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Skateboarding => PHOTOS/VIDEO => Filming/Editing => Topic started by: mattchew on October 24, 2016, 11:22:48 AM
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EDIT: What once started out as a question about backpacks is now a general discussion thread about all things VX!
Greetings my PALS
I just got my first vx1000 (stoked!) and am now looking to get a backpack for it.
From the research I have done it seems like these two bags are good options?
1) Canon 200eg (https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Deluxe-Backpack-200EG-Cameras/dp/B00009R6TA (https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Deluxe-Backpack-200EG-Cameras/dp/B00009R6TA))
2) Lowepro Mini Trekker (https://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Mini-Trekker-AW-Black/dp/B00009R85Z (https://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Mini-Trekker-AW-Black/dp/B00009R85Z))
But any suggestions/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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I commend your efforts to protect valuable equipment.
However, my homie just wraps it in tshirt or old hoody and carries in his eastpak backpak. No specialty bags.
I mean, choose the bag which catches your eye, rugged materials, plenty internal of padding, is comfortable to wear. Consider also room for laptop and other media peripherals.
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I commend your efforts to protect valuable equipment.
However, my homie just wraps it in tshirt or old hoody and carries in his eastpak backpak. No specialty bags.
I mean, choose the bag which catches your eye, rugged materials, plenty internal of padding, is comfortable to wear. Consider also room for laptop and other media peripherals.
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A hoody in a bag works well but I use this (http://lcdn.ryda.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/9/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/e/o/eosbags.jpg) it fits a vx perfectly length ways and fits batteries tapes and a light in the sides real snug
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Those bags you posted look good, don't have a suggestion either way. What I do recommend is to actually get one of these bags.
The sweatshirt method is a huge pain in the ass. if you want to throw batteries, tapes, lens papers/tissues, a blowbrush, etc. in the bag, everything will get mixed up and require you to rip the bag apart (or you put it in the unpadded front pocket, and if you slam those batteries can crack). I've done it temporarily when a zipper broke on my camera bag over the years and it sucks. Not to mention the amount of lint you are exposing the camera to - this can slowly work it's way into the vap unit (housing for the series of lenses).
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Those bags you posted look good, don't have a suggestion either way. What I do recommend is to actually get one of these bags.
The sweatshirt method is a huge pain in the ass. if you want to throw batteries, tapes, lens papers/tissues, a blowbrush, etc. in the bag, everything will get mixed up and require you to rip the bag apart (or you put it in the unpadded front pocket, and if you slam those batteries can crack). I've done it temporarily when a zipper broke on my camera bag over the years and it sucks. Not to mention the amount of lint you are exposing the camera to - this can slowly work it's way into the vap unit.
Protection is the main priority, obviously, but honestly the organizational factor of the camera bag is fucking huge to me, haha.
Thanks for the input everyone!
Also, happenstance, not trying to kiss butt but Pathways was fucking sick.
One more (unrelated) question: I need a light! Any suggestions on that front?
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(http://media4.motoonline.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/ohio-atiba-mini-general.jpg)
i use this "ogio atiba mini" for my vx1000.
it's pretty good. so no complaints from me.
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I do not recommend the sweatshirt in a backpack method. That eventually broke the front element in kne of my old cameras and I had to get it repaired.
I have a nice organized pack but honestly prefer to just hold the camera and keep an extra tape etc. in my back pocket. Especially if I'm just skating around a city all day. I end up getting better footage and not missing certain things by spending all the time stopping in my tracks and unpacking
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Got a real nice reliable one at the Fancy Lad house, I'll try to remember to take a look and see what brand it is. I think it may be a Targus?
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OGIO Clark Pack
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Those bags you posted look good, don't have a suggestion either way. What I do recommend is to actually get one of these bags.
The sweatshirt method is a huge pain in the ass. if you want to throw batteries, tapes, lens papers/tissues, a blowbrush, etc. in the bag, everything will get mixed up and require you to rip the bag apart (or you put it in the unpadded front pocket, and if you slam those batteries can crack). I've done it temporarily when a zipper broke on my camera bag over the years and it sucks. Not to mention the amount of lint you are exposing the camera to - this can slowly work it's way into the vap unit.
Protection is the main priority, obviously, but honestly the organizational factor of the camera bag is fucking huge to me, haha.
Thanks for the input everyone!
Also, happenstance, not trying to kiss butt but Pathways was fucking sick.
One more (unrelated) question: I need a light! Any suggestions on that front?
Thanks! I really do appreciate the kind words.
For camera light, I use the Frezzi mini-fill:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51K6NW5dXAL.jpg)
The color of the light is warmer and it disperses better than LED cam lights. At the same time, it is a total pain in the ass. Chord can get in the way and you have to carry around the battery packs. If you want to go this route, I have a few suggestions:
-Get batteries between 2-4 pounds (anything bigger sucks). 3 of them should be more than enough for any night of filming.
-Keep the batteries in a backpack. When you film, wear the backpack with the 1 battery you are using (rather than using the strap).
-Tape the chord to the top of the viewfinder when you film and put the connection between the battery and the light in your pocket (just prevents the chord from getting tangled in anything).
... Or just get an LED. I might be a little stuck on the technology I grew up with. All the footage I am seeing where people have a light in their hand and one on the camera looks pretty good.
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
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Why the fuck would anyone just throw their camera in a bag with a sweatshirt? lol, Definitely do not recommend that. I had the canon backpack the OP posted and I can say it worked perfectly for me. I would say buying a backpack is subjective to you. They're all pretty good for the most part but people like/dislike certain points about different brands and so on.
As for lights, I really like this one:
(http://i.oodleimg.com/item/4165429486u_4x424x360f?1457458022)
Lightweight, and easy to fit in a bag. Takes VX batteries too so that will be a time saver (Just buy one more battery).
(EDIT: i think the camera light model number is HVL-20DW2)
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
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If you just need space for a VX,fisheye, and maybe a camera light i'd suggest this bag. I have the canon bag you posted and its not the best, my friend has this bag though, and its smaller so it fits the vx better. It is pretty snug which i think keeps it better protected
Lowepro flipside 200
https://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Flipside-DSLR-Camera-Backpack/dp/B000YA1DS4/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1477351617&sr=1-1&keywords=flipside+200 (https://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Flipside-DSLR-Camera-Backpack/dp/B000YA1DS4/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1477351617&sr=1-1&keywords=flipside+200)
(http://store.lowepro.com/media/catalog/product/cache/4/thumbnail/75x75/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/F/l/Flipside200_left_1.jpg)
(http://store.lowepro.com/media/catalog/product/cache/4/thumbnail/75x75/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/f/l/flipside200_stuffed_belt.jpg)
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Do you even skate? Fuckin grumpy old man
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lower pro or what ever the fuck is called, they make really good backpacks. I have this unit to haul my vx's. It fits 2 1000's and ontop it has this zipper, fits all of my 9 batteries, 2 film cameras, a box of tapes, and my LED light. It fits tight, but its tight. Also has pockets all along the sides, and its water proof. Its pretty expensive or at least when I got it, it was. But thing is great.
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
chongo ass comment.
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Those bags you posted look good, don't have a suggestion either way. What I do recommend is to actually get one of these bags.
The sweatshirt method is a huge pain in the ass. if you want to throw batteries, tapes, lens papers/tissues, a blowbrush, etc. in the bag, everything will get mixed up and require you to rip the bag apart (or you put it in the unpadded front pocket, and if you slam those batteries can crack). I've done it temporarily when a zipper broke on my camera bag over the years and it sucks. Not to mention the amount of lint you are exposing the camera to - this can slowly work it's way into the vap unit.
Protection is the main priority, obviously, but honestly the organizational factor of the camera bag is fucking huge to me, haha.
Thanks for the input everyone!
Also, happenstance, not trying to kiss butt but Pathways was fucking sick.
One more (unrelated) question: I need a light! Any suggestions on that front?
For camera light, I use the Frezzi mini-fill:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51K6NW5dXAL.jpg)
The color of the light is warmer and it disperses better than LED cam lights. At the same time, it is a total pain in the ass. Chord can get in the way and you have to carry around the battery packs. If you want to go this route, I have a few suggestions:
-Get batteries between 2-4 pounds (anything bigger sucks). 3 of them should be more than enough for any night of filming.
-Keep the batteries in a backpack. When you film, wear the backpack with the 1 battery you are using (rather than using the strap).
-Tape the chord to the top of the viewfinder when you film and put the connection between the battery and the light in your pocket (just prevents the chord from getting tangled in anything).
... Or just get an LED. I might be a little stuck on the technology I grew up with. All the footage I am seeing where people have a light in their hand and one on the camera looks pretty good.
Been thinking of getting a Frezzi light, sent you a pm with some questions if you have time.
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Why the fuck would anyone just throw their camera in a bag with a sweatshirt? lol, Definitely do not recommend that. I had the canon backpack the OP posted and I can say it worked perfectly for me. I would say buying a backpack is subjective to you. They're all pretty good for the most part but people like/dislike certain points about different brands and so on.
As for lights, I really like this one:
(http://i.oodleimg.com/item/4165429486u_4x424x360f?1457458022)
Lightweight, and easy to fit in a bag. Takes VX batteries too so that will be a time saver (Just buy one more battery).
(EDIT: i think the camera light model number is HVL-20DW2)
These are cheap and nice for a light, and it uses VX bats, and double A bats.
https://www.amazon.com/NEEWER%C2%AE-Dimmable-Digital-Camcorder-Panasonic/dp/B004TJ6JH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477358615&sr=8-1&keywords=camera+light (https://www.amazon.com/NEEWER%C2%AE-Dimmable-Digital-Camcorder-Panasonic/dp/B004TJ6JH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477358615&sr=8-1&keywords=camera+light)
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Some super good info/tips in here, thank you all so much.
Should I change the title of this thread and just make this a general VX discussion thread?
I dunno about y'all but I'm a fuckin noob and could definitely benefit from that/just like nerding out about gear and shit.
Discussion/advice is always cool to me, would others enjoy/benefit from that?
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
Static IV and V were hd and the rest used them for art house bullshit effect. People hold onto it because when hd came out filmers were hella bummed they threw 3 grand on camera set ups that were useless unless they hyped them up. The fact is, if you aren't somebody who is well established and you submit a vx edit to a media outlet or clips to a company filming a video, they aren't going to be stoked on your choice of format.
The image quality is low compared to cameras that didn't come out 20 years ago, they don't look right on hdtvs, and modern editing software isn't made for them because while vx's were once the standard, everybody but a cult of sentimental skate nerds have moved on. If you want toargue that film looks better, fine, but minidv isn't film, it's an obsolete format that was a stepping stone to modern digital video.
Even Beagle dropped the vx to go digital. There's no actual logical argument for the vx at this point. It's not a stereo vs mono debate between cds and records, it's more like avoiding listening to cassettes because you have a super fancy 8 track stereo.
And only the dumb new kids think I'm a troll, I'm actually just outspoken as hell and one of the only sources of original thought in an increasingly homogenous message board. I mean, just look at the weak but angry responses to my opinion, no rhyme or reason behind them, just angry insults because my perspective breaks with convention.
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I'm actually just outspoken as hell and one of the only sources of original thought in an increasingly homogenous message board.
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I'm a Professional photographer and I had more than 6 backpacks in the last 15 years, if you want to protect your stuff go always for Lowepro. The heaviest impact was a time that the backpack fall from the roof of the car to the floor, 5D Mk II + 5 lenses and a macbook pro were saved that day...
Now I have this set:
Lowepro Pro Runner 450 - Probably this huge for a VX1000 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036B67B6/ref=twister_B014Q4KBHM?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036B67B6/ref=twister_B014Q4KBHM?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1)
And the Lowepro Photo Hatchback 22L - https://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Photo-Hatchback-Camera-Backpack/dp/B008OQUX22/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1477379047&sr=8-5&keywords=lowepro (https://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Photo-Hatchback-Camera-Backpack/dp/B008OQUX22/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1477379047&sr=8-5&keywords=lowepro)
If your VX1000 can fit there I think that it's the best choice you can do, it's half camera backpack, half regular backpack. you can only take off the equipment from the back and the camera department is removable so if you need you can use it without it.
Cheers!
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I've got the Amazon Basics camera bag, cheap and very good !
I've been using it for 1 year now and everything is OK.
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Backpack-DSLR-Cameras-Accessories/dp/B002VPE1WK/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1477379339&sr=1-1&keywords=amazon+basics+camera+bag (https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Backpack-DSLR-Cameras-Accessories/dp/B002VPE1WK/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1477379339&sr=1-1&keywords=amazon+basics+camera+bag)
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as for the camera-light i also recommend you to buy one that uses vx-akkus. it saves a lot of time and space/weight. just buy an extra one, they hold up really long and always using alkaline batteries is much more expensive. you need about 6 of those fuckers and they'll be empty after 1 or 2 hours.
i have this yongnuo camera-light and i am very happy with it. really bright and the light isn't too cold/white. it wasnt expensive either
http://www.amazon.com/Yongnuo-YN-160S-Panasonic-Samsung-Camcorder/dp/B00IN4981C/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1477383683&sr=1-1&keywords=yongnuo+yn+160+s (http://www.amazon.com/Yongnuo-YN-160S-Panasonic-Samsung-Camcorder/dp/B00IN4981C/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1477383683&sr=1-1&keywords=yongnuo+yn+160+s)
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Some super good info/tips in here, thank you all so much.
Should I change the title of this thread and just make this a general VX discussion thread?
I dunno about y'all but I'm a fuckin noob and could definitely benefit from that/just like nerding out about gear and shit.
Discussion/advice is always cool to me, would others enjoy/benefit from that?
Def change it to that title, a lot more people with questions will click on it. I am not saying I know everything about vx's but I do know a lot and It might be helpful to others. Since SP was shut down that is no longer a source of answers for peoples questions.
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
Pump the breaks right out of the gate, buckaroo.
Is the new vid filmed entirely in VX or is there HD?
The whole video is a combination of VX-1000 and 16mm footage. I?m not specifically anti-HD but I think that VX showcases street skating, in the style of a Static video, the best way. And the Static series has been VX from the beginning and I think it lends itself better towards creating a classic ?east coast? vibe.
Source: https://kingpinmag.com/features/josh-stewart-static-iv-interview.html#uRvGf7vokVFgh85F.97
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
The image quality is low compared to cameras that didn't come out 20 years ago, they don't look right on hdtvs, and modern editing software isn't made for them because while vx's were once the standard, everybody but a cult of sentimental skate nerds have moved on. If you want toargue that film looks better, fine, but minidv isn't film, it's an obsolete format that was a stepping stone to modern digital video.
Even Beagle dropped the vx to go digital. There's no actual logical argument for the vx at this point. It's not a stereo vs mono debate between cds and records, it's more like avoiding listening to cassettes because you have a super fancy 8 track stereo.
And only the dumb new kids think I'm a troll, I'm actually just outspoken as hell and one of the only sources of original thought in an increasingly homogenous message board. I mean, just look at the weak but angry responses to my opinion, no rhyme or reason behind them, just angry insults because my perspective breaks with convention.
ccds vs cmos man
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I'm actually just outspoken as hell and one of the only sources of original thought in an increasingly homogenous message board.
You realize that your response proves my point more than it refutes it right?
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
Pump the breaks right out of the gate, buckaroo.
Is the new vid filmed entirely in VX or is there HD?
The whole video is a combination of VX-1000 and 16mm footage. I?m not specifically anti-HD but I think that VX showcases street skating, in the style of a Static video, the best way. And the Static series has been VX from the beginning and I think it lends itself better towards creating a classic ?east coast? vibe.
Source: https://kingpinmag.com/features/josh-stewart-static-iv-interview.html#uRvGf7vokVFgh85F.97
Hmm, look at that. Its been a while since I saw those videos, either way, I think the static videos clearly qualify in the arthouse skate video category.
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
Pump the breaks right out of the gate, buckaroo.
Is the new vid filmed entirely in VX or is there HD?
The whole video is a combination of VX-1000 and 16mm footage. I?m not specifically anti-HD but I think that VX showcases street skating, in the style of a Static video, the best way. And the Static series has been VX from the beginning and I think it lends itself better towards creating a classic ?east coast? vibe.
Source: https://kingpinmag.com/features/josh-stewart-static-iv-interview.html#uRvGf7vokVFgh85F.97
Hmm, look at that. Its been a while since I saw those videos, either way, I think the static videos clearly qualify in the arthouse skate video category.
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and arthouse won video of the year.
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I'm actually just outspoken as hell and one of the only sources of original thought in an increasingly homogenous message board.
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
Pump the breaks right out of the gate, buckaroo.
Is the new vid filmed entirely in VX or is there HD?
The whole video is a combination of VX-1000 and 16mm footage. I?m not specifically anti-HD but I think that VX showcases street skating, in the style of a Static video, the best way. And the Static series has been VX from the beginning and I think it lends itself better towards creating a classic ?east coast? vibe.
Source: https://kingpinmag.com/features/josh-stewart-static-iv-interview.html#uRvGf7vokVFgh85F.97 (https://kingpinmag.com/features/josh-stewart-static-iv-interview.html#uRvGf7vokVFgh85F.97)
Static Iv and V are most VX and film but theres a few HD clips in there, def in Aaron Harrington's part. The cmos vs. CCD argument is pointless cuz the Panasonic HVX and HPX are HD CCD cameras. Whats kinda funny with the HVX you can set it up to shoot standard def and run it as a VX that records on card.
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anyone got any cheap battery recommendations?
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Static 4 and 5 are definitely 100% VX and 16mm. If anything is looking HD to you, that is just because the vast majority of people making VX videos these days are using incorrect export settings and Josh's stuff just looks so much better in comparison.
Tell me a clip you think is in HD. I will totally check out the video tonight and would love to be proven wrong.
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Static 4 and 5 are definitely 100% VX and 16mm. If anything is looking HD to you, that is just because the vast majority of people making VX videos these days are using incorrect export settings and Josh's stuff just looks so much better in comparison.
Tell me a clip you think is in HD. I will totally check out the video tonight and would love to be proven wrong.
Stewart said some of the train shots / intro were HVX200. ;)
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how do you guys go about capturing the footage?
put the tape in some other mini dv capture cam and just import it with firewire?
and do you guys playback the clip on the capcam to show the skater how the clip came out, (therefore rewinding and playback a clip) or do you simply import everything at once when the tape is complete?
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how do you guys go about capturing the footage?
put the tape in some other mini dv capture cam and just import it with firewire?
and do you guys playback the clip on the capcam to show the skater how the clip came out, (therefore rewinding and playback a clip) or do you simply import everything at once when the tape is complete?
import everything with a capcam. My capcam only works plugged into a wall so the first one isnt an option for me.
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n3wbs... real men film TRV
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how do you guys go about capturing the footage?
put the tape in some other mini dv capture cam and just import it with firewire?
and do you guys playback the clip on the capcam to show the skater how the clip came out, (therefore rewinding and playback a clip) or do you simply import everything at once when the tape is complete?
^^ Yeah a capture cam should be used so you don't rerun your heads on your VX. If you really wish to see the trick at the spot after you filmed it, use your phone to record through the viewfinder and use the skip/seek buttons to replay it once and watch as many times as you want on your phone.
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Static 4 and 5 are definitely 100% VX and 16mm. If anything is looking HD to you, that is just because the vast majority of people making VX videos these days are using incorrect export settings and Josh's stuff just looks so much better in comparison.
Tell me a clip you think is in HD. I will totally check out the video tonight and would love to be proven wrong.
Yea I would love to see those HD clips in Static haha. But for real that video is all vx and 16m just like he said.
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anyone got any cheap battery recommendations?
These are the cheapest ones I have found, and they fit in your VX no modification to do
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RKVDTNC/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RKVDTNC/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
You can find some without those grooves on the side, and rip off the plastic housing. It looks really ghetto but I have about 3 batts like that, they work great. Just have to do a little diy to them
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how do you guys go about capturing the footage?
put the tape in some other mini dv capture cam and just import it with firewire?
and do you guys playback the clip on the capcam to show the skater how the clip came out, (therefore rewinding and playback a clip) or do you simply import everything at once when the tape is complete?
I have one of these. And its really awesome. Took it on a trip to SF and its really convenient just pop the tape in and save your heads on your vx. Or else they will be smoked mashing the fast forward and rewind. But those guys run for like 400/500$. I got lucky and got it from my old high school after I graduated. But if you are really serious its the best way to do it.
Also like minty said. Edit/search film through the viewfinder with your iphone if YOU have to. But for real save your money and your heads. Its not cheap to get the heads cleaned.
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I have the canon 200eg and it fits everything but isn't extrmemly comfy. But it's good for the cost. I just throw my vx2 in a bag with a Tshirt like somebody mentioned earlier because I don't really care about it, but I keep my vx1 in a camera bag all the time. Everyone argueing about sd vs hd is stupid, just as cringey as people argueing over video game consoles. Sd is sick and can be shit. Hd is also sick, and also can be shit. It all depends who's behind and in front of the camera and editing the footage. I like watching both but I have a lot more fun filming vx then using a DSLR. Too broke for a $3000 fisheye for the panasonic hd cams so I won't be converting anytime soon. That's my 2 cents
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how do you guys go about capturing the footage?
put the tape in some other mini dv capture cam and just import it with firewire?
and do you guys playback the clip on the capcam to show the skater how the clip came out, (therefore rewinding and playback a clip) or do you simply import everything at once when the tape is complete?
I have one of these. And its really awesome. Took it on a trip to SF and its really convenient just pop the tape in and save your heads on your vx. Or else they will be smoked mashing the fast forward and rewind. But those guys run for like 400/500$. I got lucky and got it from my old high school after I graduated. But if you are really serious its the best way to do it.
Also like minty said. Edit/search film through the viewfinder with your iphone if YOU have to. But for real save your money and your heads. Its not cheap to get the heads cleaned.
yeah i saw one of those machines up on vx1000market
i dont know how to playback on my vx, its a jap. one that ive had for 5 months.
i never brought the cap cam to a session i just film and then i go home and import everything in one go.
so is it better off to import the full 60 minutes, cause what i do right now is go film, and import the 15 min i got, go film an other day, and simply import the 20 min from that day.
thanks a lot for the info.
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how do you guys go about capturing the footage?
put the tape in some other mini dv capture cam and just import it with firewire?
and do you guys playback the clip on the capcam to show the skater how the clip came out, (therefore rewinding and playback a clip) or do you simply import everything at once when the tape is complete?
First you pour boiling hot water into the tape deck on your camera to sterilize and remove any pesky dust or bacteria that may ruin your tape.
Next make sure to press the rewind and fast forward buttons alternating back and fourth every three seconds or so; it helps warm up the noggins of your camera so that they respond properly. complete this step for roughly 3 mins.
You will need to download AVID media composer 8, it is the only program that will allow you to capture dv footage and convert it to 8k 7680X4320
Plug in your VX with your HDMI cable
Open avid and create a new sequence.
Open the title tool. This is where you will name and capture your footage.
A grid pattern should show up with all the thumbnails of your clips.
When ready to capture a clip press OPTION + COMMAND +ESC. A window should show up. Propmply click on the AVID Button and press enter.
It gets easier as you do it a couple times. GOOD LUCK!
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Static 4 and 5 are definitely 100% VX and 16mm. If anything is looking HD to you, that is just because the vast majority of people making VX videos these days are using incorrect export settings and Josh's stuff just looks so much better in comparison.
Tell me a clip you think is in HD. I will totally check out the video tonight and would love to be proven wrong.
Stewart said some of the train shots / intro were HVX200. ;)
If you want to be a bubble burster, 16 mil from yale or cinelab comes post processed as Pro-Res 422 1920x1080p.
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
The image quality is low compared to cameras that didn't come out 20 years ago, they don't look right on hdtvs, and modern editing software isn't made for them because while vx's were once the standard, everybody but a cult of sentimental skate nerds have moved on. If you want toargue that film looks better, fine, but minidv isn't film, it's an obsolete format that was a stepping stone to modern digital video.
Even Beagle dropped the vx to go digital. There's no actual logical argument for the vx at this point. It's not a stereo vs mono debate between cds and records, it's more like avoiding listening to cassettes because you have a super fancy 8 track stereo.
And only the dumb new kids think I'm a troll, I'm actually just outspoken as hell and one of the only sources of original thought in an increasingly homogenous message board. I mean, just look at the weak but angry responses to my opinion, no rhyme or reason behind them, just angry insults because my perspective breaks with convention.
Skateboarding can be filmed on ANY camera. The vx1000 is outdated yes, but it is fun to film with and fun to watch. Slap is outdated but that doesn't make it shit.
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Static 4 and 5 are definitely 100% VX and 16mm. If anything is looking HD to you, that is just because the vast majority of people making VX videos these days are using incorrect export settings and Josh's stuff just looks so much better in comparison.
Tell me a clip you think is in HD. I will totally check out the video tonight and would love to be proven wrong.
Naww its just the intro to static 2 was filmed HD. He said it in an interview. Only HD shit
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Its called a garbage can, and its perfect for all obsolete, 20 year old, image doesn't fit properly on the screen, need special shit just to import it onto modern computer, worse image than what you can get on an iphone, electronics.
Obviously you're a notorious troll (and this debate has been beaten to death) but even just looking at the past two years illuminates the fact that the VX is, and will continue to be, absolutely relevant for making skate videos. Gold standard.
Static IV & V
Sabotage 3, 4, and soon to be 5
GX1000
Isle - Vase
Polar - Promo's, and I Like It Here...
The list goes on.
I like HD stuff too, but saying that the VX doesn't look good/iPhones are better is insane. Get a grip Gip!
The image quality is low compared to cameras that didn't come out 20 years ago, they don't look right on hdtvs, and modern editing software isn't made for them because while vx's were once the standard, everybody but a cult of sentimental skate nerds have moved on. If you want toargue that film looks better, fine, but minidv isn't film, it's an obsolete format that was a stepping stone to modern digital video.
Even Beagle dropped the vx to go digital. There's no actual logical argument for the vx at this point. It's not a stereo vs mono debate between cds and records, it's more like avoiding listening to cassettes because you have a super fancy 8 track stereo.
And only the dumb new kids think I'm a troll, I'm actually just outspoken as hell and one of the only sources of original thought in an increasingly homogenous message board. I mean, just look at the weak but angry responses to my opinion, no rhyme or reason behind them, just angry insults because my perspective breaks with convention.
Skateboarding can be filmed on ANY camera. The vx1000 is outdated yes, but it is fun to film with and fun to watch. Slap is outdated but that doesn't make it shit.
Well, yeah, but obviously it doesn't all look the same. If you want to overpay for a low quality image, go ahead and waste your money on that obsolete bullshit.
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Never stop flying Gip.
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This is such a tired debate, just like Trump vs Hilliary
I don't wanna fuckin hear it anymore.
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Bullshit. The Trump vs. Hillary debate will end in two weeks...
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who fuckin cares jesus.
It's a matter of personal taste. Like anything. Making skate videos is art. There are different tools and mediums. Some people use paint, some people use pastel, some people use pencils, some people use photoshop, some people use clay, some people use motorized pens on people's skin.
At the end of the day, skateboarding is being showcased. Let's all just appreciate that there are different ways to watch skateboarding and different tastes and stop arguing. Shit would be so boring if everyone did the exact same thing.
I guarantee in year 2050, there will still be people trying to figure out how to keep using a vx1000 which is awesome.
Use the medium that inspires you and gives your work meaning in all areas of life.
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Fuck that. If we all agreed to disagree on matters of taste in skateboarding there would be nothing left to argue about here.
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Although it doesn't matter and people say VX has no drawcard, I'd argue it kind of does in one way. As someone else said CCD vs CMOS is a real thing, it's know that CCD seems to render colours and movement better than CMOS does, it's one of the reasons Digital Bolex got such high praise. Now I'm not saying VX=DB, but just because you don't understand why people like something doesn't mean there's nothing to like.
Here's a good light for you guys, much smaller than those big 160LED panels and almost puts out as much light (700vs900lux).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/282087118673?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/282087118673?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
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all i know is that recording to sd card/digital media is way more convenient than recording to those damn little tapes. if i'm gonna drop 4 to 500 on a camera, i want to know that its gonna last for a long time, and not have issues with moving parts and heads the way a VX does, or even a DVX. digital media just seems way more reliable and also amenable to editing in post, especially when it's recorded at a fairly high bitrate (50 Mbps+)
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the mk1 fisheye is the reason the vx looks the best
Static 4 and 5 are definitely 100% VX and 16mm. If anything is looking HD to you, that is just because the vast majority of people making VX videos these days are using incorrect export settings and Josh's stuff just looks so much better in comparison.
Tell me a clip you think is in HD. I will totally check out the video tonight and would love to be proven wrong.
any tips on export settings?
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the mk1 fisheye is the reason the vx looks the best
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Static 4 and 5 are definitely 100% VX and 16mm. If anything is looking HD to you, that is just because the vast majority of people making VX videos these days are using incorrect export settings and Josh's stuff just looks so much better in comparison.
Tell me a clip you think is in HD. I will totally check out the video tonight and would love to be proven wrong.
any tips on export settings?
try H.264
These are the settings I use in premier pro cs6. I doubt they are the best or anything like that. But they work good. Just make sure you check that "use maximum render quality" box. It improves it greatly.
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all i know is that recording to sd card/digital media is way more convenient than recording to those damn little tapes. if i'm gonna drop 4 to 500 on a camera, i want to know that its gonna last for a long time, and not have issues with moving parts and heads the way a VX does, or even a DVX. digital media just seems way more reliable and also amenable to editing in post, especially when it's recorded at a fairly high bitrate (50 Mbps+)
haha... HD for 4 to 500 sounds like an oxymoron.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BMEeQGmFWA4/?taken-by=stefaninurdingxx (https://www.instagram.com/p/BMEeQGmFWA4/?taken-by=stefaninurdingxx)
You guys should do something like this.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Waterproof-LED-Shooting-Flash-Light-For-Gopro-3-3-HERO4-Camera-With-Battery-/282198031337?hash=item41b4503be9:g:PaIAAOSwTA9X65S3 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Waterproof-LED-Shooting-Flash-Light-For-Gopro-3-3-HERO4-Camera-With-Battery-/282198031337?hash=item41b4503be9:g:PaIAAOSwTA9X65S3)
This one is also good and small.
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Anyone know where I can get a lens cap for the back of an mk1? I've only got the front :(
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why is it that only does this argument happen with videography in skateboarding? with photography people still use hasselblad 500's with that one fisheye and e-6 film when all that stuff is old technology too and has been used probably just as long as the vx1000/mk1 set up.
hasselblads are film cameras, which is a whole different ball game. Plenty of people still use film for video as well, and its considered just as legit, and many arguments are made for why film is better than digital formats. The VX thing is like is one specific subgroup decided they were going to keep using a 20 year old digital image camera because it was the best back then and they are used to it, something which also doesn't exist in photography.
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I feel like Slap should have a camera/video section.
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I feel like Slap should have a camera/video section.
Yea for real. Would make it feel like Skateperception. Loved that forum I know a lot people didn't but, it would help with so many duplicate topics being posted about camera malfunctions and shit like that.
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Anyone know where I can get a lens cap for the back of an mk1? I've only got the front :(
email century/schneider
Barring that, use some calipers to measure the back outer diameter where the cap would normally fit, and then buy a push on lens cap of that size from bhphotovideo
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I found the Ty Evans And Atiba Ogio bags on eBay for super cheap. I use the Evans bag for my vx1/ Vx2 and it's accessories and put my two canon DSLRs in the atiba. I don't have that much gear, so the Evans bag is a little much, but if I ever take both VX's out at the same time it's great. Plenty of space for batteries and tapes and such.
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i had a ty II but it got stolen and have not been able to find a replacement on ebay.great bag but i have since just ebay'd "lowepro trekker" and bid on cheap ones. the bags are what ogio modeled theirs after and lowepro's are built better in my opinion.
I saw a shit ton of lowepro bags, but the ogio bags were too good of a deal and I'm too much of a nerd to pass.
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Is this a reasonable price for a cap cam?
I can't find one that is mini dv/firewire for less than $50
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Panasonic-PV-DV400D-PalmSight-MiniDV-Digital-Palmcorder-Camcorder-Video-Camera-/142161812156?hash=item2119811abc:g:pq4AAOSwMVdYEVr9 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Panasonic-PV-DV400D-PalmSight-MiniDV-Digital-Palmcorder-Camcorder-Video-Camera-/142161812156?hash=item2119811abc:g:pq4AAOSwMVdYEVr9)
or this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Handycam-DCR-HC21-Mini-DV-Camcorder-/282236552488?hash=item41b69c0528:g:tKIAAOSwx2dYE8DW (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Handycam-DCR-HC21-Mini-DV-Camcorder-/282236552488?hash=item41b69c0528:g:tKIAAOSwx2dYE8DW)
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While scrolling through my local advertising site, I've stumbled upon a VX2000 for 150EU and a VX2100 for 180EU, same seller, out in the sticks.
Looks to be good condition, I'm very excited, sent him a message.
Which would be better to get, considering they're pretty much the same price (for that cheap, I don't mind paying the extra if it's worth it).
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While scrolling through my local advertising site, I've stumbled upon a VX2000 for 150EU and a VX2100 for 180EU, same seller, out in the sticks.
Looks to be good condition, I'm very excited, sent him a message.
Which would be better to get, considering they're pretty much the same price (for that cheap, I don't mind paying the extra if it's worth it).
theyre about the same but 21 just feels better (IMO). plus dark grey nicer than silver haha
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While scrolling through my local advertising site, I've stumbled upon a VX2000 for 150EU and a VX2100 for 180EU, same seller, out in the sticks.
Looks to be good condition, I'm very excited, sent him a message.
Which would be better to get, considering they're pretty much the same price (for that cheap, I don't mind paying the extra if it's worth it).
theyre about the same but 21 just feels better (IMO). plus dark grey nicer than silver haha
The more I think about it, I think I might grab both and try to sell one. The seller looks legit and they're cheap as chips.
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While scrolling through my local advertising site, I've stumbled upon a VX2000 for 150EU and a VX2100 for 180EU, same seller, out in the sticks.
Looks to be good condition, I'm very excited, sent him a message.
Which would be better to get, considering they're pretty much the same price (for that cheap, I don't mind paying the extra if it's worth it).
The 21 has better sound and slightly better colours. It also feels more sturdy then the 2000. make sure the description the seller writes is actually guaranteeing they work, that way if they don't work your entitled to a refund. The 2000 and 21 are more reliable then the 1000, prob because they are alot younger, but i got my hands on a 2000 that seriously barely worked, it glitched all the time, used to turn on and off on its own, etc. after about 2 months of just using it anyways it randomly started working fine, haven't had an issue with it in ages. just don't play back or rewind footage on them.
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While scrolling through my local advertising site, I've stumbled upon a VX2000 for 150EU and a VX2100 for 180EU, same seller, out in the sticks.
Looks to be good condition, I'm very excited, sent him a message.
Which would be better to get, considering they're pretty much the same price (for that cheap, I don't mind paying the extra if it's worth it).
Not exactly what you're looking for necessarily, but there's some useful information in this thread:
http://www.slapmagazine.com/component/option,com_jfusion/Itemid,4/index.php?topic=89438.msg2439341#msg2439341 (http://www.slapmagazine.com/component/option,com_jfusion/Itemid,4/index.php?topic=89438.msg2439341#msg2439341)
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Is this a reasonable price for a cap cam?
I can't find one that is mini dv/firewire for less than $50
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Panasonic-PV-DV400D-PalmSight-MiniDV-Digital-Palmcorder-Camcorder-Video-Camera-/142161812156?hash=item2119811abc:g:pq4AAOSwMVdYEVr9 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Panasonic-PV-DV400D-PalmSight-MiniDV-Digital-Palmcorder-Camcorder-Video-Camera-/142161812156?hash=item2119811abc:g:pq4AAOSwMVdYEVr9)
or this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Handycam-DCR-HC21-Mini-DV-Camcorder-/282236552488?hash=item41b69c0528:g:tKIAAOSwx2dYE8DW (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Handycam-DCR-HC21-Mini-DV-Camcorder-/282236552488?hash=item41b69c0528:g:tKIAAOSwx2dYE8DW)
I've been using a VX2100 as a capture camera for the better part of a decade. My best advice is to get the highest quality camera possible to capture footage - way less likely to glitch. Though I do know this could be cost prohibitive.
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this is semi-relevant, but i've got a vx2100 in pretty great shape that i've been looking to get rid of for awhile.
I have a Century MKII bayonet mount as well, pretty much mint condition.
If anybody is interested, give me a shout.
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Congrats on your new vx1000 OP! Are you getting a mk1 for it soon? And let's see some pics everyone! I will post mine soon.
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Thanks!
Yeah I have an MK1 for it.
I live in Massachusetts so it's still winter here so no cool footage to post really.
My friends and I have an indoor warehouse spot that I have filmed a bunch at, but you know, it's a warehouse...
Supposed to go out filming some street on Saturday if the weather holds up...
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Congrats on your new vx1000 OP! Are you getting a mk1 for it soon? And let's see some pics everyone! I will post mine soon.
lets all post dick pics cuz we finally saved 800 dollars.
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where to best buy a mkI if you live in europe?
how much does that instagram dude charge?
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where to best buy a mkI if you live in europe?
how much does that instagram dude charge?
If you are talking about vx1000market, the average price for a MKI in good condition is 500$...
I sax a scratched one for 350$ the other day, way overpriced.
I'll stick to my MKII, plus I found a pretty decent VX2100 on eBay for 275€ to replace my GL2 :)
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where to best buy a mkI if you live in europe?
how much does that instagram dude charge?
If you are talking about vx1000market, the average price for a MKI in good condition is 500$...
I sax a scratched one for 350$ the other day, way overpriced.
I'll stick to my MKII, plus I found a pretty decent VX2100 on eBay for 275? to replace my GL2 :)
vx1000market charges way more than 500 usd.
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where to best buy a mkI if you live in europe?
how much does that instagram dude charge?
If you are talking about vx1000market, the average price for a MKI in good condition is 500$...
I sax a scratched one for 350$ the other day, way overpriced.
I'll stick to my MKII, plus I found a pretty decent VX2100 on eBay for 275? to replace my GL2 :)
vx1000market charges way more than 500 usd.
yea vx1000market is fucking zoinked. Dude tries to sell them for full retail. Like really? Plus he is a major kook. Best bet is looking on ebay, don't even bother from him.
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where to best buy a mkI if you live in europe?
how much does that instagram dude charge?
If you are talking about vx1000market, the average price for a MKI in good condition is 500$...
I sax a scratched one for 350$ the other day, way overpriced.
I'll stick to my MKII, plus I found a pretty decent VX2100 on eBay for 275? to replace my GL2 :)
vx1000market charges way more than 500 usd.
yea vx1000market is fucking zoinked. Dude tries to sell them for full retail. Like really? Plus he is a major kook. Best bet is looking on ebay, don't even bother from him.
