Photo Grind!

None of your lenses should be slower than 2f when using a lens adaptor. Without the lens adaptor, you might be able to find a Century Optics fisheye — I believe you’ll need an 82mm filter threaded lens.

You pretty much hit it on the essentials — lighting, obviously is the main element in filmmaking, followed by DoF and camera movement. Polarizers are nice. If you’re buying lenses and an adaptor, you’ll also need a focus puller…I suggest getting that from Red Rock as well as their lens gears. 3 gears are $150 and the focus assist is 3 times that with a whip. If you want a fisheye to attach to an adaptor similar to the Letus or Red Rock, make sure it’s a fast lens! 1.8 if you can find it.

Haha, thanks so much.
You’ve been very helpful!

As for the HVX, what are the basic essentials I need to buy seperately? P2 cards, Tripod, Mic, and Bag are what I know I need I suppose.

And I’m actually gonna use the camera for filming movies and such, more professional I hope.

As for a lens attachment, do you know if its possible to use a ‘fisheye’ with adapters?

THANKS!!!!!!!

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Hmmmm — where to begin. If the majority of your filming will be cats and kids ice skating home-video-style, then the HVX200 is a bit much. On the flip-side, if it’s an outdoor rink on a sunny day, the HVX has great manual controls to help get proper exposure, such as ND filters and an easy-peasy iris control. If you want a sweet family camera with HD capabilities, check out the Panasonic GH1 for half the cost of the HVX.

Is the HVX200 a good camera for filming kiddies skating?
I mean, I read past comments and you said if you can’t control lighting in the day, it might not be the best camera. Any other suggestions camera-wise? My price range is around the same as the HVX200, so yeah. Package deal info would be niceee too! THANKS.

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yes..

1:31 child abuse lol

yes

would like to know as well….cant decide.

Well in my opinion, the XH A1 has a better look to it, almost like RED footage, only 1080p with film grain. only downside is a little chromatic aberration on the footage, which is disappointing… But don’t forget that if you want to record to digital on the hvx, p2 cards are expensive as crap. (well, then again, that’d be cheap…) Also, the hvx’s variable framerate is only supported up to 720p, so it will only look good on Youtube.

is this cam better then the cannon xh a1???
somebody please help me lol

Of course its way better quality then the vx but only if used right.

VX is more user friendly and way awesome low light…Id say the VX is more skater friendly…..

I own both so Im not just saying this randomly haha

aye, is this better than the Sony VX2100?? I wanna use for skating, but is it good quality wise, user friendly, and just lightweight?

Terrific camera. I’m looking at it as a possible purchase. Nice slo-mo at the beginning. I sub’ed! Marius

they r adorable.. OO
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend, everybody! This weekend marks the start of my second FEATURE FILM with the HVX200 and Letus Extreme 35 adaptor. The first film is called “Trade In” if you would like to look it up on IMDB. The film that we’re just starting is called “D*I*Y” (Do It Yourself). Google Directors Seat Productions if you want to see more about the film or to see the equipment we’re using. VERY VERY EXCITING!!!!

NP, thanks for taking time to answer a few questions.

Go to the search window and type in “Wash HVX200″ — The forest looking video uses the Letus Extreme 35 adaptor.

Go to the search window and type in “Wash HVX200″ — The forest looking video uses the Letus Extreme 35 adaptor.

Is this a question? If so…I cannot post an HD version because I deleted this test footage right away without exporting it properly for You Tube. At teh time, You Tube was just Beta-testing HD. Sorry.

You post an HD version.

I think it’s down to the HVX or EX1. The sony has rolling shutter issues but a larger sensor, the HVX is more versitile camera in some ways. JVC and Canon have some tempting options too.

It’s difficult to choose a sub $10k HD cam.

It’s not a great low-light camera and weddings are often low light. In auto-mode, it’s a little slow, whereas the DVX will instantly find focus, the HVX takes a second longer to find focus. Generally, Sony’s are good documentary & videography cameras and the Panny’s and the Canon’s hold up better for digital filmmaking. WOW — There’s a generalization for ya! Here come the responses, I’m sure.

Thanks, I’m looking at getting a 35mm lens adapter from letus, hopefully.

I’ve used the dvx100 a lot and I like it. Why is the HVX200 bad for weddings?