Recent content by Stormgod

Im still carrying a Sony PD 170 for spot news...but I need a new wind screen. Seems like they are getting hard to find. Tried B&H, Ebay and a couple of other places. Any suggestions? A simple foam screen is all I need.

Any thoughts on new cheap cameras with CMOS rather than the old CCDs? I am looking at a panasonic with 3 CMOSs as a dashcam in my chase vehicle.

I have been playing around with quicktime, mainly because my employer has to use it to post video to the website. Try as I might, I can not get good clear results from Quicktime. Anybody know if I upgrade to Quicktime Pro, will it improve anything? Currently it lools compressed as heck.

Hey gang, I need to buy a new videocamera that has a GOOD still pic capibility. I currently have the Sony PD 170, which has a still function but Im looking for something with a little higher quality still image. Any suggestions? I have been out of the camera market for so long that Im not...

I caught an historic fire last weekend and its exclusive. I am building a DVD to sell after about 50 requests for one. I want to add in fireground audio into the mix but I seem to remember some new restrictions on using radio traffic for commercial or broadcast purposes. Anybody know if its legal?

Ok I have a couple of items I have built over the years that help me do my job. Things that were either too expensive for me to purchase and I built a cheaper version of it, or things that were not intended for their eventual use and I altered it to work for me. Let us know if you have any such...

Ok this is meant mainly for the freelance stringer types. What kind of vehicle are you using? Any particular reason for that choice? Any special equipment in it just for your spot news work? I ask this for a reason. I am about to buy my 5th vehicle specifically for news chasing use and I have...

Local freelancer that gave his pics to FD for FREE now in trouble for selling those shots to a newspaper!! I do this, many of us do. I guess we need to be careful! Photographer indicted for accident photos By Stephen Palkot Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:31 PM CST Freelance...

OK gang, I usually shoot news and I just got hit with an opportunity that I cant pass up. A local college wants to contract me to shoot their stuff. Guestlectures, special events, some stage performances etc. and I havent the foggyest idea what to charge them. I will be using my own gear and...

Ok lets get into that great American asset, the first ammendment. Are you running into increased problems trying to shoot while out in public? Officials giving you a hard time? I will lead off with my story of "power hungry firemen gone wild". I was shooting a multiple drowning in the NE part...

Hey gang, in my state, we have "fire police" that are designated to direct traffic at scenes so the PD is released to other more important duties. We have been having a MAJOR problem with them in recent years. Some of the old timers are cool, they know us and know the rules but the youngsters...

I have a cannon gl2, not all that happy with it for various reasons but my current problem is it just shut it self off and wont power up at all. Anybody else have this problem? I know the battery is ok, and I even tried it with the ac adapter but no luck HELP!!! This is my back up camera and I...