Tracy Eakes

I agree. I have both Fuji and Canon lenses. The Fujinon are just a bit softer than the Canon. With your greenscreen work the sharper image might be better for you. The Fujinon also have tendency to look even softer when the extender is flipped in. Speaking of which, the Canon 4.7 is a great lens, but if you are having to do longer zoom shots with the extender on, you will definitely notice the difference in the clarity through the extender. You may want to consider at least having one lens that is longer for the times you need to shoot with a compressed perspective or drop the depth of field. I don't think you will necessarily need the longer lens for your green screen work, but it might be helpful working with other set ups. Just my thoughts, Tracy Eakes

Hello, Not that this is a help, but we have noticed that the Miranda 802 will not control a Firestore HD hard drive. Just like the DV deck we have to hit manual record for the information to be recorded. Tracy Eakes

I have shot in Zambia in the past. Even if you get a transformer, please take a multi-meter with you to check the voltage before you plug anything into power. My experience showed that the power in the areas would fluctuate from 240 to 315 volts. My meter would actually rise and fall. This was helped by charging batteries in a single place that had conditioned electricity. If you are moving about, this might not be possible. Better to have the transformer and not need it. The adapter plugs also differed between UK, Continental and South African plugs, so be prepared. Cheers, Tracy

On a recent shoot, I got word back from the editor that there was audio drop out on the tape. I researched the net to find that there was a question of RF causing problems with audio. The only RF source near the shoot that was not normally there was a producer's Blackberry on vibrate. I tried a test using a cell phone and the Blackberry device. Cell phone caused no problem;Blackberry receiving a phonecall was no problem; Blackberry receiving an email caused an audio "pop" about four seconds before the device vibrated with the message. Just a note to other operators, the Blackberry devices have to be off. Thanks, Tracy