Recent content by Necktie Boy

At last I had an opportunity to shoot high school football with the FS7 and the 28-135 lens. I knew going into the game that the lens wasn't long enough, so sideline shooting was the way to go. Surprising, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Sure, it was just a tad short, but it did the coverage...

It seems a good number of the freelancers are using large sensor cameras. My questions are what lenses are you using with your camera? Do you still use your ENG camera? Thanks!

I was reading another thread about having insurance and who provides insurance for a production. These were sound mixers working on projects. They all have insurance to cover their equipment, but the question came up about who should cover damages to the equipment if something happen. Most of...

Since there has been plenty of talk about using large sensor camera, what is the going rate? Are you charging extra for the DOF? What about shooting 2k or better? Do you charge extra for the recorder? The extra lenses used? I would treat it like a "film shoot" and charge a "film rate" over a...

Hi Everyone, Just wondering what monitor are being used in the field. The Panasonic monitors were the popular ones, but with many different companies making monitors, which ones are being used? On camera? Producer monitor? Thanks

I have been meaning to ask this for awhile... How many are shooting 16:9, but still protecting 4:3? I still see graphics in the 4:3 safe zone, but a few stations on their analog channel letterbox all programing and newscast. At my last few jobs, I shot 16:9 with no protecting 4:3. Thanks

Hit the GoPro site. Built in Wifi. White balance. Protune. Smaller and lighter. Because of the size, uses micro SD cards

I know that many have been waiting for the App for the GoPro. The good news is it's out for the Apple OS. Bad news, Android App not out yet. Also out is the higher bit rate codec for the camera. It looks these items came out on Monday...

I know that many are using the iPads with iTouches/iPhones as teleprompters. With the flood of cheap Android tablets, is anyone testing the waters with one? I did pick up a cheap 7 inch tablet for my mom, but plan to borrow it for the Go Pro App, when it ever comes out. I did load a...

For those who have gotten the Hero 2, have you noticed that the battery doesn't last as long as the Hero 1 does? It looks like I am getting about 1.5 hours on the battery. On the Hero 1, about 2 hours. The Hero 2 says 2 hrs 20 mins when turned on. The other problem that I have encountered is...

I am looking for the settings to create mpeg files that will play on Precis. Don't know why, but ones created by Compressor will play fine, after changing the extension to "mpg". I didn't write in my notes, what the extension was before change. I did write down that you go to the Mpeg folder...

I have been reading up on LED lights for on-camera use. I have tried the Lowe and Home Depot LED bulbs with poor results. I have read the threads on b-roll about using LED bulbs. Frezzi does have a 32k and 56k bulb, but the price is $98 bucks..Ouch! I know that AB's LED light is made by...

How are you getting video to the truck? Analog? Digital? Also if you are using a NLE system, how you do get the signal out of the computer? Files? Convertor box(AJA, Matrox) Thanks!

Heads up, I usually receive information about attending NAB in December. I didn't receive anything via snail mail nor e-mail. I have been attending NAB for over 20 yrs. I went to their site. I may be wrong, but it seems this year NAB isn't sending out any invites. You have to look your name...

Does anyone work or know about Victoria? I know that all five stations are owned by the same company. In fact, it's the only place to get tv.....hehehe Thanks