Me and the Tall One have just bought this new camera! From now on we will be coming at ‘cha in Full HD and an amazing DOF (depth of field)!
So far the camera has not dissapointed, very easy to get the files off the camera with usb connection very automated shooting settings including auto white balance and great quality.
I suppose the only down points – for anyone considering buying one – are;
*The view-finder doesn’t flip 180º
*The auto-white balance is a bit precarious (to be expected really)
*Because of the massive lens the camera is quite front heavy and can ache your wrist after awhile…
*Confusing options; you can have manual shutter speed (which fixes the framerate but automatically adjusts the aperature to compensate), manual aperature (which fixes the aperature but automatically adjusts the shutter speed to compensate), and an option to fix them both (which fixes them in place, but compensates automatically with auto exposure) – So it’s not entirely manual in that aspect.
*Also because of the tele-lens, when you zoom the built in (great quality) quad-mic picks up the noise.
Apart from these minor things, it’s an amazing camera for just 1600€!!
¡The Tall One y yo acabamos de comprar esta cámara nueva!. De ahora en adelante traeremos Full HD y una impresionante DOF (profundidad de campo)!
The difference between an expensive tripod and a 12 € one from the Chinese Bizarre…
On a film shoot yesterday, I didn’t have the up-down gimble-majiggy tightened sufficiently, and it suddenly tilted straight downwards with the camera attatched. It has done this before in the past. But this time two small plastic pieces snapped off inside the quick-release mounting mechanism, and the camera instantly flew off landing right on its snout.
Amazingly it continued to work for the rest of the shoot! It’s opened up the nozzle and twisted some plastic bits and something inside rattles… But I’m sooo glad we were able to finish – there were paid actores involved and people down especially from Madrid!
So… It’s off to the Camera Hospital today!
La diferencia entre un trÃpode caro y uno de 12 € de los veinte duros…
Ayer en la grabación de una pelÃcula, no tenÃa suficientemente apretado el seguro vertical, y de repente se cayó directamente con la cámara acoplada. Me ha ocurrido esto en el pasado. Pero esta vez dos piezas pequeñas crujieron dentro del mecanismo de liberación rápida, y la cámara aterrizó instantáneamente de morro.
¡Sorprendentemente continuó funcionando el resto del rodaje! Se le abrió una boquilla y se retorcieron algunos trozos de plástico que sonaban por dentro… Pero estoy tannnn contento de que hayamos sido capaces de terminar – ¡habÃa actores de pago involucrados y gente que bajó especialmente desde Madrid!
Asà que… ¡Hoy es el dÃa libre para ir al Hospital de Cámaras!
