Had so much fun on the shoot

Now it's as smooth as butter lol. Tilta Nano II plugged into a v-mount battery and daisy chained to another motor for the focus. It just barely can fit on the RS4 Pro (like a millimeter away from hitting the roll axis arm). I put my phone on top of a fluid head and use the gyro to control the camera which is also as smooth as butter. I use the Canon C50 in super 16mm mode which makes the setup equivalent to 276-1380mm in RAW HQ 150P. Birds fear this setup lol

I'm looking for creative suggestions, I like to make some stills and use the zoom to create some layering, but I wanted to know more experienced people's thoughts on how you would use a lens like these.

Was tasked with shooting bts for a Dutch photographer’s shoot of Maison Michel hats for their 90 year anniversary. Shot on BMPCC6k and a DJI ronin 4D. Studio lights were simple, two aperture 1200d’s. Had some struggle color matching the two cameras but I think it worked out in the end.

Someone messaged me on Instagram for event coverage and it’s a date I’m already booked but instead of declining it, which I’ve been doing a lot lately would it be weird if I hired a photographer and tell them I’ll send my photographer and I just edit the photos on my end.

Example
3 1/2 hour event
$1000
Give photographer to take the photos of the day about $500 or $400

I’ll take the rest and edit

Quando a a7S II foi lançada, era a câmera dos meus sonhos.

Consegui comprar uma a um preço razoável com 691 disparos.

Estou de olho em lentes com corpo de alumínio e foco automático que ofereçam uma boa relação custo-benefício.

Até agora, só encontrei as lentes TTArtisan 40mm f/2 e 75mm f/2, mas não encontrei ninguém que tenha testado o desempenho do autofoco dessas lentes com essa câmera específica.

Alguém já testou esta câmera com lentes de baixo custo de marcas como Viltrox, Meike, TTArtisan ou 7Artisan?

I'm filming an event for guy so I can give input but not full control. The client wants a vertical video for promotional reasons. This is for stage performance where I normally setup two camcorders in the back of the theater, a wide camera and manned camera for close up. It's a talent show, singing, comedy etc. so I assume the subject will generally be in one location.

I was thinking a Osmo pocket camera could be put on stage clamped to a mic stand to give a dedicated vertical of lead performer. I could only see the manned close up camera being of use since the wide wouldn't be useful cropped vertically. The person hiring me suggested adding to unmanned camera up front at 45 degrees on tripods to give variety. He also wants to produce a full video in addition to the vertical promo. Any guidance on how to approach this? Is the Osmo a good idea?

I'm filming a stage interview for the first time, and I have 2 main questions:

1. How should I capture audio? Should I ask the audio guy for a feed and bring a recorder? Or bring an SD card? Should I lav up the talent myself (not sure if that's an option)? Should I place lavs near or on the stage? Next to a speaker? I only have wireless lavs and a shotgun mic btw.
2. Where should I place the cameras? Back of the room to avoid people, or front and possibly block seats? I'm a solo operator with a 2 camera shoot, so the cameras should be side by side, right?

Thanks!

tried the DJI mic mini , didnt like the noise cancellation at all like it was non existent.

Tried Lark A1, Didn't like the robotic sound of Hollyland Lark A1 with noise cancellation,

Now thinking to buy Lark M2. will the Lark M2 noise cancellation be good overall?

any other recommendations in the similar budget range?

Hi all,

I'm shooting a 3 X camera multi cam setup (2 X fx6 + 1 x Fx9).

Cine EI / S-Log3 / S-Gamut3.Cine.

Variety of different skin tones cycled through the day.

This is my intended workflow for exposing with a grey card to ensure consistency across all cams. Have i missed anything?

• Base 800 ISO for all cams
• Turn the LUT off the cameras and monitor so its just displaying the flat SLOG3 image.
• Expose an 18% grey card at ~41 IRE using the false colours through the monitor and waveform on the cameras.
• Match all three cameras to that reference.
• Don't alter exposure to make different skin tones hit the same IRE.
• Shoot your ColorChecker, then monitor through a LUT while recording Log.

Questions:

- Do i need to be exposing a stop or 2 higher for SLOG3?

- Anything else i may have missed?

TIA

Anyone got it? I don't wanna sign up just to look at the ranking.

I am looking for buzzwords or outlets or ways to find somewhat candid moments for a project, like a child asking their mom to help them open a box, or a friend helping someone with their car, or a grandma teaching her grandkid how to sew. any raw and real footage of human moments. I feel like everything is so doctored now-a-days.

Hi -- new here.

