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by alisterchapman
February 2nd, 2011, 9:47 pm
Forum: SxS and Solid State
Topic: Working with XDCAM EX (or other file based) material.
Replies: 0
Views: 8140

Working with XDCAM EX (or other file based) material.

he one big question of everyones lips is how do you archive your material? Well here are my thoughts and some ideas. The most important thing is to think ahead and plan your end to end workflow. You also need to consider the fact that hard drives will almost certainly fail at some point (maybe not n...
by alisterchapman
February 2nd, 2011, 9:43 pm
Forum: SxS and Solid State
Topic: NextoDI NVS2525 Dual Drive Backup device
Replies: 0
Views: 6892

NextoDI NVS2525 Dual Drive Backup device

Those clever Korean’s at Nexto DI have been at it again. At first glance this might appear to be one of the original NVS2500 backup devices, which in itself is a very clever device that in my mind no self respecting solid state shooter should be without. However this is actually the new NVS2525 and ...
by alisterchapman
February 2nd, 2011, 9:31 pm
Forum: PMW EX Series cameras
Topic: Flickering Pictures
Replies: 4
Views: 18667

Flickering Pictures

Some users experience pictures that flicker when they use the shutter. This can occur under any lighting conditions. the most common cause appears to be the "flicker reduce" function in the camera menu. The default is "Auto". I recommend you turn this off. It's supposed to help r...
by alisterchapman
February 2nd, 2011, 9:28 pm
Forum: PMW EX Series cameras
Topic: Cannot Proceed Message on EX1/EX3
Replies: 1
Views: 21459

Cannot Proceed Message on EX1/EX3

If you try to use the white balance, shutter or gain switch and you get a message that says "cannot proceed", don't panic. Your camera is not broken. You have the direct menu set to "all" (others menu). With direct menu set to all these switches are disabled and instead you can c...
by alisterchapman
February 2nd, 2011, 6:50 pm
Forum: Lenses and Lens Adapter
Topic: Lens Choices for the PMW-F3
Replies: 0
Views: 12378

Lens Choices for the PMW-F3

The PMW-F3 has two lens mounts out of the box. The PL mount (via a supplied adapter) and the new F mount. PL mount lenses were developed by Arriflex for use with movie cameras, so PL mount lenses are an obvious choice. You used to be able to pick up older PL mount lenses quite cheaply, but when RED ...
by alisterchapman
February 2nd, 2011, 6:47 pm
Forum: PMW-F series
Topic: MTF services to produce Nikon adapter for F3
Replies: 11
Views: 182405

MTF services to produce Nikon adapter for F3

Well no surprises here to be honest but Mike Tapa of MTF has already finalised the design of an adapter that will allow users of Sony’s still to be released PMW-F3 to use low cost (compared to PL) Nikon DSLR lenses. This open up a huge range of lens options and I’m quite sure that with good high end...
by alisterchapman
February 2nd, 2011, 1:29 pm
Forum: Crews in UK
Topic: Alister Chapman Full XDCAM HD and EX kits
Replies: 0
Views: 14023

Alister Chapman Full XDCAM HD and EX kits

Alister Chapman, based in Bracknell, Berkshire. Full range of camera kits, grip, lighting and sound equipment. 20+ years of broadcast TV and corporate experience. Specialities include 3D, documentaries, extreme weather, natural events, aviation, motor sports and science programming. Contact alister@...