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post #3841 of 4132
8/2/11 at 10:32pm
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Sorry to hear, steve.
Just found out tonight that the show at my theater is closing in 5 weeks. I work backstage and have the loadout after for 1-2 weeks. Then hopefully we get something real quick or I'm on the dole.



Wow sory to hear that Dave. My wife is applying but most places require 1 year experience and she just finished her schooling.
my work is closing down December of this year for good as well.

I hope you find something by the time you need it.
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post #3842 of 4132
8/3/11 at 9:24am
Well sorry to hear Steve on your bad luck with the wife's job and yours coming to an end. Dave love your music videos keep them coming. I was on a stay home vacation for the last two weeks but worked everynight anyways. Took wife to Foxwoods casino today for her birthday no luck so far. Took a my 7 month and 2 year old to zoo Monday. Brought the g10 and hx100 ended up using the hx100 only because of the neck strap and always holding one of the boys. I think a Sony hv9 would be smaller and better next time.
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post #3843 of 4132
8/3/11 at 9:49am
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Well sorry to hear Steve on your bad luck with the wife's job and yours coming to an end. Dave love your music videos keep them coming. I was on a stay home vacation for the last two weeks but worked everynight anyways. Took wife to Foxwoods casino today for her birthday no luck so far. Took a my 7 month and 2 year old to zoo Monday. Brought the g10 and hx100 ended up using the hx100 only because of the neck strap and always holding one of the boys. I think a Sony hv9 would be smaller and better next time.

Thanks

Dave makes some really good music videos. When you say G10 do you mean HF G10?
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post #3844 of 4132
8/3/11 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by HabbyCamDude View Post

Have you guys checked out habbycam.com?
The have so pretty inexpensive gear. I have their DSLR camera cage. Actually came in handy quite a bit when we shot my thesis film earlier this year. Was able to mount the HD monitor and a Zoom recorder to it at the same time(!)

Check it out:
http://www.habbycam.com/Habbycam_DSL...ports_cage.htm


How does this relate to the Canon HF G10/XA10 or other camcorders listed in the thread?
If you want to advertise do it in the advertising section.
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post #3845 of 4132
8/3/11 at 11:59am
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Originally Posted by Steve Cebu View Post

Thanks

Dave makes some really good music videos. When you say G10 do you mean HF G10?

Ya the same g10 you have. I never say hf g10 to many letters. And most of you know it's the hf g10. lol steve you don't want to buy a Lego looking habby cab for your g10. Haha
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post #3846 of 4132
8/3/11 at 12:51pm
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Ya the same g10 you have. I never say hf g10 to many letters. And most of you know it's the hf g10. lol steve you don't want to buy a Lego looking habby cab for your g10. Haha


The reason I ask is because Canon made the Canon G10. I nearly bought one.
Just what is a Lego looking habby cab?

http://www.dpreview.com/products/can...acts/canon_g10
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post #3847 of 4132
8/3/11 at 1:22pm
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Originally Posted by Steve Cebu View Post

The reason I ask is because Canon made the Canon G10. I nearly bought one.
Just what is a Lego looking habby cab?

http://www.dpreview.com/products/can...acts/canon_g10

Habbycam damn iPhone miss spells everything lol
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post #3848 of 4132
8/3/11 at 1:25pm
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Originally Posted by HabbyCamDude View Post

Have you guys checked out habbycam.com?
The have so pretty inexpensive gear. I have their DSLR camera cage. Actually came in handy quite a bit when we shot my thesis film earlier this year. Was able to mount the HD monitor and a Zoom recorder to it at the same time(!)

Check it out:
http://www.habbycam.com/Habbycam_DSL...ports_cage.htm

Blah, blah, blah...get this out of here...Buy one of these and you will end up like this:

http://vimeo.com/25465542
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post #3849 of 4132
8/3/11 at 2:00pm
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Originally Posted by hushnow View Post

Blah, blah, blah...get this out of here...Buy one of these and you will end up like this:

http://vimeo.com/25465542

Great video can't stop laughing
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post #3850 of 4132
8/3/11 at 5:26pm
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Originally Posted by hushnow View Post
Blah, blah, blah...get this out of here...Buy one of these and you will end up like this:

http://vimeo.com/25465542


hahaha that was too funny!
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post #3851 of 4132
8/4/11 at 4:56am
Steve, sorry to hear about your wife's job, you've had a string of bad luck. This crappy economy doesn't help either. Hopefully you guys will land something.