Yeah he's a total kook after your purchase is done or if you're shane o neil
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I've heard too many bad stories buying from this guy.
Tried to do a trade of VX1 parts cam for a few parts. I was already stacking the deal in his favor and he made some unreasonable counter-offer. I didn't respond right away and he started back peddling. Definitely not worth it.
And as to him selling fisheyes and front elements (the glass), he's buying those direct from the manufacturer, which any of us could do for the same price.
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Ugh. Tried filming outside today and VX wasn't agreeing with the cold weather. Tape was glitched like one of the heads was malfunctioning: couple solid bars running across half the footage. So annoying. Such a fickle piece of machinery.
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Ugh. Tried filming outside today and VX wasn't agreeing with the cold weather. Tape was glitched like one of the heads was malfunctioning: couple solid bars running across half the footage. So annoying. Such a fickle piece of machinery.
yep. sounds about right haha. I filmed a lot of stuff in the snow a few months ago and it surprisingly turned out good.
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I've been filming with a Sony Handicam that takes DVDs or a memory card with a baby death lens, it works and is as close to VX type footy that I'd like it to be. If I'm going to film HD I just use my cellphone,I have a Nikon d7100 but fuck that shit.
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Ugh. Tried filming outside today and VX wasn't agreeing with the cold weather. Tape was glitched like one of the heads was malfunctioning: couple solid bars running across half the footage. So annoying. Such a fickle piece of machinery.
that sucks. mine doesn't even work in "cold" weather conditions.
if it's under 10? c / 50 Fahrenheit the tape will be empty/glitchy.
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Ugh. Tried filming outside today and VX wasn't agreeing with the cold weather. Tape was glitched like one of the heads was malfunctioning: couple solid bars running across half the footage. So annoying. Such a fickle piece of machinery.
that sucks. mine doesn't even work in "cold" weather conditions.
if it's under 10? c / 50 Fahrenheit the tape will be empty/glitchy.
that is very strange. Bad mother board would be my guess..
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Congrats on your new vx1000 OP! Are you getting a mk1 for it soon? And let's see some pics everyone! I will post mine soon.
lets all post dick pics cuz we finally saved 800 dollars.
What's that supposed to mean? Lmao. All I'm saying is that congrats to OP getting a vx. Idk about you I got my mk1 for 530 from some kid from a south back in spring 2012 in great condition. Stop hating kid
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where to best buy a mkI if you live in europe?
how much does that instagram dude charge?
If you are talking about vx1000market, the average price for a MKI in good condition is 500$...
I sax a scratched one for 350$ the other day, way overpriced.
I'll stick to my MKII, plus I found a pretty decent VX2100 on eBay for 275? to replace my GL2 :)
vx1000market charges way more than 500 usd.
vx1000market charges 800 for a mk1 brand new. Good source to get a mk1 but tbh just go on ebay you will find mk1's for sale for cheaper
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Thanks!
Yeah I have an MK1 for it.
I live in Massachusetts so it's still winter here so no cool footage to post really.
My friends and I have an indoor warehouse spot that I have filmed a bunch at, but you know, it's a warehouse...
Supposed to go out filming some street on Saturday if the weather holds up...
That's dope man. Im from Boston as well. Looks like the weather is looking good this week. Title town wouldn't be a bad option 8)
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
Looked sick with the 150% crop in on the 4:3 ! for the HD footage i would use less spacers though to make it look more like the century Xtreme fisheye vig. good stuff though i love fisheye mods.
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
damn cropped 150 looked fucking good. All those spacers on it look so funny but it turns out quite nice.
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What are your audio settings for fisheye filming on VX2100 ?
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
Looked sick with the 150% crop in on the 4:3 ! for the HD footage i would use less spacers though to make it look more like the century Xtreme fisheye vig. good stuff though i love fisheye mods.
Yeah real easy way to do this is get HVX 200 Panasonic, they go for around 700, put an MKII fisheye for a vx2000 on there and you can set it to standard def mode and have 4:3 fisheye, or you can shot in HD and and crop it like he did in editing.
this video was shot in standard def mode on the HVX, not the intro but all the skating
http://vimeo.com/198781467
This video was filmed in HD then later cropped all the crazy vig out
http://vimeo.com/89844495
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
Thx for this - will try this with my MK1 and the Canon XF100 which has a 58mm, think the Vignetting will be pretty bad. Currently using an MK2 58mm MK2 replica.
Think the moving Vignetting in your footage results from the actual movement of the step rings + fisheye.
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What are your audio settings for fisheye filming on VX2100 ?
2 bumps up for longlens, 2 bumps down for fish
sounds so much better if you set audio manually with 2100
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
Looked sick with the 150% crop in on the 4:3 ! for the HD footage i would use less spacers though to make it look more like the century Xtreme fisheye vig. good stuff though i love fisheye mods.
Yeah real easy way to do this is get HVX 200 Panasonic, they go for around 700, put an MKII fisheye for a vx2000 on there and you can set it to standard def mode and have 4:3 fisheye, or you can shot in HD and and crop it like he did in editing.
this video was shot in standard def mode on the HVX, not the intro but all the skating
http://vimeo.com/198781467
This video was filmed in HD then later cropped all the crazy vig out
http://vimeo.com/89844495
holy fuck about time! I have been looking for a hvx/hpx extreme video that was filmed in sd. Looks so fucking sick. Thanks for sharing
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2 bumps up for longlens, 2 bumps down for fish
sounds so much better if you set audio manually with 2100
I guess everything's better when you do it manually.
Thank you for the tip !
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What are your audio settings for fisheye filming on VX2100 ?
2 bumps up for longlens, 2 bumps down for fish
sounds so much better if you set audio manually with 2100
Very similar question. I used to have a VX2000 and VX2100, I've just bought a VX1000.
Would you suggest the same manual audio settings for a VX1000?
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Thanks!
Yeah I have an MK1 for it.
I live in Massachusetts so it's still winter here so no cool footage to post really.
My friends and I have an indoor warehouse spot that I have filmed a bunch at, but you know, it's a warehouse...
Supposed to go out filming some street on Saturday if the weather holds up...
That's dope man. Im from Boston as well. Looks like the weather is looking good this week. Title town wouldn't be a bad option 8)
I'm from boston and nobody calls it that.
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What are your audio settings for fisheye filming on VX2100 ?
2 bumps up for longlens, 2 bumps down for fish
sounds so much better if you set audio manually with 2100
Very similar question. I used to have a VX2000 and VX2100, I've just bought a VX1000.
Would you suggest the same manual audio settings for a VX1000?
never used a VX1 but from what I hear the classic VX1 audio is all auto, few friends use VX1 and don't set audio.
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What are your audio settings for fisheye filming on VX2100 ?
2 bumps up for longlens, 2 bumps down for fish
sounds so much better if you set audio manually with 2100
Very similar question. I used to have a VX2000 and VX2100, I've just bought a VX1000.
Would you suggest the same manual audio settings for a VX1000?
never used a VX1 but from what I hear the classic VX1 audio is all auto, few friends use VX1 and don't set audio.
My first VX1, so I'm all new to it. I'm kind of reluctant to keep it on auto as I like to have full control over everything.
I've used VX2000, VX2100, HVX200, HMC151 and 60D for my skate stuff prior to the VX1 and I don't think I could kick the habit of setting the audio like I have done with all these previously!
Thanks for your reply, though! I'll keep digging.
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I'm also new to this camera but as far as I know everyone uses the auto preset for audio.
I think one of the strongest points of this camera in terms of its longevity in skating (aside from the mk1) is the way the mic captures sound.
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
Looked sick with the 150% crop in on the 4:3 ! for the HD footage i would use less spacers though to make it look more like the century Xtreme fisheye vig. good stuff though i love fisheye mods.
Yeah real easy way to do this is get HVX 200 Panasonic, they go for around 700, put an MKII fisheye for a vx2000 on there and you can set it to standard def mode and have 4:3 fisheye, or you can shot in HD and and crop it like he did in editing.
this video was shot in standard def mode on the HVX, not the intro but all the skating
http://vimeo.com/198781467
This video was filmed in HD then later cropped all the crazy vig out
http://vimeo.com/89844495
holy fuck about time! I have been looking for a hvx/hpx extreme video that was filmed in sd. Looks so fucking sick. Thanks for sharing
That's not what that is. That's a HVX/Modded Mk2 and then cropped. HVX or HPX/Xtreme filmed in SD doesn't look very good, it's just the same as cropped HD footage making it not very wide. You could literally just watch a video filmed with the xtreme and hold up your hands to crop it and watch it that way to see what it'd look like.
I'd also like to add that I've used VX1000s for years and always used auto audio, but that's the only camera I do this with.
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
Looked sick with the 150% crop in on the 4:3 ! for the HD footage i would use less spacers though to make it look more like the century Xtreme fisheye vig. good stuff though i love fisheye mods.
Yeah real easy way to do this is get HVX 200 Panasonic, they go for around 700, put an MKII fisheye for a vx2000 on there and you can set it to standard def mode and have 4:3 fisheye, or you can shot in HD and and crop it like he did in editing.
this video was shot in standard def mode on the HVX, not the intro but all the skating
http://vimeo.com/198781467
This video was filmed in HD then later cropped all the crazy vig out
http://vimeo.com/89844495
holy fuck about time! I have been looking for a hvx/hpx extreme video that was filmed in sd. Looks so fucking sick. Thanks for sharing
That's not what that is. That's a HVX/Modded Mk2 and then cropped. HVX or HPX/Xtreme filmed in SD doesn't look very good, it's just the same as cropped HD footage making it not very wide. You could literally just watch a video filmed with the xtreme and hold up your hands to crop it and watch it that way to see what it'd look like.
I'd also like to add that I've used VX1000s for years and always used auto audio, but that's the only camera I do this with.
The second video is cropped HD, the first video is not. The first video doesnt look like normal SD vx footage cuz it was shot on DVC PRO 50 progressive scan, it's standard definition but it shoots a bitrate that is about twice that of what a VX shoots. Also its not interlaced scanning so you dont get those jagged edges you do when you shoot interlaced and run it on a computer. IF you watch both of the videos you can see the HD one that the fisheye is perfectly centered cuz i did that im post production, the standard def video the fisheye is sightly off center and you can see the vig is more pronounced on one side.
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
Looked sick with the 150% crop in on the 4:3 ! for the HD footage i would use less spacers though to make it look more like the century Xtreme fisheye vig. good stuff though i love fisheye mods.
Yeah real easy way to do this is get HVX 200 Panasonic, they go for around 700, put an MKII fisheye for a vx2000 on there and you can set it to standard def mode and have 4:3 fisheye, or you can shot in HD and and crop it like he did in editing.
this video was shot in standard def mode on the HVX, not the intro but all the skating
http://vimeo.com/198781467
This video was filmed in HD then later cropped all the crazy vig out
http://vimeo.com/89844495
holy fuck about time! I have been looking for a hvx/hpx extreme video that was filmed in sd. Looks so fucking sick. Thanks for sharing
That's not what that is. That's a HVX/Modded Mk2 and then cropped. HVX or HPX/Xtreme filmed in SD doesn't look very good, it's just the same as cropped HD footage making it not very wide. You could literally just watch a video filmed with the xtreme and hold up your hands to crop it and watch it that way to see what it'd look like.
I'd also like to add that I've used VX1000s for years and always used auto audio, but that's the only camera I do this with.
ahh fuck to good to be true.. And yea I have never fucked with the audio on any of my vx's. Just keep it auto and it is completely fine. If its not loud enough while editing bump it the db up
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Yeah I have an MK1 for it.
I live in Massachusetts so it's still winter here so no cool footage to post really.
My friends and I have an indoor warehouse spot that I have filmed a bunch at, but you know, it's a warehouse...
Supposed to go out filming some street on Saturday if the weather holds up...
That's dope man. Im from Boston as well. Looks like the weather is looking good this week. Title town wouldn't be a bad option 8)
I'm from boston and nobody calls it that.
Well to be fair, I never stated that's what Bostonians say. Ever since we won superbowl 51, i've just been calling Boston title town ahaha.
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I know that this is a VX topic but if there is any Sony Fx7 users , here is a little video to hack your Fisheye and make it a little wider. I had the camera in a bag for 5 years and i am having lots of fun with this new mod.
Sony Fx7 Century Fisheye Mk2 Hack Skateboarding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds&feature=youtu.be#)
Looked sick with the 150% crop in on the 4:3 ! for the HD footage i would use less spacers though to make it look more like the century Xtreme fisheye vig. good stuff though i love fisheye mods.
Yeah real easy way to do this is get HVX 200 Panasonic, they go for around 700, put an MKII fisheye for a vx2000 on there and you can set it to standard def mode and have 4:3 fisheye, or you can shot in HD and and crop it like he did in editing.
this video was shot in standard def mode on the HVX, not the intro but all the skating
http://vimeo.com/198781467
This video was filmed in HD then later cropped all the crazy vig out
http://vimeo.com/89844495
holy fuck about time! I have been looking for a hvx/hpx extreme video that was filmed in sd. Looks so fucking sick. Thanks for sharing
That's not what that is. That's a HVX/Modded Mk2 and then cropped. HVX or HPX/Xtreme filmed in SD doesn't look very good, it's just the same as cropped HD footage making it not very wide. You could literally just watch a video filmed with the xtreme and hold up your hands to crop it and watch it that way to see what it'd look like.
I'd also like to add that I've used VX1000s for years and always used auto audio, but that's the only camera I do this with.
ahh fuck to good to be true.. And yea I have never fucked with the audio on any of my vx's. Just keep it auto and it is completely fine. If its not loud enough while editing bump it the db up
Spoke to some other filmers about the camera, and they're backing up your advice. Thanks for taking the time to reply!
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My baby girl. Let's see everyone's setup! 8) And does anyone know the deal with those new mk1 bayos that are for the 2000 and 2100? Is there any difference in size compared to the mk1 bayoring mod or did Century just make their own bayo ring to put on a mk1 to the cameras? :/ I asked vx1000market on IG but he didn't respond...
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My baby girl. Let's see everyone's setup! 8) And does anyone know the deal with those new mk1 bayos that are for the 2000 and 2100? Is there any difference in size compared to the mk1 bayoring mod or did Century just make their own bayo ring to put on a mk1 to the cameras? :/ I asked vx1000market on IG but he didn't respond...
If I had any other set up it would be 2100 and mk1. Love the vig it gives and it looks so sick. Great set up
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Hey PALS, a little troubleshooting help?
When I got my camera it hadn't been used in eight years and was malfunctioning the last time it was used, so I brought it to Kerry at Video Electronics to do a tune up/repair job. However when I got it back from him and used the cam for the first time, the footage had bars across it after a few minutes of use, which I now know means one of the heads was malfunctioning, so I sent it back, he repaired it again, and it's functioned pretty alright the past few months while filming at my indoor space, with a few exceptions:
One time two months ago it did the exact same thing (recorded about 2 min of footage and then glitched heavily) BUT I was using some garbage tape that came with my cap-cam from ebay, and when playing the tape back on the cap-cam it immediately gave me a warning saying the heads were dirty. I used a headcleaner on both cams, threw the tape out, and everything was cool for a few weeks so I just chalked it up to a shit tape.
Then as I stated in my last post in this thread, a few weeks ago it did the same thing, heads dropped out/bars across footage, but I just assumed it was because it was fucking cold outside, like 35 degrees and wet.
But yesterday, it glitched again (hadn't used it since previous cold session mentioned above): same thing as always, fresh tape, first few minutes work, then a head drops out and bars pop up :( it was still slightly chilly in the morning, but I dunno, that doesn't seem like the cause in my estimation.
Once I found out it wasn't recording properly, I ran a headcleaner, switched tapes, and then it recorded the rest of the session fine, though it was warmer outside, and I let it record without stopping or shutting it off between tries because I wondered if the switching back and forth has the potential to make it jam easier?
Do I just have shitty tapes, maybe?
A super fickle and/or fucked camera?
Both?
Something else?
These are the only tapes I have used, aside from the one instance mentioned above: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P95FZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P95FZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
For what it's worth Kerry said he was dubious of them because despite being Sony Premium or whatever, the label says made in Mexico.
But, like I said, many of them have recorded totally fine? Sigh. Any input would be welcome.
Also, maybe worth mentioning, the sound does not work on my VX: meaning it does not beep despite having that setting turned on and there is also no sound when playing back on the VX, though it does record sound fine as it plays back on the cap cam (and, yes, I know you shouldn't play back on the VX but at this point it's kind of necessary for me to check every once in a while because it's malfunctioned so many times and I have wasted literally hours upon hours recording nothing).
Please help!
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Hey PALS, a little troubleshooting help?
When I got my camera it hadn't been used in eight years and was malfunctioning the last time it was used, so I brought it to Kerry at Video Electronics to do a tune up/repair job. However when I got it back from him and used the cam for the first time, the footage had bars across it after a few minutes of use, which I now know means one of the heads was malfunctioning, so I sent it back, he repaired it again, and it's functioned pretty alright the past few months while filming at my indoor space, with a few exceptions:
One time two months ago it did the exact same thing (recorded about 2 min of footage and then glitched heavily) BUT I was using some garbage tape that came with my cap-cam from ebay, and when playing the tape back on the cap-cam it immediately gave me a warning saying the heads were dirty. I used a headcleaner on both cams, threw the tape out, and everything was cool for a few weeks so I just chalked it up to a shit tape.
Then as I stated in my last post in this thread, a few weeks ago it did the same thing, heads dropped out/bars across footage, but I just assumed it was because it was fucking cold outside, like 35 degrees and wet.
But yesterday, it glitched again (hadn't used it since previous cold session mentioned above): same thing as always, fresh tape, first few minutes work, then a head drops out and bars pop up :( it was still slightly chilly in the morning, but I dunno, that doesn't seem like the cause in my estimation.
Once I found out it wasn't recording properly, I ran a headcleaner, switched tapes, and then it recorded the rest of the session fine, though it was warmer outside, and I let it record without stopping or shutting it off between tries because I wondered if the switching back and forth has the potential to make it jam easier?
Do I just have shitty tapes, maybe?
A super fickle and/or fucked camera?
Both?
Something else?
These are the only tapes I have used, aside from the one instance mentioned above: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P95FZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P95FZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
For what it's worth Kerry said he was dubious of them because despite being Sony Premium or whatever, the label says made in Mexico.
But, like I said, many of them have recorded totally fine? Sigh. Any input would be welcome.
Also, maybe worth mentioning, the sound does not work on my VX: meaning it does not beep despite having that setting turned on and there is also no sound when playing back on the VX, though it does record sound fine as it plays back on the cap cam (and, yes, I know you shouldn't play back on the VX but at this point it's kind of necessary for me to check every once in a while because it's malfunctioned so many times and I have wasted literally hours upon hours recording nothing).
Please help!
This happens to me every once in awhile. I will see that my timecode keeps breaking, the only way i fixed it was switching tapes. It was usually like the first couple minuets on the tape that it was bad. It sucks to toss out a perfectly brand "new" tape that has lots of time on it. But yea I mean it looks like you tried it. Switching tapes. I think its just some shitty tape(s) you got in that batch. Try some different tapes. I know other brands like TK, maxwell. Tons of others. Give those a try. but BEFORE you switch tape brands. CLEAN your heads one more time from switching from sony to another brand. Give that a try and report back. boss
Also best of luck man.
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Hey PALS, a little troubleshooting help?
When I got my camera it hadn't been used in eight years and was malfunctioning the last time it was used, so I brought it to Kerry at Video Electronics to do a tune up/repair job. However when I got it back from him and used the cam for the first time, the footage had bars across it after a few minutes of use, which I now know means one of the heads was malfunctioning, so I sent it back, he repaired it again, and it's functioned pretty alright the past few months while filming at my indoor space, with a few exceptions:
One time two months ago it did the exact same thing (recorded about 2 min of footage and then glitched heavily) BUT I was using some garbage tape that came with my cap-cam from ebay, and when playing the tape back on the cap-cam it immediately gave me a warning saying the heads were dirty. I used a headcleaner on both cams, threw the tape out, and everything was cool for a few weeks so I just chalked it up to a shit tape.
Then as I stated in my last post in this thread, a few weeks ago it did the same thing, heads dropped out/bars across footage, but I just assumed it was because it was fucking cold outside, like 35 degrees and wet.
But yesterday, it glitched again (hadn't used it since previous cold session mentioned above): same thing as always, fresh tape, first few minutes work, then a head drops out and bars pop up :( it was still slightly chilly in the morning, but I dunno, that doesn't seem like the cause in my estimation.
Once I found out it wasn't recording properly, I ran a headcleaner, switched tapes, and then it recorded the rest of the session fine, though it was warmer outside, and I let it record without stopping or shutting it off between tries because I wondered if the switching back and forth has the potential to make it jam easier?
Do I just have shitty tapes, maybe?
A super fickle and/or fucked camera?
Both?
Something else?
These are the only tapes I have used, aside from the one instance mentioned above: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P95FZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P95FZ0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
For what it's worth Kerry said he was dubious of them because despite being Sony Premium or whatever, the label says made in Mexico.
But, like I said, many of them have recorded totally fine? Sigh. Any input would be welcome.
Also, maybe worth mentioning, the sound does not work on my VX: meaning it does not beep despite having that setting turned on and there is also no sound when playing back on the VX, though it does record sound fine as it plays back on the cap cam (and, yes, I know you shouldn't play back on the VX but at this point it's kind of necessary for me to check every once in a while because it's malfunctioned so many times and I have wasted literally hours upon hours recording nothing).
Please help!
i used to have a vx that glitches for the first 8 or 10 mins of tape, and then it would be fine. i would usually just record nothing for the first 8 mins whenever i used a new tape. might be a similar thing
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Yesterday I fudged up:
I was filming long lens at a spot, then we moved on and I switched to the fisheye for a line and forgot to shut off the steady shot.
SO bummed.
Is there ANY fixing this or am I totally fudged?
It doesn't look horrible in my opinion, but I definitely feel like a fucking fool.
I don't know how I didn't notice this. I feel like I am never going to use steady shot again because of this.
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Yesterday I fudged up:
I was filming long lens at a spot, then we moved on and I switched to the fisheye for a line and forgot to shut off the steady shot.
SO bummed.
Is there ANY fixing this or am I totally fudged?
It doesn't look horrible in my opinion, but I definitely feel like a fucking fool.
I don't know how I didn't notice this. I feel like I am never going to use steady shot again because of this.
I think if you put the fake vig an enlarge it, that will cover it up. But that would look even more stupid. Honestly I thought for the longest time it looked horrible and ruined clips. But it really don't at all, fuck it and who cares. I have done it so many times. The way to fix that is have a fisheye vx, and a long lens vx :)
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put a post-it on your fisheye lens cap that says turn off steady shot
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put a post-it on your fisheye lens cap that says turn off steady shot
Gnar'd because this is the best idea ever. Thank you. Doing that tomorrow.
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and that's why i prefer to record to card. no hate on the VX, i love the quality as much as the next guy, but at the end of the day it's an old camera, and you're still recording to a cassette tape.
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^what does that have to do with anything?
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Cassette tapes are quite reliable if you don't reuse them.
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Cassette tapes are quite reliable if you don't reuse them.
true that. I rarely have problems with tapes.
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If you're consistently having tape glitch issues, try blacking your tape first, thats an old industry technique to making sure the tape has a consitant signal to record over, just take your cap cam or whatever and set it on VTR mode and record nothing to the end of the tape then rewind it and start from there.
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Hey PALS,
What are your nighttime settings with a light?
I'm talking 11pm, with barely any exterior lighting
I know in that Beagle VX tutorial he says to not have the shutter speed drop below 90, but what about the F stop?
Thanks friends!
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Hey PALS,
What are your nighttime settings with a light?
I'm talking 11pm, with barely any exterior lighting
I know in that Beagle VX tutorial he says to not have the shutter speed drop below 90, but what about the F stop?
Thanks friends!
Most filmers have a vx2000 for nighttime filming, you can drop your shutter to about 1/60 and it'll be fine. Lights are so cheap now you can get an amazing LED for $50-60 , I use a yunguno, it's the brightness of an Arri 150 but it's just an LED panel on top of your camera.
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I have a good LED light (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TJ6JH6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TJ6JH6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)) but am just wondering what the best camera settings are.
I know the vx1000's are inferior in low light but I am definitely not copping a vx2000 strictly for night footage, that feels so overboard.
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Lately I have used that little moon logo program for night time footage and it comes out looking really crisp.
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I have a good LED light (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TJ6JH6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TJ6JH6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)) but am just wondering what the best camera settings are.
I know the vx1000's are inferior in low light but I am definitely not copping a vx2000 strictly for night footage, that feels so overboard.
Shutter at 1/50 and exposure between F2.0 - 6db i would guess, but it all depends on the camera light and available light. i try to avoid everything over 6db because of the grain. When filming fisheye at night make sure the skater is not overexposed. There won't be any "best" settings, gotta adjust it right.
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Vx2k are so wack. I don't even fuck with mine no more. vx21k are a little better and I would way suggest that over a 2k
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I have a good LED light (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TJ6JH6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TJ6JH6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)) but am just wondering what the best camera settings are.
I know the vx1000's are inferior in low light but I am definitely not copping a vx2000 strictly for night footage, that feels so overboard.
So everytime I set the color settings on vx1, day or night, it always takes a little customization and tweaking to get the ideal look I want. As someone mentioned above, there's no perfect "right" way to set colors at night since every scene/spot is different and how bright you have your LED light can affect things too, but I'll give my go-to steps for setting vx1000 colors at night that should help:
So before you start changing your settings, I would suggest starting by having your camera on with the light attached (turned on) and have the camera pointed at the skater/spot, illuminating the scene the best you can from whatever side/angle you'll be filming the skating from.
Shutter Speed: I set my shutter speed anywhere from 180 to 90, just depending on how dark the spot is. Usually I go with 180 or 120 because I feel like keeping it at 90 adds more grain to footage than I would like. Usually I'll have my LED light full blast if it's completely dark, or a little bit less (80% amount or so) if there's lots of street lights and things like that to help light things up.
White Balance: With white balancing, just the same with daytime, I usually try to find something closest to true white that I can get close to and set a Custom White Balance for. If you didn't know about custom white balancing, basically it's the white balance option on the vx1000 that shows a blinking flower-like icon when it is selected. To set a custom white balance, keep the camera on the custom white balance option, point it at something white (while lit up with the light) and click and hold the white balance button near the bottom of the battery door. You can reset it as many times as you want until it looks right to you. If all else fails, using the daytime white balance sometimes produces really cool night footage, just looks a little yellow.
Exposure: Usually I adjust the exposure last after setting everything else, and I simply adjust it so that the skateboarder's clothes/skin/etc. are visible and clear but not blown out in overexposed light. Usually for me it's a few ticks under the highest exposure level. but again, it really depends on the spot you're at.
Custom Presets: A lot of people seem to overlook these settings or forget to set them, but I feel like they're very important for fine-tuning color settings on the vx1. If you don't know about custom presets already, here's how you access them...first, open the battery door to the vx1 and find the small "Menu" button just to the right of the battery slot. Click this, and it will bring up a menu. Use the arrow buttons underneath that same Menu button to scroll down to where it says "Custom," then, click the execute button to toggle the custom setting, and set it to "On" to bring up the custom presets settings. Using the same buttons (arrows and execute) to toggle these settings, I usually bump my sharpness up two bumps and bump the color level all the way up or just two bumps up, depending on the scene.
After these tweaks, you should be able to capture some good night footage for the next part or montage <3
Also for reference, below is a montage I made last Halloween that has some night clips in it that I filmed, you can see how difference in lighting at each spot really makes a difference in how the footage turns out. Hope this helps you out brotha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZswcrdFcGGU
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Cassette tapes are quite reliable if you don't reuse them.
I think it sucks that no one was ever interested in the VX3, the hi-8 predecessor, as they were in the VX1000. The videos recorded with the VX3 such as the Zoo York Mixtape are in my opinion superior. I'm sure that 'the stats' all 'prove' that the 1000 is better in the same way that they prove that modern 16:9 HD cameras are the best, but I like those older videos better.
^BTW your video's rad but you got that fake 16:9 stretch going on. Gotta keep it 4:3 fam.
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Cassette tapes are quite reliable if you don't reuse them.
I think it sucks that no one was ever interested in the VX3, the hi-8 predecessor, as they were in the VX1000. The videos recorded with the VX3 such as the Zoo York Mixtape are in my opinion superior. I'm sure that 'the stats' all 'prove' that the 1000 is better in the same way that they prove that modern 16:9 HD cameras are the best, but I like those older videos better.
^BTW your video's rad but you got that fake 16:9 stretch going on. Gotta keep it 4:3 fam.
I agree with your thoughts on the VX3, always wished I could've had a chance to buy one of those but I've never found the opportunity.
And you're absolutely right about the 16:9 stretch haha, oddly enough that's the only edit I've ever posted trying out the stretch and I didn't end up liking it at all...4:3 forever ;D
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Cassette tapes are quite reliable if you don't reuse them.
I think it sucks that no one was ever interested in the VX3, the hi-8 predecessor, as they were in the VX1000. The videos recorded with the VX3 such as the Zoo York Mixtape are in my opinion superior. I'm sure that 'the stats' all 'prove' that the 1000 is better in the same way that they prove that modern 16:9 HD cameras are the best, but I like those older videos better.
^BTW your video's rad but you got that fake 16:9 stretch going on. Gotta keep it 4:3 fam.
I agree with your thoughts on the VX3, always wished I could've had a chance to buy one of those but I've never found the opportunity.
And you're absolutely right about the 16:9 stretch haha, oddly enough that's the only edit I've ever posted trying out the stretch and I didn't end up liking it at all...4:3 forever ;D
Yea you gotta roll 4x3 no streched. In a few videos I have watched it's okay. But most of the time it's a no for me.
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I just fixed my vap for the second time but this time my dumbass used gorilla glue and it fogged up the inside of my lens. Anyone know any way to fix it easily or do i have to take it apart again and used different glue?
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I just fixed my vap for the second time but this time my dumbass used gorilla glue and it fogged up the inside of my lens. Anyone know any way to fix it easily or do i have to take it apart again and used different glue?
i used gorilla glue when trying to put together a raymod for a vx2000. When i used the lens on the vx it fogged up everything, luckily just the outside of the vx2's lens and not the inside. i was able to scrape it all off the vx2 glass without any damage, but the raymod was a lost cause and i ended up throwing it out. fuck gorilla glue.
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Do you guys always stick to "the rule" shutter speed = 2x frame rate or do you change on some special occasion ?
I usually shoot at 1/50 and the footages look very natural and smooth, but maybe shooting at 1/120 will add a little crisp to the footages ?
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Do you guys always stick to "the rule" shutter speed = 2x frame rate or do you change on some special occasion ?
I usually shoot at 1/50 and the footages look very natural and smooth, but maybe shooting at 1/120 will add a little crisp to the footages ?
the 2x thing is based on 180 degree of shutter rule from film, with interlaced footage (dv) i dont think it matters too to much how high you go, but with HD it makes a big difference i try to never go over 120 in HD or progressive scan for that matter.
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I just fixed my vap for the second time but this time my dumbass used gorilla glue and it fogged up the inside of my lens. Anyone know any way to fix it easily or do i have to take it apart again and used different glue?
Yea that fucking sucks. I used hot glue and it worked out great. And then I still taped the bay on with electrical tape. But yea take it off and try and get that fog off the lens.
Good luck
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I just fixed my vap for the second time but this time my dumbass used gorilla glue and it fogged up the inside of my lens. Anyone know any way to fix it easily or do i have to take it apart again and used different glue?
i used gorilla glue when trying to put together a raymod for a vx2000. When i used the lens on the vx it fogged up everything, luckily just the outside of the vx2's lens and not the inside. i was able to scrape it all off the vx2 glass without any damage, but the raymod was a lost cause and i ended up throwing it out. fuck gorilla glue.
Yea I am pretty sure on one of these pages I left a comment to not use any weird glues like that. But like you said you can scrape it off. I did that once on this little flip HD camera. I think you can just rub the fog off.
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Do you guys always stick to "the rule" shutter speed = 2x frame rate or do you change on some special occasion ?
I usually shoot at 1/50 and the footages look very natural and smooth, but maybe shooting at 1/120 will add a little crisp to the footages ?
On bright days, I have shot 1080/60p at shutter speeds upward of 1/1000 with no problems. See the In-focus clip on this: How To: Shutter Speeds & Frame Rates - Skateboarding Cinematographer Russell Houghten -In Focus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VZMbngPFF8#)
For me, shutter speed is sort of an additional iris control, but of course I realize there are other implications of setting this too high.
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Has anyone ever used a VX2000/2100 with the bayo adapter for an mk1?
Does it look the same as vx1000 or does it look different?
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Also, does the 2000 use the same battery as the 1000?
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Also, does the 2000 use the same battery as the 1000?
The 2000 can use vx1000 battery. But if you have something like this http://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41i94jg9NAL._SY355_.jpg (http://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41i94jg9NAL._SY355_.jpg) that won't fit in the 1000 because of the weird groves.
this http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images500x500/Sony_NPF730H_NP_F730H_Info_Lithium_Battery_Pack_116485.jpg (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images500x500/Sony_NPF730H_NP_F730H_Info_Lithium_Battery_Pack_116485.jpg) will fit in both the 1000, and the 2000.
and for the bayo. It looks different. Me and all my buddies can tell but it looks like this.
insano promo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymITkcOjEQo#) first fisheye clip is at 0:20
only thing is the vig is a little different. I like it honestly.
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Any PALS have mic settings suggestions for the vx2000?
It sounds soooo bad.
I switched it from 12 bit to 16 bit and put the volume all the way up but when I logged the footage any loud noises were very blown out/clipped.
Also it's really crazy how much better the 2000 is at night. I did a side by side comparison with the exact same settings on my 1000 and the 2000 in really low light and the 2000 was so crisp and bright and the 1000 was grainy and looked like garbage.
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yeah cept when youre stacking night clips and you have the vx2 paired with one of those LED lamps its soo easy to blow out the footage unless you adjust everything just right. Theyre so harsh compared to the 10/20 lamp...
For your vx2000 audio, you won't get anything that sounds nearly as good as the vx1 mic, its hard to explain why the 1000 mic is so damn good. For your vx2: You want the audio at 12 bit, leave the adjustment slider in the middle. 16 bit has more layers whatever but I find it picks up the shit you dont want to hear when you listen to skateboards. if its a parking garage or an indoor park maybe lower the slider a notch. But in general I dont mess with it
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yeah cept when youre stacking night clips and you have the vx2 paired with one of those LED lamps its soo easy to blow out the footage unless you adjust everything just right. Theyre so harsh compared to the 10/20 lamp...
For your vx2000 audio, you won't get anything that sounds nearly as good as the vx1 mic, its hard to explain why the 1000 mic is so damn good. For your vx2: You want the audio at 12 bit, leave the adjustment slider in the middle. 16 bit has more layers whatever but I find it picks up the shit you dont want to hear when you listen to skateboards. if its a parking garage or an indoor park maybe lower the slider a notch. But in general I dont mess with it
Yes About 12 bit,my buddy filmed some lines in a parking garage and at a spot on a busy street on his vx2 with it at 16 bit and when we watched the footy we heard everything but the skateboarding. Some of it sounded like those ghost hunter shows haha
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Any PALS have mic settings suggestions for the vx2000?
It sounds soooo bad.
I switched it from 12 bit to 16 bit and put the volume all the way up but when I logged the footage any loud noises were very blown out/clipped.
Also it's really crazy how much better the 2000 is at night. I did a side by side comparison with the exact same settings on my 1000 and the 2000 in really low light and the 2000 was so crisp and bright and the 1000 was grainy and looked like garbage.
set audio manually, I do 2 bumps right from the middle for longlens, 2 bumps left for fisheye. still not as good as vx1 but its a lot better.
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So which camera should i get to start out? i figure my only shot at doing something with skating is through filming. should i just get a vx1000?
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So which camera should i get to start out? i figure my only shot at doing something with skating is through filming. should i just get a vx1000?
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So which camera should i get to start out? i figure my only shot at doing something with skating is through filming. should i just get a vx1000?
VX1000 with a century optics mark 1 fisheye aka MK1 as well as an LED light, many of which are linked in this thread.
You also need a fast computer that has lots of RAM and a FireWire port, and also an external HD with tons of space for editing.
You should also get a capture camera: a minidv camera that you use to log all the footage onto you computer so you don't wear out the heads on the VX.
Finally, you'll need a camera bag, tapes, batteries, and charger.
I think that's everything.
Oh, also a filmed board (basically cruiser with big soft wheels)
It's kind of a pain in the ass and a costs little bit of dough to start, but once you're in the swing of things it is so rewarding and fun.
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So which camera should i get to start out? i figure my only shot at doing something with skating is through filming. should i just get a vx1000?
VX1000 with a century optics mark 1 fisheye aka MK1 as well as an LED light, many of which are linked in this thread.
You also need a fast computer that has lots of RAM and a FireWire port, and also an external HD with tons of space for editing.
You should also get a capture camera: a minidv camera that you use to log all the footage onto you computer so you don't wear out the heads on the VX.
Finally, you'll need a camera bag, tapes, batteries, and charger.
I think that's everything.
Oh, also a filmed board (basically cruiser with big soft wheels)
It's kind of a pain in the ass and a costs little bit of dough to start, but once you're in the swing of things it is so rewarding and fun.
well luckily for me i have a bad ass pc that can handle the workload. i've found a guy on cl that's selling a vx1000 for a little over $500. i figure between selling weed and working my shitty little job i should be able to get what i need. wish i had an extra $500, it might as well be $5000 at this point
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So which camera should i get to start out? i figure my only shot at doing something with skating is through filming. should i just get a vx1000?
vx is the only option.
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What are the benefits of the 1000 over the 2100? I feel like the 2100 is criminally underrated. Apologies if this has already been discussed... Which it probably has.
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What are the benefits of the 1000 over the 2100? I feel like the 2100 is criminally underrated. Apologies if this has already been discussed... Which it probably has.
2100 is killer for filming at night. I have used one before and I like the look of the mk1 on it. It gives it more vig. Colors are different from the 2100 and the 1000. The mic quality is different. 2100 for sure will last longer then a 1000. I know people that just smash on the playback buttons, and its completely fine. If you tried that on a 1000 it would be dust in about 10 seconds. And its just really the user. I started on a 1000 so maybe I'm more biased towards it. I have owned all three at one point.
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What are the benefits of the 1000 over the 2100?
I've been using the vx2000 for two years and the xv1000 for around three - I'd say get a 1000 with an mk1. Better sound, better fisheye (mk1 with bayoring on a 2000 doesn't look nearly as good) better colors, better overall look. While it's true that the 2000 works better in low light, I still prefer night footage with the 1000. As long as you have a decent light and stay close to the skater, it's gonna look good.
