On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:10 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 5/3/11, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> I'm a little concerned about his focus accuracy with that rig. His HD >> screen was very good, and since we were dealing with room interiors, he >> shot mostly with wides, including some with a 17mm fisheye (which is >> almost rectilinear on an APS camera), so he should have plenty of DOF. >> The fact that he does sports work makes me believe he can pull focus >> when he has to, but I won't be happy until I see his results. > > Absolutely no room for error with focus on HD. There are some very > effective focus assistance tools (peaking etc) on proper video rigs but > a shaded and contrasty viewfinder is essential on any camera in bright > ambient light. > He had a hood surrounding his HD screen, which I believe was 7 inches. He had rented it from the equipment company where he got the jib boom and dolly. He told me they sell for $1800, so I assume it's a reasonably good monitor. I could see focus snap in on it, even from a few feet away. It appeared to have very good detail and contrast. i saw a lot of video shooters using similar monitors at the auto show. They come with a mount bracket that holds the camera right under the screen and can be used with a tripod or boom.
I do wish you were here. It seems that it's hard to find good independent shooters here. Most of them are attached to big production companies, and that drives the cost way up, because you have to sign up for a crew and producer along with the shooter. Paul > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
