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Kate Tumanova
@olegkalyan totally cool Pergolesi. I wish I had thought of shooting some scenes like that when I filmed it, the imagery is quite striking. The audio is slightly out of sync with the video, I just mention that in case you are going to use it for production. Easy to fix.
DrDave thank you for your comments, will do better next time, it's hard to lip sync, because in video, the singer does different things, more subtle, than in studio, or on the stage.
@olegkalyan thanks for posting!
I love the shot 1:45-1:48. If you did it, how did you keep it in focus, did you test before the shot? Was it a Ai-S lens?
I love to shoot in low-light with my D800, but just like by 2:40 it is a big problem to focus with fast lenses: while the eye is in focus, the nose is totally out of focus. No problem in this shot here, but if the singer just moved a bit to left or right out of her perspective....
yes, focusing can be hit and miss.. we did a couple of walks towards me..just as with most of the shots where dolly was at the beginning. Focus assistant with marks on the rig is a must, in such situations! thank you!
Why would anybody use the LCD to shoot stills on an SLR camera?
New firmware released
When AF-ON only was selected for Custom Setting a4 (AF activation) and the AF-ON button was pressed to initiate autofocus during viewfinder photography, focus remained locked even after the user took their finger off the button, and the shutter could be released at any time. However, specifications have been modified so that the shutter cannot be released under the following conditions if the camera fails to focus.
When values for 12 or 18 lenses were stored with AF fine-tune > Saved value in the setup menu, only some of the lenses for which values had been stored were displayed under List saved values. This issue has been resolved.
D800 vs D800E comparison
Philip Bloom says the D800E is terrible for video. Anyone have experience comparing D800/800E for video? Also wondering if anyone has tried Nikonhacker's patch for 64MBps video
I love Philips work, but he is incorrect in this instance. Because both camera's are down scaling from a 36 mp source there is no difference in the video from the cameras. Also have used the bitrate hack, very useful and definitely makes a difference if you have a lot of movement or are shooting at higher ISO's.
Nikon ME-1
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