The only real plus with the 2000 is that it generally lasts longer, but if you treat the 1000 good (don't mix tape brands, run a cleaning tape for 5-7 sec when you see a glitch and try not to use playback as much) it's gonna last you a good while, and repairs really aren't that expensive.
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Didn't want to start a GL2 thread and thought you guys might know but, i recently picked up a Canon GL2 and as i went to capture my mac wont find the camera and as far as i can find theres no drivers that i can install for a mac for it to read it. My firewire cables are fine and the camera is set to DV out but Premier and Final Cut wont find it. At this point i have no idea how to get my footage off the tapes. Maybe you guys might be able to help?
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Didn't want to start a GL2 thread and thought you guys might know but, i recently picked up a Canon GL2 and as i went to capture my mac wont find the camera and as far as i can find theres no drivers that i can install for a mac for it to read it. My firewire cables are fine and the camera is set to DV out but Premier and Final Cut wont find it. At this point i have no idea how to get my footage off the tapes. Maybe you guys might be able to help?
What kind of firewire cable are you using? some cheap ones can fry your firewire on your cam if you plug it in while your computer is already on. try plugging in while ur pc is off and try again. if it doesn't work, find the cheapest mini dv handycam on craigslist and use that to capture your tapes.
or cut your losses and get a vx1000 ;D
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yeah cept when youre stacking night clips and you have the vx2 paired with one of those LED lamps its soo easy to blow out the footage unless you adjust everything just right. Theyre so harsh compared to the 10/20 lamp...
For your vx2000 audio, you won't get anything that sounds nearly as good as the vx1 mic, its hard to explain why the 1000 mic is so damn good. For your vx2: You want the audio at 12 bit, leave the adjustment slider in the middle. 16 bit has more layers whatever but I find it picks up the shit you dont want to hear when you listen to skateboards. if its a parking garage or an indoor park maybe lower the slider a notch. But in general I dont mess with it
Thanks guys for the 12 bits tip, I'm gonna try it.
The only problem I have with my VX2100 is that I can't get audio as good as on my GL2.
There was an option called "MIC ATT" (attenuated) on the GL2 that made the sound perfect, the pop was nice and clear, and rolling was quiet.
I'm gonna try to post waveform so you can understand better, but anyway I'm still not satisfied by my VX2100 audio.
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Didn't want to start a GL2 thread and thought you guys might know but, i recently picked up a Canon GL2 and as i went to capture my mac wont find the camera and as far as i can find theres no drivers that i can install for a mac for it to read it. My firewire cables are fine and the camera is set to DV out but Premier and Final Cut wont find it. At this point i have no idea how to get my footage off the tapes. Maybe you guys might be able to help?
just buy a little dv camera and capture it off that. Best bet
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yeah cept when youre stacking night clips and you have the vx2 paired with one of those LED lamps its soo easy to blow out the footage unless you adjust everything just right. Theyre so harsh compared to the 10/20 lamp...
For your vx2000 audio, you won't get anything that sounds nearly as good as the vx1 mic, its hard to explain why the 1000 mic is so damn good. For your vx2: You want the audio at 12 bit, leave the adjustment slider in the middle. 16 bit has more layers whatever but I find it picks up the shit you dont want to hear when you listen to skateboards. if its a parking garage or an indoor park maybe lower the slider a notch. But in general I dont mess with it
Thanks guys for the 12 bits tip, I'm gonna try it.
The only problem I have with my VX2100 is that I can't get audio as good as on my GL2.
There was an option called "MIC ATT" (attenuated) on the GL2 that made the sound perfect, the pop was nice and clear, and rolling was quiet.
I'm gonna try to post waveform so you can understand better, but anyway I'm still not satisfied by my VX2100 audio.
mic audio on gl2 is bad? Unless your doing something different. From my experience fucking with the db settings. I just leave it a lone. Its one more thing to worry about if you mess it up. If anything just turn down the db while editing. So much easier and you can't fuck it up. Its the same thing like I don't even bother putting my steady shot on anymore. Because I know I will leave it on accidentally. And then that fisheye clip is blown.
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GL2's are terrible and 2100 audio sounds like crap even in manual.
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GL2's are terrible and 2100 audio sounds like crap even in manual.
gl2 sounds like you wrapped the mic in tape. Can't beat the 1000 audio. its just the best
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I highly disagree... Sure it's not as good as VX1000 but it does not sound like crap.
Canon GL2 (MIC ATT and manual audio) :
Trente-huit mille Vol. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DIPcjLpsQ#)
VX2100 (manual audio 16-bit, two notches from the middle) :
Vans Shop Riot 2017 Lyon : ABS Grenoble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zy8cKVgQM0#)
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I highly disagree... Sure it's not as good as VX1000 but it does not sound like crap.
Canon GL2 (MIC ATT and manual audio) :
Trente-huit mille Vol. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DIPcjLpsQ#)
VX2100 (manual audio 16-bit, two notches from the middle) :
Vans Shop Riot 2017 Lyon : ABS Grenoble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zy8cKVgQM0#)
that is with a mic attached correct? Not just the regular stock mic?
If so well yea it will sound better. A stock gl2 mic is literal dog shit. Like I said you can't beat the 1000.
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I highly disagree... Sure it's not as good as VX1000 but it does not sound like crap.
Canon GL2 (MIC ATT and manual audio) :
Trente-huit mille Vol. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DIPcjLpsQ#)
VX2100 (manual audio 16-bit, two notches from the middle) :
Vans Shop Riot 2017 Lyon : ABS Grenoble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zy8cKVgQM0#)
that is with a mic attached correct? Not just the regular stock mic?
If so well yea it will sound better. A stock gl2 mic is literal dog shit. Like I said you can't beat the 1000.
ATT stands for an on-board camera mic attenuation. Reduces the mic input sensitivity. Seems to remove most of that "broken glass" pick-up sound associated with GL1 and 2.
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I highly disagree... Sure it's not as good as VX1000 but it does not sound like crap.
Canon GL2 (MIC ATT and manual audio) :
Trente-huit mille Vol. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DIPcjLpsQ#)
VX2100 (manual audio 16-bit, two notches from the middle) :
Vans Shop Riot 2017 Lyon : ABS Grenoble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zy8cKVgQM0#)
that is with a mic attached correct? Not just the regular stock mic?
If so well yea it will sound better. A stock gl2 mic is literal dog shit. Like I said you can't beat the 1000.
ATT stands for an on-board camera mic attenuation. Reduces the mic input sensitivity. Seems to remove most of that "broken glass" pick-up sound associated with GL1 and 2.
att= on board camera mic? didn't know that. The manual audio sounds way better. Maybe all the gl2 videos i have seen are all on auto mic.
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I highly disagree... Sure it's not as good as VX1000 but it does not sound like crap.
Canon GL2 (MIC ATT and manual audio) :
Trente-huit mille Vol. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DIPcjLpsQ#)
VX2100 (manual audio 16-bit, two notches from the middle) :
Vans Shop Riot 2017 Lyon : ABS Grenoble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zy8cKVgQM0#)
that is with a mic attached correct? Not just the regular stock mic?
If so well yea it will sound better. A stock gl2 mic is literal dog shit. Like I said you can't beat the 1000.
ATT stands for an on-board camera mic attenuation. Reduces the mic input sensitivity. Seems to remove most of that "broken glass" pick-up sound associated with GL1 and 2.
It's a setting, not the on-board mic itself. Manual settings are apparently the way to go with these two Canons. Panasonic DVX100, too.
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I highly disagree... Sure it's not as good as VX1000 but it does not sound like crap.
Canon GL2 (MIC ATT and manual audio) :
Trente-huit mille Vol. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DIPcjLpsQ#)
VX2100 (manual audio 16-bit, two notches from the middle) :
Vans Shop Riot 2017 Lyon : ABS Grenoble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zy8cKVgQM0#)
that is with a mic attached correct? Not just the regular stock mic?
If so well yea it will sound better. A stock gl2 mic is literal dog shit. Like I said you can't beat the 1000.
ATT stands for an on-board camera mic attenuation. Reduces the mic input sensitivity. Seems to remove most of that "broken glass" pick-up sound associated with GL1 and 2.
It's a setting, not the on-board mic itself. Manual settings are apparently the way to go with these two Canons. Panasonic DVX100, too.
ahhh I see. Yea it seems like manual settings for the audio is the best rout for a gl series .
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Yes, it is the stock mic.
I found these settings on skateperception before it closes.
I would kill to check this topic
(http://i.imgur.com/ZAwKVH2.png)
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gone but not forgotten. thanks archive.org
https://web.archive.org/web/20160302213032/http://forums.skateperception.com:80/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20160302213032/http://forums.skateperception.com:80/)
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I highly disagree... Sure it's not as good as VX1000 but it does not sound like crap.
Canon GL2 (MIC ATT and manual audio) :
Trente-huit mille Vol. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DIPcjLpsQ#)
VX2100 (manual audio 16-bit, two notches from the middle) :
Vans Shop Riot 2017 Lyon : ABS Grenoble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zy8cKVgQM0#)
Re:2100 when you say two notches from the middle, which direction do you mean?
Also do you think this is similar on the 2000?
Audio sounds great on that edit.
Thanks!
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gone but not forgotten. thanks archive.org
https://web.archive.org/web/20160302213032/http://forums.skateperception.com:80/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20160302213032/http://forums.skateperception.com:80/)
top ten best websites. That shit helped me learn so much when i first got myy vx. so much
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I highly disagree... Sure it's not as good as VX1000 but it does not sound like crap.
Canon GL2 (MIC ATT and manual audio) :
Trente-huit mille Vol. 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DIPcjLpsQ#)
VX2100 (manual audio 16-bit, two notches from the middle) :
Vans Shop Riot 2017 Lyon : ABS Grenoble (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zy8cKVgQM0#)
Re:2100 when you say two notches from the middle, which direction do you mean?
Also do you think this is similar on the 2000?
Audio sounds great on that edit.
Thanks!
I set two notches left from the middle with fisheye, and I put auto with long lens.
Also I don't have a filming board so you might get better result if you have soft wheels when filming lines.
I don't know about VX2000 but I think you should be good to start with these settings.
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So which camera should i get to start out? i figure my only shot at doing something with skating is through filming. should i just get a vx1000?
VX1000 with a century optics mark 1 fisheye aka MK1 as well as an LED light, many of which are linked in this thread.
You also need a fast computer that has lots of RAM and a FireWire port, and also an external HD with tons of space for editing.
You should also get a capture camera: a minidv camera that you use to log all the footage onto you computer so you don't wear out the heads on the VX.
Finally, you'll need a camera bag, tapes, batteries, and charger.
I think that's everything.
Oh, also a filmed board (basically cruiser with big soft wheels)
It's kind of a pain in the ass and a costs little bit of dough to start, but once you're in the swing of things it is so rewarding and fun.
don't forget: you also need some friends that are good at skateboarding.
If they're not good at skateboarding, make sure they can at least do no-complies and wallies. You'll be set for another year or so probably. Then you'll have to get new friends.
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So which camera should i get to start out? i figure my only shot at doing something with skating is through filming. should i just get a vx1000?
VX1000 with a century optics mark 1 fisheye aka MK1 as well as an LED light, many of which are linked in this thread.
You also need a fast computer that has lots of RAM and a FireWire port, and also an external HD with tons of space for editing.
You should also get a capture camera: a minidv camera that you use to log all the footage onto you computer so you don't wear out the heads on the VX.
Finally, you'll need a camera bag, tapes, batteries, and charger.
I think that's everything.
Oh, also a filmed board (basically cruiser with big soft wheels)
It's kind of a pain in the ass and a costs little bit of dough to start, but once you're in the swing of things it is so rewarding and fun.
don't forget: you also need some friends that are good at skateboarding.
If they're not good at skateboarding, make sure they can at least do no-complies and wallies. You'll be set for another year or so probably. Then you'll have to get new friends.
show up at the park with your vx and all the nerds will wanna "get tricks"
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learn your friends how to film too how to film
fisheye and longlense with zoom. they do not
need to know how to adjust the settings, but
its good if they can handle filming to get your
self some footage, that will not look like shit.
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Hi friends,
Any solutions to taming down this insane lens flare I get in Adobe Premiere?
I see in other VX footage most peoples lines are white, but mine are neon green and disgusting looking.
Obviously the best solution is to avoid it in the first place, but sometimes that's impossible.
Any help in rendering it white or just minimizing it in any way would be appreciated!
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It's because the camera/lens, and there isn't really an easy way to minimize it. I guess you could go frame by frame and paint it white, but that's about it.
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It's because the camera/lens, and there isn't really an easy way to minimize it. I guess you could go frame by frame and paint it white, but that's about it.
Hmmm, but how do other VX users make it white? Surely that's not how they go about it. I have never seen it green in a video before...
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I don't know for sure, but I think it's just the way that your combination of camera/lens is made. MK1's have different colour/style flares, and I guess the green comes from a combination of that and how the sensor deals with direct sunlight.
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I don't know for sure, but I think it's just the way that your combination of camera/lens is made. MK1's have different colour/style flares, and I guess the green comes from a combination of that and how the sensor deals with direct sunlight.
I wondered if it had to do with the MK1 because I have a newer version of the lens, but I checked and it is still there on long lens shots too. I have a regular English NTSC VX1000.
What color lines do other PALS get from overexposed sunlight in raw footage? Green? White? Red?
Edit: Basically I would imagine that everyone has the green line in the raw footage, yet every video I see, it is a white line, which leads me to believe that there has to be a simple(ish) way to fix the color of the line in post.
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Also, skateperception was before my time as a filmer, and it is straight up painful to look at that treasure trove of information that is now just utterly lost. I would fucking love that forum right now. God damn.
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Skateperception was sweet in the early days for sure. It started turning to shit towards the end and it'd probably be even worse by now.
I think it's basically luck of the draw with how flares and shit will look with any VX1/MK1 combo. This is mine:
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Try changing up exposure/white balance to see if it changes for you.
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I don't know for sure, but I think it's just the way that your combination of camera/lens is made. MK1's have different colour/style flares, and I guess the green comes from a combination of that and how the sensor deals with direct sunlight.
I wondered if it had to do with the MK1 because I have a newer version of the lens, but I checked and it is still there on long lens shots too. I have a regular English NTSC VX1000.
What color lines do other PALS get from overexposed sunlight in raw footage? Green? White? Red?
Edit: Basically I would imagine that everyone has the green line in the raw footage, yet every video I see, it is a white line, which leads me to believe that there has to be a simple(ish) way to fix the color of the line in post.
Well it can't be the lens then.
It looks fine I think you're being to picky. I can almost guarantee that VX filmers aren't color correcting there green lines to white.
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Also, skateperception was before my time as a filmer, and it is straight up painful to look at that treasure trove of information that is now just utterly lost. I would fucking love that forum right now. God damn.
SP was the best (RIP). But yeah, like someone else said, nobody is going through the process of correcting there lens flares. Honestly, the screenshot you posted doesn't look like the camera was properly focused, its possible that since it wasn't focused correctly it made the flare thicker or more noticeable? I don't know, I kind of like the lens flares if they are just there for a couple of frames. I prob wouldn't pay attention to that if I was just somebody watching the clip, would be more bummed on the focus.
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Also, skateperception was before my time as a filmer, and it is straight up painful to look at that treasure trove of information that is now just utterly lost. I would fucking love that forum right now. God damn.
SP was the best (RIP). But yeah, like someone else said, nobody is going through the process of correcting there lens flares. Honestly, the screenshot you posted doesn't look like the camera was properly focused, its possible that since it wasn't focused correctly it made the flare thicker or more noticeable? I don't know, I kind of like the lens flares if they are just there for a couple of frames. I prob wouldn't pay attention to that if I was just somebody watching the clip, would be more bummed on the focus.
lol I KNEW I shouldn't have screen grabbed that particular clip because someone was going to notice the focus Hahahaha, I had just filmed long lens and switched to fisheye, and didn't adjust! Doh! But anyways, despite that particular clip being out of focus, that doesn't have anything to do with it, as it's in many other properly focused clips :)
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Also, skateperception was before my time as a filmer, and it is straight up painful to look at that treasure trove of information that is now just utterly lost. I would fucking love that forum right now. God damn.
SP was the best (RIP). But yeah, like someone else said, nobody is going through the process of correcting there lens flares. Honestly, the screenshot you posted doesn't look like the camera was properly focused, its possible that since it wasn't focused correctly it made the flare thicker or more noticeable? I don't know, I kind of like the lens flares if they are just there for a couple of frames. I prob wouldn't pay attention to that if I was just somebody watching the clip, would be more bummed on the focus.
lol I KNEW I shouldn't have screen grabbed that particular clip because someone was going to notice the focus Hahahaha, I had just filmed long lens and switched to fisheye, and didn't adjust! Doh! But anyways, despite that particular clip being out of focus, that doesn't have anything to do with it, as it's in many other properly focused clips :)
It's your camera optics and a particular lighting scenario that's creating a green line. Not the MK1. Not the Sensor. I would like to think that every vx1000 was assembled with the same optics, so every camera is susceptible to this "green flare".
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Also, skateperception was before my time as a filmer, and it is straight up painful to look at that treasure trove of information that is now just utterly lost. I would fucking love that forum right now. God damn.
SP was the best (RIP). But yeah, like someone else said, nobody is going through the process of correcting there lens flares. Honestly, the screenshot you posted doesn't look like the camera was properly focused, its possible that since it wasn't focused correctly it made the flare thicker or more noticeable? I don't know, I kind of like the lens flares if they are just there for a couple of frames. I prob wouldn't pay attention to that if I was just somebody watching the clip, would be more bummed on the focus.
lol I KNEW I shouldn't have screen grabbed that particular clip because someone was going to notice the focus Hahahaha, I had just filmed long lens and switched to fisheye, and didn't adjust! Doh! But anyways, despite that particular clip being out of focus, that doesn't have anything to do with it, as it's in many other properly focused clips :)
fuck with your colors more. And the flare won't be as gnarly.
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Also, skateperception was before my time as a filmer, and it is straight up painful to look at that treasure trove of information that is now just utterly lost. I would fucking love that forum right now. God damn.
SP was the best (RIP). But yeah, like someone else said, nobody is going through the process of correcting there lens flares. Honestly, the screenshot you posted doesn't look like the camera was properly focused, its possible that since it wasn't focused correctly it made the flare thicker or more noticeable? I don't know, I kind of like the lens flares if they are just there for a couple of frames. I prob wouldn't pay attention to that if I was just somebody watching the clip, would be more bummed on the focus.
lol I KNEW I shouldn't have screen grabbed that particular clip because someone was going to notice the focus Hahahaha, I had just filmed long lens and switched to fisheye, and didn't adjust! Doh! But anyways, despite that particular clip being out of focus, that doesn't have anything to do with it, as it's in many other properly focused clips :)
fuck with your colors more. And the flare won't be as gnarly.
Caring less also helps. No one cares about the colour of your lens flare while watching the compressed footage on a smart phone on Youtube. Neither should you.
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Also, skateperception was before my time as a filmer, and it is straight up painful to look at that treasure trove of information that is now just utterly lost. I would fucking love that forum right now. God damn.
SP was the best (RIP). But yeah, like someone else said, nobody is going through the process of correcting there lens flares. Honestly, the screenshot you posted doesn't look like the camera was properly focused, its possible that since it wasn't focused correctly it made the flare thicker or more noticeable? I don't know, I kind of like the lens flares if they are just there for a couple of frames. I prob wouldn't pay attention to that if I was just somebody watching the clip, would be more bummed on the focus.
lol I KNEW I shouldn't have screen grabbed that particular clip because someone was going to notice the focus Hahahaha, I had just filmed long lens and switched to fisheye, and didn't adjust! Doh! But anyways, despite that particular clip being out of focus, that doesn't have anything to do with it, as it's in many other properly focused clips :)
fuck with your colors more. And the flare won't be as gnarly.
Caring less also helps. No one cares about the colour of your lens flare while watching the compressed footage on a smart phone on Youtube. Neither should you.
While on the one hand, you're absolutely right about the way any edit I make will be consumed via smartphone and compressed on youtube, I still care about what I am making and want it to be as good as it possibly can be. Will others notice if a lens flare is green instead of white? Almost certainly not, but I will, and little things like that matter to me.
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Also, skateperception was before my time as a filmer, and it is straight up painful to look at that treasure trove of information that is now just utterly lost. I would fucking love that forum right now. God damn.
SP was the best (RIP). But yeah, like someone else said, nobody is going through the process of correcting there lens flares. Honestly, the screenshot you posted doesn't look like the camera was properly focused, its possible that since it wasn't focused correctly it made the flare thicker or more noticeable? I don't know, I kind of like the lens flares if they are just there for a couple of frames. I prob wouldn't pay attention to that if I was just somebody watching the clip, would be more bummed on the focus.
lol I KNEW I shouldn't have screen grabbed that particular clip because someone was going to notice the focus Hahahaha, I had just filmed long lens and switched to fisheye, and didn't adjust! Doh! But anyways, despite that particular clip being out of focus, that doesn't have anything to do with it, as it's in many other properly focused clips :)
fuck with your colors more. And the flare won't be as gnarly.
Caring less also helps. No one cares about the colour of your lens flare while watching the compressed footage on a smart phone on Youtube. Neither should you.
While on the one hand, you're absolutely right about the way any edit I make will be consumed via smartphone and compressed on youtube, I still care about what I am making and want it to be as good as it possibly can be. Will others notice if a lens flare is green instead of white? Almost certainly not, but I will, and little things like that matter to me.
I understand what your saying. I have buddies that ain't happy about their vig straight on the vx. And I am like its pretty hard to find one with straight vig.
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I need help uploading with VX
I used to upload my footy on this laptop (PC) and everything was fine. This laptop unfortunately took a shit, and now I have to upload to my desktop iMac.. which kinda makes things messy, and my old cables obsolete. This iMac doesn't have the traditional firewire port that most apple laptops have. It has a thunderbolt port. Do any pals upload to a newer iMac and have the whole cord/cable situation figured out, and would like to share their setup? Thank you in advance.
I also have this:
thunderbolt to firewire 800 (different firewire pin size).. I'm thinking that I could possibly just buy a new firewire/dv cord with the correct pin size.. would this be possible?
(https://store.storeimages.cdn-apple.com/4974/as-images.apple.com/is/image/AppleInc/aos/published/images/M/D4/MD464/MD464?wid=572&hei=572&fmt=jpeg&qlt=95&op_sharpen=0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.5,0.5,0,0&iccEmbed=0&layer=comp&.v=x1amN0)
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On my Macbook Pro I use a 4 pin to 6 pin Firewire cable (https://www.amazon.ca/Belkin-4-Pin-6-Pin-FireWire-Cable/dp/B00005NIMR), and then a 6 pin to 800 adapter. (https://www.thesource.ca/en-ca/computers-and-tablets/computer-accessories/computer-cables-and-adapters/moshi-firewire-800-to-400-adapter---white/p/108047184?CATARGETID=120216120000074831&cadevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo62Yy4iF1gIVEiSBCh2eVwDmEAQYASABEgL88_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) They do make the little 4 pin firewires to 800 (the weird square one) also, but I had the 4 pin - 6 pin already, so I just got an adapter.. They really don't make it easy ha.
But yeah, if you have the Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, just get a 4 pin to 800 cord. (https://www.amazon.com/Male-Clear-Firewire-Cable-devices/dp/B00695BFKE/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2V9B36TH8YYF1P21497G)
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On my Macbook Pro I use a 4 pin to 6 pin Firewire cable (https://www.amazon.ca/Belkin-4-Pin-6-Pin-FireWire-Cable/dp/B00005NIMR), and then a 6 pin to 800 adapter. (https://www.thesource.ca/en-ca/computers-and-tablets/computer-accessories/computer-cables-and-adapters/moshi-firewire-800-to-400-adapter---white/p/108047184?CATARGETID=120216120000074831&cadevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo62Yy4iF1gIVEiSBCh2eVwDmEAQYASABEgL88_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) They do make the little 4 pin firewires to 800 (the weird square one) also, but I had the 4 pin - 6 pin already, so I just got an adapter.. They really don't make it easy ha.
But yeah, if you have the Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, just get a 4 pin to 800 cord. (https://www.amazon.com/Male-Clear-Firewire-Cable-devices/dp/B00695BFKE/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2V9B36TH8YYF1P21497G)
Okay that's what I was thinking.. thank you!
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On my Macbook Pro I use a 4 pin to 6 pin Firewire cable (https://www.amazon.ca/Belkin-4-Pin-6-Pin-FireWire-Cable/dp/B00005NIMR), and then a 6 pin to 800 adapter. (https://www.thesource.ca/en-ca/computers-and-tablets/computer-accessories/computer-cables-and-adapters/moshi-firewire-800-to-400-adapter---white/p/108047184?CATARGETID=120216120000074831&cadevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo62Yy4iF1gIVEiSBCh2eVwDmEAQYASABEgL88_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) They do make the little 4 pin firewires to 800 (the weird square one) also, but I had the 4 pin - 6 pin already, so I just got an adapter.. They really don't make it easy ha.
But yeah, if you have the Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, just get a 4 pin to 800 cord. (https://www.amazon.com/Male-Clear-Firewire-Cable-devices/dp/B00695BFKE/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2V9B36TH8YYF1P21497G)
Okay that's what I was thinking.. thank you!
nothing is easy capturing mini dv tapes. Hahaha. I had to buy a little firewire pci express card for my desktop. It wasn't more then 20$ but still a pain.
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I'm worried that minidv tapes will stop being produced in the somewhat immediate future...? Is this irrational? How much longer can it be profitable for companies to produce this archaic technology, that as far as I know is only utilized in skating/BMX productions, and even that has to be on the decline.
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Anyone have tips for capture on a newer mac? I just bought a computer and apparently the easycap driver is no longer supported. I did find a hacked version, but I cant find any way to capture audio without the driver crashing.
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What mac? And what program are you trying to capture with?
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I'm worried that minidv tapes will stop being produced in the somewhat immediate future...? Is this irrational? How much longer can it be profitable for companies to produce this archaic technology, that as far as I know is only utilized in skating/BMX productions, and even that has to be on the decline.
been wondering this for a little also. When I first started filming you could get the 10 pack of the blue sony premiums for like 15 dollars. They have gone up recently. I still see stores like bestbuy, walmart and other that try to sell a pack of 5 for 30+ dollars. They just keep going up in price. Hopefully never go extinct
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What mac? And what program are you trying to capture with?
2015 MBP running sierra. I'm would normally cap footage from my DVX100 through easycap viewer. Then edit in Imovie... I'm not very advanced with this stuff.
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I'm worried that minidv tapes will stop being produced in the somewhat immediate future...? Is this irrational? How much longer can it be profitable for companies to produce this archaic technology, that as far as I know is only utilized in skating/BMX productions, and even that has to be on the decline.
been wondering this for a little also. When I first started filming you could get the 10 pack of the blue sony premiums for like 15 dollars. They have gone up recently. I still see stores like bestbuy, walmart and other that try to sell a pack of 5 for 30+ dollars. They just keep going up in price. Hopefully never go extinct
You can find some good deals on eBay. Recently found a listing for 10 new Sony premiums for $15 total.
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What mac? And what program are you trying to capture with?
2015 MBP running sierra. I'm would normally cap footage from my DVX100 through easycap viewer. Then edit in Imovie... I'm not very advanced with this stuff.
If this (https://www.apple.com/ca/macbook-pro/specs-2015/) this is your Macbook, firstly you need the same cords/adapters as MintySandwhich above (4-pin Firewire to Thunderbolt). I would then say to just capture using iMovie (see how here (http://www.mpi.nl/corpus/a4guides/a4-guide-imovie.pdf)), but I would recommend switching to Final Cut Pro/Premiere/Resolve ASAP ;)
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What mac? And what program are you trying to capture with?
2015 MBP running sierra. I'm would normally cap footage from my DVX100 through easycap viewer. Then edit in Imovie... I'm not very advanced with this stuff.
Thanks! Going to order the cables now. I also just downloaded the Final Cut free trial, so we'll se how it goes.
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What mac? And what program are you trying to capture with?
2015 MBP running sierra. I'm would normally cap footage from my DVX100 through easycap viewer. Then edit in Imovie... I'm not very advanced with this stuff.
Thanks! Going to order the cables now. I also just downloaded the Final Cut free trial, so we'll se how it goes.
If you can I would suggest torrenting FCP. I am not sure what the free version lets/doesn't let you do. But you can also try premier pro.
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I'm worried that minidv tapes will stop being produced in the somewhat immediate future...? Is this irrational? How much longer can it be profitable for companies to produce this archaic technology, that as far as I know is only utilized in skating/BMX productions, and even that has to be on the decline.
been wondering this for a little also. When I first started filming you could get the 10 pack of the blue sony premiums for like 15 dollars. They have gone up recently. I still see stores like bestbuy, walmart and other that try to sell a pack of 5 for 30+ dollars. They just keep going up in price. Hopefully never go extinct
You can find some good deals on eBay. Recently found a listing for 10 new Sony premiums for $15 total.
Yea that's true. What I did was I found a rack of tapes on ebay and filter to my area code and how many miles I would travel. They were in my area-ish so I messaged the dude and we meet up, he ended up taking 10$ for me because I drove a little. But it was perfect, couldn't get any tapes from amazon in time before are trip to SF. And I for sure wasn't going to buy 5 of them for 30$ or what ever.
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If you're a student just order the Creative Cloud.. I pay $20 a month to have any Adobe program I want and it's constantly being updated to the newest version too. It's honestly better than trying to download an illegal copy of FCP/Premiere/AE and possibly fucking up your computer.
Plus you can have it on two computers.. it's pretty fucking sick. I downloaded After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and InDesign all within 10-15 minutes.
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If you're a student just order the Creative Cloud.. I pay $20 a month to have any Adobe program I want and it's constantly being updated to the newest version too. It's honestly better than trying to download an illegal copy of FCP/Premiere/AE and possibly fucking up your computer.
Plus you can have it on two computers.. it's pretty fucking sick. I downloaded After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and InDesign all within 10-15 minutes.
forgot about that. But yea that is a good way around torrenting haha
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Interesting thread! Used to be a daily SLAP lurker and even posted from time to time, but in recent years i haven't really done both. And since this year i haven't owned a normal "skate-cam" to film and throughout the years just didn't film or had the chance to borrow someones VX1000 for some small video projects (skateshop commercials etc.). I'm certainly not going to go into my personal history with filming skateboarding, but let's just say, that as a young man living in eastern Europe i didn't have the means to buy the VX1000 death lens combo myself. At the time, when i was really active with filming (like 2006-2010) the VX setup would have cost about two months median pay in my country. So understandably that kind of luxury item to film skateboarding wasnt really an option. This year my friend told me he had a camera that he didn't use anymore and offered me to use it. It's a Panasonic GS500 and if i remember correctly from the SkatePerception days, it was a pretty good alternative for the VX. His fisheye was scratched so i got the same one in good condition. It's the Opteka 0.3x ultra fisheye HD 2 (cool name). And to my amazement, it's pretty wide and overall is a pretty good cheap setup if you are new to filming or can't find a good VX. I've been having lots of fun filming skateboarding again and since i am older now and have a reasonable income, i might snab a VX1000 with a death lens for spring 2018. We'll see. The only bad things about this Panasonic is garbage audio and the small zoom button. If you are not used to it, then it will only zoom really slowly or really rapidly.
Even though i'm collecting footage for a longer clip, i've done some smaller trip videos. Here's an example of the camera in action. This clip also has some of my friends VX2100 daytime footage, but i think you can easilly differentiate it from mine:
https://vimeo.com/231694413
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Interesting thread! Used to be a daily SLAP lurker and even posted from time to time, but in recent years i haven't really done both. And since this year i haven't owned a normal "skate-cam" to film and throughout the years just didn't film or had the chance to borrow someones VX1000 for some small video projects (skateshop commercials etc.). I'm certainly not going to go into my personal history with filming skateboarding, but let's just say, that as a young man living in eastern Europe i didn't have the means to buy the VX1000 death lens combo myself. At the time, when i was really active with filming (like 2006-2010) the VX setup would have cost about two months median pay in my country. So understandably that kind of luxury item to film skateboarding wasnt really an option. This year my friend told me he had a camera that he didn't use anymore and offered me to use it. It's a Panasonic GS500 and if i remember correctly from the SkatePerception days, it was a pretty good alternative for the VX. His fisheye was scratched so i got the same one in good condition. It's the Opteka 0.3x ultra fisheye HD 2 (cool name). And to my amazement, it's pretty wide and overall is a pretty good cheap setup if you are new to filming or can't find a good VX. I've been having lots of fun filming skateboarding again and since i am older now and have a reasonable income, i might snab a VX1000 with a death lens for spring 2018. We'll see. The only bad things about this Panasonic is garbage audio and the small zoom button. If you are not used to it, then it will only zoom really slowly or really rapidly.
Even though i'm collecting footage for a longer clip, i've done some smaller trip videos. Here's an example of the camera in action. This clip also has some of my friends VX2100 daytime footage, but i think you can easilly differentiate it from mine:
https://vimeo.com/231694413
damn, that footage don't look half bad at all. Looks pretty solid. If I were you just lurk ebay for vx1000 all the time. Don't buy the first one you see. Sometimes people put them up and put a "buy it now" for under 500$ and don't know what it is worth.
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Interesting thread! Used to be a daily SLAP lurker and even posted from time to time, but in recent years i haven't really done both. And since this year i haven't owned a normal "skate-cam" to film and throughout the years just didn't film or had the chance to borrow someones VX1000 for some small video projects (skateshop commercials etc.). I'm certainly not going to go into my personal history with filming skateboarding, but let's just say, that as a young man living in eastern Europe i didn't have the means to buy the VX1000 death lens combo myself. At the time, when i was really active with filming (like 2006-2010) the VX setup would have cost about two months median pay in my country. So understandably that kind of luxury item to film skateboarding wasnt really an option. This year my friend told me he had a camera that he didn't use anymore and offered me to use it. It's a Panasonic GS500 and if i remember correctly from the SkatePerception days, it was a pretty good alternative for the VX. His fisheye was scratched so i got the same one in good condition. It's the Opteka 0.3x ultra fisheye HD 2 (cool name). And to my amazement, it's pretty wide and overall is a pretty good cheap setup if you are new to filming or can't find a good VX. I've been having lots of fun filming skateboarding again and since i am older now and have a reasonable income, i might snab a VX1000 with a death lens for spring 2018. We'll see. The only bad things about this Panasonic is garbage audio and the small zoom button. If you are not used to it, then it will only zoom really slowly or really rapidly.
Even though i'm collecting footage for a longer clip, i've done some smaller trip videos. Here's an example of the camera in action. This clip also has some of my friends VX2100 daytime footage, but i think you can easilly differentiate it from mine:
https://vimeo.com/231694413
damn, that footage don't look half bad at all. Looks pretty solid. If I were you just lurk ebay for vx1000 all the time. Don't buy the first one you see. Sometimes people put them up and put a "buy it now" for under 500$ and don't know what it is worth.
That's my plan for this winter, lurk ebay from time to time. But since i live in Europe, the shipping cost is a bit higher and some sellers might be spooked by the notion of trying to ship something internationally. Ofcourse there's also an option to get the European native PAL VX, but from my lurkings they are pretty hard to come by that arent overpriced. I've understood from this thread, that the vx1000market guy sells his stuff overpriced as well, but isn't the couple of extra bucks worth it for the peace of mind? Seems like he knows how to properly maintain and refurbish the VX. As you can guess if something happens to a VX in Europe then its really time and money consuming to get it repaired in the good 'ole States. Funny enough the VX2100's go for alot cheaper. My Latvian friend got his from like 250? and one of my other friends bought one while living in Australia for roughly the same ammount of money.
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Interesting thread! Used to be a daily SLAP lurker and even posted from time to time, but in recent years i haven't really done both. And since this year i haven't owned a normal "skate-cam" to film and throughout the years just didn't film or had the chance to borrow someones VX1000 for some small video projects (skateshop commercials etc.). I'm certainly not going to go into my personal history with filming skateboarding, but let's just say, that as a young man living in eastern Europe i didn't have the means to buy the VX1000 death lens combo myself. At the time, when i was really active with filming (like 2006-2010) the VX setup would have cost about two months median pay in my country. So understandably that kind of luxury item to film skateboarding wasnt really an option. This year my friend told me he had a camera that he didn't use anymore and offered me to use it. It's a Panasonic GS500 and if i remember correctly from the SkatePerception days, it was a pretty good alternative for the VX. His fisheye was scratched so i got the same one in good condition. It's the Opteka 0.3x ultra fisheye HD 2 (cool name). And to my amazement, it's pretty wide and overall is a pretty good cheap setup if you are new to filming or can't find a good VX. I've been having lots of fun filming skateboarding again and since i am older now and have a reasonable income, i might snab a VX1000 with a death lens for spring 2018. We'll see. The only bad things about this Panasonic is garbage audio and the small zoom button. If you are not used to it, then it will only zoom really slowly or really rapidly.
Even though i'm collecting footage for a longer clip, i've done some smaller trip videos. Here's an example of the camera in action. This clip also has some of my friends VX2100 daytime footage, but i think you can easilly differentiate it from mine:
https://vimeo.com/231694413
damn, that footage don't look half bad at all. Looks pretty solid. If I were you just lurk ebay for vx1000 all the time. Don't buy the first one you see. Sometimes people put them up and put a "buy it now" for under 500$ and don't know what it is worth.
Yea he does sell some of his stuff overpriced. I mean he does good work just weird stuff happened during the process of fixing my vx. I have a few vx's back home at my parents house (about 6) and a few of them are simple fixes like new mic ribbon cable, and a viewfinder cable. My buddy at our shop fixes them on the side. I been trying to get rid of a few. I have a Japanese one that JUST needs a new mic ribbon cable. If your interested? I will get it fixed of course. Ill cut you a good deal, if anything. PM me
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You guys need to check out @vx_doc. He's a solid guy who knows what he's doing.
I'm from Bristol, where he's based and I bought two absolutely mint condition VX1000s from him for ?500!
Both are amazing, and have had no trouble whatsoever... one even had the Sony warranty stickers still on it.
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Cross-posting this from a few different threads, just hoping some people will check it out: here's my second edit!
Illegal Freedom Volume Two: "Worship" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8q4sNPqr7I#)
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Has anyone ever put an mk1 bayo on a vx2000 without buying the bayo ring? Can you just remove the mk1's bayo and use screw on some lens adapters and screw it onto a 2000?
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Has anyone ever put an mk1 bayo on a vx2000 without buying the bayo ring? Can you just remove the mk1's bayo and use screw on some lens adapters and screw it onto a 2000?
