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Comment by Don posted on the wind problem.. at 26/05/2011 - 14:39
Lucky Lee wrote:
Fletcher8 - I will have some money, around +/-£2000 and your choice is pretty tempting, especially the Metz.
Carl - I've not got the 70-200 yet, it will be part of the package I'm going to buy. You mention the 10-20mm, is that a Sigma or Pentax one? I was thinking of a wide angle lens as I love shooting cathedral interiors and that would be pretty nifty.
My Dad always said it was better to spend the money on the lens rather than the camera; but that was in the day of film whereas today there is more to consider such as noise control in the camera.
Stefan - I did try both cameras at Focus '11 and liked both of them! Thats one of the problems I have .
I know what you mean. That is when I listed off the main pros and cons of each, as it relates to the gear I already have..... for example... the proprietary battery in the k5 vs the aa adaptor on the kr...Fletcher8 - I will have some money, around +/-£2000 and your choice is pretty tempting, especially the Metz.
Carl - I've not got the 70-200 yet, it will be part of the package I'm going to buy. You mention the 10-20mm, is that a Sigma or Pentax one? I was thinking of a wide angle lens as I love shooting cathedral interiors and that would be pretty nifty.
My Dad always said it was better to spend the money on the lens rather than the camera; but that was in the day of film whereas today there is more to consider such as noise control in the camera.
Stefan - I did try both cameras at Focus '11 and liked both of them! Thats one of the problems I have .
the kr offered me me lower price, ability to run off the same batteries as my ds2, and flash units so I already have multiple sets of batteries and chargers... handy when out in the feild. my kr's battery gets stuck in a pocket hidden away and I just use the aa's as my main batteries...
and video, my main reason for buying...
the kr added substantial low light and faster shooting and af than my current cameras, and was therefore the smarter buy. I would have needed 2 k5's to replace 2 k10's (too many propriety batteries and chargers to work with in the field.). if I had gone with k5's. I still might if business picks up... but money matters and adding to my kit vs replacing it made more cents.
rparmar wrote:
Only now saw this thread. A few things from a trained audio engineer.
K6 + M66 is a good low-cost solution for a mono microphone that you want to run without phantom power, since it uses its own internal battery. Sound quality is "good" and you will pay a lot more to get "excellent". I own this combo myself.
You will want some sort of a boom for it I imagine, depending on what you will be vidding. The easiest way to improve your sound is to simply get your microphone closer to the sound source. That means getting it off the camera. (Oh wait, Don said that already.)
It's easy to sync video with audio from a second source. Simply clap your hands on camera. In your video editor, put the audio track in line with the video (which has its own audio as well). Zoom in and get the clap peak exactly aligned. Then mute or delete the audio track from the video, leaving only the separate audio. Voila!
The Zoom recorders are poor: cheap build quality, bad soldering, high noise floor. Buy something better, like the Sony M-10 or the Olympus LS-5. I have written extensively about them on my blog.
will certianly read, but I have only heard rave reviews about the Zooms, a lot of video editors swear by them.Only now saw this thread. A few things from a trained audio engineer.
K6 + M66 is a good low-cost solution for a mono microphone that you want to run without phantom power, since it uses its own internal battery. Sound quality is "good" and you will pay a lot more to get "excellent". I own this combo myself.
You will want some sort of a boom for it I imagine, depending on what you will be vidding. The easiest way to improve your sound is to simply get your microphone closer to the sound source. That means getting it off the camera. (Oh wait, Don said that already.)
It's easy to sync video with audio from a second source. Simply clap your hands on camera. In your video editor, put the audio track in line with the video (which has its own audio as well). Zoom in and get the clap peak exactly aligned. Then mute or delete the audio track from the video, leaving only the separate audio. Voila!
The Zoom recorders are poor: cheap build quality, bad soldering, high noise floor. Buy something better, like the Sony M-10 or the Olympus LS-5. I have written extensively about them on my blog.
Comment by Don posted on What microphone for video? at 26/05/2011 - 03:39
here is a ff killing argument... what if Pentax were to steal an idea from Hasslehoff, or whatever it is they call themselves, and use the sensor shift to "multiply" the pixel count in the k5 for studio shooting? stacking multiple shots with slight movements of the sensor between shots...link giving say a 64 or 128 mb file out of the camera for still life shots?
then take it a step further and add the "Pixel Multiplier" effect with the "HDR" effect for a feature set that no other d-slr on the market can copy... Canikon don't have sensor shift stabilization, so they are left out of this game...
then take it a step further and add the "Pixel Multiplier" effect with the "HDR" effect for a feature set that no other d-slr on the market can copy... Canikon don't have sensor shift stabilization, so they are left out of this game...
Comment by Don posted on Pentax FF - a poll at 26/05/2011 - 02:20
I believe the zoom h4 and possibly h2 can record both from external and internal mics at the same time.
Comment by Don posted on What microphone for video? at 25/05/2011 - 20:51
light stand DYI
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Comment by Don posted on My new studio at 25/05/2011 - 17:35
every type of mic has it's pros and cons.
noise cancelling mics are probably best avoided for most novices.
here is why..
expense, and quality...
for some types of eng or environments they are fine.
