What you see here is a montage of screen grabs of some of the video I shot with my retro Sony DCR-TRV27 w/wide angle lens adapter and Beachtek DXA-2 XLR audio adapter set to mono fed by a Shure SM58 (this is my audio test platform which will eventually be either a Canon GL1 or XH-A1 OR Sony VX2100 or FX-7, and some stills with my P&S Fujifilm Finepix S5000. I'm debating on getting a DSLR or go totally retro and do medium format Mamiya...but that means a darkroom.
I've never seen so many people shooting with Canon 1D's before! I think more than half of them didn't use them to a fifth of its potential. They just dropped their credit cards on the counter and bought the best money could buy in the belief they could snap that perfect shot of their kids on stage. But they were never bold enough, like me and the real pro's, to get right up to the stage apron, to ignore yellow security tape and GET THE SHOT NO ONE ELSE DARES. So many people shot full panorama all day long. Photoshop can't fix that!
One shot I'm particulary proud of is one where I set the camera's timer and used my two meter monopod to suspend my camera over a group of taiko drummers. I even had one of my feet on the stage. The pro's couldn't do this because their foot long telephoto were too heavy. My P&S was just the ticket!
I'll have video and more pictures up next week after the conclusion of festivities. I have this weekend's video in rough cut form. Slide show is next. This was just a tease.
2 comments:
I see you also have a section on audio engineering.
You and your readers may be interested in a new product I developed. It's a XLR adapter, that includes a low-noise preamp. It allows you to reduce the camcorder hiss while recording fine audio detail:
www.juicedlink.com
Thanks!
I can't believe they had Okinawa Soba and Andagi! That's just so cool.
Great shots, Ernie. And my vote is Rebel XSi. Seriously the best bang for your buck, digital, and the lens that comes with it is amazing to start with. Worthy money to spend!
1Ds are still a cropped frame camera, as is the XSi. 5D is full frame, and I love mine. But for a starter camera, XSi, and then some glass as you can afford it best call. Again - bang for your buck, as amazing as 1D shots are, it's just too much $$ right now. my guess is the 1D owners are holding status symbols. Kind of like having Louis Vuitton bags or I don't know - what's the latest in nunchucks? Or did I even spell that right? Some folks probably have no clue how to use them but hang them on the wall to be cool.
And if you want affordable medium format - get a Holga! Craig loves his. Coolest pictures ever - GO LOMO!
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