I don't believe that is possible. The vx1000 and vx2000 bayo is different. You can can buy a screw mk1 and do that.
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Go to the likosto and buy a 40 of mickeys.
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pelican cases are the #1 rated protective casings in the film industry.
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Don't think I've posted this up here yet, but I made a tutorial earlier this year for how to swap out a Century MK1 front lens element. Makes a huge difference for those close knicks and hits that can scratch the shit out of these precious gems :'(
I got my front lens element from the guy @vx1000_market on Instagram for $300, but you can order them from Century directly for $600 (maybe more now unfortunately).
VX1/MK1 forever <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2SUDumky7M
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if anyone is interested I got a recently serviced vx1000 that I am trying to trade for a hpx170/hvx200.
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cool thread!
I have a VX2100 and a Century MkII bayonet mount I'm interested in selling, if anyone's interested. Both are good condition, FireWire port still works, etc.
When you replaced that front element, has it come loose since then? I asked Schneider/Century about disassembly and they said there is a light adhesive they put on the front ring or something...
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Don't think I've posted this up here yet, but I made a tutorial earlier this year for how to swap out a Century MK1 front lens element. Makes a huge difference for those close knicks and hits that can scratch the shit out of these precious gems :'(
I got my front lens element from the guy @vx1000_market on Instagram for $300, but you can order them from Century directly for $600 (maybe more now unfortunately).
VX1/MK1 forever <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2SUDumky7M
I spoke with Schneider/Century in June and they were selling the front element for $295...
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/07/13/tracing-history-skateboardings-most-famous-camera/
article is pretty cool. lots of good insights
from the vx1k filming pioneers and those
that still hold it down. yet, i am a little bit
surprised that there's neither french fred
nor flip sorry or éS menikmati mentioned
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/07/13/tracing-history-skateboardings-most-famous-camera/
article is pretty cool. lots of good insights
from the vx1k filming pioneers and those
that still hold it down. yet, i am a little bit
surprised that there's neither french fred
nor flip sorry or éS menikmati mentioned
sick they mentioned gx1000, and the sabotage series. And the mentioned the almighty Kerry from VE!
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/07/13/tracing-history-skateboardings-most-famous-camera/
article is pretty cool. lots of good insights
from the vx1k filming pioneers and those
that still hold it down. yet, i am a little bit
surprised that there's neither french fred
nor flip sorry or éS menikmati mentioned
sick they mentioned gx1000, and the sabotage series. And the mentioned the almighty Kerry from VE!
Kerry is the best, he's fixing my smoked power board on my vx1000 as we speak.
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/07/13/tracing-history-skateboardings-most-famous-camera/
article is pretty cool. lots of good insights
from the vx1k filming pioneers and those
that still hold it down. yet, i am a little bit
surprised that there's neither french fred
nor flip sorry or éS menikmati mentioned
sick they mentioned gx1000, and the sabotage series. And the mentioned the almighty Kerry from VE!
Yea he will go down in the books. Legend for sure
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/07/13/tracing-history-skateboardings-most-famous-camera/
article is pretty cool. lots of good insights
from the vx1k filming pioneers and those
that still hold it down. yet, i am a little bit
surprised that there's neither french fred
nor flip sorry or éS menikmati mentioned
sick they mentioned gx1000, and the sabotage series. And the mentioned the almighty Kerry from VE!
Yea he will go down in the books. Legend for sure
Someone needs to apprentice under him eventually so we can keep carrying the torch.
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/07/13/tracing-history-skateboardings-most-famous-camera/
article is pretty cool. lots of good insights
from the vx1k filming pioneers and those
that still hold it down. yet, i am a little bit
surprised that there's neither french fred
nor flip sorry or éS menikmati mentioned
sick they mentioned gx1000, and the sabotage series. And the mentioned the almighty Kerry from VE!
Yea he will go down in the books. Legend for sure
smart idea. Someone needs to carry on his legacy
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I'm using HVX's these days, but something I've always been curious about is why VX lovers haven't been using the p150's? I'll be honest in saying I don't know much about the differences in the camera despite the phyisically obvious ones, but its crazy how much cheaper the mint P150's come up for sale than thrashed out VX's...
Also chasing a Mk2 if anyones feeling like getting rid of one, HVX mount would be ideal but not necessary for purchase
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I'm using HVX's these days, but something I've always been curious about is why VX lovers haven't been using the p150's? I'll be honest in saying I don't know much about the differences in the camera despite the phyisically obvious ones, but its crazy how much cheaper the mint P150's come up for sale than thrashed out VX's...
Also chasing a Mk2 if anyones feeling like getting rid of one, HVX mount would be ideal but not necessary for purchase
honestly if you are going to film mini dv 4:3 I wouldn't even bother with anything besides a vx.
I also just picked up a hvx.
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I'm using HVX's these days, but something I've always been curious about is why VX lovers haven't been using the p150's? I'll be honest in saying I don't know much about the differences in the camera despite the phyisically obvious ones, but its crazy how much cheaper the mint P150's come up for sale than thrashed out VX's...
Also chasing a Mk2 if anyones feeling like getting rid of one, HVX mount would be ideal but not necessary for purchase
honestly if you are going to film mini dv 4:3 I wouldn't even bother with anything besides a vx.
I also just picked up a hvx.
I'm not planning on filming a lot 4:3 with them because of that exact point you made, but this reminds me, I also need more P2 cards if people are willing to let them go...
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/07/13/tracing-history-skateboardings-most-famous-camera/
article is pretty cool. lots of good insights
from the vx1k filming pioneers and those
that still hold it down. yet, i am a little bit
surprised that there's neither french fred
nor flip sorry or éS menikmati mentioned
sick they mentioned gx1000, and the sabotage series. And the mentioned the almighty Kerry from VE!
Yea he will go down in the books. Legend for sure
smart idea. Someone needs to carry on his legacy
I would just love to just sit and watch for a couple days and spend the rest of a week or two learning repairs. It would be so worth it. I can't wait for the day I can actually reprogram the boards myself, shit would be so rewarding.
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anybody got the know on how to best buy
a MK1 if located in european union? used?
on ebay? on amazon? & how about tariffs?
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anybody got the know on how to best buy
a MK1 if located in european union? used?
on ebay? on amazon? & how about tariffs?
If you're not ordering it from century hit up deathlens fisheye sales on Instagram, he hooked me up with a mint mk1 and bayos for vx1000 and 2100 if I'm in a pinch. Can't recommend that dude enough, he's always reliable, helpful and super nice.
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anyone have experience audio drop outs with vx1000? and how to solve?
footage is perfectly fine no glitches but the audio comes in and out randomly. i'm usually able to grab audio from a different try to cut/paste around the issue but its getting pretty annoying. some sessions there will be no issue and another it gets pretty bad. very sporadic.
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anyone have experience audio drop outs with vx1000? and how to solve?
footage is perfectly fine no glitches but the audio comes in and out randomly. i'm usually able to grab audio from a different try to cut/paste around the issue but its getting pretty annoying. some sessions there will be no issue and another it gets pretty bad. very sporadic.
I had this with my Jap VX1 and ended up just buying another VX1.
Ask Kerry about it on SP? Have you tried cleaning the heads? Might be something with the board, but I might be wrong.
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anyone have experience audio drop outs with vx1000? and how to solve?
footage is perfectly fine no glitches but the audio comes in and out randomly. i'm usually able to grab audio from a different try to cut/paste around the issue but its getting pretty annoying. some sessions there will be no issue and another it gets pretty bad. very sporadic.
I noticed that when I capture off of batteries those audio drop outs start to happen for me, some batteries last til 20% or sometimes like 60% before it happens. Try using an a.c. adapter when capturing the footy. Once I got one I haven't had any issues after, and before it was happening almost every 5 mins.
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Is it happening in playback as well or just on the computer?
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Is it happening in playback as well or just on the computer?
hmm I've never played back on the vx, it happens when I'm going through the tape to capture.
I use a mini dv deck to capture so it cant be batteries.
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Anyone here fuck with TRV-900s? They're good little cameras, Baker 3 was all TRV. Anyway my question is does anyone know of a good mic? Thats the only thing I don't like about the TRV, 360 mic. The 3ccd footage looks exactly like the VX
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Anyone here fuck with TRV-900s? They're good little cameras, Baker 3 was all TRV. Anyway my question is does anyone know of a good mic? Thats the only thing I don't like about the TRV, 360 mic. The 3ccd footage looks exactly like the VX
mic isn't that bad at all. TRV footage with a baby death lens is not bad at all. Looks solid
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Anyone know how many times you can use a cleaning tape? I’ve only ever used it once on my vx every now and then and threw it out but just want to know if I can use it multiple times for my capture cam
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would only suggest 3 or 4 times on the vx heads. But on a capture cam you can use it until its all gone. I believe it has three mins on it
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Sweet thanks man
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Anyone got a cheap (30€) cap cam to sell ?
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Anyone got a cheap (30€) cap cam to sell ?
I might have a little canon cam I can sell ya. I'll have to check when I get home from work if I have the charging wire though.
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Anyone here fuck with TRV-900s? They're good little cameras, Baker 3 was all TRV. Anyway my question is does anyone know of a good mic? Thats the only thing I don't like about the TRV, 360 mic. The 3ccd footage looks exactly like the VX
Baker 3 was not all TRV. Lots of vx in there as well. You can tell by the vig and all the long lens clips where you can see the dude filming fisheye is using a vx. TRV still dank tho
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surely firewire to usb exists?
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surely firewire to usb exists?
I'll have a look but some forum I was reading said this doesn't work for some reason. have you used one?
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I've been thinking about getting a vx for a while it seems like the classic raw look and sound of the footage is un achievable with any camera out nowadays, it looks too sick! Fuck HD and overly polished robotic skating. Anyway I'm not sure about how to convert footage to pc. I have a windows laptop without a firewire port is there any way to convert mini dv tapes into digital files?
I've looked around the internet but can't get a clear answer, apart from maybe using one of these converters off amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Video-2-PC-Capture-Windows-Camcorder-transfer/dp/B0049BE3TA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1534946419&sr=1-2&keywords=mini+dv+to+pc
Any help with this would be much appreciated
You have any open PCIe slots?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EQCNMW?pldnSite=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EQCNMW?pldnSite=1)
https://www.amazon.com/Syba-SY-PEX30016-Firewire-XIO2213B-Chipset/dp/B006DQ0KD2/ref=pd_sim_147_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B006DQ0KD2&pd_rd_r=6dd6a483-a614-11e8-bc7c-f78a6db3930a&pd_rd_w=UyKgL&pd_rd_wg=5vzyI&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=a180fdfb-b54e-4904-85ba-d852197d6c09&pf_rd_r=FQT2BSFW0R5NNDN7AHQV&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=FQT2BSFW0R5NNDN7AHQV (https://www.amazon.com/Syba-SY-PEX30016-Firewire-XIO2213B-Chipset/dp/B006DQ0KD2/ref=pd_sim_147_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B006DQ0KD2&pd_rd_r=6dd6a483-a614-11e8-bc7c-f78a6db3930a&pd_rd_w=UyKgL&pd_rd_wg=5vzyI&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=a180fdfb-b54e-4904-85ba-d852197d6c09&pf_rd_r=FQT2BSFW0R5NNDN7AHQV&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=FQT2BSFW0R5NNDN7AHQV)
There's a bunch of different shit like that you can buy that would work as long as its compatible with your PC
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Been messing about with my VX for a minute now.Had a few issues from the get go. White balance won't set: cant even use the 'secret' compartment next to the battery as the camera turns off as soon as the door opens.
Also, after exporting footage onto the PC on many clips there is blue distortion all over the video.
Anybody got any ideas?
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Firewire to USB does not work.
Do you have an ExpressCard or PCMIA slot on your laptop ?
If yes, you can buy a card for around 40 bucks that will give you a Firewire port.
If it's a new PC and you have a Thunderbolt port, Thunderbolt to Firewire adaptators do work.
If you are considering buying a VX1000, you should also buy a cheap capture cam just to transfer the footage to your PC, VX1000 ar old and you must take care of those heads.
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If i could find a cheap laptop with firewire surely I could put the footage onto that then move the file onto the laptop i'd edit on?
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Thanks but my laptop doesn't seem to have thunderbolt or pci slots am I out of luck?
Shit I didn't read your first post well enough. Skipped over the laptop part.
But yeah any cheap shit computer/laptop with the available space on the HDD or SSD and a firewire port and you can transfer the files from there to your laptop ez.
Correction. It can be ez. If you go from PC to Mac transferring files is a bitch.
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Been messing about with my VX for a minute now.Had a few issues from the get go. White balance won't set: cant even use the 'secret' compartment next to the battery as the camera turns off as soon as the door opens.
Also, after exporting footage onto the PC on many clips there is blue distortion all over the video.
Anybody got any ideas?
your battery has a loose connection. Open the door and hold the battery in, it will power back on.
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I've been thinking about getting a vx for a while it seems like the classic raw look and sound of the footage is un achievable with any camera out nowadays, it looks too sick! Fuck HD and overly polished robotic skating. Anyway I'm not sure about how to convert footage to pc. I have a windows laptop without a firewire port is there any way to convert mini dv tapes into digital files?
I've looked around the internet but can't get a clear answer, apart from maybe using one of these converters off amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Video-2-PC-Capture-Windows-Camcorder-transfer/dp/B0049BE3TA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1534946419&sr=1-2&keywords=mini+dv+to+pc
Any help with this would be much appreciated
your best bet is to find someone on craigslist selling their old computer, the motherboard should have an extra pci express slot. Buy one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004F3DM6C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and install it into the free pci e spot.
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Thanks but my laptop doesn't seem to have thunderbolt or pci slots am I out of luck?
But yeah any cheap shit computer/laptop with the available space on the HDD or SSD and a firewire port and you can transfer the files from there to your laptop ez.
Correction. It can be ez. If you go from PC to Mac transferring files is a bitch.
Ah right cheers for the advice I ended up getting a Mac as my old laptop was fucked anyway!! Realised though that lenses are very hard to find even on ebay:(. Anyone know if you can put a 37mm lens on a 52mm TRV or vx if you use an adaptor ring?
Maybe, but the vignetting will be huge I guess.
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Thanks but my laptop doesn't seem to have thunderbolt or pci slots am I out of luck?
But yeah any cheap shit computer/laptop with the available space on the HDD or SSD and a firewire port and you can transfer the files from there to your laptop ez.
Correction. It can be ez. If you go from PC to Mac transferring files is a bitch.
Ah right cheers for the advice I ended up getting a Mac as my old laptop was fucked anyway!! Realised though that lenses are very hard to find even on ebay:(. Anyone know if you can put a 37mm lens on a 52mm TRV or vx if you use an adaptor ring?
Maybe, but the vignetting will be huge I guess.
I have a PD100 (same as TRV900 but DVCAM format) with 37mm babydeath lens and its fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTTO70f8mJI
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Is it happening in playback as well or just on the computer?
hmm I've never played back on the vx, it happens when I'm going through the tape to capture.
I use a mini dv deck to capture so it cant be batteries.
My gv d900 capture deck would do audio drops until I got a ac adapter off eBay, either that or your capturing too fast. Go back 10 seconds before where you plan to start capturing, that usually fixes it for me.
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Wow, looking good !
this surprisingly looks super good
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I'm bumping this.
Was just out filming in the cold, got an error saying to eject the tape and it's not letting me. I had this problem with this particular VX before, and swapped batteries and it was fine. Now, if I go to eject the tape, nothing happens...
Unless I pop the battery out, put it back in, and then try to eject it. I hear the familiar whir of the motor kind of 'warming up' to get the tape out, but hope again fades quickly away and I'm left with the tape in the VX.
I'm beginning to believe that this is either
A) Tape deck problem and I hit up Kerry for the first time
B) This kind of thing happens due to the cold (low 30's & windy), and I should stop bumping old threads because I'm being paranoid and once my VX is indoors for more than an hour I'll be fine.
I haven't been filming VX for that long and have never had these issues before with any of my other cameras.
Please don't tell me to go to SP.
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I'm bumping this.
Was just out filming in the cold, got an error saying to eject the tape and it's not letting me. I had this problem with this particular VX before, and swapped batteries and it was fine. Now, if I go to eject the tape, nothing happens...
Unless I pop the battery out, put it back in, and then try to eject it. I hear the familiar whir of the motor kind of 'warming up' to get the tape out, but hope again fades quickly away and I'm left with the tape in the VX.
I'm beginning to believe that this is either
A) Tape deck problem and I hit up Kerry for the first time
B) This kind of thing happens due to the cold (low 30's & windy), and I should stop bumping old threads because I'm being paranoid and once my VX is indoors for more than an hour I'll be fine.
I haven't been filming VX for that long and have never had these issues before with any of my other cameras.
Please don't tell me to go to SP.
Maybe the trick snowboarders do with keeping it inside a plastic bag inside the camera bag will do it. That and trying to not shock it with a sudden temp difference. Let the camera get to the temp outside or inside is before you turn it on. Best of luck!
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I'm bumping this.
Was just out filming in the cold, got an error saying to eject the tape and it's not letting me. I had this problem with this particular VX before, and swapped batteries and it was fine. Now, if I go to eject the tape, nothing happens...
Unless I pop the battery out, put it back in, and then try to eject it. I hear the familiar whir of the motor kind of 'warming up' to get the tape out, but hope again fades quickly away and I'm left with the tape in the VX.
I'm beginning to believe that this is either
A) Tape deck problem and I hit up Kerry for the first time
B) This kind of thing happens due to the cold (low 30's & windy), and I should stop bumping old threads because I'm being paranoid and once my VX is indoors for more than an hour I'll be fine.
I haven't been filming VX for that long and have never had these issues before with any of my other cameras.
Please don't tell me to go to SP.
Word, I'll definitely try that next time... I'm trying to do a winter video. I read about all of that stuff about 45 minutes after I came in, so, it's kinda moot at that point.
Thanks for the reply!
I asked a local filmer if tape decks can lock up in the cold and then unlock later and his only response was "VXs hate the cold." Word, thanks fam... I'll remember that when you ask me for a pin.
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I'm bumping this.
Was just out filming in the cold, got an error saying to eject the tape and it's not letting me. I had this problem with this particular VX before, and swapped batteries and it was fine. Now, if I go to eject the tape, nothing happens...
Unless I pop the battery out, put it back in, and then try to eject it. I hear the familiar whir of the motor kind of 'warming up' to get the tape out, but hope again fades quickly away and I'm left with the tape in the VX.
I'm beginning to believe that this is either
A) Tape deck problem and I hit up Kerry for the first time
B) This kind of thing happens due to the cold (low 30's & windy), and I should stop bumping old threads because I'm being paranoid and once my VX is indoors for more than an hour I'll be fine.
I haven't been filming VX for that long and have never had these issues before with any of my other cameras.
Please don't tell me to go to SP.
Word, I'll definitely try that next time... I'm trying to do a winter video. I read about all of that stuff about 45 minutes after I came in, so, it's kinda moot at that point.
Thanks for the reply!
I asked a local filmer if tape decks can lock up in the cold and then unlock later and his only response was "VXs hate the cold." Word, thanks fam... I'll remember that when you ask me for a pin.
Did you got the tape out? Same thing happened to me last spring when it was kinda cold.. Popped the battery out and the motor starts but then nothing. Didnt start to work at all so I took it to some camerashop but the man didnt know how to fix it so finally I bought a new one from ebay. Still have the old one waiting to be fixed.. :-[
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I'm bumping this.
Was just out filming in the cold, got an error saying to eject the tape and it's not letting me. I had this problem with this particular VX before, and swapped batteries and it was fine. Now, if I go to eject the tape, nothing happens...
Unless I pop the battery out, put it back in, and then try to eject it. I hear the familiar whir of the motor kind of 'warming up' to get the tape out, but hope again fades quickly away and I'm left with the tape in the VX.
I'm beginning to believe that this is either
A) Tape deck problem and I hit up Kerry for the first time
B) This kind of thing happens due to the cold (low 30's & windy), and I should stop bumping old threads because I'm being paranoid and once my VX is indoors for more than an hour I'll be fine.
I haven't been filming VX for that long and have never had these issues before with any of my other cameras.
Please don't tell me to go to SP.
Word, I'll definitely try that next time... I'm trying to do a winter video. I read about all of that stuff about 45 minutes after I came in, so, it's kinda moot at that point.
Thanks for the reply!
I asked a local filmer if tape decks can lock up in the cold and then unlock later and his only response was "VXs hate the cold." Word, thanks fam... I'll remember that when you ask me for a pin.
Did you got the tape out? Same thing happened to me last spring when it was kinda cold.. Popped the battery out and the motor starts but then nothing. Didnt start to work at all so I took it to some camerashop but the man didnt know how to fix it so finally I bought a new one from ebay. Still have the old one waiting to be fixed.. :-[
Nah, I got told to leave the deck open for a few days to air it out then try it. I’m pretty sure I’ll havd to send it out.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biAT2WO573Q
Wondering if anyone on here has any experience with one of these?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biAT2WO573Q
Wondering if anyone on here has any experience with one of these?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biAT2WO573Q
Wondering if anyone on here has any experience with one of these?
Holy shit.
You gotta carry that thing around while you film.
Update - RSS Board is toast.
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Decided to bump because I have a few questions.
1 - not as major - could glitching on the tape as well as noticing the tape length changing through the viewfinder while be a result of the cold or is my camera just jacked permanently now because of the cold?
(Ie - 28 mins left, then 30, then 35 when there’s actually 14mins left according to the actual tape in my capture camera.)
Which leads me to the initial problem I was going to post about..
So, I’ve been using a Canon HV20 as a capture camera for fucking ever. Now it’s not working. Nothing has changed. This all changed, and it may be a coincidence but it was the day after going to The Pirate Bay for the first time in forfuckingever. My VX connects to the compute fine (I get the notification sound), but I am NOT using that to capture.
Fuck that.
So, I decided to try old cameras I haven’t gotten around to selling to make sure it’s the HV20’s fault. It’s not. I connected to a TRV and a GL2 - nothing. I’m not very computer literate and every source I’ve found while googling is telling me to rollback the IEEE 1394 driver to a legacy driver - which I did. Nothing. I read that someone had this issue after updating QuickTime so I uninstalled QuickTime. Didn’t work.
Help me Obi Wans of Slap and my apologies if these are dumb questions.
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I've been getting glitches on import using a mac and firewire to thunderbolt conversion. Not really glitches it just will cut during the import to black, cut the clip early, and continue to import and do this over and over again. It doesnt happen all the time and my capture camera doesnt show any breaks in action on play back, any thoughts?
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I've been getting glitches on import using a mac and firewire to thunderbolt conversion. Not really glitches it just will cut during the import to black, cut the clip early, and continue to import and do this over and over again. It doesnt happen all the time and my capture camera doesnt show any breaks in action on play back, any thoughts?
Downgrade and find a 2012 macbook pro. That's the last year they put firewire on there. I had similar issues until I said fuck it and found one.
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I have a 2012 MacBook and I know that once that thing goes, I’ll be out of the VX game. I think it’s the absolute best camera that has ever existed to document our culture, but man is it a fucking hassle to use this shit in 2019.
It’ll be interesting to see how much longer folks filming on the VX lasts. Hard to imagine it going another ten, fifteen years tops due to technological obsolescence.
I suppose that tapeless modification posted above could be a game changer if someone can produce a stable mount for it?
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Im assuming your capturing in premiere cc? you can change the settings so that it captures dropped frames and that sometimes helps. ive also randomly had luck capturing in imovie or final cut and getting past glitches. There are also DVR recorders you can find on ebay for around $20 that you can hookup to a computer, harddrive, phone, etc. and record live from the cameras RGB output digitally.
Also have had issues with thunderboldt and recognizing a capture device, and then finally when you get it to work its a fucking game of not budging the cord/camera.....
just finshed a VX full length in december and have converted to the dark side for my next project... :'(
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Im assuming your capturing in premiere cc? you can change the settings so that it captures dropped frames and that sometimes helps. ive also randomly had luck capturing in imovie or final cut and getting past glitches. There are also DVR recorders you can find on ebay for around $20 that you can hookup to a computer, harddrive, phone, etc. and record live from the cameras RGB output digitally.
Also have had issues with thunderboldt and recognizing a capture device, and then finally when you get it to work its a fucking game of not budging the cord/camera.....
just finshed a VX full length in december and have converted to the dark side for my next project... :'(
I have done the same. If premiere was fucking up for capturing I would end up using Imovie. That would usually get me past the weird glitches.
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i capture in a cracked version of scenalyzer
it is pretty basic but i have not had glitches.
i still have to wake up my vx from this winter's
hibernation. hope it's still going strong. always
a little gamble with that old fucker but worth it.
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I've got a question I'm hoping someone here might be able to answer...
I'm a FCPx user, but interested in the process of upscaling SD vx footage in Premiere Pro/FCPx/Compressor/etc... whatever will make it work.
I'm including an example of a crispy 720p vx upload as well as one of my own if you want to see the difference I'm talking about, although I'm sure you know what I mean if you're here.
http://youtu.be/A-bM40TMzNQ (my footage)
http://youtu.be/V5Cq59_GQn4 (crispy example)
My question is essentially how to achieve the 720p vx footage. Methods I've tried include:
1) creating a project in native SD dimensions (NTSC for me - so 640x480) and exporting as 960x720 (to preserve aspect ratio)
2) creating a custom project with 960x720 (rec.601 audio and 29.97 frame rate) and exporting that
3) taking a native 640x480 project, exporting natively, and then upscaling with Compressor/Media Encoder
If you have any experience doing this and maybe I'm missing something obvious, I'd sure love the help.
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put a small cube of styrofoam inbetween the mic and the camera. i don't know why but my friend does it and i've never asked him.
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put a small cube of styrofoam inbetween the mic and the camera. i don't know why but my friend does it and i've never asked him.
It prevents mic sag, foolio.
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My question is essentially how to achieve the 720p vx footage. Methods I've tried include:
1) creating a project in native SD dimensions (NTSC for me - so 640x480) and exporting as 960x720 (to preserve aspect ratio)
2) creating a custom project with 960x720 (rec.601 audio and 29.97 frame rate) and exporting that
3) taking a native 640x480 project, exporting natively, and then upscaling with Compressor/Media Encoder
If you have any experience doing this and maybe I'm missing something obvious, I'd sure love the help.
I don't think there would be too much difference in any of those methods. The only thing for #3 would be to make sure you're exporting full quality before upscaling. I've always done #2, just using a 960 x 720 sequence and scaling up the footage during editing. Also, it's probably obvious, but make sure you deinterlace.
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put a small cube of styrofoam inbetween the mic and the camera. i don't know why but my friend does it and i've never asked him.
i knew that but wasnt positive
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The sweatshirt idea is terrible. Those mics are notorious for breaking off like a kit kat bar
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The sweatshirt idea is terrible. Those mics are notorious for breaking off like a kit kat bar
Whatever Styrofoam Kerry is using is the fucking best. Those white blocks stay so strong. I've got them on both of mine.
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I'm a FCPx user
lol
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One thing that you can try to get more specific info about why your 1394 driver failed (if thats even the issue), is by going to your start menu, and typing "event". You should see the system tool "Event Viewer". If you can't find it, the full name is "eventvwr.msc" depending on your windows version.
Once you open this program you want to click "windows logs" then "system" on the left side. It will take awhile to load. Now click "Save all events" on the right side. Save your file. Now click "clear log" on the right side. Now that your log is blank, restart your computer. Once it reboots, connect your HV20, or whatever other ones you want to try. Do whatever else has broken in your workflow.
Come back to event viewer, click again on windows logs, and system, and now you can see what went wrong since you rebooted and did your workflow. You're going to have to scroll through and just manually read the stuff, but 99% of the time windows will be reporting exactly what failed. You can at least use this new context you have about your issue to search for the correct fix.
If you are on a Mac --> they have similar tool called "Console", but I am not familiar with it. It basically does the exact same thing though.
Thanks to you and the google worm hole I fell down, I found out I had a virus hidden in the registry of my pc and got rid of it buuuut it still doesn’t seem to work. I need to go through and check every driver or something and possibly replace the FireWire card. Either way. Thanks for the help.
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lol
He'll find the Adobe way soon enough. They always do.
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Yo guys i'm in the process of making a website that will be a resource for people still using/want to start using a vx1000. Basically giving people a resource on how/where to repair their vx, where to buy a vx's and mk1's, explaining the CP settings, etc.
Im looking for good photos/illustrations/art of VX1's to use on the page. If you would like your photos or work credited, im going to be including a contributors section on the website giving whoever wants to submit anything their rightful credit.
Also if anyone is bored enough, i would be happy to take suggestions on other things worth including on the page. I already have a secure domain name purchased so its gone past the stage of just an idea. Any submissions are appreciated, i'm trying to avoid using anything without permission!
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u aint got your own vx to shoot photos of?
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u aint got your own vx to shoot photos of?
The best photo camera i have is an iPhone. Plus i'm not looking for photos of a vx sitting in a living room.
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The best photo camera i have is an iPhone. Plus i'm not looking for photos of a vx sitting in a living room.
Bashed this out a few days ago doodling on the Wacom. You dig?
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-MbcMlfds/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=un3vhl3a9jiw (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-MbcMlfds/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=un3vhl3a9jiw)
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u aint got your own vx to shoot photos of?
The best photo camera i have is an iPhone. Plus i'm not looking for photos of a vx sitting in a living room.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-MbcMlfds/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=un3vhl3a9jiw (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-MbcMlfds/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=un3vhl3a9jiw)
This is the kinda stuff I’m looking for, thank you!
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gnarred. thanks for digging that up.
would also gnar the original author.
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dug deep into the SP
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4. Screw on your damn death lens right: a lot of shots you can see little corners or the lens on the bottom and top. This is because the filmer hasnt read the directions to his century optics piece. Screw it on right , it has another knob just so you can adjust where the side panels are.
This is slightly misleading if the "little corners" refer to vignetting. It's camera specific and despite how much you twist and turn your (screw-on or bayonet mount) fisheye, they do not go away.
There is no side panel knob for adjusting, unless you're using a Century baby death or a mk2 with a lens hood. Which would be an odd choice considering they do not fit the VX1000 properly.
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amend 11. "11. Why Im anti reviewing the footage after the trick:
why because those skateboarders who want to watch their stuff over and over again never remember to rewind the fucking tape. and usually your going to miss out on footage good or better while your friends view the foot. the fuckin heads bro. So I say wait till we are in the car going to the next spot wait until its on the capture cam/pc.
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i'm sorta torn on the internal ND filter. some filmers I know like to use the ND most of the time (I live in NM and it's often very bright an sunny, especially filming in ditches) and bring shutter speed down to like 250 or 500, while I prefer to not use the ND filter (I think it makes colors look bleh) and go for 1/2000 and F 9.6 or 11.
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Dude gave props to the 2000 idk if we can fully trust this.
Don’t let anyone tell you how to film unless it’s general advice or you’re learning.
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Hey, I'm considering upgrading my camera bag since I've been using the Amazon basics bag for 3 years now.
I've looked at Burton, Dakine and Lowepro.
Lowepro is veeery expensive if I want a bag that can fit my VX2100 + a few personnal stuff.
Dakine seems OK to me, I'm just not sure the VX will fit properly as the camera compartment is a bit smaller than the VX length (40 cm).
The Burton (link below) is my number one choice for now, but again, I'm not sure the VX will fit as nothing is mentioned for the dimensions. I've sent an email to Burton and they just said "yes it should fit"...
https://www.burton.com/fr/fr/p/burton-zoom-26l-camera-backpack/S20-110311.html#
Any feedback on those bags and/or recommandations ?
My budget is 200€ max, it should fit as a cabin bagage (50x40x20 max) and could carry my VX2100, MK2 fisheye, batteries, charger, Rode videomic pro, 160 led lights, and a few personnal stuff.
Thanks !
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I've got a question I'm hoping someone here might be able to answer...
I'm a FCPx user, but interested in the process of upscaling SD vx footage in Premiere Pro/FCPx/Compressor/etc... whatever will make it work.
I'm including an example of a crispy 720p vx upload as well as one of my own if you want to see the difference I'm talking about, although I'm sure you know what I mean if you're here.
http://youtu.be/A-bM40TMzNQ (my footage)
http://youtu.be/V5Cq59_GQn4 (crispy example)
My question is essentially how to achieve the 720p vx footage. Methods I've tried include:
1) creating a project in native SD dimensions (NTSC for me - so 640x480) and exporting as 960x720 (to preserve aspect ratio)
2) creating a custom project with 960x720 (rec.601 audio and 29.97 frame rate) and exporting that
3) taking a native 640x480 project, exporting natively, and then upscaling with Compressor/Media Encoder
If you have any experience doing this and maybe I'm missing something obvious, I'd sure love the help.
I'm a fellow FCPX user, and I upscale my VX footage with a custom setting of 960x720 as you mentioned. If you make sure that it's in progressive scan, it'll deinterlace the footage for you.
Here's how my stuff turns out:
https://youtu.be/W7MUaJu2Z8k (https://youtu.be/W7MUaJu2Z8k)
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Hey, I'm considering upgrading my camera bag since I've been using the Amazon basics bag for 3 years now.
I've looked at Burton, Dakine and Lowepro.
Lowepro is veeery expensive if I want a bag that can fit my VX2100 + a few personnal stuff.
Dakine seems OK to me, I'm just not sure the VX will fit properly as the camera compartment is a bit smaller than the VX length (40 cm).
The Burton (link below) is my number one choice for now, but again, I'm not sure the VX will fit as nothing is mentioned for the dimensions. I've sent an email to Burton and they just said "yes it should fit"...
https://www.burton.com/fr/fr/p/burton-zoom-26l-camera-backpack/S20-110311.html#
Any feedback on those bags and/or recommandations ?
My budget is 200€ max, it should fit as a cabin bagage (50x40x20 max) and could carry my VX2100, MK2 fisheye, batteries, charger, Rode videomic pro, 160 led lights, and a few personnal stuff.
Thanks !
Its a little harder to find but I got a Ty Evans Ogio bag a year or two ago and I swear by that bag. So much space, could fit multiple vxs, cap cam, lights, batteries, etc... Ive even been putting my rub brick in it or buckled to the outside. Super good bag and my buddy actually just found one for like $80 usd
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Someone on Skateperception got a MRC1K recorder (https://www.amazon.com/d/Computer-Internal-Components/Sony-HVR-MRC1K-Memory-Recording-Unit/B002D3U1EW) and it seems like it works really well for tapeless recording.
Here's some footage they shared:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBW9XCDNbP8
and here's the original thread for more info. (http://forums.skateperception.com/topic/318357-tapeless-vx1000-recording/)
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Someone on Skateperception got a MRC1K recorder (https://www.amazon.com/d/Computer-Internal-Components/Sony-HVR-MRC1K-Memory-Recording-Unit/B002D3U1EW) and it seems like it works really well for tapeless recording.
Here's some footage they shared:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBW9XCDNbP8
and here's the original thread for more info. (http://forums.skateperception.com/topic/318357-tapeless-vx1000-recording/)
Damn this is sick and gives me hope for my vx1000 with a tape deck that won't open. It hasn't been used since 2012 but that may change if I can find a cheap recording unit
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very sick that he got that working, and that it's not too cumbersome that you can actually film with it
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And here's how it looks in use:
(https://i.imgur.com/AQDB5sxl.jpg)
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While that's super sick not sure how ideal using the FireWire port is. Mine used to be superrrrrr touchy before it blew. I'm sure it's replaceable though but seems like a lot to deal with. If I was using a Vx I would still rather use tape for the physical media. Isn't that part of the point anyway if u are still using a Vx?
Just read the above posts about tape decks not opening. Didn't take that into account
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sick that it works but bummer on mounting location--no light (unless in hand)
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If I was using a Vx I would still rather use tape for the physical media. Isn't that part of the point anyway if u are still using a Vx?
No! nonono tapes are the worst part of using a VX are you serious
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Never had te tape deck issue, but I agree with the fact that the firewire port might blows up after some time...
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That thing doesn't need an external power supply? Could've sworn I saw a listing on ebay that had one
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Does anyone know how to fix a leaking vx1 lens? this is very fucked up :(
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/5108/tjSgTH.png
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The best photo camera i have is an iPhone. Plus i'm not looking for photos of a vx sitting in a living room.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-MbcMlfds/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=un3vhl3a9jiw (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu-MbcMlfds/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=un3vhl3a9jiw)
Dude, this sketch is the sickest!! New phone background.
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it's not strictly related to the vx but what render settings would you generally use for a canon xm1/gl1 - file format etc.
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If I was using a Vx I would still rather use tape for the physical media. Isn't that part of the point anyway if u are still using a Vx?
No! nonono tapes are the worst part of using a VX are you serious
Not sure if sarcastic (tapes are expensive, glitches suck and tape deck problems are annoying), but people used to praise the mini-DV format over SD cards and the likes for being a reliable way to keep everything you filmed archived on physical medium as opposed to just trusting intangible data, hard drives etc. I have to have hundreds of tapes stored around my place of almost everything I've filmed everywhere I've been throughout the past 15 years and I don't regret that one bit. The files corresponding to the capture of 95% of those tapes are long gone, but I could re-capture everything anytime. Also occasionally getting to import other people's tapes can be pretty funny, especially when it's really old shit. Pretty sure the format is also great for the culture, i.e.. being the reason why we get to see a lot of clean re-edits of classic footage and whatnot.
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Found a VX1000 in really good condition with fisheye, capture cam, FireWire, lighting port cable and 7 tapes for $900.
Just wondering if that’s a good deal/ good investment. My knee is wrecked for at least a year and looking for an outlet that’ll keep me out and skating(I’m still able to push).
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Found a VX1000 in really good condition with fisheye, capture cam, FireWire, lighting port cable and 7 tapes for $900.
Just wondering if that’s a good deal/ good investment. My knee is wrecked for at least a year and looking for an outlet that’ll keep me out and skating(I’m still able to push).
Do it. That’s a no brainer.
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That’s what I thought.
Thanks.
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which fisheye?
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Found a VX1000 in really good condition with fisheye, capture cam, FireWire, lighting port cable and 7 tapes for $900.
Just wondering if that’s a good deal/ good investment. My knee is wrecked for at least a year and looking for an outlet that’ll keep me out and skating(I’m still able to push).
If it's an MK1, that's a super good deal. If the lens is an Opteka or Raymod, it's an ok deal if the vx is fully functional
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Found a VX1000 in really good condition with fisheye, capture cam, FireWire, lighting port cable and 7 tapes for $900.
Just wondering if that’s a good deal/ good investment. My knee is wrecked for at least a year and looking for an outlet that’ll keep me out and skating(I’m still able to push).
