Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-29 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 27/10/16, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >A friend asked me to photograph his daughter's bat mitzvah this weekend. >He'd like to have video of the ceremony, put a camera on a tripod and >let it go.I've got a 15 year old JVC, also a K-3 and a K-3 II. I >know that the early pent

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-28 Thread Immanuel
Cool, thanks for the info Paul! On 2016-10-28 01:01 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Hi Immanuel, My microphone is an Opteka VM-200 Video Condenser Stereo Shotgun Microphone. It plugs right into all the later Pentax DSLRs and works well. I think i bought it at B&H. www.opteka.com On Oct 27, 2016, at

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist
> > Hi Immanuel, > My microphone is an Opteka VM-200 Video Condenser Stereo Shotgun Microphone. > It plugs right into all the later Pentax DSLRs and works well. I think i > bought it at B&H. www.opteka.com > On Oct 27, 2016, at 11:24 PM, Immanuel wrote: > > I'm interested in getting one of tho

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-28 Thread John
I don't think the guys at the high end are starving. They've usually got more work than they can handle. On 10/27/2016 10:08 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: John's numbers would have been accurate at one time, but digital has changed that. It's easy to find a good photographer her who will shoot a wed

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Immanuel
I'm interested in getting one of those. Which model do you have? On 2016-10-27 02:02 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I have an external shotgun mike. Works great and mounts on the hot shoe. Paul via phone On Oct 27, 2016, at 4:58 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: The limit I believe for both legal and tech

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
John's numbers would have been accurate at one time, but digital has changed that. It's easy to find a good photographer her who will shoot a wedding, ceremony and reception, for $500 now. That's a no prints, turn over the files rate. Videographers are widely available for $300. Yes, some still

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread John
On 10/27/2016 3:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote: A friend asked me to photograph his daughter's bat mitzvah this weekend. He'd like to have video of the ceremony, put a camera on a tripod and let it go.I've got a 15 year old JVC, also a K-3 and a K-3 II. I know that the early pentax SLRs would only

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hire a pro videographer. Avoid embarrassment and the loss of a friend. Paul via phone > On Oct 27, 2016, at 5:46 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Yeah, it's not the solution we're looking for. I've got an old camcorder, our > he could use this as an excuse to but a modern one. > > Any recommendatio

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: >A friend asked me to photograph his daughter's bat mitzvah this weekend. >He'd like to have video of the ceremony, put a camera on a tripod and >let it go.I've got a 15 year old JVC, also a K-3 and a K-3 II. I >know that the early pentax SLRs would only video for a few

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Larry Colen
Yeah, it's not the solution we're looking for. I've got an old camcorder, our he could use this as an excuse to but a modern one. Any recommendations? On October 27, 2016 12:46:20 PM PDT, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > >Hi Larry, > >I am not sure about K-3, I have never used it. > >Just in case, - let

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have an external shotgun mike. Works great and mounts on the hot shoe. Paul via phone > On Oct 27, 2016, at 4:58 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > > The limit I believe for both legal and technical, (heat buildup), reasons is > 30 minutes. To get decent sound use an external Microphone. I think the

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread P.J. Alling
The limit I believe for both legal and technical, (heat buildup), reasons is 30 minutes. To get decent sound use an external Microphone. I think there are some hot shoe mounting models that are not that expensive. On the other hand the only Legal restriction I know of has to do with the EU,

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Hi Larry, I am not sure about K-3, I have never used it. Just in case, - let me tell you what I know about K5 (and K7) K5-IIs has a length/time limit that depends on the resolution. At Full-HD, it was less than 10 minutes, I believe. At 720p, it is close to 10 minutes, and it is in high teens o

Re: Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Stanley Halpin
> On Oct 27, 2016, at 3:17 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > A friend asked me to photograph his daughter's bat mitzvah this weekend. He'd > like to have video of the ceremony, put a camera on a tripod and let it go. > I've got a 15 year old JVC, also a K-3 and a K-3 II. I know that the early >

Could a K-3 II video for two hours continuously?

2016-10-27 Thread Larry Colen
A friend asked me to photograph his daughter's bat mitzvah this weekend. He'd like to have video of the ceremony, put a camera on a tripod and let it go.I've got a 15 year old JVC, also a K-3 and a K-3 II. I know that the early pentax SLRs would only video for a few minutes before having t