timeline. What lens did you get? I'm happy with my wide YJ12X6.7 Canon. Dave PS-Make sure you press the LCD display button twice to get brighter colors. It's really only there to check white balance, in my opinion, and for that it's OK.
  7. Did you get it yet? I went through the same thoughts in my mind, and also got the 450. The slow shutter can't be beat!
  8. After a few day delay of having my Sony DSR-450 repaired (for a stuck mini tape) I finally was able to do a full test of the advanced 24P mode and created a genuine 24P DVD without any pulldown. And the results: it sucks! It just looks terrible. It is working correctly - each press of the frame advance button reveals a full new frame, but in normal playback it just looks awful. Has anyone else tried this? I did a lighting workshop a while ago with the "normal" 24P mode (with pulldown) on a 29.97 timeline, and that looked very good on DVD. Today's test: yuck. Dave Hall
  9. Thanks - that was helpful. In Premiere, it looks like I would start a new project and choose "Panasonic 24P" as a preset for the project (even though I don't have a Panasonic.) Obviously, I have some playing to do! From that article, it looks like I need to shoot in the 24P advanced mode as well. If anyone has any more tips, chime in! Dave Hall
  10. your thread seems to have been hijacked, but getting back to your original problem, 2 things come to mind for me. First, the problem above is absolutely a head clog issue. Use a head cleaner tape when you see giant white stripes like that. Also, I don't recall anyone mentioning to STICK WITH ONE BRAND OF TAPE! I only use Sonys, and I don't have any problems. Dave
  11. I was watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit the other day, and at one point I paused the film and watched frame by frame. I noticed that the DVD was in true 24P playback. Each press of the frame advance button revealed a new frame of the movie (no fields). Switching to the bonus features section revealed the ?as expected? 3-2 pulldown ? 3 distinct frames followed by 2 frames of 2 different fields each. My question is, now that I own a Sony DSR-450 with 24P recording, can I make my own genuine 24P DVD, so that each press of the frame advance button reveals a new progressive frame? If so, how do I do it? I use Premiere Pro, After Effects and Adobe Encore. (I apologize if I'm posting this question in the wrong forum.) Dave Hall
  12. So, Simon - i don't recall that you mentioned anything after this email - did you get to test the Bonzai?
  13. I have a 2 year old Sony DSR-390 for sale with a wide Canon lens on it. For all details, pictures and hour meters, go to http://davideo.net/390 Includes manuals, original boxes, soft Sony camera case, and tripod plate. The only thing not included are batteries. This is the ultimate DVCAM low light camera with low hours and an awesome lens! $6500 or best offer. Buyer pays actual shipping. I will deliver to a 50 mile radius of Northern NJ. Contact Dave at 908-790-1516 or email davideo@comcast.net
  14. That's the 0.8X crossover I mentioned in the original post. Having one would get you back to the wide angle you would expect. I've got to imagine it adds a lot of weight to the lens, and it will eventually be obsolete in the magical world of 16x9.
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