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  1. QuickHitRecord
    Thanks, Sean. All good points. I think that I will stick with a green screen the next time I have to do this.
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    I love the idea of this, though I wish that it were a 0.3, 0.6, 0.9 system rather than a fader. With a fader of any kind, you are always going to experience some level of polarization and unless you are free to turn both polarizers (usually you can only manipulate the front one), you won't be able to control the amount:   https://vimeo.com/26687398
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      When I was lighting the shot, I initially had the white backdrop at about 95 IRE (using two Arri 1Ks). Space was limited, so I was having difficulty moving the lights to match exposure across the backdrop and ultimately decided that since the client wanted pure white, I could blow it way out above 105 IRE and that way it would look even. The subject was far enough forward that he should not have been affected by it.   I don't think that it is an issue with the camera, since both the Varicam and the GH2 struggled with this. I'll try it on a PC though, and see if it's the Mac gamma bug.
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      Let's see. I conformed the sequence to the camera clip, so I don't think that the disconnect is there. I was shooting in the GH2's 24fps mode which I believe is actually 23.98fps. I haven't put any of those clips in a sequence yet. Also, files from both cameras exhibit this effect when I play them in QT7.     Fortunately, the GH2 is punched in to a close up so his hands rarely get into the frame so I think that I'll be fine as far as the client is concerned. The footage out of the GH2 is much more pleasing anyway.   I wonder if this would have happened if I had shot at 1/60 shutter...
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      I just wrapped a talking head shoot against a white backdrop. The subject talked with his hands a lot and I noticed a ways into the interview that his hands would "disappear" when they were in motion (frame-by-frame above; click for closer view).    I shot this on a Varicam with a Fujinon zoom lens in 23.98, 180 degrees / 1/48 shutter. I also had my GH2 running for an alternate angle (1/40 shutter), and it also exhibits this issue though to a lesser extent.   I speculate that it has to do with shutter angle. Perhaps the constant light being reflected off of the backdrop  was overwhelming the blurred frames. That would be my guess anyway, but I am posting it here to see if anyone else has come across this before.
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    I second this. Bernie is great. I have made it a practice to have all of my higher-dollar vintage lens purchases shipped to him directly so that he can look them over.
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    I rented one and I liked everything about it but the moire. This is the only reason that I'm still rocking the GH2.
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    Well said! I hope that it catches on.
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    Mind blown. I am speechless.
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    It looks pretty neat to me. I don't see it taking the place of a slider or anything but the smallest of jibs, but I'd take this over setting up a steadicam or laying dolly track any day. I don't think that the price is unreasonable. We grumble because at this price most of us won't be able to own one, but renting one won't be too painful either.
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      Exactly. Some kind of battery grip-style accessory with a constantly spinning/balancing/self-adjusting weight system within that lets you go handheld with all of the stability of a shoulder rig or steadicam.   Then again, I was never very good at physics.
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    A universal image stabilization adapter?
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    Very cool. Do you have any footage that you can show?
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      Yes.
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    Kostas did a video with one of these:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi-QAXNrLj0
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    The good folks over at DVXuser, some of whom are affiliated with Panasonic, have not made any mention of a GH-C/GH-X that I have seen (though there is some speculation that Panasonic's 4K Varicam will debut). If one was to go on what they have been talking about for the past couple of weeks, Go-Pro is the most likely to release a new cine camera.   Of course, the only people who really know anything are under NDAs until the show.
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    Mine came in this morning. Serial number #05. I have been couped up in the office all day working on an edit, but even in some quick shots of my coworkers, I am blown away by what I am seeing. This lens is quite unlike anything else I have ever used. I am not going to say too much right now, but there is so much possibility here...   I hope to post some footage this weekend.
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    I use the Glidecam HD4000 with my GH2 (the top had additional counterweights). The HD2000 is probably better suited for this particular camera, but there's a good possibility that my next camera will be larger than the GH2. The arm brace helps a lot. Even with the arm brace, I can only fly the thing for two or three minutes at a time before my arm is ready to fall off.   All that being said, if I had back and/or neck problems I would go for the lightest setup possible.
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      I strongly agree.
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    My wish list is even shorter than Andrew's: I'd love to see a GH3 with no moire, 10-bit 422 HDMI output, and a convenient way to connect an XLR (like the "grip-style" add on for the Sony A99) for around $3,500.
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    I skipped the GH3 and kept my GH2 because I believe that Panasonic has something up its sleeve. Here's hoping!
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    Depending on how thick they are, you could have them cut professionally so that they fit into a 4x4 mattebox.
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    My best results have been with the Nikkor AI-S 85mm f/2.   I have high hopes for coupling this with the FlareFactory 58 that I just bought from Rich.
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    It's a height-adjustable baseplate (readily available on eBay) with the baseplate removed. I bought a drill bit that is a hair wider than the girth of the dovetail screws and then drilled two holes in it and the screws go right through. It works pretty well.
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      Correct.
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