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    A purely technical thread, i doubt it will interest anyone else than Erik and me but i really hope it will and - oh what the heck wink

    Erik, i wanted to ask you, how's your Panasonic keeping up with the HD market? Have you been using it enough, are you pleased with it? And what was the model no. again? wave

    Also would you happen to know anything about portable external XLR mic adaptors? Specific brand and models if you've tested and experienced / heard about and such. I am looking for one for my SONY HD1000E 'cause sadly it doesn't have one. It has a stereo jack input onto which an otherwise very good shotgun microphone is installed, but i've found stuff like the BEATCHTEK DXA8 for instance that fits my stereo jack input and can give me 2 balanced xlr with phantom power.
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      CommentAuthorErik Woods
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    Christodoulides wrote
    A purely technical thread, i doubt it will interest anyone else than Erik and me but i really hope it will and - oh what the heck wink

    Erik, i wanted to ask you, how's your Panasonic keeping up with the HD market? Have you been using it enough, are you pleased with it? And what was the model no. again? wave


    I haven't shot any HD at all. The Panasonic DVX-100 is a standard def 4:3 camera with 16:9 and 24p capabilities. I haven't had any demands for HD video since a lot of what I do is web based. Even that, most people still haven't made the switch to HD.

    Christodoulides wrote
    Also would you happen to know anything about portable external XLR mic adaptors? Specific brand and models if you've tested and experienced / heard about and such. I am looking for one for my SONY HD1000E 'cause sadly it doesn't have one. It has a stereo jack input onto which an otherwise very good shotgun microphone is installed, but i've found stuff like the BEATCHTEK DXA8 for instance that fits my stereo jack input and can give me 2 balanced xlr with phantom power.


    My Panasonic has internal XLR jacks. As did my BetaCam when working at Hudson's Bay Company. But what you posted above should do the trick. I used something similar with my Sony DVR-900 when shooting my low-budget movies 8 years ago and it worked like a charm. The best advice I can give you is to take it out for a test drive.

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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    Christodoulides wrote
    A purely technical thread, i doubt it will interest anyone else than Erik and me but i really hope it will and - oh what the heck wink


    Considering I'm a professional photographer, talking about still cameras would very much interest me!
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    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    David wrote
    Christodoulides wrote
    A purely technical thread, i doubt it will interest anyone else than Erik and me but i really hope it will and - oh what the heck wink


    Considering I'm a professional photographer, talking about still cameras would very much interest me!


    The kit you're carrying in your pic looks serious, what is it?
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    Canon 20D with a 70-200 f/2.8 and Nikon D200 with a 300 f/2.8.

    I was borrowing the Nikon, otherwise I would always go with Canon. Nikon has the better user interface, but Canon's color reproduction is far better. Canon's also typically deal with high ISO noise much better than Nikons.
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    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    David wrote
    Canon 20D with a 70-200 f/2.8 and Nikon D200 with a 300 f/2.8.

    I was borrowing the Nikon, otherwise I would always go with Canon. Nikon has the better user interface, but Canon's color reproduction is far better. Canon's also typically deal with high ISO noise much better than Nikons.


    I use an old Nikon F65 but the best results I ever had were with my Cannon AE-1 which I bought wayyyyyy back in 1986 ( it was second hand too ), that camera travelled all over and around the world, it got wet, bashed and once even got dropped down a short hillside, I've never had to have it fiixed and it still works today.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    That's the great thing about old film cameras. They can put up with a lot more abuse than digital cameras can.
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      CommentAuthorSteven
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    Curses, another misleading thread title. slant
    A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence | Leopold Stokowski
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008 edited
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    biggrin

    And I don't think I can help this time.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    Steven wrote
    Curses, another misleading thread title. slant


    "Talking" cameras cool

    "girl hasn't taken bra off, are you sure you want take a picture yet master Steven?"
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    I have in film cameras an original Nikon F with a plain non metered prism. I have a 24mm 2.0, 50mm 1.4, 50mm 2.8 micro Nikkor, 105mm 2.5, 75-150mm series E (not as well made but really crisp). I've yet to see superior black and white digital photography to what this camera is capable of producing with TMax film and developer.

    My digital system is a 40D Canon with a 15mm, 50mm 1.4, 300mm 2.8 (Tokina...slower focus but sharp and full of contrast and less than half the Canon). I also have a Tokina 19-35 which was given to me and is surprisingly good.

    I have a Toyo Rail with a Red Dot Artar 8", Super Angulon 121mm, Fujinon 150mm.

    I have a Kodak Wooden Portrait 8x10 with a 12" Commercial Ektar which produces the best images but is quite expensive to use today plus I have to drive quite a length to enlarge as I don't have an enlarger that big.

    Before my stroke I spent 40 years in the photo business so I could tell you a lot of good and bad.

    Thomas smile
    "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which can not fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance... that principle is contempt prior to investigation" Herbert Spencer
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    sdtom wrote
    I have in film cameras an original Nikon F with a plain non metered prism. I have a 24mm 2.0, 50mm 1.4, 50mm 2.8 micro Nikkor, 105mm 2.5, 75-150mm series E (not as well made but really crisp). I've yet to see superior black and white digital photography to what this camera is capable of producing with TMax film and developer.


    Film has such a unique look that you're absolutely right, it's impossible to get "that" look in digital. Although, with enough work in Photoshop, you can get some really nice black and white images, but you have to spend a lot of time working at it.

    My digital system is a 40D Canon with a 15mm, 50mm 1.4, 300mm 2.8 (Tokina...slower focus but sharp and full of contrast and less than half the Canon). I also have a Tokina 19-35 which was given to me and is surprisingly good.


    Is the Tonika tack sharp at 2.8 and not back focused? I've read some mixed things about the lens. I'm just a bit curious. I won't be getting one though since I would primarily use it to shoot sports where fast focus is a must.

    I have a Toyo Rail with a Red Dot Artar 8", Super Angulon 121mm, Fujinon 150mm.

    I have a Kodak Wooden Portrait 8x10 with a 12" Commercial Ektar which produces the best images but is quite expensive to use today plus I have to drive quite a length to enlarge as I don't have an enlarger that big.

    Before my stroke I spent 40 years in the photo business so I could tell you a lot of good and bad.

    Thomas smile


    What exactly did you do if I may ask? I'm studying photojournalism right now, and freelance for several newspapers in the area as well as doing a bit of advertising photography on the side.
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      CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    I can go on for hours about the Panasonic CCTV cameras I sell...if...anyone's...interested... sleep biggrin
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeAug 19th 2008
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    For the last 20 years I was a store manager for a fairly large camera store in San Diego.

    The Tokina serves me well as I use it for SDSU Aztec baseball photography. The AD is usually looking for a particular person so the focus isn't an issue. Since I have 60 or so games to work with I can spend time just doing a prefocus and wait. The second baseman, for example, could be my only assignment. I would photograph warm-up, batting cage, pepper, batting, running, fielding. I might have 3 or 400 shots which I turn over to him and he picks what he wants. It is acceptable quality at 2.8 for an 8x10 which is the maximum size they need. I like to shoot it at 2.8 to completely fuzz the background out plus speed and light are also a factor. If someone gave me $4000 I'd buy the Canon. Hmm thats 200 scores at 20 a piece.

    Thomas smile
    "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which can not fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance... that principle is contempt prior to investigation" Herbert Spencer
 
 

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