Dave, hope you get a new show in there quick.
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post #3852 of 4132
8/4/11 at 5:41am
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Originally Posted by Ken Ross View Post

Steve, sorry to hear about your wife's job, you've had a string of bad luck. This crappy economy doesn't help either. Hopefully you guys will land something.

Dave, hope you get a new show in there quick.


Thanks Ken, I hope it gets better for everyone soon. At least our house is paid off, so we don't have that worry.
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post #3853 of 4132
8/4/11 at 5:42am
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Habbycam damn iPhone miss spells everything lol


Ah ok it's a DSLR cage.
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post #3854 of 4132
8/4/11 at 7:15am
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Originally Posted by hushnow View Post

Blah, blah, blah...get this out of here...Buy one of these and you will end up like this:

http://vimeo.com/25465542

Pretty creative and funny, except for the part about 60 year olds with Corvettes kinda ruined it for me.
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post #3855 of 4132
8/4/11 at 9:17am
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Just thought I'd post some videos from my Canon G10.
These are the first ones we have done of my wife in our home gym with the Canon.
I really got the feeling watching the raw files that I needed a higher shutter speed. It doesn't look that way on Youtube tho.

The squat pull-ups require that you explode out of the squat and I think that requires a higher shutter speed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1OBEShz5U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFXn4ZRjisk
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post #3856 of 4132
8/5/11 at 11:33am
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Originally Posted by Steve Cebu View Post

Thanks Ken, I hope it gets better for everyone soon. At least our house is paid off, so we don't have that worry.

Steve,Ken,Dave everyone: Hope all is well sorry to hear about job situation I was involved in a 3 Billion dollar buyout and me and 12 reps got booted to another Italian based company. In the Biologic sector, same pay but still mostly a start up company here, just hope things bounce back for everyone. I put my Canon ordering on hold, although I did buy some new speakers as music is my first love. I have been using the Sony HX100 with some very good results, so this and my DSLR will do for now. Good luck to everyone!

PS: Steve I don't think I would mess with your wife!
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post #3857 of 4132
8/5/11 at 12:43pm
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Steve,Ken,Dave everyone: Hope all is well sorry to hear about job situation I was involved in a 3 Billion dollar buyout and me and 12 reps got booted to another Italian based company. In the Biologic sector, same pay but still mostly a start up company here, just hope things bounce back for everyone. I put my Canon ordering on hold, although I did buy some new speakers as music is my first love. I have been using the Sony HX100 with some very good results, so this and my DSLR will do for now. Good luck to everyone!

PS: Steve I don't think I would mess with your wife!


Thanks Garman

My wife is a sweetheart but yeah she's got a body like a steel trap.

Hopefully next year things will pick up. It's an election year so they will be pulling out all the stops to get reelected.
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post #3858 of 4132
8/5/11 at 2:18pm
Thanks, guys. Steve, (and everyone...) hang in there.

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post #3859 of 4132
8/6/11 at 3:48am
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Originally Posted by Steve Cebu View Post


Thanks Garman

My wife is a sweetheart but yeah she's got a body like a steel trap.

Hopefully next year things will pick up. It's an election year so they will be pulling out all the stops to get reelected.

I think these politicians are clueless Steve. They claim to be hearing the people, but their actions speak differently. I've never been so pessimistic about the future of the country.

Garman, good luck in the new job!

I've got the 'shoot from hell' next week. It's outdoors in Dallas...need I say more?
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post #3860 of 4132
8/6/11 at 7:41am
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I think these politicians are clueless Steve. They claim to be hearing the people, but their actions speak differently. I've never been so pessimistic about the future of the country.

Garman, good luck in the new job!

I've got the 'shoot from hell' next week. It's outdoors in Dallas...need I say more?


I agree with that but then again I'm voting for Ron Paul in 2012.
You have to admire a man who says "We in the congress haven't been doing a very good job."