If it's an MK1, that's a super good deal. If the lens is an Opteka or Raymod, it's an ok deal if the vx is fully functional
I usually grab my Japanese vx1s for like $300 on eBay and have Kerry fix them for like $150. Granted I know what to look for like fungus on the lens etc but fuck paying that much unless it's an mk1 with it
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Found a VX1000 in really good condition with fisheye, capture cam, FireWire, lighting port cable and 7 tapes for $900.
Just wondering if that’s a good deal/ good investment. My knee is wrecked for at least a year and looking for an outlet that’ll keep me out and skating(I’m still able to push).
If it's an MK1, that's a super good deal. If the lens is an Opteka or Raymod, it's an ok deal if the vx is fully functional
It’s actually an Opteka.
Also this is $900 Canadian colored money which is like $100 american(actually $668)
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which battery packs and how many? if it comes with
a one or two of new replica batteries i'd say go for it.
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What import & export settings do y'all use with Premiere? All my footage is looking grainy as shit and I've had a tits full of it
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What import & export settings do y'all use with Premiere? All my footage is looking grainy as shit and I've had a tits full of it
How grainy ? Maybe it comes from your shooting parameters ?
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If you film using digital gain (go past OPEN aperture with exposure) it will affect the end result, especially when exporting compressed footage. Adjusting levels/gamma/etc in post does the same thing.
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Found a VX1000 in really good condition with fisheye, capture cam, FireWire, lighting port cable and 7 tapes for $900.
Just wondering if that’s a good deal/ good investment. My knee is wrecked for at least a year and looking for an outlet that’ll keep me out and skating(I’m still able to push).
If it's an MK1, that's a super good deal. If the lens is an Opteka or Raymod, it's an ok deal if the vx is fully functional
It’s actually an Opteka.
Also this is $900 Canadian colored money which is like $100 american(actually $668)
Ehhh for an opteka not really worth 900$ Canadian.
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Found a VX1000 in really good condition with fisheye, capture cam, FireWire, lighting port cable and 7 tapes for $900.
Just wondering if that’s a good deal/ good investment. My knee is wrecked for at least a year and looking for an outlet that’ll keep me out and skating(I’m still able to push).
If it's an MK1, that's a super good deal. If the lens is an Opteka or Raymod, it's an ok deal if the vx is fully functional
It’s actually an Opteka.
Also this is $900 Canadian colored money which is like $100 american(actually $668)
Ehhh for an opteka not really worth 900$ Canadian.
Even with the Opteka I still think its worth it.
NTSC VX's are at least $500 now, so fisheye, cables, cap cam, and tapes for $160 ain't bad.
It's not some amazing deal by any means but if youre trying to get into filming that's everything you need (except bag) in a single bundle for an average price.
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Im having a random problem with my zoom right now. It worked normal until today when I was filming and the longlens zoom stopped working. It didnt zoom in or out at all and then I took the cassette and battery Off and put them back and it helped. But when I turned the camera on next time it did the same again and now the zooming bar on the screen used to be bigger than it is now. Does anyone whats going on? :o
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Im having a random problem with my zoom right now. It worked normal until today when I was filming and the longlens zoom stopped working. It didnt zoom in or out at all and then I took the cassette and battery Off and put them back and it helped. But when I turned the camera on next time it did the same again and now the zooming bar on the screen used to be bigger than it is now. Does anyone whats going on? :o
open up your back door on your vx and see if your on "zoom" or "overlap" or try messing with those two options. Hopefully it isn't a ribbon cable problem. Best of luck
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Im having a random problem with my zoom right now. It worked normal until today when I was filming and the longlens zoom stopped working. It didnt zoom in or out at all and then I took the cassette and battery Off and put them back and it helped. But when I turned the camera on next time it did the same again and now the zooming bar on the screen used to be bigger than it is now. Does anyone whats going on? :o
open up your back door on your vx and see if your on "zoom" or "overlap" or try messing with those two options. Hopefully it isn't a ribbon cable problem. Best of luck
Thanks im gonna try this. I just replaced the ribbon cable couple of months ago because it went all black, BUT I didnt buy a new one because I got another vx that has some issues and took it there. Dont know if that has anything to do with it. Also replaced my self sooo...
Didnt know that the ribbon cable also affects the zoom :-[
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Im having a random problem with my zoom right now. It worked normal until today when I was filming and the longlens zoom stopped working. It didnt zoom in or out at all and then I took the cassette and battery Off and put them back and it helped. But when I turned the camera on next time it did the same again and now the zooming bar on the screen used to be bigger than it is now. Does anyone whats going on? :o
open up your back door on your vx and see if your on "zoom" or "overlap" or try messing with those two options. Hopefully it isn't a ribbon cable problem. Best of luck
It was on overlap and now it works, thanks!!
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Having issues off and on lately with my vx1000 having glitches in the footage. playback doesn't work on it so i am unable to use my head cleaning tape. any ideas on how to fix this?
I use the same capture camera to capture vx2000 footage and that comes out fine but i prefer the vx1000
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not sure how practical or easy it'd be but i presume you could open it (probably the hardest part), good blast of compressed air maybe then use qtips and head cleaner solution (or maybe isopropyl alcohol) to clean the heads off?
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Having issues off and on lately with my vx1000 having glitches in the footage. playback doesn't work on it so i am unable to use my head cleaning tape. any ideas on how to fix this?
I use the same capture camera to capture vx2000 footage and that comes out fine but i prefer the vx1000
Have you tried using the playback preview buttons on top? You don't have to switch to playback mode to use them.
(https://i.imgur.com/KTPUUar.jpg)
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Having issues off and on lately with my vx1000 having glitches in the footage. playback doesn't work on it so i am unable to use my head cleaning tape. any ideas on how to fix this?
I use the same capture camera to capture vx2000 footage and that comes out fine but i prefer the vx1000
(https://i.imgur.com/KTPUUar.jpg)
I admit that in 10 years of owning this thing that I never knew what those buttons did. Gave it a try so i'll take it out when i skate later and see how it works. Thanks!
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did anyone check out the theories VX bag? it says its made for the vx1000 but i fit my 2000 in there perfect
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxBJf8jBMuu/
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did anyone check out the theories VX bag? it says its made for the vx1000 but i fit my 2000 in there perfect
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxBJf8jBMuu/
do you think this could fit my hmc150?
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did anyone check out the theories VX bag? it says its made for the vx1000 but i fit my 2000 in there perfect
do you think this could fit my hmc150?
No
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did anyone check out the theories VX bag? it says its made for the vx1000 but i fit my 2000 in there perfect
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxBJf8jBMuu/
Saw that, it's rad and reminded me of the TBPR filmer kit when it came out complete with gloves, soft wheels and caution tape to prevent pedestrians from getting in the way:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbMZrM6Aof9/
Then again they've always had the best VX-inspired stuff:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSgEtlYAc3t/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSQx6tyAu1i/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhJxLhAiqu/
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How you guys import from firewire to laptop computer?
My old pc broke down and it had the firewire route and now I bought a New laptop and it only has usb3 ports. Is It even possible to connect the firewire to laptop? It dont have the pci card system so no luck there..
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How you guys import from firewire to laptop computer?
My old pc broke down and it had the firewire route and now I bought a New laptop and it only has usb3 ports. Is It even possible to connect the firewire to laptop? It dont have the pci card system so no luck there..
It is possible just not with any new laptop on the market. Honestly your best bet is to buy a older desktop again, or an older MacBook. I bought a 2009 MacBook for 90$ just to use to capture on it.
Don’t even bother trying to use an adapter that you see on amazon. They DO not work.
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did anyone check out the theories VX bag? it says its made for the vx1000 but i fit my 2000 in there perfect
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxBJf8jBMuu/
So a VX2100 will fit too ?
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Time for a bump. Any tips for us idiots trying to export a VX video so that YouTube doesn't absolutely destroy the quality?
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Time for a bump. Any tips for us idiots trying to export a VX video so that YouTube doesn't absolutely destroy the quality?
Part of the problem is you're taking interlaced footage and converting it to a progressive scan format, even interlaced HD looks bad on a computer. I put VX footage into and HD timeline and you can get a much better look on youtube, also if you have access to an HD deck and your software allows you to upload standard def in HD it looks a lot better. Red Giant used to have a few software solutions to make standard def look better, check their site.
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I can't fucking find any batteries at all where I live, and my current one lasts like 20 minutes. I don't bring my VX out anymore since it's not really worth it to lug around a backpack all day full of camera gear when you can only use it for 20 minutes.
None of the options I've found off Amazon can be shipped to my country (in South East Asia) so if anyone knows anyone or someone willing to sell their extra batteries to me HMU. From what I know, only the NP-F730 works. Not even the 750, and I've been to multiple digital malls around here and they all say 'good luck finding that shit' pretty much. It's depressing man!
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Aliexpress? Not sure if the link works but:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32808074762.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.5f82368fSqSXPS&algo_pvid=d235d641-1584-4d15-b661-8fa3cea22ded&algo_expid=d235d641-1584-4d15-b661-8fa3cea22ded-30&btsid=67c9911a-4521-4c93-aa18-b6ca21a91a66&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3,searchweb201603_53 (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32808074762.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.5f82368fSqSXPS&algo_pvid=d235d641-1584-4d15-b661-8fa3cea22ded&algo_expid=d235d641-1584-4d15-b661-8fa3cea22ded-30&btsid=67c9911a-4521-4c93-aa18-b6ca21a91a66&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3,searchweb201603_53)
I have no personal experience of the aforementioned batteries but it's hard to find the og infolithium ones for a reasonable price.
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i bought my replica batteries at ebay.
maybe this works for your area too?
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i bought my replica batteries at ebay.
maybe this works for your area too?
This seller seems to have suitable np-f730 / 4200 mAh batteries:
https://www.ebay.com/usr/silicon_electronics_parts?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 (https://www.ebay.com/usr/silicon_electronics_parts?_trksid=p2047675.l2559)
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I've had such trouble getting as many VX1 batteries as I can over the last year or so in the UK.
I got in touch with a place I used to get them from and said that their supplier has stopped manufacturing them.
These batteries are your next best bet if you can't find any of the bigger ones: https://www.amazon.co.uk/NP-F550-Rechargeable-Battery-NP-F330-NP-F530/dp/B00L9QKQ4E
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It isn't VX but we've filmed some shit on an XM1e (eu variant of the gl1) - wondering what file format to export from in Sony Vegas? Obviously keep res, frame rate and pixel aspect ratio the same, just unsure what file format to use. I'm guessing mp4 is out the window and it'll probably be avi, mov, mpg? Also, settings related to deinterlacing and all that stuff - don't want any of that choppy frame blending, whats best for that? Final product will probably just be uploaded to youtube/vimeo etc.
Cheers fellas.
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It isn't VX but we've filmed some shit on an XM1e (eu variant of the gl1) - wondering what file format to export from in Sony Vegas? Obviously keep res, frame rate and pixel aspect ratio the same, just unsure what file format to use. I'm guessing mp4 is out the window and it'll probably be avi, mov, mpg? Also, settings related to deinterlacing and all that stuff - don't want any of that choppy frame blending, whats best for that? Final product will probably just be uploaded to youtube/vimeo etc.
Cheers fellas.
Never used it, but I'm assuming Vegas has a match media settings / same as source option in the export settings?
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It'll do that yeah, but it doesn't specify a specific file format.
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Aliexpress? Not sure if the link works but:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32808074762.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.5f82368fSqSXPS&algo_pvid=d235d641-1584-4d15-b661-8fa3cea22ded&algo_expid=d235d641-1584-4d15-b661-8fa3cea22ded-30&btsid=67c9911a-4521-4c93-aa18-b6ca21a91a66&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3,searchweb201603_53 (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32808074762.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.5f82368fSqSXPS&algo_pvid=d235d641-1584-4d15-b661-8fa3cea22ded&algo_expid=d235d641-1584-4d15-b661-8fa3cea22ded-30&btsid=67c9911a-4521-4c93-aa18-b6ca21a91a66&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3,searchweb201603_53)
I have no personal experience of the aforementioned batteries but it's hard to find the og infolithium ones for a reasonable price.
I can't believe I've never checked Aliexpress lol. I just bought some of those and hopefully they're not shitty as hell. Fingers crossed, but thank you so much for helping me out! You guys are all awesome.
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i bought my replica batteries at ebay.
maybe this works for your area too?
This seller seems to have suitable np-f730 / 4200 mAh batteries:
https://www.ebay.com/usr/silicon_electronics_parts?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 (https://www.ebay.com/usr/silicon_electronics_parts?_trksid=p2047675.l2559)
Yo, thanks man! I ordered one to try it out, but god damn 28 October ETA. Still, don't know how I missed this listing. Appreciate it a lot!
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Time for a bump. Any tips for us idiots trying to export a VX video so that YouTube doesn't absolutely destroy the quality?
big bump, same shit here. excuse my formatting, just created an account, but having a real hard time finding good info on how to avoid the dreaded youtube compression. would upscaling the quality from match source to like 1080 help? heres my footy btw (i know, not skating, im a bit unorthodox) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQl_rdLOCQ&lc=z23fvvnqtqv5evzpj04t1aokg1kw1nqzwbqcaechjle1bk0h00410
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Hey pals, I'm gonna need your advises for some filming technique.
I had recently some issues with focusing during long lens shots.
I have to say that I was using autofocus, as I always do for long lens shots.
I was filming that big drop from the bottom, and was quite far from the skater.
I started the shot zoomed in at almost max on the skater, and was zooming out as he dropped the bank.
When the skater was on top of the bank, the focus was good, but during the drop as I zoomed out, the footage was out of focus, and then when the drop was over the camera managed to get the focus back.
The question is :
How can I shoot this kind of situation with manual focusing ?
If I manual focus when zoomed in, will the skater stay in focus as I zoom out and he gets closer to me ?
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Time for a bump. Any tips for us idiots trying to export a VX video so that YouTube doesn't absolutely destroy the quality?
big bump, same shit here. excuse my formatting, just created an account, but having a real hard time finding good info on how to avoid the dreaded youtube compression. would upscaling the quality from match source to like 1080 help? heres my footy btw (i know, not skating, im a bit unorthodox) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQl_rdLOCQ&lc=z23fvvnqtqv5evzpj04t1aokg1kw1nqzwbqcaechjle1bk0h00410
Upscale to 1440x1080. I don’t use VX but do shoot old valve cameras to DV tape and upscaling in Adobe Media Encoder works really well.
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Hey pals, I'm gonna need your advises for some filming technique.
I had recently some issues with focusing during long lens shots.
I have to say that I was using autofocus, as I always do for long lens shots.
I was filming that big drop from the bottom, and was quite far from the skater.
I started the shot zoomed in at almost max on the skater, and was zooming out as he dropped the bank.
When the skater was on top of the bank, the focus was good, but during the drop as I zoomed out, the footage was out of focus, and then when the drop was over the camera managed to get the focus back.
The question is :
How can I shoot this kind of situation with manual focusing ?
If I manual focus when zoomed in, will the skater stay in focus as I zoom out and he gets closer to me ?
I also use auto when longlens, keeping the shutter and f stop high helps as well as having good light to do so
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Hey pals, I'm gonna need your advises for some filming technique.
I had recently some issues with focusing during long lens shots.
I have to say that I was using autofocus, as I always do for long lens shots.
I was filming that big drop from the bottom, and was quite far from the skater.
I started the shot zoomed in at almost max on the skater, and was zooming out as he dropped the bank.
When the skater was on top of the bank, the focus was good, but during the drop as I zoomed out, the footage was out of focus, and then when the drop was over the camera managed to get the focus back.
The question is :
How can I shoot this kind of situation with manual focusing ?
If I manual focus when zoomed in, will the skater stay in focus as I zoom out and he gets closer to me ?
are you using an interchangeable lens camera?
generally, the lenses available for them are for still photography, where focus while zooming isn't really an issue. not good for zooming while recording video. cinema lenses have this capability, but are pricey, huge and not designed to be used by a single person
if you're using a camcorder, do what the poster above said
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Hey pals, I'm gonna need your advises for some filming technique.
I had recently some issues with focusing during long lens shots.
I have to say that I was using autofocus, as I always do for long lens shots.
I was filming that big drop from the bottom, and was quite far from the skater.
I started the shot zoomed in at almost max on the skater, and was zooming out as he dropped the bank.
When the skater was on top of the bank, the focus was good, but during the drop as I zoomed out, the footage was out of focus, and then when the drop was over the camera managed to get the focus back.
The question is :
How can I shoot this kind of situation with manual focusing ?
If I manual focus when zoomed in, will the skater stay in focus as I zoom out and he gets closer to me ?
I also use auto when longlens, keeping the shutter and f stop high helps as well as having good light to do so
put it at manual and zoom it in where ya want the skater starts.
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Time for a bump. Any tips for us idiots trying to export a VX video so that YouTube doesn't absolutely destroy the quality?
big bump, same shit here. excuse my formatting, just created an account, but having a real hard time finding good info on how to avoid the dreaded youtube compression. would upscaling the quality from match source to like 1080 help? heres my footy btw (i know, not skating, im a bit unorthodox) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQl_rdLOCQ&lc=z23fvvnqtqv5evzpj04t1aokg1kw1nqzwbqcaechjle1bk0h00410
Upscale to 1440x1080. I don’t use VX but do shoot old valve cameras to DV tape and upscaling in Adobe Media Encoder works really well.
you got it chief, I’ll give that shot!
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yeah, available light is gonna dictate everything here. i would try lowering your shutter speed so things are kinda bright then pull back on that iris (increase fstop) so that everything has better chance of staying in focus. you know, the typical dance of compensation between the two
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Anyone have any advice for someone needing a laptop that can capture miniDV :-\
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Anyone have any advice for someone needing a laptop that can capture miniDV :-\
You can probably find an older mac that isn't too expensive which would have a thunderbolt port (or whatever the port is called), then just get this firewire, https://www.amazon.com/Bizlander-Firewire-Premium-800-400-MacBook/dp/B01KPZTZNM/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=macbook+firewire&qid=1574805280&s=electronics&sr=1-4 (https://www.amazon.com/Bizlander-Firewire-Premium-800-400-MacBook/dp/B01KPZTZNM/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=macbook+firewire&qid=1574805280&s=electronics&sr=1-4)
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Hey pals, I'm gonna need your advises for some filming technique.
I had recently some issues with focusing during long lens shots.
I have to say that I was using autofocus, as I always do for long lens shots.
I was filming that big drop from the bottom, and was quite far from the skater.
I started the shot zoomed in at almost max on the skater, and was zooming out as he dropped the bank.
When the skater was on top of the bank, the focus was good, but during the drop as I zoomed out, the footage was out of focus, and then when the drop was over the camera managed to get the focus back.
The question is :
How can I shoot this kind of situation with manual focusing ?
If I manual focus when zoomed in, will the skater stay in focus as I zoom out and he gets closer to me ?
I also use auto when longlens, keeping the shutter and f stop high helps as well as having good light to do so
put it at manual and zoom it in where ya want the skater starts.
Sorry guys i forgot to mention that I'm using a VX2100.
It seems that autofocus used to work but now it's kinda slow.
Maybe my camera needs a repair ?
I usually shoot at 2x the framerate, so 1/100 since I'm a PAL guy.
Regarding the aperture, of course it depends on the light but i rarely go higher than F6.7 and lower than F4.
The question is, if I manual focus zoomed in on the skater starting point, it will go out of focus when getting closer to me depending on the depth of field ?
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hey guys. so, my shits fucked up. i lost a good 30-45 minutes of footage the other night for no apparent reason. i got home, went to cap everything, and found that my footage just stops about a half hour before i stopped recording, with a few incoherent glitches here and there at random times. this was on a brand new, still in plastic Sony red tape. i took the tape out of my cap cam, and put it back in the vx to see if i could play it back on there (which is something i never do), and the exact same glitches persisted. since then, everything has worked fine, and ive been able to record on new and re-used tapes just fine. that said, im afraid to take the vx out again as i dont want to lose more important footage. i ran a cleaner tape through my vx and my cap cam, which is a JVC. JVC uses the same lube for their tapes as Sony. the only thing i can think of was that it was probably around thirty degrees out when i was shooting, but i dont know if that would have a major affect. has anybody had any similar issues before? any fixes? any insight would be MUCH appreciated!
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had a similar issue couple of years back. i was out filming with my vx in colder weather as well and when i was back home to capture the footage the whole tape was just empty. with nothing on there. vx didn‘t scream that something‘s not right and appeared to work just fine when out filming. i then called a local camera shop and the guy told me it was probably dirty heads. i sent it in to him, he cleaned them toroughly and since then my vx1000 works just fine.
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Time for a bump. Any tips for us idiots trying to export a VX video so that YouTube doesn't absolutely destroy the quality?
big bump, same shit here. excuse my formatting, just created an account, but having a real hard time finding good info on how to avoid the dreaded youtube compression. would upscaling the quality from match source to like 1080 help? heres my footy btw (i know, not skating, im a bit unorthodox) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adQl_rdLOCQ&lc=z23fvvnqtqv5evzpj04t1aokg1kw1nqzwbqcaechjle1bk0h00410
Upscale to 1440x1080. I don’t use VX but do shoot old valve cameras to DV tape and upscaling in Adobe Media Encoder works really well.
you got it chief, I’ll give that shot!
some nice 240's
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hey guys. so, my shits fucked up. i lost a good 30-45 minutes of footage the other night for no apparent reason. i got home, went to cap everything, and found that my footage just stops about a half hour before i stopped recording, with a few incoherent glitches here and there at random times. this was on a brand new, still in plastic Sony red tape. i took the tape out of my cap cam, and put it back in the vx to see if i could play it back on there (which is something i never do), and the exact same glitches persisted. since then, everything has worked fine, and ive been able to record on new and re-used tapes just fine. that said, im afraid to take the vx out again as i dont want to lose more important footage. i ran a cleaner tape through my vx and my cap cam, which is a JVC. JVC uses the same lube for their tapes as Sony. the only thing i can think of was that it was probably around thirty degrees out when i was shooting, but i dont know if that would have a major affect. has anybody had any similar issues before? any fixes? any insight would be MUCH appreciated!
Also happened to me a few years ago. One very cold winter night in Seattle it started glitching like no other. I ran a head cleaner tape through it and it was fine. Another thing that happens sometimes when I order a box of tapes off amazon, I get a few bad ones that don't want to film to the tape. They will keep breaking the timecode. Also don't re-use the same tape it isn't good for the camera.
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Glitching like that is definitely due to the temperature; they’re very fickle/sensitive machines.
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thank you guys, I’ll keep that in mind. I’ll hopefully figure out a way to shoot in the cold, maybe with some kind of warming blanket or something wrapped around the camera. Of course, now I’m having another issue. My capcam will not play back another one of my tapes. The VX plays it back perfectly. Am I just cursed?
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thank you guys, I’ll keep that in mind. I’ll hopefully figure out a way to shoot in the cold, maybe with some kind of warming blanket or something wrapped around the camera. Of course, now I’m having another issue. My capcam will not play back another one of my tapes. The VX plays it back perfectly. Am I just cursed?
strap some hand warmers on the vx.
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thank you guys, I’ll keep that in mind. I’ll hopefully figure out a way to shoot in the cold, maybe with some kind of warming blanket or something wrapped around the camera. Of course, now I’m having another issue. My capcam will not play back another one of my tapes. The VX plays it back perfectly. Am I just cursed?
You should run a cleaning cassette in your cap cam and try again.
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I commend your efforts to protect valuable equipment.
However, my homie just wraps it in tshirt or old hoody and carries in his eastpak backpak. No specialty bags.
I mean, choose the bag which catches your eye, rugged materials, plenty internal of padding, is comfortable to wear. Consider also room for laptop and other media peripherals.
one thing. If you're getting a laptop pack. Always check to make sure the bottom of the bag is padded. We had a Swiss army pack. It was very good for the camera and held a 17in power book that split open because of bad design by crApple and Swiss Army.
Bottom of bag should have been padded where the laptop touched the floor.
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Anybody ever have a problem with the audio not syncing with the video in Adobe Premier? I have a feeling it has to do with the capture settings.
hard to say, is it not syncing for the entire clip in the media browser? or is it when you drag it onto your timeline?
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Anybody ever have a problem with the audio not syncing with the video in Adobe Premier? I have a feeling it has to do with the capture settings.
hard to say, is it not syncing for the entire clip in the media browser? or is it when you drag it onto your timeline?
Had this problem before, the video file was just corrupted. One way around it if you're short on time is to just unsynch the audio/video timelines and resynch it manually - but that's obviously a pain in the ass.
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Anybody ever have a problem with the audio not syncing with the video in Adobe Premier? I have a feeling it has to do with the capture settings.
hard to say, is it not syncing for the entire clip in the media browser? or is it when you drag it onto your timeline?
happens all the time. Just un-link the audio and move it so it syncs up, and re-link it.
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Hey Pals, so I just recently got a mk1. When I tried to attach it to my vx1000 it would not lock. I followed the directions thoroughly i.e lined up the two dots underneath the mic, rotated both dots until it stopped, and then rotated the outer half to the left. It still came off... i tried it from other directions but still had no luck.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so were you able to fix it? Is there a technique that I should use?
Thanks Pals!
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Hey Pals,
I've got a focusing question for the vx1000. I've always been under the impression to zoom in the subject and then focus and then I can zoom out and it'll hold focus. With my vx1000 that is not happening, as soon as I zoom out it loses focus for the rest of the shot. Any help? would be greatly appreciated - it's ruining my long lens fun!
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Hey Pals,
I've got a focusing question for the vx1000. I've always been under the impression to zoom in the subject and then focus and then I can zoom out and it'll hold focus. With my vx1000 that is not happening, as soon as I zoom out it loses focus for the rest of the shot. Any help? would be greatly appreciated - it's ruining my long lens fun!
Might be a back focus problem. Has your camera taken a couple of knocks? The rear lens in the barrel might have shifted...
Does it happen at all apertures?
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Hey Pals,
I've got a focusing question for the vx1000. I've always been under the impression to zoom in the subject and then focus and then I can zoom out and it'll hold focus. With my vx1000 that is not happening, as soon as I zoom out it loses focus for the rest of the shot. Any help? would be greatly appreciated - it's ruining my long lens fun!
Might be a back focus problem. Has your camera taken a couple of knocks? The rear lens in the barrel might have shifted...
Does it happen at all apertures?
It hasn't taken any hits, but may have done during shipping or when used by the previous owner. It seems to happen at the majority of apertures from testing but definitely much worse/noticeable at anything lower than f8. If it is indeed a back focus problem, what's the best solution? Thanks
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Hey Pals, so I just recently got a mk1. When I tried to attach it to my vx1000 it would not lock. I followed the directions thoroughly i.e lined up the two dots underneath the mic, rotated both dots until it stopped, and then rotated the outer half to the left. It still came off... i tried it from other directions but still had no luck.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so were you able to fix it? Is there a technique that I should use?
Thanks Pals!
you might have bought a vx2000 mk1 by accident. if thats the case youll want to buy a vx1 bayo
http://www.bayorings.com/index.php/online-shop/bayorings/vx1000-replica-bayoring-22.html
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Hey Pals, so I just recently got a mk1. When I tried to attach it to my vx1000 it would not lock. I followed the directions thoroughly i.e lined up the two dots underneath the mic, rotated both dots until it stopped, and then rotated the outer half to the left. It still came off... i tried it from other directions but still had no luck.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so were you able to fix it? Is there a technique that I should use?
Thanks Pals!
http://www.bayorings.com/index.php/online-shop/bayorings/vx1000-replica-bayoring-22.html
It's a vx1000 :(
Could it possibly be that my bayoring on the vx1000 is no good? It looks fine but maybe there's something missing that I don't know about..
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Hey Pals, so I just recently got a mk1. When I tried to attach it to my vx1000 it would not lock. I followed the directions thoroughly i.e lined up the two dots underneath the mic, rotated both dots until it stopped, and then rotated the outer half to the left. It still came off... i tried it from other directions but still had no luck.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so were you able to fix it? Is there a technique that I should use?
Thanks Pals!
http://www.bayorings.com/index.php/online-shop/bayorings/vx1000-replica-bayoring-22.html
It's a vx1000 :(
Could it possibly be that my bayoring on the vx1000 is no good? It looks fine but maybe there's something missing that I don't know about..
Post a picture if you're unsure. The lens should mount to the camera regardless of it's orientation as long as the slots and pins are aligned.
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Hey Pals,
I've got a focusing question for the vx1000. I've always been under the impression to zoom in the subject and then focus and then I can zoom out and it'll hold focus. With my vx1000 that is not happening, as soon as I zoom out it loses focus for the rest of the shot. Any help? would be greatly appreciated - it's ruining my long lens fun!
Might be a back focus problem. Has your camera taken a couple of knocks? The rear lens in the barrel might have shifted...
Does it happen at all apertures?
It hasn't taken any hits, but may have done during shipping or when used by the previous owner. It seems to happen at the majority of apertures from testing but definitely much worse/noticeable at anything lower than f8. If it is indeed a back focus problem, what's the best solution? Thanks
Do the lighting conditions/shutter speed have any effect on the range of focus? Which custom preset sharpness setting are you using?
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Hey Pals,
I've got a focusing question for the vx1000. I've always been under the impression to zoom in the subject and then focus and then I can zoom out and it'll hold focus. With my vx1000 that is not happening, as soon as I zoom out it loses focus for the rest of the shot. Any help? would be greatly appreciated - it's ruining my long lens fun!
Might be a back focus problem. Has your camera taken a couple of knocks? The rear lens in the barrel might have shifted...
Does it happen at all apertures?
It hasn't taken any hits, but may have done during shipping or when used by the previous owner. It seems to happen at the majority of apertures from testing but definitely much worse/noticeable at anything lower than f8. If it is indeed a back focus problem, what's the best solution? Thanks
Do the lighting conditions/shutter speed have any effect on the range of focus? Which custom preset sharpness setting are you using?
To be honest not really, even at 180 shutter and f8 it was happening at the weekend. I'm normally using a bump or two up from the middle in terms of sharpness. Any ideas?
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Bump your sharpness all the way up and keep your exposure at f5.8 it will keep everything in focus better.
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Hey Pals,
I've got a focusing question for the vx1000. I've always been under the impression to zoom in the subject and then focus and then I can zoom out and it'll hold focus. With my vx1000 that is not happening, as soon as I zoom out it loses focus for the rest of the shot. Any help? would be greatly appreciated - it's ruining my long lens fun!
Might be a back focus problem. Has your camera taken a couple of knocks? The rear lens in the barrel might have shifted...
Does it happen at all apertures?
It hasn't taken any hits, but may have done during shipping or when used by the previous owner. It seems to happen at the majority of apertures from testing but definitely much worse/noticeable at anything lower than f8. If it is indeed a back focus problem, what's the best solution? Thanks
Do the lighting conditions/shutter speed have any effect on the range of focus? Which custom preset sharpness setting are you using?
To be honest not really, even at 180 shutter and f8 it was happening at the weekend. I'm normally using a bump or two up from the middle in terms of sharpness. Any ideas?
180 shutter speed and f8 exposure seem to contradict one another. Are you shooting on a sunny day in a slow shutter speed or in the shade without enough exposure?
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Bump your sharpness all the way up and keep your exposure at f5.8 it will keep everything in focus better.
The lower your aperture is, the greater the depth of field is.
So if you want to keep object focused easily you should try at F8 minimum.
I also have a focus problem on my VX, I think she took too many shocks...
Try to focus manually or get your autofocus repaired.
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Hey Pals,
I've got a focusing question for the vx1000. I've always been under the impression to zoom in the subject and then focus and then I can zoom out and it'll hold focus. With my vx1000 that is not happening, as soon as I zoom out it loses focus for the rest of the shot. Any help? would be greatly appreciated - it's ruining my long lens fun!
Might be a back focus problem. Has your camera taken a couple of knocks? The rear lens in the barrel might have shifted...
Does it happen at all apertures?
It hasn't taken any hits, but may have done during shipping or when used by the previous owner. It seems to happen at the majority of apertures from testing but definitely much worse/noticeable at anything lower than f8. If it is indeed a back focus problem, what's the best solution? Thanks
Do the lighting conditions/shutter speed have any effect on the range of focus? Which custom preset sharpness setting are you using?
To be honest not really, even at 180 shutter and f8 it was happening at the weekend. I'm normally using a bump or two up from the middle in terms of sharpness. Any ideas?
180 shutter speed and f8 exposure seem to contradict one another. Are you shooting on a sunny day in a slow shutter speed or in the shade without enough exposure?
It's pretty grey here in London, I've using a Jap vx (shoot's at 30fps) so I was trying to keep the shutter in line with the fps on a grey day, I shot a higher exposure to try and help the focus..although not sure it did. Should I be shooting at a higher shutter and slightly lower exposure to help keep the focus sharper?
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Hey Pals,
I've got a focusing question for the vx1000. I've always been under the impression to zoom in the subject and then focus and then I can zoom out and it'll hold focus. With my vx1000 that is not happening, as soon as I zoom out it loses focus for the rest of the shot. Any help? would be greatly appreciated - it's ruining my long lens fun!
Might be a back focus problem. Has your camera taken a couple of knocks? The rear lens in the barrel might have shifted...
Does it happen at all apertures?
It hasn't taken any hits, but may have done during shipping or when used by the previous owner. It seems to happen at the majority of apertures from testing but definitely much worse/noticeable at anything lower than f8. If it is indeed a back focus problem, what's the best solution? Thanks
Do the lighting conditions/shutter speed have any effect on the range of focus? Which custom preset sharpness setting are you using?
To be honest not really, even at 180 shutter and f8 it was happening at the weekend. I'm normally using a bump or two up from the middle in terms of sharpness. Any ideas?
180 shutter speed and f8 exposure seem to contradict one another. Are you shooting on a sunny day in a slow shutter speed or in the shade without enough exposure?
It's pretty grey here in London, I've using a Jap vx (shoot's at 30fps) so I was trying to keep the shutter in line with the fps on a grey day, I shot a higher exposure to try and help the focus..although not sure it did. Should I be shooting at a higher shutter and slightly lower exposure to help keep the focus sharper?
I'd suggest trying out a faster shutter speed. At least 300 should work in daytime whether it's sunny or not. The camera deciding on an f/8 exposure would seem to affirm that, too.
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Bump your sharpness all the way up and keep your exposure at f5.8 it will keep everything in focus better.
f5.8 or one higher. Anything lower gets the focus looking funny around the vignetting. Unless its nighttime crank that fuckah all the way down.
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Unfortunately can't help you tech wise but the good thing about TRV900's are the low price. I've been using one for 3 years that was 150 bucks on eBay and they're always around that much. Think I'm even going to get a second one. For the life of me I can't find a VX under 800 which I don't have except the Japanese ones, which I hear kinda suck
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Unfortunately can't help you tech wise but the good thing about TRV900's are the low price. I've been using one for 3 years that was 150 bucks on eBay and they're always around that much. Think I'm even going to get a second one. For the life of me I can't find a VX under 800 which I don't have except the Japanese ones, which I hear kinda suck
My buddy has a Japanese vx and it seems to work fine. What sucks about vx is the ~$800 for the camera and then the price of the lens stacked on top of that. But yeah, may just buy another one, unfortunate 'cause this one's only been in my possession for about a month. What kind of lens are you running?
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Unfortunately can't help you tech wise but the good thing about TRV900's are the low price. I've been using one for 3 years that was 150 bucks on eBay and they're always around that much. Think I'm even going to get a second one. For the life of me I can't find a VX under 800 which I don't have except the Japanese ones, which I hear kinda suck
My buddy has a Japanese vx and it seems to work fine. What sucks about vx is the ~$800 for the camera and then the price of the lens stacked on top of that. But yeah, may just buy another one, unfortunate 'cause this one's only been in my possession for about a month. What kind of lens are you running?
Semi embarrassed for this, but the Opteka Baby Death .03x
Honestly with the TRV900 having 3 CCDs and that lens, many people have seen my edits and thought I used a VX with an Mk1... But I don't have the extra money for what I wish I could have, an American VX1000 with Mk1. Work with what ya got, I reckon
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Unfortunately can't help you tech wise but the good thing about TRV900's are the low price. I've been using one for 3 years that was 150 bucks on eBay and they're always around that much. Think I'm even going to get a second one. For the life of me I can't find a VX under 800 which I don't have except the Japanese ones, which I hear kinda suck
My buddy has a Japanese vx and it seems to work fine. What sucks about vx is the ~$800 for the camera and then the price of the lens stacked on top of that. But yeah, may just buy another one, unfortunate 'cause this one's only been in my possession for about a month. What kind of lens are you running?
Semi embarrassed for this, but the Opteka Baby Death .03x
Honestly with the TRV900 having 3 CCDs and that lens, many people have seen my edits and thought I used a VX with an Mk1... But I don't have the extra money for what I wish I could have, an American VX1000 with Mk1. Work with what ya got, I reckon
I'd be interested in seeing some of that footage. Aint nothing wrong with using that opteka, but I've got the century baby death. Hopefully you don't run one of those X handles hahaha.
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Unfortunately can't help you tech wise but the good thing about TRV900's are the low price. I've been using one for 3 years that was 150 bucks on eBay and they're always around that much. Think I'm even going to get a second one. For the life of me I can't find a VX under 800 which I don't have except the Japanese ones, which I hear kinda suck
My buddy has a Japanese vx and it seems to work fine. What sucks about vx is the ~$800 for the camera and then the price of the lens stacked on top of that. But yeah, may just buy another one, unfortunate 'cause this one's only been in my possession for about a month. What kind of lens are you running?
Semi embarrassed for this, but the Opteka Baby Death .03x
Honestly with the TRV900 having 3 CCDs and that lens, many people have seen my edits and thought I used a VX with an Mk1... But I don't have the extra money for what I wish I could have, an American VX1000 with Mk1. Work with what ya got, I reckon
I'd be interested in seeing some of that footage. Aint nothing wrong with using that opteka, but I've got the century baby death. Hopefully you don't run one of those X handles hahaha.
Oh shit just checked its actually an Albinar .03x fish-eye. Think I had an opteka before, though. I've been thinking of a legit handle, not those things, although I grew up filming Hi8 in the 90's gripping the camera for several years so I'm pretty steady, but the handle is one of things about the VX I'd like to have.
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Only difference in a Japanese one is that the buttons and menu are in Japanese..
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Only difference in a Japanese one is that the buttons and menu are in Japanese..
No, they also shoot at a slightly higher frame rate and footage caught on a Japanese VX with the proper settings will look smoother than the same clip caught on a PAL VX (so, the opposite of sucking - people actually go out of their way to find Japanese VX's). Most videos don't mix VX types so it's hard to exactly spot the difference until one plays both types of VX clips back to back.
TRV-900's are dope, some cool videos have been made with it. In general, 3CCD Mini-DV cameras other than the VX I find underrated.
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Yeah, Japanese VX, like US VX are NTSC and shoot at 480 60i.
I think they also have a 16:9 shooting option which is just a cropped 4:3 just like on VX2000/2100.
