Not so camera-shy Boxster...

[Peer]

Originally Posted by TMM986

Very nice indeed - looks like a 5D mkII maybe? You have a very nice collection of lenses etc. to go with it! I have a more modest setup with a Canon T1i and a couple of L series lenses too. Where did you get the rig with the rails, follow focus and all? I have been looking at the Red Rock stuff but it seems a little pricey.... http://www.redrockmicro.com/ Looks like you are also using an external audio recorder with a mic and windscreen. Which recorder are you using? You should be able to take some very nice cinematic looking footage with that rig - cheers!

Yes to most all of the above -- I even use some RedRock parts.

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[RandallNeighbour]

Peer, what do you use all that camera equipment for?

I can't tell from the video as I am not an expert. Is that video or still photography? I saw a flash on the top but also what looks like a furry boom mic.

Edumacate me!

[Alex Walker]

That red rock stuff is a super ******************** to set up. You lose a lot of light in the micro flip X and the ground glass mech.

Don't you guys get horizontal scanning problems when shooting with an SLR and moving quickly? Or is there a fix for that problem?

Oh and Randall this is a video set up. The follow focus whips and mic are the give aways.

[23109VC]

either you are a professional photographer, or you should be.

I have a Panasonic point and shoot 6MP digital I got at Costco.... I'll pass on any "duels" with you!!!

[Peer]

RandallNeighbour wrote:
> Peer, what do you use all that camera equipment for?
> I can't tell from the video as I am not an expert.
> Is that video or still photography? I saw a flash
> on the top but also what looks like a furry boom mic.
> Edumacate me!


A giveaway that this is a video camera is the shotgun microphone and the follow focus. The "flash on the top" is actually a 600 lumens running light (that I built myself). Although this camera can also shoot 21Mp stills, I use it only for video. What's so unique is that it shoots full frame, creating that shallow depth of field (DOF) that previously could only be achieved by >$50k film/video cameras used for movies. Here's an example of what this camera can do, shot by a fellow 5d2 forum member:

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[Peer]

By the way, here's me and my focus-puller shooting a commercial for a motorcycle manufacturer last month:

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[RandallNeighbour]

That's really amazing. Excellent DOF for digital imaging.

(I was a professional still photographer for a number of years)