But with either electronic trickery or out of phase dual mics the noise canclling cons are lower sensitivity, as the sound has to cancell noise from one mic with another mic, of electronically filter sound out from the source audio.. anywhere the ambient noise overlaps the vocals in frequency, the vocals get sliced up as well as the noise, resulting in reverb type distortion...
radio mics are prone to interference and get very expensive for decent quality.
shotguns are your best bet if used right for most video work...
wired lavs are great as well...
the zoom recorders are great on thier own or when used with other mics.
the best route to good audio is to always think noise to signal ratio.... the closer your mic is to the subject, the better your noise (ambient noise for eg) to signal (voice for eg) ratio.
an experienced boom mic operator with a shotgun mic on a pole is always best... failing that, set your camera to wide angle, and move in close with a camera mounted rode, you can't go very wrong.
always listen with headphones for clipping or background distractions. if you get any clipping, lower your mic levels and shoot again..
properly placed lavs (even wireless) are great in noisy environments as they pick up the voices and less ambient noise.. which is why many videographers "Mic the groom" he does the least talking, and stands facing the Bride and officiant, and so is perfectly placed for lave mic'ing them as a group.
Audacity is free and has a very decent "Noise Removal" tool if you have a hum or hiss you need to remove in post, but again, don't bother removing ambient noise that overlaps your vocals .... world of hurt and head aches there...
I think the best solution for a d-slr shooter (with mic jac, k5, k7) is to run a rode mic into a zoom recorder, then plug a y splitter from the zoom headphone jack to the headphones and mic in jack on the slr.... you can hear what is goin in to your camera as you record, and you got clean audio back-up on the zoom recorder...
add an inexpensive (I use Audio Techna) wired lave or two to that kit and you got all bases covered, the Rode for mobility, the lavs run to the zoom for interviews or mic'ing the Groom (put the zoom on his belt) or the zoom on its own for conference type group shots.
noise cancelling mics are probably best avoided for most novices.
here is why..
expense, and quality...
for some types of eng or environments they are fine.
But with either electronic trickery or out of phase dual mics the noise canclling cons are lower sensitivity, as the sound has to cancell noise from one mic with another mic, of electronically filter sound out from the source audio.. anywhere the ambient noise overlaps the vocals in frequency, the vocals get sliced up as well as the noise, resulting in reverb type distortion...
radio mics are prone to interference and get very expensive for decent quality.
shotguns are your best bet if used right for most video work...
wired lavs are great as well...
the zoom recorders are great on thier own or when used with other mics.
the best route to good audio is to always think noise to signal ratio.... the closer your mic is to the subject, the better your noise (ambient noise for eg) to signal (voice for eg) ratio.
an experienced boom mic operator with a shotgun mic on a pole is always best... failing that, set your camera to wide angle, and move in close with a camera mounted rode, you can't go very wrong.
always listen with headphones for clipping or background distractions. if you get any clipping, lower your mic levels and shoot again..
properly placed lavs (even wireless) are great in noisy environments as they pick up the voices and less ambient noise.. which is why many videographers "Mic the groom" he does the least talking, and stands facing the Bride and officiant, and so is perfectly placed for lave mic'ing them as a group.
Audacity is free and has a very decent "Noise Removal" tool if you have a hum or hiss you need to remove in post, but again, don't bother removing ambient noise that overlaps your vocals .... world of hurt and head aches there...
I think the best solution for a d-slr shooter (with mic jac, k5, k7) is to run a rode mic into a zoom recorder, then plug a y splitter from the zoom headphone jack to the headphones and mic in jack on the slr.... you can hear what is goin in to your camera as you record, and you got clean audio back-up on the zoom recorder...
add an inexpensive (I use Audio Techna) wired lave or two to that kit and you got all bases covered, the Rode for mobility, the lavs run to the zoom for interviews or mic'ing the Groom (put the zoom on his belt) or the zoom on its own for conference type group shots.
Comment by Don posted on What microphone for video? at 25/05/2011 - 14:33
I'm too cheap to buy a slate.
I have an islate ap for my phone, but usually I just walk into my frame, countdown using fingers.. 3-2-1 then loudly clap my hands..... sinking the audio in post for 2 or 3 cameras has never been a problem, you simply line up the audio spikes in the audio waveforms in post... as long as each video clip is locked to it's own audio, they'll synch up perfectly. same deal with an external audio recorder, you line up your audio file to the audio file from the video clip....
I have an islate ap for my phone, but usually I just walk into my frame, countdown using fingers.. 3-2-1 then loudly clap my hands..... sinking the audio in post for 2 or 3 cameras has never been a problem, you simply line up the audio spikes in the audio waveforms in post... as long as each video clip is locked to it's own audio, they'll synch up perfectly. same deal with an external audio recorder, you line up your audio file to the audio file from the video clip....
Comment by Don posted on What microphone for video? at 24/05/2011 - 23:23
fritzthedog wrote:
my ds2, and k10's are still being used lots. to be fair, the kr doesn't show any improvement over the k10's in the studio, with studio lighting at iso 100...... but in low light, and for sports (my kids soccer games for example) the kr is faster at everything and I use it a lot for video. But in the studio, my k10's are still my workhorses.Don wrote:
I had to make the same choice a while back. Do not for a minute regret buying the kr.... if money permits later, may very well sell off two k10's and buy 2 k5's, but for the time being, that kr is getting a lot of use.
Same with me Don - K20 hardly gets used nowI had to make the same choice a while back. Do not for a minute regret buying the kr.... if money permits later, may very well sell off two k10's and buy 2 k5's, but for the time being, that kr is getting a lot of use.
you could try using some foamcore and duct tape to make a foldable box to shield your flowers from the wind...