PAL VX shoot at 576 50i, so slightly lower framerate, but slightly greater resolution.
From what I heard, one of the main advantage of Japanese VX is that they were produced for a longer time so you might find some newer camera which would be more reliable.
How much are you guys paying in the US for mini DV tapes ?
I used to buy 10 pack from Amazon for 25€, but now I see that it is the price of the 5 pack :o
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How much are you guys paying in the US for mini DV tapes ?
I used to buy 10 pack from Amazon for 25€, but now I see that it is the price of the 5 pack :o
Sorry to hijack your question, but..
Are Mini DV tapes still in production? Or are we talking about a mega leftover of stock? It surely cannot be that much in demand to be making them still..
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How much are you guys paying in the US for mini DV tapes ?
I used to buy 10 pack from Amazon for 25€, but now I see that it is the price of the 5 pack :o
Sorry to hijack your question, but..
Are Mini DV tapes still in production? Or are we talking about a mega leftover of stock? It surely cannot be that much in demand to be making them still..
I'm not sure they're still in production but I have lucked out going to drug and grocery stores. Since people usually go to Best Buy or tech stores they sell out at those places. I've been to a few CVS and Walgreens and found them in their lil electronics area, funny enough usually some audio cassettes and blank VHS's will be there too. Also check Office Depot/Office Max if your city has them.
Unfortunately I think I got everyone at every spot (think even got a pack at a Kroger) and may have to pay quite a bit more from Amazon/eBay
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How much are you guys paying in the US for mini DV tapes ?
I used to buy 10 pack from Amazon for 25€, but now I see that it is the price of the 5 pack :o
Sorry to hijack your question, but..
Are Mini DV tapes still in production? Or are we talking about a mega leftover of stock? It surely cannot be that much in demand to be making them still..
I'm not sure they're still in production but I have lucked out going to drug and grocery stores. Since people usually go to Best Buy or tech stores they sell out at those places. I've been to a few CVS and Walgreens and found them in their lil electronics area, funny enough usually some audio cassettes and blank VHS's will be there too. Also check Office Depot/Office Max if your city has them.
Unfortunately I think I got everyone at every spot (think even got a pack at a Kroger) and may have to pay quite a bit more from Amazon/eBay
I think it is mainly camera shops that sell them in the UK. The guy in Swansea that stocks sells them for a steep price unfortunately. But luckily eBay have a few deals from time to time.
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I actually got myself a TRV 900 about a month ago as well as a Baby Death lens. Haven't really busted it out cuz of winter but I'm real excited to finally have a camera at my own disposal.
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Unfortunately can't help you tech wise but the good thing about TRV900's are the low price. I've been using one for 3 years that was 150 bucks on eBay and they're always around that much. Think I'm even going to get a second one. For the life of me I can't find a VX under 800 which I don't have except the Japanese ones, which I hear kinda suck
no difference between Japanese and US VX1s, I have a Japanese one currently, and have plenty of experience with American models. They are actually the same, except one has cropped 16:9 mode which is useless, and one doesn't. Japanese VX1's are cheaper because Americans don't speak Japanese, therefore they can not read the menu or buttons. If you have experience with VX's though, the layout is the same, so you won't have an issue. I got mine in incredible condition with a hard case, 6 tapes, 5 batteries, and a bunch of accessories for like 300 bucks. They're definitely out there, just find one on YAJ and find somebody to ship it to you. Best of luck to you my man, you'll find one. :) :)
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Didn't want to start a new thread, figure this would fit in here.
The audio in my TRV900 tends to completely go out when a loud noise happens (ie someone popping or landing). Any ideas on what the problem could be?
Unfortunately can't help you tech wise but the good thing about TRV900's are the low price. I've been using one for 3 years that was 150 bucks on eBay and they're always around that much. Think I'm even going to get a second one. For the life of me I can't find a VX under 800 which I don't have except the Japanese ones, which I hear kinda suck
Oh yeah, and recently I was talking with an old head about cameras, and he was looking at my Japanese VX and said he was surprised that the body was aluminum, because US models are plastic. This probably isn't true, but who knows.
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no difference between Japanese and US VX1s, I have a Japanese one currently, and have plenty of experience with American models. They are actually the same, except one has cropped 16:9 mode which is useless, and one doesn't. Japanese VX1's are cheaper because Americans don't speak Japanese, therefore they can not read the menu or buttons. If you have experience with VX's though, the layout is the same, so you won't have an issue. I got mine in incredible condition with a hard case, 6 tapes, 5 batteries, and a bunch of accessories for like 300 bucks. They're definitely out there, just find one on YAJ and find somebody to ship it to you. Best of luck to you my man, you'll find one. :) :)
yep both are the same, JPN VX1000 are NTSC so 29.97fps and less resolution lines than a PAL one
got mine 3 years ago on YAJ for like 90 bucks, great condition fully functionnal with accessories and stuff so you can definitely squeeze one out for cheap
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Hey dudes,
More and more I've been seeing standard quality videos (vx1000, trv-900 quality) uploaded to YouTube that playback with insanely good quality, the same smooth quality as if you're watching the video on VHS/DVD on a television.
If I had to guess it's because the video is exported to 1080p HD at 60fps, but whenever I've tried to export my footage the same way and upload it to YouTube, it doesn't play as clear as the other videos I've seen. Anybody have any tips or suggestions for how to properly export the footage to get the same quality as the examples below?
Many thanks in advance <3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQQHZcL7FzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPbOk-G2Bsk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnep0umzcA
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Hey dudes,
More and more I've been seeing standard quality videos (vx1000, trv-900 quality) uploaded to YouTube that playback with insanely good quality, the same smooth quality as if you're watching the video on VHS/DVD on a television.
If I had to guess it's because the video is exported to 1080p HD at 60fps, but whenever I've tried to export my footage the same way and upload it to YouTube, it doesn't play as clear as the other videos I've seen. Anybody have any tips or suggestions for how to properly export the footage to get the same quality as the examples below?
Many thanks in advance <3
I don't think it's just the export settings. I think you have to edit them on the HD timeline, not the SD 4:3
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I don't think it's just the export settings. I think you have to edit them on the HD timeline, not the SD 4:3
Yes, you're definitely right about that.
When I was doing some testing and trying out different exports from Adobe Premiere, I definitely set the project and sequence/timeline settings to HD settings, but it's still likely I wasn't using the ideal option. I'm still not 100% confident that my export settings were the best options either, at least for what I was trying to achieve. :P
Hoping that someone here with more experience in HD can school me on the proper way to export to 1080p/60fps so that my future uploads will come out nice n' crispy.
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To be honest I never tried to edit in a HD timeline, but I don't understand why it would be different than editing in native resolution and upscale to HD during the export...
If anyone ever tried that it would be nice to know.
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The only thing about editing on the SD timeline then exporting HD is that the frame rate will likely not be 60fps like those examples (if that's what you're going for).
Edit in an HD timeline at 60fps, export as H.264 at 12mbps and you'll have the best possible quality.
Here are Youtube's recommended settings for each resolution/frame rate.
(https://i.imgur.com/EjLwIqL.png)
So essentially, even if you upload a 30fps standard def video at full uncompressed quality, Youtube will compress it to 2.5mbps. If you take this same video, upres it and export at 60fps, it'll look way better at 12mbps. If you don't like that "smooth 60p" effect that the video gets, you can just export it at 30fps and it'll still technically be 4x the quality of the full quality SD upload.
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I know this is technically the VX thread, I tried searching and couldn't find a general filming topic, point me in the right direction if there is one.
I just got a Panasonic HMC150 and I was hoping some of you may be willing to share your settings for the camera in outdoor daylight setting.
Hoping to dial it in as I film more but figured you guys might have some good tips/advice for me. Don't have the fisheye yet but wanna get the MK2 eventually.
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Hey Pals, so I just recently got a mk1. When I tried to attach it to my vx1000 it would not lock. I followed the directions thoroughly i.e lined up the two dots underneath the mic, rotated both dots until it stopped, and then rotated the outer half to the left. It still came off... i tried it from other directions but still had no luck.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so were you able to fix it? Is there a technique that I should use?
Thanks Pals!
http://www.bayorings.com/index.php/online-shop/bayorings/vx1000-replica-bayoring-22.html
It's a vx1000 :(
Could it possibly be that my bayoring on the vx1000 is no good? It looks fine but maybe there's something missing that I don't know about..
Post a picture if you're unsure. The lens should mount to the camera regardless of it's orientation as long as the slots and pins are aligned.
It ended up being a defective lens. I sent it back to Century Optics around the holidays and they said they won't being sending me another mk1 till the 22nd of January.. Waited almost a year to get this one and now the process is being prolonged .. Pretty unlucky but whatever.
I expect them to say that I have to wait even longer, so in the meantime I was thinking about buying 3CCD lens' on the vx1000 market, but not really sure if its worth. If any of you pals have a suggestion I'm all ears.
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I know this is technically the VX thread, I tried searching and couldn't find a general filming topic, point me in the right direction if there is one.
I just got a Panasonic HMC150 and I was hoping some of you may be willing to share your settings for the camera in outdoor daylight setting.
Hoping to dial it in as I film more but figured you guys might have some good tips/advice for me. Don't have the fisheye yet but wanna get the MK2 eventually.
i honestly don't even mess with the scene files any more, just leave them stock and take care of saturation and contrast in post. lately i've been preferring B-press and cine-like as a nice combo. if it's hella bright out and 1/2000 and f9.6 is still too overexposed, throw that ND filter on one stop. i prefer to white balance in the shade.
HD footage color corrects very nicely so it's safer to get a flatter, less saturated image. but by all means, try to nail the shot you want in-camera. for me, composition and camera movement (or the lack thereof) are more important and something you can't fix later.
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I expect them to say that I have to wait even longer, so in the meantime I was thinking about buying 3CCD lens' on the vx1000 market, but not really sure if its worth. If any of you pals have a suggestion I'm all ears.
There's no such thing as a 3CCD lens, 3CCD essentially means your camera has three chips to handle the coloring instead of just one. The lens doesn't make a difference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-CCD_camera
I'd say just film long lens for now, but you've probably done your fair share of that waiting for your MK1 already. In my opinion it would be a waste of money to spend on a lesser fisheye than the one you're about to get just because you're impatient right now (unless you can afford to fuck around with gear, in which case you do you). Once you get the MK1 you're probably never going back (but you'll also have an emergency backup if you ever smash the real deal).
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I expect them to say that I have to wait even longer, so in the meantime I was thinking about buying 3CCD lens' on the vx1000 market, but not really sure if its worth. If any of you pals have a suggestion I'm all ears.
There's no such thing as a 3CCD lens, 3CCD essentially means your camera has three chips to handle the coloring instead of just one. The lens doesn't make a difference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-CCD_camera
I'd say just film long lens for now, but you've probably done your fair share of that waiting for your MK1 already. In my opinion it would be a waste of money to spend on a lesser fisheye than the one you're about to get just because you're impatient right now (unless you can afford to fuck around with gear, in which case you do you). Once you get the MK1 you're probably never going back (but you'll also have an emergency backup if you ever smash the real deal).
great insight, I guess sphincter was talking about this lens which happens to be called 3CCD
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3gWRa9piQw (https://www.instagram.com/p/B3gWRa9piQw)
the test footage looks decent, more similar to an MK2 so not sure you'd get the bang for the bucks if you already purchased the MK1
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Oh yeah now that makes sense, I did try looking up '3CCD lens' before reacting as to avoid sounding stupid, but that brand never showed up in my Google search.
For casual/local filming, I've been using a cheap 3CCD Mini-Dv cam with one of these Opteka clones: https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=103218.0 the distortion on 4:3 looks good enough to me. I don't know about the '3CCD lens' but just in case, those work quite well and don't break as easily as other knockoffs I've seen on lens hits. But yeah, long lens filming is always great practicing and you've got a MK1 on the way so...
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Oh yeah now that makes sense, I did try looking up '3CCD lens' before reacting as to avoid sounding stupid, but that brand never showed up in my Google search.
For casual/local filming, I've been using a cheap 3CCD Mini-Dv cam with one of these Opteka clones: https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=103218.0 the distortion on 4:3 looks good enough to me. I don't know about the '3CCD lens' but just in case, those work quite well and don't break as easily as other knockoffs I've seen on lens hits. But yeah, long lens filming is always great practicing and you've got a MK1 on the way so...
If the fisheye footage is going to look drastically different from the 3ccd lens/mk1 I don't think it will be worth the investment. I do have enough money saved up where I could just get another mk1, but hopefully I'll have some good news from Century in a few days. Thanks pals.
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sorry for oversized pic
4 bar glitch popped up on the tape through my capture cam. can i get rid of this (cleaning tape?) somehow or am i screwed for this clip/tape?
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4 bar glitch popped up on the tape through my capture cam. can i get rid of this (cleaning tape?) somehow or am i screwed for this clip/tape?
(https://i.imgur.com/WnPViD8.png)
spicy. only one way to find out, pop a cleaner in your cap cam. but also, you won't fuck up your camera checking this one tape for glitches one time. sometimes capture cams take a shit and refuse to read good tapes. just a symptom of age. could be a million things, including head alignment on the cap cam, in which case just get a new one. that said, if it doesnt play back on ANY camera but the original one you shot it with, the head alignment on the original is fucked. or you have really bad luck. either way, pop a cleaner in the cap cam and try it again, and if it still doesnt work try to play it back off the camera you shot it with. process of elimination or some shit. just keep in mind that if a cleaner tape is needed often, the camera might need a real head cleaning with solvent. best of luck to you. :) :)
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sorry for oversized pic
4 bar glitch popped up on the tape through my capture cam. can i get rid of this (cleaning tape?) somehow or am i screwed for this clip/tape?
spicy. only one way to find out, pop a cleaner in your cap cam. but also, you won't fuck up your camera checking this one tape for glitches one time. sometimes capture cams take a shit and refuse to read good tapes. just a symptom of age. could be a million things, including head alignment on the cap cam, in which case just get a new one. that said, if it doesnt play back on ANY camera but the original one you shot it with, the head alignment on the original is fucked. or you have really bad luck. either way, pop a cleaner in the cap cam and try it again, and if it still doesnt work try to play it back off the camera you shot it with. process of elimination or some shit. just keep in mind that if a cleaner tape is needed often, the camera might need a real head cleaning with solvent. best of luck to you. :) :)
i'll have another go, ran a cleaning tape in my cap cam and the bars were still there. checked through my vx and the bars were there too.
popped in a brand new tape in the same vx, recorded 2 mins and then put it in the cap cam. no glitch whatsoever.
i think it's the tape itself. some dust mightve infiltrated it or something.
thanks
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fellas, what render settings are you guys using? filming on an xm1 (eu variant of the gl1) but i figure the settings will be about the same. mp4, avi, mov? been so long since i fiddled with SD i've forgotten most of it. using sony vegas.
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I know this is technically the VX thread, I tried searching and couldn't find a general filming topic, point me in the right direction if there is one.
I just got a Panasonic HMC150 and I was hoping some of you may be willing to share your settings for the camera in outdoor daylight setting.
Hoping to dial it in as I film more but figured you guys might have some good tips/advice for me. Don't have the fisheye yet but wanna get the MK2 eventually.
HD footage color corrects very nicely so it's safer to get a flatter, less saturated image. but by all means, try to nail the shot you want in-camera. for me, composition and camera movement (or the lack thereof) are more important and something you can't fix later.
Thank you! ND Filter is a good tip, I shot some test footage in bright daylight the other day and it was overexposed because I forgot about the ND Filter.
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4 bar glitch popped up on the tape through my capture cam. can i get rid of this (cleaning tape?) somehow or am i screwed for this clip/tape?
spicy. only one way to find out, pop a cleaner in your cap cam. but also, you won't fuck up your camera checking this one tape for glitches one time. sometimes capture cams take a shit and refuse to read good tapes. just a symptom of age. could be a million things, including head alignment on the cap cam, in which case just get a new one. that said, if it doesnt play back on ANY camera but the original one you shot it with, the head alignment on the original is fucked. or you have really bad luck. either way, pop a cleaner in the cap cam and try it again, and if it still doesnt work try to play it back off the camera you shot it with. process of elimination or some shit. just keep in mind that if a cleaner tape is needed often, the camera might need a real head cleaning with solvent. best of luck to you. :) :)
i'll have another go, ran a cleaning tape in my cap cam and the bars were still there. checked through my vx and the bars were there too.
popped in a brand new tape in the same vx, recorded 2 mins and then put it in the cap cam. no glitch whatsoever.
i think it's the tape itself. some dust mightve infiltrated it or something.
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4 bar glitch popped up on the tape through my capture cam. can i get rid of this (cleaning tape?) somehow or am i screwed for this clip/tape?
spicy. only one way to find out, pop a cleaner in your cap cam. but also, you won't fuck up your camera checking this one tape for glitches one time. sometimes capture cams take a shit and refuse to read good tapes. just a symptom of age. could be a million things, including head alignment on the cap cam, in which case just get a new one. that said, if it doesnt play back on ANY camera but the original one you shot it with, the head alignment on the original is fucked. or you have really bad luck. either way, pop a cleaner in the cap cam and try it again, and if it still doesnt work try to play it back off the camera you shot it with. process of elimination or some shit. just keep in mind that if a cleaner tape is needed often, the camera might need a real head cleaning with solvent. best of luck to you. :) :)
i'll have another go, ran a cleaning tape in my cap cam and the bars were still there. checked through my vx and the bars were there too.
popped in a brand new tape in the same vx, recorded 2 mins and then put it in the cap cam. no glitch whatsoever.
i think it's the tape itself. some dust mightve infiltrated it or something.
thanks
My TRV900 gets bars sometimes but the cleaning tape has worked instantly the few times it's happened.
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4 bar glitch popped up on the tape through my capture cam. can i get rid of this (cleaning tape?) somehow or am i screwed for this clip/tape?
yeah, my vx always fucks up in the cold too. it may have even been in this thread, but somebody once told me to just strap some handwarmers to the thing and let it rip. i have yet to try it, but i'd bet that would work.
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How much are you guys paying in the US for mini DV tapes ?
I used to buy 10 pack from Amazon for 25€, but now I see that it is the price of the 5 pack :o
Sorry to hijack your question, but..
Are Mini DV tapes still in production? Or are we talking about a mega leftover of stock? It surely cannot be that much in demand to be making them still..
I'm not sure they're still in production but I have lucked out going to drug and grocery stores. Since people usually go to Best Buy or tech stores they sell out at those places. I've been to a few CVS and Walgreens and found them in their lil electronics area, funny enough usually some audio cassettes and blank VHS's will be there too. Also check Office Depot/Office Max if your city has them.
Unfortunately I think I got everyone at every spot (think even got a pack at a Kroger) and may have to pay quite a bit more from Amazon/eBay
I think it is mainly camera shops that sell them in the UK. The guy in Swansea that stocks sells them for a steep price unfortunately. But luckily eBay have a few deals from time to time.
prices on amazon keep jumping
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4 bar glitch popped up on the tape through my capture cam. can i get rid of this (cleaning tape?) somehow or am i screwed for this clip/tape?
yeah, my vx always fucks up in the cold too. it may have even been in this thread, but somebody once told me to just strap some handwarmers to the thing and let it rip. i have yet to try it, but i'd bet that would work.
tape was approx. 50 min empty, but i think some dust may have entered by leaving it on my table for a while.
we were filming in an indoor spot but I guess the travel/cold may have affected it.
handwarmers seem legitimate.
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I've got a couple questions, if anyone has some quality input I would really appreciate it. I'm currently using a VX2100 and an opteka fisheye. I'm considering getting a GL2 for alternate angles since they're pretty cheap. Which would you use for long lens and which would you use for fisheye? Why? Also, does anyone here have experience with the "3ccd" fisheyes that vx1000 market sells? If so, would it be a worthwhile upgrade from my opteka? I know MK1's and VX 1000's are the way to go. But I'm saving my money to build an indoor skate spot in my backyard currently, so $500ish sounds a lot better than close to 2 grand. Thanks dudes!
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I had a GL2 and a VX2100 and used both for fisheye and long lens shots.
The VX2100 really makes a difference at night, but other than that they are both great.
They do not have the same bayo mount so you might keep the one on which the fisheye is easier to find.
I have no idea how are those 3CCD fisheyes, my advice is to get a MK2 if you find one for cheap...
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I had a GL2 and a VX2100 and used both for fisheye and long lens shots.
The VX2100 really makes a difference at night, but other than that they are both great.
They do not have the same bayo mount so you might keep the one on which the fisheye is easier to find.
I have no idea how are those 3CCD fisheyes, my advice is to get a MK2 if you find one for cheap...
Nice, thanks for the helpful info. I'm not very informed on the bayo mounts either, I thought a 53mm fisheye would fit both. Is that not the case?
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I had a GL2 and a VX2100 and used both for fisheye and long lens shots.
The VX2100 really makes a difference at night, but other than that they are both great.
They do not have the same bayo mount so you might keep the one on which the fisheye is easier to find.
I have no idea how are those 3CCD fisheyes, my advice is to get a MK2 if you find one for cheap...
Nice, thanks for the helpful info. I'm not very informed on the bayo mounts either, I thought a 53mm fisheye would fit both. Is that not the case?
The threads on a vx2100 is 58mm. Mk2 bayo kind of sucks as it's not that wide. Your best bet aside from an mk1 is a 58mm opteka with 2 spacers.
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Sorry if this has been posted before, but are there any resources or guides for TRV900 settings? I looked around but didn't really find much.
Also, would y'all consider this a helpful resource? I realize the VX has different components but I assume a lot of the same principles about settings can be applied?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN4f5qcMwsw
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a lot of the same principles about settings can be applied
here's your answer. homie had a TRV900, i own a VX1000 and when
we filmed two angles, i.e. a fisheye and a longlense shot, we set up
the cams nearly identical to have the two shots to match each other.
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Sorry if this has been posted before, but are there any resources or guides for TRV900 settings? I looked around but didn't really find much.
Also, would y'all consider this a helpful resource? I realize the VX has different components but I assume a lot of the same principles about settings can be applied?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN4f5qcMwsw
F5.6 is indeed a sweet spot for exposure. Setting white balance "from concrete" usually yields better results than pure white as the concrete you're referencing can be closer to middle/18% grey.
Apart from that, the most useful tip on Beagle's video is tinkering with the custom presets/white balance shift. Unfortunately TRV-900 does not have said options.
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Can anyone link me to a fisheye for sale for the Panasonic HMC150? I've been eyeing century optics but I'm not sure which one fits the HMC150. I think it's 72mm thread...thanks!
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Can anyone link me to a fisheye for sale for the Panasonic HMC150? I've been eyeing century optics but I'm not sure which one fits the HMC150. I think it's 72mm thread...thanks!
This would be the Xtreme that fits HMC150
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/622504-REG/Century_Precision_Optics_0HD_FEWA_AG_0HD_FEWA_AG_Xtreme_Fisheye_Adapter.html
There are cheaper options that don't look as good, like these:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/673947-REG/Opteka_OPTSC72FE_72mm_0_3X_HD_Ultra.html
http://www.vx1000market.com/sony-dcrvx1000/3x-3ccd-fisheye-lens-72mm-thread-mount-hpx170hmc150hvx200
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a lot of the same principles about settings can be applied
we filmed two angles, i.e. a fisheye and a longlense shot, we set up
the cams nearly identical to have the two shots to match each other.
This is actually why I got the TRV in the first place. I wanted it to be a back up cam for my homie who films VX, but he doesn't go out all that often so I'm probably gonna be on my own more often than not. Been practicing at the park a bit and it's coming out alright but I could surely be doing better.
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Can anyone link me to a fisheye for sale for the Panasonic HMC150? I've been eyeing century optics but I'm not sure which one fits the HMC150. I think it's 72mm thread...thanks!
This would be the Xtreme that fits HMC150
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/622504-REG/Century_Precision_Optics_0HD_FEWA_AG_0HD_FEWA_AG_Xtreme_Fisheye_Adapter.html
There are cheaper options that don't look as good, like these:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/673947-REG/Opteka_OPTSC72FE_72mm_0_3X_HD_Ultra.html
http://www.vx1000market.com/sony-dcrvx1000/3x-3ccd-fisheye-lens-72mm-thread-mount-hpx170hmc150hvx200
ahhh the old xtreme... Wish my bank account would let me
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Can anyone link me to a fisheye for sale for the Panasonic HMC150? I've been eyeing century optics but I'm not sure which one fits the HMC150. I think it's 72mm thread...thanks!
This would be the Xtreme that fits HMC150
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/622504-REG/Century_Precision_Optics_0HD_FEWA_AG_0HD_FEWA_AG_Xtreme_Fisheye_Adapter.html
There are cheaper options that don't look as good, like these:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/673947-REG/Opteka_OPTSC72FE_72mm_0_3X_HD_Ultra.html
http://www.vx1000market.com/sony-dcrvx1000/3x-3ccd-fisheye-lens-72mm-thread-mount-hpx170hmc150hvx200
Thanks! Hoping you can help me with one more question..
The Xtreme is out of my budget but I have been looking at a used MKII for $550. Realized the other day it is a 58mm thread and the HMC150 is 72mm. Bought a $6 step up ring on Amazon yesterday hoping it would make the 58mm MK11 work on the HMC150. Are there any drawbacks to this? Is there a MK11 that threads directly onto the HMC150 72mm thread? Thanks you for any info.
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I don't know if a 72mm thread exist, but I once modded a bayo-mount MK2 to fit a 58mm thread so you might be able to do the same for a 72mm thread.
If you remove the bayo ring, there is a 82mm thread and you can play with step down rings to get the size you want.
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Thanks! Hoping you can help me with one more question..
The Xtreme is out of my budget but I have been looking at a used MKII for $550. Realized the other day it is a 58mm thread and the HMC150 is 72mm. Bought a $6 step up ring on Amazon yesterday hoping it would make the 58mm MK11 work on the HMC150. Are there any drawbacks to this? Is there a MK11 that threads directly onto the HMC150 72mm thread? Thanks you for any info.
I think there's a MK2 designed for Sony HDV cameras that is a 72mm thread which might be easier than step up/down rings from an OG MK2 or 58mm threaded one. It doesn't look as good as the Xtreme but there are ways to make it work. If you search HMC150 MK2 (or HPX170 MK2 since it'll look the same) on Youtube you can see some examples.
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Thanks! Hoping you can help me with one more question..
The Xtreme is out of my budget but I have been looking at a used MKII for $550. Realized the other day it is a 58mm thread and the HMC150 is 72mm. Bought a $6 step up ring on Amazon yesterday hoping it would make the 58mm MK11 work on the HMC150. Are there any drawbacks to this? Is there a MK11 that threads directly onto the HMC150 72mm thread? Thanks you for any info.
I think there's a MK2 designed for Sony HDV cameras that is a 72mm thread which might be easier than step up/down rings from an OG MK2 or 58mm threaded one. It doesn't look as good as the Xtreme but there are ways to make it work. If you search HMC150 MK2 (or HPX170 MK2 since it'll look the same) on Youtube you can see some examples.
Thanks Pals,
Do you think this would be my best option for the HMC150 in my price range?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/588915-REG/Century_Precision_Optics_0HD_FEAD_AG_Fisheye_Adapter_Lens_for.html
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Thanks! Hoping you can help me with one more question..
The Xtreme is out of my budget but I have been looking at a used MKII for $550. Realized the other day it is a 58mm thread and the HMC150 is 72mm. Bought a $6 step up ring on Amazon yesterday hoping it would make the 58mm MK11 work on the HMC150. Are there any drawbacks to this? Is there a MK11 that threads directly onto the HMC150 72mm thread? Thanks you for any info.
I think there's a MK2 designed for Sony HDV cameras that is a 72mm thread which might be easier than step up/down rings from an OG MK2 or 58mm threaded one. It doesn't look as good as the Xtreme but there are ways to make it work. If you search HMC150 MK2 (or HPX170 MK2 since it'll look the same) on Youtube you can see some examples.
Thanks Pals,
Do you think this would be my best option for the HMC150 in my price range?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/588915-REG/Century_Precision_Optics_0HD_FEAD_AG_Fisheye_Adapter_Lens_for.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxslE3N5vaY
Here's a comparison between the Xtreme and 0.45 Century. If that's enough distortion/field of view for your needs, go for it. Are you're going to get the Xtreme at some point in the future?
Personally, I'd try out an 72mm Opteka first because it's cheaper. 500+ usd is a lot for an intermediate lens.
Unless you have a chance to try the MKII 58mm + step-up ring setup before buying, don't do it. If you have to zoom in a little even with the lenses designed for the camera, I'd imagine the amount of vignetting would be even worse.
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Thanks! Hoping you can help me with one more question..
The Xtreme is out of my budget but I have been looking at a used MKII for $550. Realized the other day it is a 58mm thread and the HMC150 is 72mm. Bought a $6 step up ring on Amazon yesterday hoping it would make the 58mm MK11 work on the HMC150. Are there any drawbacks to this? Is there a MK11 that threads directly onto the HMC150 72mm thread? Thanks you for any info.
I think there's a MK2 designed for Sony HDV cameras that is a 72mm thread which might be easier than step up/down rings from an OG MK2 or 58mm threaded one. It doesn't look as good as the Xtreme but there are ways to make it work. If you search HMC150 MK2 (or HPX170 MK2 since it'll look the same) on Youtube you can see some examples.
Thanks Pals,
Do you think this would be my best option for the HMC150 in my price range?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/588915-REG/Century_Precision_Optics_0HD_FEAD_AG_Fisheye_Adapter_Lens_for.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxslE3N5vaY
Here's a comparison between the Xtreme and 0.45 Century. If that's enough distortion/field of view for your needs, go for it. Are you're going to get the Xtreme at some point in the future?
Personally, I'd try out an 72mm Opteka first because it's cheaper. 500+ usd is a lot for an intermediate lens.
Unless you have a chance to try the MKII 58mm + step-up ring setup before buying, don't do it. If you have to zoom in a little even with the lenses designed for the camera, I'd imagine the amount of vignetting would be even worse.
Thanks for this!
Unfortunately I can't find the 72mm Opteka in stock anywhere right now.
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Yo everyone.
I'm shooting with a tapeless VX setup and thought I'd post it on here to pose it as a possible option and to get people's thoughts. This is definitely something more suited to the wild west of SkatePerception (RIP), and I know it'll probably get pretty mixed responses on here but I just wanted to pose it as a possible option for sustaining VX footage in the years to come.
Like all VX users I'd had a ton of tapedeck/timecode issues with pretty much all of my VX's over the past couple years and spent tons on repairs, so last year I bit the bullet and bought one of those DN60 firewire capture devices. I was super hesitant at first because I didn't like the idea of having the device mounted on either the top or the bottom of the camera as I thought it’d get in the way when filming low or using an on-camera light, but with the constant tapedeck issues I though it might be an idea worth revisiting if I could find a bracket mount to hold it on the side of the camera without getting in the way of any buttons.
After a few experiments this is what I'm now using:
A DN60 mounted on the side of the VX1000 with an L-bracket and a 30cm FireWire cable connecting the two (images attached in the insta post attached below).
The device captures to CF cards so you don’t need tapes (a 16GB CF card records 1hr 7mins footage), and takes x4 AA batteries (a freshly charged set last about 3-4hours in the DN60) so it doesn’t use or run down the VX batteries. In fact, the VX batteries actually last longer as the tape-deck isn’t being used at all.
You capture the footage from the device via firewire in the same way you would do off a cap cam, but using the capture controls in Premiere/Final Cut, etc, and the footage is exactly the same as if captured from tape, yet doesn’t glitch at all. Occasionally the device will lag while capturing and drop capture frames (which you can notice through a break in the audio), but rewinding and recapturing the clip will almost always fix it. The DN60 creates it's own timecode and records exactly what would be getting recorded onto tape and it never seems to drop any frames while recording VX input. The firewire is the perfect length at 30cm so it's super study and never comes out or either port. if you want to be 100% safe you can also record to tape and the DN60 at the same time, to save to card and tape, but i've come to realise there isn't really need to because the cards are so reliable.
The ergonomics and weighting of the camera with the DN60 rig is pretty much the same as a normal VX, with the only major differences being it being the slightest bit heavier that the record button is on the DN60 device - so you have to keep an eye on that to ensure a timecode is being recorded (but a red light comes on to signal when it is). It's also little more difficult to reach the ND and exposure buttons mid line, but it's still doable.
I’ve been using this set up for the past month or so to film our next video and not had any problems as of yet. The only issue I had was using the DN60 with one of my VX's but that was because the VX had a faulty firewire port.
Here's an example of some offcut footage to show it's identical to tape:
https://youtu.be/Ft0KxFkhtlQ (https://youtu.be/Ft0KxFkhtlQ)
I'm sure I’m not the first to do this, but I’ve not seen another VX with DN60 side mounted before yet, which to me seems like the most logical placement for it.
Like I said before, I know this will get mixed reviews from a lot of VX people, but honestly I think it could be a viable way to keep VX footage going, and it feels pretty good knowing the footage isn’t going to be glitched when you come to capture it.
It's a shame not to have the physical archive of tapes, but you can always back it up to drives/cloud storage.
I’ll be shooting our next video with this setup and I'll be posting updates about it all via this insta feed, so check it out if you're interested in any updates:
https://www.instagram.com/orwellian.world.landscape/ (https://www.instagram.com/orwellian.world.landscape/)
Hope that helps anyone considering this as an option. If anyone has any questions feel free to hit me up on here, or you can DM me on either of the Insta accounts. Cheers!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cgBJtl92k/
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Thanks for your feedback, good stuff.
My VX is still running fine but maybe if my tape deck die I will consider going this way.
Does that also mean that we can buy defective VX for real cheap and this will work ?
I mean, having the tape deck error will still allow me to record ?
Last thing is regarding the firewire cable.
On most of my cap cams it gets loose after some time, and I'm always afraid it's not connected properly.
Any chance this can happen ?
Oh, and props to @vx1000medic who took good care of my VX !
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thanks for sharing and the insights my man.
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Last thing is regarding the firewire cable.
On most of my cap cams it gets loose after some time, and I'm always afraid it's not connected properly.
Any chance this can happen ?
This is the most problematic part of the setup for me. The location of the firewire port makes it likely you either a) scrape the ground with the end of the cable or b) accidentally cut off the legs of the skater to avoid hitting the ground when filming fisheye. The clip in the instagram post kind of proves the latter. An angled firewire cable might help but it's still a scary thought to lose a clip due to the cable becoming detached.
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When opening the battery door on the inside of my Japanese VX1000 the top L/R switch is obviously the steady cam but what does the L/R switch on the bottom do I notice no difference in camera and during play back
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Wee back story on this first of all;
Back in 2015 or so, my mate finally decided to sort the viewfinder on his VX1 since it hasn't worked since he bought it. It was a common issue of the ribbon cable dying. He took it a local phone/camera repair shop to get it fixed and funny enough one of my friend's from school was the guy that did most of the repairs there.
Well, he managed to fix the viewfinder with a ribbon cable from a PS1. It was a temporary fix and it ended up needing to go back. I'm not sure if it wasn't fitted properly or if this cable wasn't a suitable replacement.
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Has anyone ever done this before? I have never heard of it being done and I'm wondering if you can actually do it with any success.
Because I'm a nerd and I watch LGR on Youtube I noticed when he was replacing the CD writer part of a PS1, you can see the part for the laser reader assembly had a ribbon cable to attach it to the PS1 its self, which looks identical to the ribbon cable that fits into the VF. I am 99.9% this is the part.
Guess it'll be useful if parts ever do dry up? Just take a part an old PS1 that died on ya and do that haha.
(I wish Skateperception was still online so I could PM Kerry and ask him directly. I'll ask the British answer to Kerry, that is VXDoc and see if he knows)
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Yo everyone.
I'm shooting with a tapeless VX setup and thought I'd post it on here to pose it as a possible option and to get people's thoughts. This is definitely something more suited to the wild west of SkatePerception (RIP), and I know it'll probably get pretty mixed responses on here but I just wanted to pose it as a possible option for sustaining VX footage in the years to come.
Like all VX users I'd had a ton of tapedeck/timecode issues with pretty much all of my VX's over the past couple years and spent tons on repairs, so last year I bit the bullet and bought one of those DN60 firewire capture devices. I was super hesitant at first because I didn't like the idea of having the device mounted on either the top or the bottom of the camera as I thought it’d get in the way when filming low or using an on-camera light, but with the constant tapedeck issues I though it might be an idea worth revisiting if I could find a bracket mount to hold it on the side of the camera without getting in the way of any buttons.
After a few experiments this is what I'm now using:
A DN60 mounted on the side of the VX1000 with an L-bracket and a 30cm FireWire cable connecting the two (images attached in the insta post attached below).
The device captures to CF cards so you don’t need tapes (a 16GB CF card records 1hr 7mins footage), and takes x4 AA batteries (a freshly charged set last about 3-4hours in the DN60) so it doesn’t use or run down the VX batteries. In fact, the VX batteries actually last longer as the tape-deck isn’t being used at all.
You capture the footage from the device via firewire in the same way you would do off a cap cam, but using the capture controls in Premiere/Final Cut, etc, and the footage is exactly the same as if captured from tape, yet doesn’t glitch at all. Occasionally the device will lag while capturing and drop capture frames (which you can notice through a break in the audio), but rewinding and recapturing the clip will almost always fix it. The DN60 creates it's own timecode and records exactly what would be getting recorded onto tape and it never seems to drop any frames while recording VX input. The firewire is the perfect length at 30cm so it's super study and never comes out or either port. if you want to be 100% safe you can also record to tape and the DN60 at the same time, to save to card and tape, but i've come to realise there isn't really need to because the cards are so reliable.
The ergonomics and weighting of the camera with the DN60 rig is pretty much the same as a normal VX, with the only major differences being it being the slightest bit heavier that the record button is on the DN60 device - so you have to keep an eye on that to ensure a timecode is being recorded (but a red light comes on to signal when it is). It's also little more difficult to reach the ND and exposure buttons mid line, but it's still doable.
I’ve been using this set up for the past month or so to film our next video and not had any problems as of yet. The only issue I had was using the DN60 with one of my VX's but that was because the VX had a faulty firewire port.
Here's an example of some offcut footage to show it's identical to tape:
https://youtu.be/Ft0KxFkhtlQ (https://youtu.be/Ft0KxFkhtlQ)
I'm sure I’m not the first to do this, but I’ve not seen another VX with DN60 side mounted before yet, which to me seems like the most logical placement for it.
Like I said before, I know this will get mixed reviews from a lot of VX people, but honestly I think it could be a viable way to keep VX footage going, and it feels pretty good knowing the footage isn’t going to be glitched when you come to capture it.
It's a shame not to have the physical archive of tapes, but you can always back it up to drives/cloud storage.