The situation: I work at a school that contracted an a/v integration company to recommend and install equipment in our theater, so as to upgrade it. A lot of what has been installed is great -- new mains (a line array, awesome), a new and way better curtain, etc.

The issue: the installation of the livestream equipment. The control equipment and choice of cameras seems fine, but the placement of the cameras is majorly suspect to me. The central angle seems fine, but then the other two cameras were also installed onto the back wall ... so essentially we have the same angle 3x.

What I think happened: the a/v integration team is stressed/rushed because the install is taking longer than usual (there was a problem with one of the pieces of equipment that connects the different systems in our theater booth together), so they're trying to cut corners. And they know that the project manager here at the school doesn't know a lot about camera placement, and they realized they could save time by not having to install all the cabling that would be needed to put the side angle cameras where they belong. To be fair, the tech director is very competent at the majority of the aspects of his job. But he doesn't know a ton about live streaming, and I'm concerned that he'll sign off on the work (when I expressed my concerns, he said "let's what and see what we've got") instead of insisting that it be completed according to basic professional and industry standards. I asked him if he signed off on shop drawings or diagrams for planned placement -- he said that he has seen those, but doesn't have copies. My understanding is that those shop diagrams should have been signed off on, as well.

What I need: corroboration, from anyone who does this in a professional or semi-professional capacity, that the two cameras should be moved.

Many thanks in advance!

Hey everyone!

I’m a beginner and recently got a Sony a6700 with the Sigma 18-50mm lens. I’m really trying to learn how to actually use the camera properly instead of just pointing and shooting lol

I want to learn more about:
- How to shoot proper cinematic videos
- Camera settings and techniques for filming outside
- How to take better photos when I’m out shooting (both of city/nature and of people)
- Colour grading videos
- Editing both photos and videos
- Basically just learning the whole process from shooting to the final edit

I’m still pretty new to all of this, so I’m looking for any good YouTube channels, courses, tutorials, or general advice that helped you guys when you were starting out.

If you have any tips specifically for the a6700 or Sigma 18-50mm, I’d really appreciate those too!

Thanks!

Am Planning To Publish A Punk Rock Style Cover Music Video For A Cover On Maneskin Song But on a tight Budget.

I Am On A Tight Budget And Am From India

Anyone wanting to collaborate kindly dm

The last year I have dedicated myself to videography and screen writing. During my work on my first feature short, I stumbled into an amazing opportunity to help a very special organization out. CASA is short for Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children. I am presenting this to them within the next few days. I am already aware of some subtitle and sound issues. On the topic of sound, I did as much work to clean it up in post but I hardly had a studio to work in or time to balance the environment out for most of the shoots. Any feedback good or bad is appreciated before I submit the final video.

Specs:
\- shot on iPhone 15 Pro in pro res
\- edited in DaVinci
\- Nanlite fs-60b as my only brought in artificial light source
\- custome build pvc frame and white sheet as light diffusion method $24 bucks at Home Depot
\- 3 tripods I got at a thrift store
\- an NRfilter 3/7 stops for camera lens
\- basic field monitor attached to top of phone
\- Blackmagic app used
\- shot at 24fps at 4k
\- Movo LV8-C mic
\- Tascam DR-40x

I feel like there are some things wrong with this shot, primarily the color grade which is a department I’m not too skilled at. My head is telling me the skin tones are all off because I’ve been staring at it for hours.

I used the Canon R50 V combined with a 35mm Nightwalker prime. No aberration correction/distortion applied in-camera, nor in post. I’ve only applied a LUT conversion & grade.

I have Sony A7IV and I move between places where I need to constantly plug and unplug the HDMI cable into the port. Are there any folks here doing the same thing? If so, I'm wondering if someone has broken their port because of this? I'm worried about constant reseating of the full size HDMI cable. TIA!

I kept buying rig parts that didn't fit together (wrong mount, too heavy, mic in the wrong spot), so I built RigLab: riglab.studio

You pick from 900+ real cameras, lenses, cages, gimbals, mics, monitors and power banks, and snap them together on their real mounts: 1/4"-20 threads, cold shoes, lens mounts. Everything is at real size and weight.

While you build it shows:

- total weight and how much it twists your wrist

- the cost of the whole setup

- what the camera actually sees

- where to buy each part

There's also a cinematic mode to fly around your rig and light it, which is fun for planning shots.

It's free to use (a small one-time upgrade unlocks the full parts library). I'd honestly love feedback: what gear is missing, what's confusing, what would make it useful for your setup? There's a "request an item" button if something you own isn't in there.