Dallas in the Summer.... Stay cool Ken.
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post #3861 of 4132
8/6/11 at 5:49pm
The question: How much downside is there to routinely leaving the Canon WD-H58W wide angle adaptor on the camera??
Here is some comparison footage that sheds a little light on the question:
http://www.vimeo.com/27385310
The white balance is locked down for all of the shots, so the color shift is probably due to the WA lens.
Frame grabs enlarged in Photoshop do show some additional softness due to the adaptor, but not much.
Personally, I am feeling better about just leaving it on when it's convenient.
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post #3862 of 4132
8/8/11 at 5:44pm
So is the general consensus these days to go with either the G10 or the XF100 because of the XA10's rattly handle, or to always carry gaffer's tape to put over the offending switches?
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post #3863 of 4132
8/8/11 at 5:55pm
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So is the general consensus these days to go with either the G10 or the XF100 because of the XA10's rattly handle, or to always carry gaffer's tape to put over the offending switches?
The rattle sound never bothered me on 2-xa10's that I had. My last xa10s handle rocker didn't always work correctly. I ended up with the g10 for now but loved the xa10's great cameras. If I had another and it bothered me I would use a double sided velcro wrap to silence them.
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post #3864 of 4132
8/9/11 at 1:09pm
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So is the general consensus these days to go with either the G10 or the XF100 because of the XA10's rattly handle, or to always carry gaffer's tape to put over the offending switches?

I have had zero problems with a "rattly handle.". When I use the handle I always have an external mic in the holder, and it has never picked up any noise at all. A non-issue.
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post #3865 of 4132
8/23/11 at 6:34am
Back after a week with the kids in Disney.
Finally had time to process the raw footage with the Canon XA10.
This one demonstrates the low light and color fidelity of the Canon XA10 with the Disney Fireworks.

http://youtu.be/J26xcTXzBsM?hd=1

cheers

paul
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post #3866 of 4132
8/24/11 at 3:18pm
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Back after a week with the kids in Disney.
Finally had time to process the raw footage with the Canon XA10.
This one demonstrates the low light and color fidelity of the Canon XA10 with the Disney Fireworks.

http://youtu.be/J26xcTXzBsM?hd=1

Was that with the on-camera mic?
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post #3867 of 4132
8/24/11 at 6:16pm
yes

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Was that with the on-camera mic?
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post #3868 of 4132
8/25/11 at 7:13am
Hi guys,

Ok, I'm going to shoot a band in a darkly lit bar on the weekend. A really crappy lit stage, and I have no say in having them light it up better.

So, here's the question.

Canon XA10, how do I shoot the scene ? do I shoot in auto mode and hope for the best ? or will shooting in manual enable me to extract more light from the scene, and have a better result ?

I have had my XA10 now for a few months but have not used it much, and still find the manual exposure controls a little overwhelming. If I push gain up, sure I'll get more light, but I'll get more grain.

So, what would you suggest / do in this situation ?

thanks for any help :-)
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post #3869 of 4132
8/25/11 at 8:06am
Do you need to record some entire event or just clips? If it's only highlights, you will have time to test at which gain setting looks best. Any gain settings I found under +18 or so looks clean even in concerts and stages on a 46" HDTV. Once you go auto gain, you'll need to post process with Final Cut or whatever you have. If you need to record an entire event and you cannot pretest the lighting, I'd start at +20 and then dial down for a cleaner image as the show continues. As with most shows, you will have spotlights that will illuminate the faces and eyes. Manual focus on the faces, don't trust AF in low light.

hope this helps




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Originally Posted by zippo2008 View Post

Hi guys,

Ok, I'm going to shoot a band in a darkly lit bar on the weekend. A really crappy lit stage, and I have no say in having them light it up better.

So, here's the question.

Canon XA10, how do I shoot the scene ? do I shoot in auto mode and hope for the best ? or will shooting in manual enable me to extract more light from the scene, and have a better result ?

I have had my XA10 now for a few months but have not used it much, and still find the manual exposure controls a little overwhelming. If I push gain up, sure I'll get more light, but I'll get more grain.

So, what would you suggest / do in this situation ?

thanks for any help :-)
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post #3870 of 4132
8/25/11 at 9:06am
I agree. I never use the AF as at least on mine it is always a bit off.
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