I’ll be shooting our next video with this setup and I'll be posting updates about it all via this insta feed, so check it out if you're interested in any updates:
https://www.instagram.com/orwellian.world.landscape/ (https://www.instagram.com/orwellian.world.landscape/)
Hope that helps anyone considering this as an option. If anyone has any questions feel free to hit me up on here, or you can DM me on either of the Insta accounts. Cheers!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cgBJtl92k/
god damn! I remember reading this on SP the 2nd time it came back. Fuck that still blows me away.
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When opening the battery door on the inside of my Japanese VX1000 the top L/R switch is obviously the steady cam but what does the L/R switch on the bottom do I notice no difference in camera and during play back
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I believe it belongs with the zoom. One makes it so you can zoom in more.
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Anybody given this guy a go? Any reviews positive/negative?
https://www.theoriesofatlantis.com/products/theories-vx-day-pack-black-cordura
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Anybody given this guy a go? Any reviews positive/negative?
https://www.theoriesofatlantis.com/products/theories-vx-day-pack-black-cordura
My buddy got one to go on an NYC trip. But personally I need a proper backpack.
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I forgot some people were running the external card reader device situation. Your DN60 setup is amazing, thanks for sharing. I’m seeing the DN60s for around $200 which isn’t bad considering how much I have to spend on repairs/buy more cameras. When you factor in the money spent on miniDVs as well, the thought of going tapeless starts to sound real nice.
I’m tempted to bite the bullet as well but as mentioned above my main concern would be the risk of the cord coming out or dragging on the ground. I like to get as low as possible to the ground with my fisheye stuff so it seems kinda risky.
Love the vx of course but can’t keep dealing with these repair costs and mine have always been related to the heads, tape deck, and record function ugh
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Does that also mean that we can buy defective VX for real cheap and this will work ?
I mean, having the tape deck error will still allow me to record ?
Last thing is regarding the firewire cable.
On most of my cap cams it gets loose after some time, and I'm always afraid it's not connected properly.
Any chance this can happen ?
I’m tempted to bite the bullet as well but as mentioned above my main concern would be the risk of the cord coming out or dragging on the ground. I like to get as low as possible to the ground with my fisheye stuff so it seems kinda risky.
You're welcome dudes. Happy that this could be of any insight.
The tapedeck gets no use whatsoever, so as long as the tapedeck issue doesn't cause your VX to auto shutoff, I can't see it being an issue. I have a constant 'no tape' icon flashing all the time I film with the unit and it's always fine. And the fact you don't feel like you're wasting tape leaving the camera rolling or filming random shit is a nice benefit too.
And in response the FireWire worries, I gotta say its super stable, and I swing the camera a lot and film pretty low (although the footage in the video I attached maybe wasn't the best example of that). I've had the camera bump the floor and still never had even a dropped frame, let alone have a firewire loosen/come out.
With the side mount rig you never seem to have that issue, and the cable is short and study enough to never catch on anything. Been filming with this setup the past 4 months now and it's been great.
This is the most problematic part of the setup for me. The location of the firewire port makes it likely you either a) scrape the ground with the end of the cable or b) accidentally cut off the legs of the skater to avoid hitting the ground when filming fisheye. The clip in the instagram post kind of proves the latter. An angled firewire cable might help but it's still a scary thought to lose a clip due to the cable becoming detached.
I can see why you'd think that for sure. I can only speak from my experience but I gotta say I've never scraped the Firewire, even when filming low lines.
With that footage i attached where i chopped the legs, like i say it was probably a quite bad example, as that was the first time I'd used the device so I was being really cautious. But since then it really doesn't feel like it effects how low I can get comparatively to before I used the unit. I'll try and get together some footage after all the COVID situation to show it.
Either way, with all these ongoing tape-deck issues it's a scarier thought to film without it now as I almost know I'll lose a clip at some point to that :/
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You guys see that SD card hack from a while ago? Basically making an attachment from a drone recorder box with an SD to HDMI converter so you can bypass the tape.
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You guys see that SD card hack from a while ago? Basically making an attachment from a drone recorder box with an SD to HDMI converter so you can bypass the tape.
Let's see some more about this?
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You guys see that SD card hack from a while ago? Basically making an attachment from a drone recorder box with an SD to HDMI converter so you can bypass the tape.
Let's see some more about this?
It really makes me want to make one. I wouldn't be surprised if you could make a super slimmed down one from a raspberry pi board, arduinos and an sd card, and maybe throw it on the tape side with no under hang so the mk1 can do its job properly. But I doubt I'll ever do it.
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Imagine of Strobeck filmed some of our favorite clips in his stupid new style. Sheesh.
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LOL dying at those gifs, holy shit.
Where does one acquire a DN-60? Very curious about this...
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i have some replacements from ebay. not particularly these but mine work great.
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Someone sell me their mk1. Pm me
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Question for Australian VX heads:
Where do you guys get new batteries?
I’m struggling to find anything on eBay that will post to Aus. I thought I found one from Master Instruments but the battery case is a different formation and doesn’t fit in the camera.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Only 1/3 of my current batts can hold its charge for more then 10 minutes.
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Question for Australian VX heads:
Where do you guys get new batteries?
I’m struggling to find anything on eBay that will post to Aus. I thought I found one from Master Instruments but the battery case is a different formation and doesn’t fit in the camera.
Any info would be greatly appreciated! Only 1/3 of my current batts can hold its charge for more then 10 minutes.
Battery world are selling np-f550 knock offs which are quite good, there was an eBay seller from Sydney selling good knock offs too. But looks as if it's dried up
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Hey, sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm kinda new at this. Does anyone have any recommendations for adapters/devises to capture tapes if your computer doesn't have a Firewire port? I'm seeing mixed results on old devices, but I'm also seeing people consistently say to NOT use a Firewire to USB cable. I'm gonna try buying a capture cam this week.
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I started filming with a VX again recently and luckily held onto a broken 2008 Macbook Pro so that I wouldn't have to figure that out. I just capture on the old one with normal firewire and then back it up on an external drive to bring over to the new computer.
Looks like you can buy them (around here at least) for a couple hundred bucks, some of them may even have FCP or Premiere already installed.
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There’s also a free video capture program out there, not sure if it’s only PC. iMovie probably works too?
Idk. I don’t have a Mac.
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Is there a way to do this without having a buy a whole new computer? Can I not just buy a firewire to USB or something? I'm seeing a slew of adapters online but I'm getting really confused as to what is compatible with what.
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Is there a way to do this without having a buy a whole new computer? Can I not just buy a firewire to USB or something? I'm seeing a slew of adapters online but I'm getting really confused as to what is compatible with what.
Apologies if you have a PC but if you run a macbook you can buy a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter then get the proper pin firewire cable for your VX and capture using iMovie super easy.
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Is there a way to do this without having a buy a whole new computer? Can I not just buy a firewire to USB or something? I'm seeing a slew of adapters online but I'm getting really confused as to what is compatible with what.
Apologies if you have a PC but if you run a macbook you can buy a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter then get the proper pin firewire cable for your VX and capture using iMovie super easy.
I've got a PC. I've seen a bunch of those adapters which leads me to believe there should be a PC equivalent but I can't seem to find it.
THOUGH, funny enough, I have an old Macbook that I found in the trash a few years ago. There's some shit wrong with it, but it DOES turn on. Might see if I can fix it up, but it'd be much nicer if I can find something to just plug into my PC. I've browsed YouTube where people talk about all these adapters, but everytime I look it up it's discontinued.
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ever since i updated to macOS Catalina I've had to use the brand new iMovie to capture. To find the files after you capture, you just have to go to Movies>Right Click on iMovie Library>Show Package Contents>Find the Project Name (I call mine "CAPTURE LOG")>Original Media. They'll be called some weird long numbers but they'll be full .mov quality unlike Quicktime Player. I am on a 2013 iMac with a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, but if you're on a newer mac you can use a thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adapter, and then a thunderbolt to firewire 800 adapter, then the firewire DV cable. If you use USB or Firewire 400 the quality won't be as good so stick with the highest bandwith cables.
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Is there a way to do this without having a buy a whole new computer? Can I not just buy a firewire to USB or something? I'm seeing a slew of adapters online but I'm getting really confused as to what is compatible with what.
Apologies if you have a PC but if you run a macbook you can buy a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter then get the proper pin firewire cable for your VX and capture using iMovie super easy.
I've got a PC. I've seen a bunch of those adapters which leads me to believe there should be a PC equivalent but I can't seem to find it.
THOUGH, funny enough, I have an old Macbook that I found in the trash a few years ago. There's some shit wrong with it, but it DOES turn on. Might see if I can fix it up, but it'd be much nicer if I can find something to just plug into my PC. I've browsed YouTube where people talk about all these adapters, but everytime I look it up it's discontinued.
I have adapters that should be able to let you work. I used to use it to uploaded my footage to my PC before I eventually got my MAC. DM me if you want more information on it. I could give it to ya. Remember bottom line, you can NOT go firewire to USB.
Looks like this:
(https://static.bhphoto.com/images/images500x500/1233060418_481316.jpg)
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Is there a way to do this without having a buy a whole new computer? Can I not just buy a firewire to USB or something? I'm seeing a slew of adapters online but I'm getting really confused as to what is compatible with what.
Apologies if you have a PC but if you run a macbook you can buy a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter then get the proper pin firewire cable for your VX and capture using iMovie super easy.
I've got a PC. I've seen a bunch of those adapters which leads me to believe there should be a PC equivalent but I can't seem to find it.
THOUGH, funny enough, I have an old Macbook that I found in the trash a few years ago. There's some shit wrong with it, but it DOES turn on. Might see if I can fix it up, but it'd be much nicer if I can find something to just plug into my PC. I've browsed YouTube where people talk about all these adapters, but everytime I look it up it's discontinued.
I have adapters that should be able to let you work. I used to use it to uploaded my footage to my PC before I eventually got my MAC. DM me if you want more information on it. I could give it to ya. Remember bottom line, you can NOT go firewire to USB.
Looks like this:
(https://static.bhphoto.com/images/images500x500/1233060418_481316.jpg)
To add to this. If you have a PC, you can just buy a firewire card and install it. You just open up the tower and there is a a slot for it. Just look up your computer model and what card is compatable.
Example of the card
https://www.google.com/search?q=firewire+card&tbm=isch
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I'm also looking for VX batteries that ship to Canada. I'm on my last NP-F730H, which holds charge for roughly an hour, it sucks. The only ebay knockoff I've found is 100USD, while an OG is listed at 200.....are you kidding me!?
I'll post a WTB ad for used batteries, but if you have any links/ideas that I might be missing, please hmu.
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I'm also looking for VX batteries that ship to Canada. I'm on my last NP-F730H, which holds charge for roughly an hour, it sucks. The only ebay knockoff I've found is 100USD, while an OG is listed at 200.....are you kidding me!?
I'll post a WTB ad for used batteries, but if you have any links/ideas that I might be missing, please hmu.
I just bought a "4200mAh New Battery For Sony DCR-VX1000 DCR-VX2000 Camcorder 7.2V" on eBay and it works great. Holds a long charge.
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I always get my knock off batts from amazon and just remove the casing from it.
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Anyone ever get his internal lens cleaned ?
It seem that mine got some kind of mold inside, causing my footages to look foggy when I use high aperture...
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Anyone ever get his internal lens cleaned ?
It seem that mine got some kind of mold inside, causing my footages to look foggy when I use high aperture...
I remember reading on skateperception back in the day that fixing lens mold is a bitch. you’re probably better off buying a new VX.
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I don't really have anything beneficial to add to the battery convo other than that you can find the decent 'knock off' batteries, however you may encounter the case of poor listings including 2 and 21 batteries.
I managed to buy a decent amount via eBay and other sites, even genuine Sony ones that hold a decent charge.
But there is a risk it for a biscuit factor where you may need to argue with the seller before hand that they don't fit all of the cameras or something.
Decent.
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ever since i updated to macOS Catalina I've had to use the brand new iMovie to capture. To find the files after you capture, you just have to go to Movies>Right Click on iMovie Library>Show Package Contents>Find the Project Name (I call mine "CAPTURE LOG")>Original Media. They'll be called some weird long numbers but they'll be full .mov quality unlike Quicktime Player. I am on a 2013 iMac with a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, but if you're on a newer mac you can use a thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adapter, and then a thunderbolt to firewire 800 adapter, then the firewire DV cable. If you use USB or Firewire 400 the quality won't be as good so stick with the highest bandwith cables.
I’m curious if the 400/800 Mbps really makes a difference in video quality . I capture on PC w/ 400 and now I’m interested if getting an 800 & adapter would improve it ? Or is this just another myth similar to the one where playing footage back right off the camera will damage it lol
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I always get my knock off batts from amazon and just remove the casing from it.
Honest question, what do you mean by removing the casing? like the plastic covering?
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ever since i updated to macOS Catalina I've had to use the brand new iMovie to capture. To find the files after you capture, you just have to go to Movies>Right Click on iMovie Library>Show Package Contents>Find the Project Name (I call mine "CAPTURE LOG")>Original Media. They'll be called some weird long numbers but they'll be full .mov quality unlike Quicktime Player. I am on a 2013 iMac with a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, but if you're on a newer mac you can use a thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adapter, and then a thunderbolt to firewire 800 adapter, then the firewire DV cable. If you use USB or Firewire 400 the quality won't be as good so stick with the highest bandwith cables.
I’m curious if the 400/800 Mbps really makes a difference in video quality . I capture on PC w/ 400 and now I’m interested if getting an 800 & adapter would improve it ? Or is this just another myth similar to the one where playing footage back right off the camera will damage it lol
Well, playing back via the VX is really no different to recording but you don't really want to be adding extra wear on the heads by rewinding, fast forwarding and playing off it constantly on top of recording.
It's up to you, though. I personally always used capture cams because paying for a cheap mini DV cam is cheaper than head replacements.
I do have a friend that has a VX1 and has had it since 2011 that he uses to film + capture footy with, it is a tank I swear.
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ever since i updated to macOS Catalina I've had to use the brand new iMovie to capture. To find the files after you capture, you just have to go to Movies>Right Click on iMovie Library>Show Package Contents>Find the Project Name (I call mine "CAPTURE LOG")>Original Media. They'll be called some weird long numbers but they'll be full .mov quality unlike Quicktime Player. I am on a 2013 iMac with a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, but if you're on a newer mac you can use a thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adapter, and then a thunderbolt to firewire 800 adapter, then the firewire DV cable. If you use USB or Firewire 400 the quality won't be as good so stick with the highest bandwith cables.
I’m curious if the 400/800 Mbps really makes a difference in video quality . I capture on PC w/ 400 and now I’m interested if getting an 800 & adapter would improve it ? Or is this just another myth similar to the one where playing footage back right off the camera will damage it lol
A 400 Mbps IEEE 1394 interface captures DV footage in full quality. No worries.
Avoiding excess use of the camera heads (edit searching, using the player function) might make a VX last longer. And sometimes you come across a tank that can handle anything, like @pedro_mayn said.
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I'm also looking for VX batteries that ship to Canada. I'm on my last NP-F730H, which holds charge for roughly an hour, it sucks. The only ebay knockoff I've found is 100USD, while an OG is listed at 200.....are you kidding me!?
I'll post a WTB ad for used batteries, but if you have any links/ideas that I might be missing, please hmu.
I just bought a "4200mAh New Battery For Sony DCR-VX1000 DCR-VX2000 Camcorder 7.2V" on eBay and it works great. Holds a long charge.
LIFESAVER. Got the last one. Can't believe that this listing existed on Ebay.....I tried everything. THANK YOU!!!
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ever since i updated to macOS Catalina I've had to use the brand new iMovie to capture. To find the files after you capture, you just have to go to Movies>Right Click on iMovie Library>Show Package Contents>Find the Project Name (I call mine "CAPTURE LOG")>Original Media. They'll be called some weird long numbers but they'll be full .mov quality unlike Quicktime Player. I am on a 2013 iMac with a Thunderbolt to Firewire 800 adapter, but if you're on a newer mac you can use a thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adapter, and then a thunderbolt to firewire 800 adapter, then the firewire DV cable. If you use USB or Firewire 400 the quality won't be as good so stick with the highest bandwith cables.
I’m curious if the 400/800 Mbps really makes a difference in video quality . I capture on PC w/ 400 and now I’m interested if getting an 800 & adapter would improve it ? Or is this just another myth similar to the one where playing footage back right off the camera will damage it lol
Well, playing back via the VX is really no different to recording but you don't really want to be adding extra wear on the heads by rewinding, fast forwarding and playing off it constantly on top of recording.
It's up to you, though. I personally always used capture cams because paying for a cheap mini DV cam is cheaper than head replacements.
I do have a friend that has a VX1 and has had it since 2011 that he uses to film + capture footy with, it is a tank I swear.
If you're not super worried about resolution, which is probably the case if you're into VX theres a lot of tapeless solutions you can use. I have an old HI8 that I film with and I run it into a analog media player and it goes straight to an SD card, I then uprez that to HD and do all my edits from there, its way easier than messing with tape and you can run it on a camera with bad heads.
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First time poster, long time lurker. Figured I'd piggyback off of Al Hodgsons post a few pages back in case there was still interest in other devices capable of turning a vx1000 tapeless. The device I am using is much more easily available to find and purchase. It is called the hvr-mrc1 (https://www.avgear.com/app/uploads/2018/11/IMG_20181120_132713441.jpg). It takes compactflash cards (up to 64GB ~= 240mins of dv footage). They typically go for $300, but I found one for $200 after a few weeks of looking through different selling apps. This device takes VX batteries, but I used the np-f570 as it's the highest power in the slimmer form factor. I'm sure some of you are offput by the price, but consider that mini DV tapes have been discontinued, so prices are only going to rise from here on out. Plus, you no longer have to worry about tape glitches, head cleaners, or timecode errors. I've had to send my VX over to Kerry at least 3 times over the years specifically for tape deck issues, so it's nice to no longer have to consider the tape deck as a point of failure.
This device also acts as a capture deck, so you can plug it into your computer via the firewire cable, open FCP, and select log and transfer to easily preview all your clips before selecting which to import. Before I bought this device, I would wait until a tape is completely used up before moving it to my capture cam to import. It's so nice to be able to capture clips as soon as you get home without having a single worry. You can also watch the footage from this device so long as your VX can go into VCR/playback mode.
Let me know if anyone has any questions that Al didn't already answer. I spent way too much time researching this, so I'm sure I can help you out one way or another.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcbHsfpdSn/
Here's some footage that was filmed with it, just in case there are doubts regarding the recording quality:
http://youtu.be/ZpQXgroM6vQ
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So, FINALLY found a working miniDV camera for capturing, and FINALLY found a corresponding cable that'll connect to the old MacBook I found. But now the Macbook doesn't seem to recoznize my camera even though it's in the playback mode. It'll recognize my TRV when I plug it in but I'm not trying to stress the heads for capturing. Anyone ever deal with this, or am I just gonna have to take the L and get a new capture cam?
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I always get my knock off batts from amazon and just remove the casing from it.
Honest question, what do you mean by removing the casing? like the plastic covering?
yea like the plastic housing/casing on it. Because amazon only has these ones that are not like the OG vx batts. The OG ones have these groves on both the sides of them, and it slides into the back. So the ones on amazon don't have the groves so I just take the housing off.
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So, FINALLY found a working miniDV camera for capturing, and FINALLY found a corresponding cable that'll connect to the old MacBook I found. But now the Macbook doesn't seem to recoznize my camera even though it's in the playback mode. It'll recognize my TRV when I plug it in but I'm not trying to stress the heads for capturing. Anyone ever deal with this, or am I just gonna have to take the L and get a new capture cam?
what are you capturing with? I recently had to go to my capture settings in premiere and change the capture device manually.
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First time poster, long time lurker. Figured I'd piggyback off of Al Hodgsons post a few pages back in case there was still interest in other devices capable of turning a vx1000 tapeless. The device I am using is much more easily available to find and purchase. It is called the hvr-mrc1 (https://www.avgear.com/app/uploads/2018/11/IMG_20181120_132713441.jpg). It takes compactflash cards (up to 64GB ~= 240mins of dv footage). They typically go for $300, but I found one for $200 after a few weeks of looking through different selling apps. This device takes VX batteries, but I used the np-f570 as it's the highest power in the slimmer form factor. I'm sure some of you are offput by the price, but consider that mini DV tapes have been discontinued, so prices are only going to rise from here on out. Plus, you no longer have to worry about tape glitches, head cleaners, or timecode errors. I've had to send my VX over to Kerry at least 3 times over the years specifically for tape deck issues, so it's nice to no longer have to consider the tape deck as a point of failure.
This device also acts as a capture deck, so you can plug it into your computer via the firewire cable, open FCP, and select log and transfer to easily preview all your clips before selecting which to import. Before I bought this device, I would wait until a tape is completely used up before moving it to my capture cam to import. It's so nice to be able to capture clips as soon as you get home without having a single worry. You can also watch the footage from this device so long as your VX can go into VCR/playback mode.
Let me know if anyone has any questions that Al didn't already answer. I spent way too much time researching this, so I'm sure I can help you out one way or another.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcbHsfpdSn/
Here's some footage that was filmed with it, just in case there are doubts regarding the recording quality:
http://youtu.be/ZpQXgroM6vQ
Damn mayn, nice one for posting this.
Managed to find one in the UK with the cradle and a NP-570 to come with it, too. All in all for Ł305. Knowing how much I had to pay for tapes last time + how much jokers are charging for them (I found Ł60 for 5 the other day, really?) this should be worth it.
Plus I might do something similar with the bracket, that looks dope!
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So, FINALLY found a working miniDV camera for capturing, and FINALLY found a corresponding cable that'll connect to the old MacBook I found. But now the Macbook doesn't seem to recoznize my camera even though it's in the playback mode. It'll recognize my TRV when I plug it in but I'm not trying to stress the heads for capturing. Anyone ever deal with this, or am I just gonna have to take the L and get a new capture cam?
what are you capturing with? I recently had to go to my capture settings in premiere and change the capture device manually.
Some Samsung MiniDV camera I found on eBay. (Samsung SCD107, to be precise.) It appears to work otherwise and the playback works on the LCD screen but my computer just doesn't respond to it. And like I said, when I plug in my actual camera and have iMovie open the capture pops up automatically so I know it's not my cable or anything.
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So, FINALLY found a working miniDV camera for capturing, and FINALLY found a corresponding cable that'll connect to the old MacBook I found. But now the Macbook doesn't seem to recoznize my camera even though it's in the playback mode. It'll recognize my TRV when I plug it in but I'm not trying to stress the heads for capturing. Anyone ever deal with this, or am I just gonna have to take the L and get a new capture cam?
what are you capturing with? I recently had to go to my capture settings in premiere and change the capture device manually.
Some Samsung MiniDV camera I found on eBay. (Samsung SCD107, to be precise.) It appears to work otherwise and the playback works on the LCD screen but my computer just doesn't respond to it. And like I said, when I plug in my actual camera and have iMovie open the capture pops up automatically so I know it's not my cable or anything.
Based on what you are saying, if your firewire cable/TRV/macbook all work, then it sounds specifically like an issue with your Samsung cap cam. Likely an issue with the DV port. Cap cams are cheap enough where you can likely get one for ~$50ish. Especially if you look on FB marketplace. This eBay search should yield some good results as well, just make sure the connector type includes 1X IEEE 1394 (FireWire/I.Link):
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=mini+dv+camcorder&_sacat=11724&_udhi=45&Brand=Canon%7CSony%7CSamsung&_dcat=11724&_sop=10 (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=mini+dv+camcorder&_sacat=11724&_udhi=45&Brand=Canon%7CSony%7CSamsung&_dcat=11724&_sop=10)
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So, FINALLY found a working miniDV camera for capturing, and FINALLY found a corresponding cable that'll connect to the old MacBook I found. But now the Macbook doesn't seem to recoznize my camera even though it's in the playback mode. It'll recognize my TRV when I plug it in but I'm not trying to stress the heads for capturing. Anyone ever deal with this, or am I just gonna have to take the L and get a new capture cam?
what are you capturing with? I recently had to go to my capture settings in premiere and change the capture device manually.
Some Samsung MiniDV camera I found on eBay. (Samsung SCD107, to be precise.) It appears to work otherwise and the playback works on the LCD screen but my computer just doesn't respond to it. And like I said, when I plug in my actual camera and have iMovie open the capture pops up automatically so I know it's not my cable or anything.
Based on what you are saying, if your firewire cable/TRV/macbook all work, then it sounds specifically like an issue with your Samsung cap cam. Likely an issue with the DV port. Cap cams are cheap enough where you can likely get one for ~$50ish. Especially if you look on FB marketplace. This eBay search should yield some good results as well, just make sure the connector type includes 1X IEEE 1394 (FireWire/I.Link):
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=mini+dv+camcorder&_sacat=11724&_udhi=45&Brand=Canon%7CSony%7CSamsung&_dcat=11724&_sop=10 (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=mini+dv+camcorder&_sacat=11724&_udhi=45&Brand=Canon%7CSony%7CSamsung&_dcat=11724&_sop=10)
Yeah, I sorta figured it's just the camera. I'm nervous to just shell out for another one, but I guess I'll just take the L on the one I already bought. Appreciate the info!
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Got the HVR MRC1 setup like PJ Chad posted. If anyone needs any advice or pointers feel free to hit me up about it.
I bought a bracket from Amazon and it works pretty good with the device. I can adjust the bracket, so it can be pushed out further out to make room for fitting the bigger NP batteries (albeit blocking the exposure reel) or just have it so it's a snug fit next to the tape deck.
For anyone curious it's this one - www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N2LJF2T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_btf_t1_D65vFbE3S1GT6
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yo vx'ers, what's the situation in your area regarding mini dv tapes? i always used sony premium mini dv tapes and recently i have noticed a really sharp increase in price accompanied by decreasing availability. did not really follow the discussion on tapes, but have they already been discontinued, like the beloved mk I where i regrettably never pulled the trigger years ago? as for tapes, there are 5-packs on amazon that go for above 60$ per lot - that's crazy. a 5-pack used to be 12-15 in my area. it's probably time to stock up, eventhough i haven't used my vx1k yet in 2020. haha
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Yes, I think the tapes got discontinued.
I was lucky to find some good deals on eBay, Facebook marketplaces, etc...
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Yep. They're either discontinued or according to one of the VX1 sellers on Insta I spoke with, they're on a lower production run. Lets be honest I doubt they'll still be making them for what is a really small market.
Just gotta keep searching and prepare to pay a high price. I've been spending a bit of coin just for a pack of 5...
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when me and some homies were fucking round filming a vid we just ordered them online but prices would fluctuate depending on seller, 3-5 packs 10-20 still. ran out of tape mid session, called up some old brick & mortar camera store thats been here since the 70s and they had a bunch in stock (probably been sat there for years), Ł8 per tape.
def worth stocking up and keeping an eye out for bulk lots.
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Does anyone use those tadashi mk1 protectors? are they any good/worth it since mk1 prices are skyrocketing now?
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Does anyone use those tadashi mk1 protectors? are they any good/worth it since mk1 prices are skyrocketing now?
I have never seen anyone use one before. But they are pretty sick. And yea considering the price of the mk1 now. Might as well.
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Does anyone use those tadashi mk1 protectors? are they any good/worth it since mk1 prices are skyrocketing now?
I have one. but I’ve only used it a handful of times. it created a weird glare that showed up in footage so I was a little put off by it.
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Does anyone use those tadashi mk1 protectors? are they any good/worth it since mk1 prices are skyrocketing now?
I have one. but I’ve only used it a handful of times. it created a weird glare that showed up in footage so I was a little put off by it.
This and one or two of the ones I’ve gotten have came pre-scratched.
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I would like to make my mk1 screw mount. I took off the bayo ring but can't find a step up ring deep enough to screw on the fisheye.
Anybody has done this before and could help me finding the good ring ?
Thanks
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I would like to make my mk1 screw mount. I took off the bayo ring but can't find a step up ring deep enough to screw on the fisheye.
Anybody has done this before and could help me finding the good ring ?
Thanks
I've done this with a MK2 a long time ago by getting a handful of step up rings/spacers to get through the depth of the screw under the bayo mount, something like 72mm-82mm step up, 82mm spacer, 82-72mm step down, then 72-52mm step down to fit on the camera.
The same type of thing should work on a MK1 but I'm almost positive that the thread size is slightly larger than the MK2's - I seem to remember someone a long time ago doing this with a 74mm step up ring. Hope it works out for you!
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I would like to make my mk1 screw mount. I took off the bayo ring but can't find a step up ring deep enough to screw on the fisheye.
Anybody has done this before and could help me finding the good ring ?
Thanks
The same type of thing should work on a MK1 but I'm almost positive that the thread size is slightly larger than the MK2's - I seem to remember someone a long time ago doing this with a 74mm step up ring. Hope it works out for you!
This.
I also made it on a MK2 and you have to play with step-up step-down rings to be deep enough.
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thanks guys ! using a step up 74mm ring did not work.
but from what i see here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV1PXDtOds), i should start with a step down ring.
I will keep you in touch when i receive it.
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I just posted a video on YouTube where I test some video enhancing A.I on some VX1000 footage if anyone is interested!
https://youtu.be/SksLI2D-cRM (https://youtu.be/SksLI2D-cRM)
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I just posted a video on YouTube where I test some video enhancing A.I on some VX1000 footage if anyone is interested!
https://youtu.be/SksLI2D-cRM (https://youtu.be/SksLI2D-cRM)
this is really cool, i figured it was only a matter of time before we started seeing something like this.
my only question is - does this differ/how much does this differ from just using FCPX to import the 720x480 SD footage into a 1920x1080 30p/60p HD timeline? when i've done this in the past, i haven't had to wait the hours that Topaz takes - it's really just waiting 1-3 minutes for exporting. i wonder if you'd be able to tell a difference when comparing the FCPX upscaled HD footage vs the Topaz AI HD footage of the same clip.
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I just posted a video on YouTube where I test some video enhancing A.I on some VX1000 footage if anyone is interested!
https://youtu.be/SksLI2D-cRM (https://youtu.be/SksLI2D-cRM)
this is really cool, i figured it was only a matter of time before we started seeing something like this.
my only question is - does this differ/how much does this differ from just using FCPX to import the 720x480 SD footage into a 1920x1080 30p/60p HD timeline? when i've done this in the past, i haven't had to wait the hours that Topaz takes - it's really just waiting 1-3 minutes for exporting. i wonder if you'd be able to tell a difference when comparing the FCPX upscaled HD footage vs the Topaz AI HD footage of the same clip.
From what I've seen, doing HD to 4k doesn't do much, in fact you can create the same effect in your editing software! But in my tests you can see a clear improvement when using Topaz. The original DV looks good, but the enhanced looks better imo. I think for now it's still too soon to use this on literally every clip but maybe just chucking one of 2 SD clips into a HD project and it might work out! In a few years time as computers get faster and this software gets better, and hopefully the time it takes is reduced
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i know you mentioned HD to 4K doesn't do much, but what i'm asking about specifically is would there be a notable difference between comparing the following:
720x480 SD footage -> imported into a 1920x1080 HD timeline and then exported
720x480 SD footage -> imported into Topaz AI and exported like you just did in the video
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If I'm understanding your question right, that's exactly what we're seeing at the end of the video (normal upresed SD compared to AI enhanced).
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If I'm understanding your question right, that's exactly what we're seeing at the end of the video (normal upresed SD compared to AI enhanced).
it's likely i'm not making myself clear enough, so i apologize in advance. let me try one more time.
the normal uncompressed SD clips in his video, before they are put through Topaz, are 720x576. after they are put through Topaz, they are "enhanced" as well as now upscaled to HD as 1920x1080.
what i typically do with VX clips that go to youtube, is use FCPX to import that raw SD clip into an HD 1920x1080 timeline. this obviously upscales that SD clip into HD, which is then exported.
my question is, if we start off with a single raw SD clip and run that through the Topaz, and take that same raw SD clip and import into FCPX HD timeline as i described above, would we be able to see a difference when comparing the Topaz vs FCPX clip?
at the end of his video, he compares the raw SD vs the result from Topaz, which is HD. obviously, we are going to see an increase in quality. i'd be interested to see if there was a difference between the Topaz clip, and an upscaled HD clip from FCPX.
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What I usually do is work in a timeline with the same settings as my DV clips, then upscale during export to HD.
Will there be a difference if I work in a HD timeline instead ?
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If I'm understanding your question right, that's exactly what we're seeing at the end of the video (normal upresed SD compared to AI enhanced).
The videos at the end with the "Original" title are the upscaled SD clips to HD though. If they weren't, and they were the actual original raw SD files (at original resolution), they wouldn't fill the video frame. Unless I'm still misunderstanding, the comparison at the end of the "Original" vs "Enhanced" videos is "editing software SD upscaled to HD" vs "AI enhanced."
What I usually do is work in a timeline with the same settings as my DV clips, then upscale during export to HD.
Will there be a difference if I work in a HD timeline instead ?
I haven't noticed any difference with these two methods (in Premiere), as long as you export with the same settings it should look the same.
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So I put the original clips into my HD timeline, and made them fill the frame, then I had the enhanced ones next to em. Now you mention that it would be interesting to see if the original clip vs. the enhanced one downsampled back to SD resolution. Sorry I didn't make it very clear!
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hoping to get the input of some fellow slap nerds. i searched this thread, and over the years there seems to be some differing opinions on shutter speed for the NSTC vx1000. i'm just learning that the general rule of thumb is to typically double the frame rate - so 29.97 = 1/60.
the below video (although it's not vx1000), says to typically shoot sunny daytime footage at 1/125 for shutter speed in order to find a balance between 1/1000 which is too jumpy, and 1/60 which is a little blurry. is this what everyone typically follows?
if i had planned on exporting a vx1000 edit to 60fps, should i be adjusting the shutter speed to corrleate with that (around 1/250 or 1/500), or should the shutter remain at 1/125 since the true frame rate is 29.97?
lastly, i know some people in this thread have said that f5.6 is the "sweet spot" for aperture on the vx1000. is that mostly because it is directly in the middle between a shallow depth of field vs a deep depth of field?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VZMbngPFF8
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hoping to get the input of some fellow slap nerds. i searched this thread, and over the years there seems to be some differing opinions on shutter speed for the NSTC vx1000. i'm just learning that the general rule of thumb is to typically double the frame rate - so 29.97 = 1/60.
the below video (although it's not vx1000), says to typically shoot sunny daytime footage at 1/125 for shutter speed in order to find a balance between 1/1000 which is too jumpy, and 1/60 which is a little blurry. is this what everyone typically follows?
if i had planned on exporting a vx1000 edit to 60fps, should i be adjusting the shutter speed to corrleate with that (around 1/250 or 1/500), or should the shutter remain at 1/125 since the true frame rate is 29.97?
lastly, i know some people in this thread have said that f5.6 is the "sweet spot" for aperture on the vx1000. is that mostly because it is directly in the middle between a shallow depth of field vs a deep depth of field?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VZMbngPFF8
It depends on what you're looking for. If you want crisp slowmo, I'd say 1/500th shutter speed is what you should use. If you want some blur, but still a decent crispy looking slowmo, I'd say 1/125th shutter speed.
And regarding the f-stop, if you have your camera setup at f1.8, the vignette is going to look soft, and at the higher f-stop it's easier to make focus mistakes. However, at f5.6 the depth of field is so deep that pretty much everything is going to be in focus which can be a plus, or a negative depending on who you ask.
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Leaving the aperture wide open is why so much VX footage looks soft, always set it higher. (yes, 5.6 or higher is great)
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Leaving the aperture wide open is why so much VX footage looks soft, always set it higher. (yes, 5.6 or higher is great)
exactly. anything below 5.6 gets a little soft.
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hoping to get the input of some fellow slap nerds. i searched this thread, and over the years there seems to be some differing opinions on shutter speed for the NSTC vx1000. i'm just learning that the general rule of thumb is to typically double the frame rate - so 29.97 = 1/60.
the below video (although it's not vx1000), says to typically shoot sunny daytime footage at 1/125 for shutter speed in order to find a balance between 1/1000 which is too jumpy, and 1/60 which is a little blurry. is this what everyone typically follows?
if i had planned on exporting a vx1000 edit to 60fps, should i be adjusting the shutter speed to corrleate with that (around 1/250 or 1/500), or should the shutter remain at 1/125 since the true frame rate is 29.97?
lastly, i know some people in this thread have said that f5.6 is the "sweet spot" for aperture on the vx1000. is that mostly because it is directly in the middle between a shallow depth of field vs a deep depth of field?
It depends on what you're looking for. If you want crisp slowmo, I'd say 1/500th shutter speed is what you should use. If you want some blur, but still a decent crispy looking slowmo, I'd say 1/125th shutter speed.
And regarding the f-stop, if you have your camera setup at f1.8, the vignette is going to look soft, and at the higher f-stop it's easier to make focus mistakes. However, at f5.6 the depth of field is so deep that pretty much everything is going to be in focus which can be a plus, or a negative depending on who you ask.
This is good advice. The "double the frame rate shutter speed rule" is generally suggested for film/cinema, i.e. use 1/48th shutter speed if you're shooting 24fps and want a classic film look. For skating (SD and VX1000 especially) it really doesn't apply. I personally try not to go below 1/125th unless it's pitch black.
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I still don't really understand why, but there is something with F5.6 and the MKI fisheye that just works well.
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Anyone got a current link for vx1000 batteries for sale online?
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Requesting help from Slap pals.
One of my VX1000 got the classic jammed tape where the tape deck do not go out entirely.
How do I extract the tape, and can I fix this ?
I’m not asking for « send it to Kerry » but for some experiences and instructions to do it myself.
Thanks a lot !
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So I thought that the photo/video board was for stuff about photography and filming until i checked it out. Turs out it wasn't. Is there any active photography/filming thread on Slap? Figured I should ask here before starting one.
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Requesting help from Slap pals.
One of my VX1000 got the classic jammed tape where the tape deck do not go out entirely.
How do I extract the tape, and can I fix this ?
I’m not asking for « send it to Kerry » but for some experiences and instructions to do it myself.
Thanks a lot !
Do you see any error codes on the screen? Any unusal gear sounds, like grinding or continuing to move without the deck opening? If so there may just be something not aligned right. I bought a vx21k off ebay a few years ago with tape deck "problems" and turns out it was just a clip I had to push with a tooth pick. I didn't have to take anything apart either. I forgot the code my camera was giving at the time so I can't be 100% sure what I said applies to you. Could just be worn out gears.
Maybe just email Kerry and he can probably diagnose the problem over email. Then you can search up/ self repair on your own.
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Requesting help from Slap pals.
One of my VX1000 got the classic jammed tape where the tape deck do not go out entirely.
How do I extract the tape, and can I fix this ?
I’m not asking for « send it to Kerry » but for some experiences and instructions to do it myself.
Thanks a lot !
had the problem once and i managed to open the left shell of the vx. disconnected it, reconnected it without putting the shell back. turn on the camera, and the tape dexk went down. then i put the vx back together and it worked as intended.
i might have been lucky but it's worth a try.
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Requesting help from Slap pals.
One of my VX1000 got the classic jammed tape where the tape deck do not go out entirely.
How do I extract the tape, and can I fix this ?
I’m not asking for « send it to Kerry » but for some experiences and instructions to do it myself.
Thanks a lot !
had the problem once and i managed to open the left shell of the vx. disconnected it, reconnected it without putting the shell back. turn on the camera, and the tape dexk went down. then i put the vx back together and it worked as intended.
i might have been lucky but it's worth a try.
Merci Romain !
I just tear the left part down, got rid of the whole the tape band, and I had to remove the tape deck without disconnecting it to have the tape finally out.
I made a few tests and everything works now.
I have another issue with this camera that someone may have had :
Whenever I set my aperture to something lower than F5.6 the image gets blurry. Not out-of-focus blurry, but more of like a foggy effect. This happens with whatever shutter speed.
Any idea ?
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show us an example picture of the fogginess.
does your lens seem clean ?
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Anybody aware of a rough going rate for an MK1 century optic lens?
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show us an example picture of the fogginess.
does your lens seem clean ?
Here is a video showing the defect.
Focus is auto
Shutter speed is auto (well it is not set, so I guess ?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFkli6pcJVo
Edit: auto shutter is OFF in the settings.
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I've never seen that, but i guess if you open the lens and clean it from the inside, there's a good chance to get rid of the fogginess
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I had something similar where the whole VAP unit was loose and I only noticed when it starting looking soft at night. If I pushed the whole front end in it would go into focus properly, which was an okay workaround for that day, but I ended up just sending it back to get fixed since I'd just bought it.
Here's what it looked like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yj-ylDAY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyRSJj6phy4
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I had something similar where the whole VAP unit was loose and I only noticed when it starting looking soft at night. If I pushed the whole front end in it would go into focus properly, which was an okay workaround for that day, but I ended up just sending it back to get fixed since I'd just bought it.
This very much looks like the same defect, even if my VAP unit isn't loose.
I will try to open it and whether clean it or check if something might have moved in there.
Thanks !
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Anybody aware of a rough going rate for an MK1 century optic lens?
See them going for upwards of $1000 these days on Ig accounts like VX1000MARKET. even saw one on ebay for $2000 lmao
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See them going for upwards of $1000 these days on Ig accounts like VX1000MARKET. even saw one on ebay for $2000 lmao
wouldn't send another dollar to vxKookmarket
Yea prices of MK1's are around 1200+
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Hi, so my repaired vx1000 (the tape wouldn't eject), arrived yesterday and it was fully working with no problems.
Today I tried to film something and after I've inserted the battery into the VX and tried turning it on it just beeped and showed a full battery icon but nothing else worked.
First thing I thought was that the temperature was a bit too cold for the camera (it was around 7°C = 44.6°F).
But when I came back home and waited for it to get to room temperature it still wouldn't turn on :(.
I've tried multiple batteries and nothing helped. Any suggestions?
also sorry for my english, I'm from Slovakia
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Hi, so my repaired vx1000 (the tape wouldn't eject), arrived yesterday and it was fully working with no problems.
Today I tried to film something and after I've inserted the battery into the VX and tried turning it on it just beeped and showed a full battery icon but nothing else worked.
First thing I thought was that the temperature was a bit too cold for the camera (it was around 7°C = 44.6°F).
But when I came back home and waited for it to get to room temperature it still wouldn't turn on :(.
I've tried multiple batteries and nothing helped. Any suggestions?
also sorry for my english, I'm from Slovakia
That's rough. Sorry to hear. VX1000's are notorious for hating cold weather. It's a long shot, but is your VX on autolock (switch below the power)? Are you able to see a picture through the viewfinder, or is it black? Are you able to change the program type, shutter, aperature, white balance? Does anything show on the rear door when you try to change any of these settings?
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Hi, so my repaired vx1000 (the tape wouldn't eject), arrived yesterday and it was fully working with no problems.
Today I tried to film something and after I've inserted the battery into the VX and tried turning it on it just beeped and showed a full battery icon but nothing else worked.
First thing I thought was that the temperature was a bit too cold for the camera (it was around 7°C = 44.6°F).
But when I came back home and waited for it to get to room temperature it still wouldn't turn on :(.
I've tried multiple batteries and nothing helped. Any suggestions?
also sorry for my english, I'm from Slovakia
That's rough. Sorry to hear. VX1000's are notorious for hating cold weather. It's a long shot, but is your VX on autolock (switch below the power)? Are you able to see a picture through the viewfinder, or is it black? Are you able to change the program type, shutter, aperature, white balance? Does anything show on the rear door when you try to change any of these settings?
It's on manual. There's no picture, just the battery indicator. I can change the program type, shutter speed, white balance, but not the aperature. Yes the icons pop up but I don't think it does anything, also the menu doesn't work.
I guess I'll be sending it back for another repair.
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My friend's board smashed into my fisheye this week-end, poping of the front of the VAP unit and scratching my brand new MKI when it hit the ground. I feel so bad because I have a Tadashi filter and it was in my bag but I just didn't put it on...
Do you guys know if Century is still selling front elements ?
Also, I glued my VAP unit back after removing the front lens and let it dry overnight with my camera standing vertically.
Still, there was a little fog in the inner lens this morning, so I didn't touch and let it until get to work.
If I fucked it up, is there any way to fix this ?
Thanks for your help, I feel like a total noob...
Edit: pictures for reference
(https://i.ibb.co/fYXtG6f/IMG-5460.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/qjJ7QLd/IMG-5465.jpg)
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Dang, sorry to hear. I've always heard never to use any glue on broken lens mounts for that exact reason (glue causing foggy internal lenses) and to always use electrical tape instead. I'm not sure if it's fixable honestly, but I would suggest hitting up Video Electronics or a similar repair place for their insight on that one. You could also just try breaking it where the glue is and cleaning it yourself.
As far as the lens goes, I believe Century is only replacing front elements themselves, and charging a bunch for the labour on top of the glass itself. I think I read on here it was something like $600 or $800 for that, but honestly it's probably worth it since once they're out of stock it'll be impossible to fix it.
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it depends of the type of glue you use and the quantity.
I always used gorilla glue in small quantities and never had a problem. It's better to glue your bayo in 2 or 3 times to avoid too much fume. I even glue the bayo part of the vx before it's even broken to make sure it doesn't fall.
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Ahhh shit man. I always used hot glue so that it doesn't get fumes on the lens
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Alright so I sent my camera to VX doc, I hope he will be able to fix it.
As for the fisheye, Century sent me a service form for repair.
The front element is 295$ and the labor rate is 150$/hour...
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Alright so I sent my camera to VX doc, I hope he will be able to fix it.
As for the fisheye, Century sent me a service form for repair.
The front element is 295$ and the labor rate is 150$/hour...
damn pricy. Surprised they are still doing front elements.
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Alright so I sent my camera to VX doc, I hope he will be able to fix it.
As for the fisheye, Century sent me a service form for repair.
The front element is 295$ and the labor rate is 150$/hour...
damn pricy. Surprised they are still doing front elements.
They do but you cannot buy them as spare parts: you have to send your lens for repair.
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Alright so I sent my camera to VX doc, I hope he will be able to fix it.
As for the fisheye, Century sent me a service form for repair.
The front element is 295$ and the labor rate is 150$/hour...
damn pricy. Surprised they are still doing front elements.
They do but you cannot buy them as spare parts: you have to send your lens for repair.
I wonder why you have to send in the lens for repair since replacing the front element is easy? Do they only have a low quantity so they want to prevent resellers like vx1000market from buying them all and doing an extreme markup. Take away liability from us DIYers from damaging the lens further? Or simply to milk some extra cash by charging alot for them repair it themselves? Maybe a combination of all?
Also, if you send in a repair to replace the front element, do they send the scratched one back with the new or do they keep it?
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Alright so I sent my camera to VX doc, I hope he will be able to fix it.
As for the fisheye, Century sent me a service form for repair.
The front element is 295$ and the labor rate is 150$/hour...
damn pricy. Surprised they are still doing front elements.
They do but you cannot buy them as spare parts: you have to send your lens for repair.
I wonder why you have to send in the lens for repair since replacing the front element is easy? Do they only have a low quantity so they want to prevent resellers like vx1000market from buying them all and doing an extreme markup. Take away liability from us DIYers from damaging the lens further? Or simply to milk some extra cash by charging alot for them repair it themselves? Maybe a combination of all?
Also, if you send in a repair to replace the front element, do they send the scratched one back with the new or do they keep it?
That is actually a good question !
I'm still not sure what to do with my lens...
Regarding the price, I don't think there will be better deal for a brand new front element.
@vx_fisheye_sales had one last week, and someone offered him 950$ for it...
This is what they told me :
Hello Thomas,
Yes, we do need the lens to be sent in for repair. Please find our service form attached for you to complete and ship with your lens in need of service. Please ship the lens along with this form to 640 South Glenwood Place, Burbank, CA 91506.
We will assess the lens and provide you a quote for the repair. Just for your information, our labor rate is $150/hour, and parts needed are to be determined. Once approved we will be able to provide an estimated date. We only have a few elements left for servicing lenses, please send your fisheye in as son as possible. The element is $295.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Maral Mirzayan
Business Operations Manager
Schneider Optics, Inc.
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Alright so I sent my camera to VX doc, I hope he will be able to fix it.
As for the fisheye, Century sent me a service form for repair.
The front element is 295$ and the labor rate is 150$/hour...
damn pricy. Surprised they are still doing front elements.
They do but you cannot buy them as spare parts: you have to send your lens for repair.
I wonder why you have to send in the lens for repair since replacing the front element is easy? Do they only have a low quantity so they want to prevent resellers like vx1000market from buying them all and doing an extreme markup. Take away liability from us DIYers from damaging the lens further? Or simply to milk some extra cash by charging alot for them repair it themselves? Maybe a combination of all?
Also, if you send in a repair to replace the front element, do they send the scratched one back with the new or do they keep it?
That is actually a good question !
I'm still not sure what to do with my lens...
Regarding the price, I don't think there will be better deal for a brand new front element.
@vx_fisheye_sales had one last week, and someone offered him 950$ for it...
This is what they told me :
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Hello Thomas,
Yes, we do need the lens to be sent in for repair. Please find our service form attached for you to complete and ship with your lens in need of service. Please ship the lens along with this form to 640 South Glenwood Place, Burbank, CA 91506.
We will assess the lens and provide you a quote for the repair. Just for your information, our labor rate is $150/hour, and parts needed are to be determined. Once approved we will be able to provide an estimated date. We only have a few elements left for servicing lenses, please send your fisheye in as son as possible. The element is $295.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Maral Mirzayan
Business Operations Manager
Schneider Optics, Inc.
If they sent back the old front element then you can use it as a backup if it's not completely destroyed. I'd feel robbed if they kept it. Paying $800+ for the lens and an additional couple hundred bucks to replace a part of it.
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Alright so I sent my camera to VX doc, I hope he will be able to fix it.
As for the fisheye, Century sent me a service form for repair.
The front element is 295$ and the labor rate is 150$/hour...
damn pricy. Surprised they are still doing front elements.
They do but you cannot buy them as spare parts: you have to send your lens for repair.
I wonder why you have to send in the lens for repair since replacing the front element is easy? Do they only have a low quantity so they want to prevent resellers like vx1000market from buying them all and doing an extreme markup. Take away liability from us DIYers from damaging the lens further? Or simply to milk some extra cash by charging alot for them repair it themselves? Maybe a combination of all?
Also, if you send in a repair to replace the front element, do they send the scratched one back with the new or do they keep it?
That is actually a good question !
I'm still not sure what to do with my lens...
Regarding the price, I don't think there will be better deal for a brand new front element.
@vx_fisheye_sales had one last week, and someone offered him 950$ for it...
This is what they told me :
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Hello Thomas,
Yes, we do need the lens to be sent in for repair. Please find our service form attached for you to complete and ship with your lens in need of service. Please ship the lens along with this form to 640 South Glenwood Place, Burbank, CA 91506.
We will assess the lens and provide you a quote for the repair. Just for your information, our labor rate is $150/hour, and parts needed are to be determined. Once approved we will be able to provide an estimated date. We only have a few elements left for servicing lenses, please send your fisheye in as son as possible. The element is $295.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Maral Mirzayan
Business Operations Manager
Schneider Optics, Inc.
If they sent back the old front element then you can use it as a backup if it's not completely destroyed. I'd feel robbed if they kept it. Paying $800+ for the lens and an additional couple hundred bucks to replace a part of it.
Thats a good question. You got me wondering now if they do keep it or not?
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They just told me that they will send me the old front element back along with the repaired fisheye.
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They just told me that they will send me the old front element back along with the repaired fisheye.
Okay that makes more sense.
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Dang, sorry to hear. I've always heard never to use any glue on broken lens mounts for that exact reason (glue causing foggy internal lenses) and to always use electrical tape instead.
I took a break from filming for 8 years and let a buddy use my VX for a few of those years. Long story short - the front of the camera got ripped off and he glued it back on resulting in the foggy internal lenses you mentioned. I didn't care at the time because I was totally over filming, but now that I'm into it again I'm pretty bummed. No matter what is done, the image always looks slightly out of focus due to the fog. Super frustrating and now looking for a broken VX with a good VAP so that I can replace the VAP on mine.
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Dang, sorry to hear. I've always heard never to use any glue on broken lens mounts for that exact reason (glue causing foggy internal lenses) and to always use electrical tape instead.
I took a break from filming for 8 years and let a buddy use my VX for a few of those years. Long story short - the front of the camera got ripped off and he glued it back on resulting in the foggy internal lenses you mentioned. I didn't care at the time because I was totally over filming, but now that I'm into it again I'm pretty bummed. No matter what is done, the image always looks slightly out of focus due to the fog. Super frustrating and now looking for a broken VX with a good VAP so that I can replace the VAP on mine.
Yea I have always used some sort of jb weld or 2 part epoxy. I just did it on my new vx
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Dang, sorry to hear. I've always heard never to use any glue on broken lens mounts for that exact reason (glue causing foggy internal lenses) and to always use electrical tape instead.
I took a break from filming for 8 years and let a buddy use my VX for a few of those years. Long story short - the front of the camera got ripped off and he glued it back on resulting in the foggy internal lenses you mentioned. I didn't care at the time because I was totally over filming, but now that I'm into it again I'm pretty bummed. No matter what is done, the image always looks slightly out of focus due to the fog. Super frustrating and now looking for a broken VX with a good VAP so that I can replace the VAP on mine.
This is so frustrating because it's just fog but in the end you have to replace the whole VAP unit...
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From what i've heard:
watch out because the VAP unit is linked to one of the cards, and if you just change the VAP without configuring the card, you might have parfocal problems (your focus point moves when you zoom).
i believe there are infos about it in the vx1000 service manual.
the easiest option would be to send it to kerry at VE.
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out of pure curiosity, how much would that be to ship a vx to kerry at VE from europe? have you already done this bataaard?
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I just got some advices from Kerry and he sent me some parts.
You can ask @vx_doc on instagram if he can change your VAP and check the parfocal.
he's from europe and legit.
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Hi to all VX1000 users, I recommend you take a look at skatehype.com or it's app. Especially by the following unique features:
- Direct conversion .DV NTSC to 60p video. Best quality on Internet for VX.
- No ads, no audio or video bans, no data tracking, no shit, just Skateboarding.
- No more people asking for "send me that trick for insta", all users can download tricks for insta of any video.
- No more people asking for "send me that video part", your friends or you can create a video part from video without reencoding, just with a post in seconds.
More info on this thread: https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=112401.0
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Hi to all VX1000 users, I recommend you take a look at skatehype.com or it's app. Especially by the following unique features:
- Direct conversion .DV NTSC to 60p video. Best quality on Internet for VX.
- No ads, no audio or video bans, no data tracking, no shit, just Skateboarding.
- No more people asking for "send me that trick for insta", all users can download tricks for insta of any video.
- No more people asking for "send me that video part", your friends or you can create a video from video without reencoding, just with a post in seconds.
More info on this thread: https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=112401.0
thanks, def checking this out
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Sooo, I finally made my mind and sent my MKI to Century for a front element replacement.
Anyone ever done it here ? I still don't know exactly how much they will charge me...
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Sooo, I finally made my mind and sent my MKI to Century for a front element replacement.
Anyone ever done it here ? I still don't know exactly how much they will charge me...
I am assuming new front element and the labor like they mentioned?
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Sooo, I finally made my mind and sent my MKI to Century for a front element replacement.
Anyone ever done it here ? I still don't know exactly how much they will charge me...
I am assuming new front element and the labor like they mentioned?
Yes, I was expecting something like 450-500$ but if they need 2 hours or more to replace the front element it will be much more.
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Sooo, I finally made my mind and sent my MKI to Century for a front element replacement.
Anyone ever done it here ? I still don't know exactly how much they will charge me...
I am assuming new front element and the labor like they mentioned?
Yes, I was expecting something like 450-500$ but if they need 2 hours or more to replace the front element it will be much more.
I would've asked for a quote before I sent it but keep us posted on what it came out to. Also, let us know if they send back the old front element. I'm curious.
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Anybody know the best place to get batteries?
I had three but one broke... I saw B&H selling them new for like... 149 dollars or something which is insane...
Hoping for something a little lower in price so I can buy a few. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Anybody know the best place to get batteries?
I had three but one broke... I saw B&H selling them new for like... 149 dollars or something which is insane...
Hoping for something a little lower in price so I can buy a few. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I've used eBay to buy a bunch of NP-F970's for my vx2100. I forgot the seller (had them saved years ago) but the batteries were legit and lasted hours/ weeks at a time. I think they were about $30-40ish a piece or maybe 2 for $45? I can't remember exactly.
I don't suggest paying 150 for one battery. I'd lurk eBay for a third party and check the reviews before buying.
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Anybody know the best place to get batteries?
I had three but one broke... I saw B&H selling them new for like... 149 dollars or something which is insane...
Hoping for something a little lower in price so I can buy a few. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I've used eBay to buy a bunch of NP-F970's for my vx2100. I forgot the seller (had them saved years ago) but the batteries were legit and lasted hours/ weeks at a time. I think they were about $30-40ish a piece or maybe 2 for $45? I can't remember exactly.
I don't suggest paying 150 for one battery. I'd lurk eBay for a third party and check the reviews before buying.
Yea i wouldn't spend nearly that much on batteries. I bought these fake ones off amazon and they didn't have the grooves in them, so they wouldn't slide into the vx. I ended up taking the plastic housing case on the battery and they worked great
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I've bought two of these ones and they seem to work pretty well.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/4200mAh-New-Video-Camcorde-Battery-for-Sony-DCR-VX1000-DCR-VX2000-NP-F750/174306367481?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
I think they're sold out right now though.
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Anybody know the best place to get batteries?
I had three but one broke... I saw B&H selling them new for like... 149 dollars or something which is insane...
Hoping for something a little lower in price so I can buy a few. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I've used eBay to buy a bunch of NP-F970's for my vx2100. I forgot the seller (had them saved years ago) but the batteries were legit and lasted hours/ weeks at a time. I think they were about $30-40ish a piece or maybe 2 for $45? I can't remember exactly.
I don't suggest paying 150 for one battery. I'd lurk eBay for a third party and check the reviews before buying.
Yeah when I had my VX21 I had a mix of the OG Sony ones that still held charge or the cheap ones I bought on eBay. Honestly, they hold charge and as long as you look after them they'll last a long time.
If you're using a 21 just be careful and persist at the seller that they in fact, do have the grooves on the side. I've had to send so many back and argue with a few, but I got a load of them in the end.
Or you could do a botch job like some have to make those grooves, but I wouldn't want to fuck with cutting into the side of the battery haha.
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I've bought two of these ones and they seem to work pretty well.
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/4200mAh-New-Video-Camcorde-Battery-for-Sony-DCR-VX1000-DCR-VX2000-NP-F750/174306367481?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
I think they're sold out right now though.
Thanks dude!
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Found batteries for 22 bucks... Free shipping too.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/351216194651
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Found batteries for 22 bucks... Free shipping too.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/351216194651
Good looking out. Just ordered 2. Will report back on how they are.
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Found batteries for 22 bucks... Free shipping too.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/351216194651
About to order a few once I get paid. Thanks for the link cuz
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Quick update regarding my MKI repair by Century.
They just sent me the quote, with a front element now at $395, previously announced at $295... (before I sent the lens in)
Plus $225 of labor, which was expected.
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Quick update regarding my MKI repair by Century.
They just sent me the quote, with a front element now at $395, previously announced at $295... (before I sent the lens in)
Plus $225 of labor, which was expected.
Damn an extra 100$
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Any tips on keeping your VX warm when filming in colder weather? Whenever I'm filming in 40 degree or less temperatures, my manual focus stops working and auto focus takes over despite manual focus still being selected.
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Any tips on keeping your VX warm when filming in colder weather? Whenever I'm filming in 40 degree or less temperatures, my manual focus stops working and auto focus takes over despite manual focus still being selected.
Its pretty hard to do so. When I was living in Washington in the winter time the vx was sometimes not even useable because it got so cold. Pretty sure I seen someone put a bunch of hand warmers on the outside of it. Was most likely a joke but it might work a little haha.
I know a group of dudes that make snowboarding videos with the vx and as far as I know they don't have a problem.
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Any tips on keeping your VX warm when filming in colder weather? Whenever I'm filming in 40 degree or less temperatures, my manual focus stops working and auto focus takes over despite manual focus still being selected.
Its pretty hard to do so. When I was living in Washington in the winter time the vx was sometimes not even useable because it got so cold. Pretty sure I seen someone put a bunch of hand warmers on the outside of it. Was most likely a joke but it might work a little haha.
I know a group of dudes that make snowboarding videos with the vx and as far as I know they don't have a problem.
I film in SLC, UT. I take the VX out regularly in 0-30 degree temperatures and haven't had many, if any problems. Batteries don't last as long, but that's about it for me. Maybe I'm lucky.
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Any tips on keeping your VX warm when filming in colder weather? Whenever I'm filming in 40 degree or less temperatures, my manual focus stops working and auto focus takes over despite manual focus still being selected.
Its pretty hard to do so. When I was living in Washington in the winter time the vx was sometimes not even useable because it got so cold. Pretty sure I seen someone put a bunch of hand warmers on the outside of it. Was most likely a joke but it might work a little haha.
I know a group of dudes that make snowboarding videos with the vx and as far as I know they don't have a problem.
I film in SLC, UT. I take the VX out regularly in 0-30 degree temperatures and haven't had many, if any problems. Batteries don't last as long, but that's about it for me. Maybe I'm lucky.
Shit the second I would take mine out. It would start glitching so bad. Batteries would die so fast.
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My old US VX didn’t fare well if it was below 35, Japanese one was good though.
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For those of you with off brand VX batteries that don't "pop" out of the battery compartment when you take them out, do you have any tips? I was thinking of putting some velcro on the end of the battery facing out, and keeping the other side of the velcro in my camera bag so i can help pull the battery out of the compartment.
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For those of you with off brand VX batteries that don't "pop" out of the battery compartment when you take them out, do you have any tips? I was thinking of putting some velcro on the end of the battery facing out, and keeping the other side of the velcro in my camera bag so i can help pull the battery out of the compartment.
I just take a pocket knife. Velcro would work, but would you still be able to shut the door?
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I use a little piece of tape like a pull-tab.
(https://i.imgur.com/dYPxluil.jpg)
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I use a little piece of tape like a pull-tab.
(https://i.imgur.com/dYPxluil.jpg)
Smart and simple, thanks!
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Damn why didn't I think of that bahaha.
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Has anyone any experience with these tapes?
(https://mkh-electronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JVC-MDV-60D-E-M-DV60DE-Mini-DV-Tape.jpg)
I can get a sweet deal on a bunch however I'm not sure if they are any good quality and if it would be a good deal.
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Has anyone any experience with these tapes?
(https://mkh-electronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JVC-MDV-60D-E-M-DV60DE-Mini-DV-Tape.jpg)
I can get a sweet deal on a bunch however I'm not sure if they are any good quality and if it would be a good deal.
I mean if its worth it. I have never used anything besides sony tapes before. Too much of a hassle to switch and hope the footage doesn't glitch
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basically anything other than the sony tapes are "dry" tapes. the sonys have a lubricant on them to help the age of the tape heads but other brands do not. it won't affect quality, or at least i haven't seen any quality drop, but it will affect longevity or at the very least the time between professional head cleanings. i used maxwell tapes when i first started but have used sony's for the last 10 years.
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Has anyone any experience with these tapes?
(https://mkh-electronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/JVC-MDV-60D-E-M-DV60DE-Mini-DV-Tape.jpg)
I can get a sweet deal on a bunch however I'm not sure if they are any good quality and if it would be a good deal.
(Someone correct me if I'm wrong with this following statement)
My understanding with other brands of tapes are that they should be fine image wise but if you can find that brand's head cleaning tape, use that first of all and they should be good to go. I don't really know much about 'swapping' brands as I've always gone with Sony tapes, however I don't think you'll experience anything with a drop in quality that will be noticeable.
basically anything other than the sony tapes are "dry" tapes. the sonys have a lubricant on them to help the age of the tape heads but other brands do not
That's the important fact - just don't go constantly inbetween brands and if you have to, make sure to use head cleaning tapes or you'll give your camera what my mate calls it 'tape aids'.
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so if im not mistaken, sony tapes are basically impossible to find, correct?
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so if im not mistaken, sony tapes are basically impossible to find, correct?
You can find some on eBay, craiglist, old stock of camera stores or things like that.
But yes, it's becoming kind of hard...
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I sold all of my VX1000 gear to @vx_doc towards the end of last year.
Keep an eye out for it. 2 mint VX1000s, 7 batteries, around 30 sealed Sony tapes, etc.
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Found batteries for 22 bucks... Free shipping too.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/351216194651
Good looking out. Just ordered 2. Will report back on how they are.
These batteries are insanely good. One battery will last a whole day of filming. I've never had a vx1 battery last so long, jussayin.
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would any issues arise if i switch brands of tape?
has anyone ever tried fujifilm tapes?
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would any issues arise if i switch brands of tape?
has anyone ever tried fujifilm tapes?
If you look up above there's a conversation about swapping tapes.
Use a head cleaner tape if you're swapping over.
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Any Canadian's here? Been trying to find some new batteries for my vx1 but haven't had much luck lately finding any one that ships to Canada (Ontario).
Anyone know of anyone that ships vx batteries to Canada ?
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I had a savage lens hit on the weekend (noseslide on a sticky ledge + axle to the lens = equivalent to a gory crime scene).
Now I'm looking for a mk1 front element or a lens its self, but people want absolute mental money for it now. PM me if you do have one and want to sell like.
But I wanna know, any experience here of sending it in for repair? Time frame? And if you're in the Europe let me know if you have sent it, too.
I'm in the UK, so it'll be that bit more of a ballache. I've sorted a spare lens to tie me over if I go down that route and it's gone for months anyways.
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I had a savage lens hit on the weekend (noseslide on a sticky ledge + axle to the lens = equivalent to a gory crime scene).
Now I'm looking for a mk1 front element or a lens its self, but people want absolute mental money for it now. PM me if you do have one and want to sell like.
But I wanna know, any experience here of sending it in for repair? Time frame? And if you're in the Europe let me know if you have sent it, too.
I'm in the UK, so it'll be that bit more of a ballache. I've sorted a spare lens to tie me over if I go down that route and it's gone for months anyways.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I actually sent my lens to Century for repair, it was during this Christmas break so it took approx 6 weeks to get my fisheye back (I'm in France).
The front element is 400$ and the labour cost is 150$/hr (in my case 225$).
I had to add 200€ of import taxes, so in the end I paid 700€...
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I had a savage lens hit on the weekend (noseslide on a sticky ledge + axle to the lens = equivalent to a gory crime scene).
Now I'm looking for a mk1 front element or a lens its self, but people want absolute mental money for it now. PM me if you do have one and want to sell like.
But I wanna know, any experience here of sending it in for repair? Time frame? And if you're in the Europe let me know if you have sent it, too.
I'm in the UK, so it'll be that bit more of a ballache. I've sorted a spare lens to tie me over if I go down that route and it's gone for months anyways.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I actually sent my lens to Century for repair, it was during this Christmas break so it took approx 6 weeks to get my fisheye back (I'm in France).
The front element is 400$ and the labour cost is 150$/hr (in my case 225$).
I had to add 200€ of import taxes, so in the end I paid 700€...
Thanks for the info, glad to hear it didn't take too long as I thought it would, especially during COVID.
I'll be more than happy to wait for that time frame especially with not actually being able to go to any filming with the British weather and stricter COVID restrictions.
Just out of curiosity; is the email address [email protected]?
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I had a savage lens hit on the weekend (noseslide on a sticky ledge + axle to the lens = equivalent to a gory crime scene).
Now I'm looking for a mk1 front element or a lens its self, but people want absolute mental money for it now. PM me if you do have one and want to sell like.
But I wanna know, any experience here of sending it in for repair? Time frame? And if you're in the Europe let me know if you have sent it, too.
I'm in the UK, so it'll be that bit more of a ballache. I've sorted a spare lens to tie me over if I go down that route and it's gone for months anyways.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I actually sent my lens to Century for repair, it was during this Christmas break so it took approx 6 weeks to get my fisheye back (I'm in France).
The front element is 400$ and the labour cost is 150$/hr (in my case 225$).
I had to add 200€ of import taxes, so in the end I paid 700€...
Thanks for the info, glad to hear it didn't take too long as I thought it would, especially during COVID.
I'll be more than happy to wait for that time frame especially with not actually being able to go to any filming with the British weather and stricter COVID restrictions.
Just out of curiosity; is the email address [email protected]?
Yep, I saw that it is a rough time for you guys in the UK. I think we are going to get to quarantine again in the following weeks in France too...
You can hit [email protected] , she handled my request.
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I had a savage lens hit on the weekend (noseslide on a sticky ledge + axle to the lens = equivalent to a gory crime scene).
Now I'm looking for a mk1 front element or a lens its self, but people want absolute mental money for it now. PM me if you do have one and want to sell like.
But I wanna know, any experience here of sending it in for repair? Time frame? And if you're in the Europe let me know if you have sent it, too.
I'm in the UK, so it'll be that bit more of a ballache. I've sorted a spare lens to tie me over if I go down that route and it's gone for months anyways.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I actually sent my lens to Century for repair, it was during this Christmas break so it took approx 6 weeks to get my fisheye back (I'm in France).
The front element is 400$ and the labour cost is 150$/hr (in my case 225$).
I had to add 200€ of import taxes, so in the end I paid 700€...
Thanks for the info, glad to hear it didn't take too long as I thought it would, especially during COVID.
I'll be more than happy to wait for that time frame especially with not actually being able to go to any filming with the British weather and stricter COVID restrictions.
Just out of curiosity; is the email address [email protected]?
Yep, I saw that it is a rough time for you guys in the UK. I think we are going to get to quarantine again in the following weeks in France too...
You can hit [email protected] , she handled my request.
Hopefully this year we'll see change for the better, hopefully.
Cheers mate I'll send an email over to that person now, see if I can speed up the request a bit.
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Any tips on keeping your VX warm when filming in colder weather? Whenever I'm filming in 40 degree or less temperatures, my manual focus stops working and auto focus takes over despite manual focus still being selected.
Hair dryer & vx in a zipped duffel bag if you can find some power close to the spot.
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Anybody knows whats up with my vx?
I started getting glitches couple months ago every now and then, it wasn't really a problem at first.
Then when I filmed, sometimes rec was on and everything was fine but when I tried to watch or capture the clip it was all black. Sometimes it was like 3 minutes just black and then back to normal again.
I cleaned the heads, they were kinda dirty but not that much. I changed the ribbon cable at the same time and the first session after that everything was fine but now it glitches ALL the time, cant even see the flips In the clips.
It doesnt glitch when its stable like filming from a ground with no zooming or moving it so that kinda indicates that something might be lose o side?
I've tried cleaning cassette but wont help and even cleaned the heads again and checked if maybe the cable was lose or something but nothing.. :'(
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Anybody knows whats up with my vx?
I started getting glitches couple months ago every now and then, it wasn't really a problem at first.
Then when I filmed, sometimes rec was on and everything was fine but when I tried to watch or capture the clip it was all black. Sometimes it was like 3 minutes just black and then back to normal again.
I cleaned the heads, they were kinda dirty but not that much. I changed the ribbon cable at the same time and the first session after that everything was fine but now it glitches ALL the time, cant even see the flips In the clips.
It doesnt glitch when its stable like filming from a ground with no zooming or moving it so that kinda indicates that something might be lose o side?
I've tried cleaning cassette but wont help and even cleaned the heads again and checked if maybe the cable was lose or something but nothing.. :'(
I get this pretty often... :(
Sometimes switching to a brand new tape works, sometimes it is caused by the low temperature too...
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Any of you guys doing the external recorder trick to bypass tapes? Seen a dude using a drone recording unit from the video out
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Any of you guys doing the external recorder trick to bypass tapes? Seen a dude using a drone recording unit from the video out
Yep - been a god send imho. No glitches, no sitting there waiting to capture tapes or anything.
It isn't perfect, but it's a good way to increase the longevity of the VX.
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Anybody knows whats up with my vx?
I started getting glitches couple months ago every now and then, it wasn't really a problem at first.
Then when I filmed, sometimes rec was on and everything was fine but when I tried to watch or capture the clip it was all black. Sometimes it was like 3 minutes just black and then back to normal again.
I cleaned the heads, they were kinda dirty but not that much. I changed the ribbon cable at the same time and the first session after that everything was fine but now it glitches ALL the time, cant even see the flips In the clips.
It doesnt glitch when its stable like filming from a ground with no zooming or moving it so that kinda indicates that something might be lose o side?
I've tried cleaning cassette but wont help and even cleaned the heads again and checked if maybe the cable was lose or something but nothing.. :'(
I get this pretty often... :(
Sometimes switching to a brand new tape works, sometimes it is caused by the low temperature too...
I've seen this problem quite often aswell.
It came out of nowhere on different vxs. And did not seem to be a tape deck problem (swapping it for a clean one didn't do anything).
I got them to work again by tearing them down cleaning the boards and contacts, and putting it back together.
But later the problem would come back.
It is still an enigma to this day for me.
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Anybody knows whats up with my vx?
I started getting glitches couple months ago every now and then, it wasn't really a problem at first.
Then when I filmed, sometimes rec was on and everything was fine but when I tried to watch or capture the clip it was all black. Sometimes it was like 3 minutes just black and then back to normal again.
I cleaned the heads, they were kinda dirty but not that much. I changed the ribbon cable at the same time and the first session after that everything was fine but now it glitches ALL the time, cant even see the flips In the clips.
It doesnt glitch when its stable like filming from a ground with no zooming or moving it so that kinda indicates that something might be lose o side?
I've tried cleaning cassette but wont help and even cleaned the heads again and checked if maybe the cable was lose or something but nothing.. :'(
I get this pretty often... :(
Sometimes switching to a brand new tape works, sometimes it is caused by the low temperature too...
I've seen this problem quite often aswell.
It came out of nowhere on different vxs. And did not seem to be a tape deck problem (swapping it for a clean one didn't do anything).
I got them to work again by tearing them down cleaning the boards and contacts, and putting it back together.
But later the problem would come back.
It is still an enigma to this day for me.
Shiiiii. Lets hope warmer days and spring to arrive soon.
Maybe I try to open it up again and check everything...
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The only time it happened with me, I was using these cheap japanese Sony tapes I got off ebay. Switched to the OG Sony Premiums and never had that problem again.
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The only time it happened with me, I was using these cheap japanese Sony tapes I got off ebay. Switched to the OG Sony Premiums and never had that problem again.
The "og" tapes are getting harder and harder to find. Pretty expensive but well worth it.
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it happened to me using only OG sony tapes
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it happened to me using only OG sony tapes
Yes i've been using the og's also so Dont think that's the problem.
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it happened to me using only OG sony tapes
Yes i've been using the og's also so Dont think that's the problem.
Same here, always used premiums.
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My homie's vx lens is uncentered and its super visible on the left side, how can we fix that ?
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There is literally nothing wrong with that. Most VX1000's seem to be have more vig on the left rather than right. In fact, that alignment is probably better than most VX1000's I have seen over the years. I had a VX1000 I bought at goodwill that had a severe case of uncentered vig where there was so much on the bottom that you couldn't even see any on top. The only way to fix it is to replace the VAP unit. Kerry from VE said that sometimes he can make it better, but it's not guaranteed.
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There is literally nothing wrong with that. Most VX1000's seem to be have more vig on the left rather than right.
true. it appears to be the case with mine as well.
also what lens is that? i'm not sure from this pic.
if it's a modded raynox then this will be amplified
(this is the case too with my vx and my raymod).
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(http://[url=https://ibb.co/HCQDRK2][img]https://i.ibb.co/HCQDRK2/IMG-20210222-180726-322.jpg)[/url][/img](https://i.ibb.co/YkgPXMV/IMG-20210222-180724-063.jpg) (https://ibb.co/YkgPXMV)
My homie's vx lens is uncentered and its super visible on the left side, how can we fix that ?
when it's minor like this, you can correct it by opening the whole vx and mess with some screws inside the VAP. it's not worth the struggle imo.
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I had a lens knock the other day and I swear mine went more to the right than ever before.
It's pretty minor and nothing to worry about, to be honest.
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Any Canadian's here? Been trying to find some new batteries for my vx1 but haven't had much luck lately finding any one that ships to Canada (Ontario).
Anyone know of anyone that ships vx batteries to Canada ?
BatteryCanada.com
the website looks sketchy and old but i've gotten VX batteries and old VHS camera batteries off of here
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My homie's vx lens is uncentered and its super visible on the left side, how can we fix that ?
when it's minor like this, you can correct it by opening the whole vx and mess with some screws inside the VAP. it's not worth the struggle imo.
I heard you can turn on steady shot and tilt the camera until the vig looks even then turn SS off as the vig will now be "locked" in that position. This only works with something minor like the above image.
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Any Canadian's here? Been trying to find some new batteries for my vx1 but haven't had much luck lately finding any one that ships to Canada (Ontario).
Anyone know of anyone that ships vx batteries to Canada ?
BatteryCanada.com
the website looks sketchy and old but i've gotten VX batteries and old VHS camera batteries off of here
Doesn't look like they've got any NP-F730Hs (the ones with the cutouts for VX1000s) on there.
Here are some available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/Bestcompu-Camcorde-DCR-VX1000-DCR-VX2000-NP-F730H/dp/B00RKVDTNC/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=npf730h&qid=1614121434&sr=8-2) (I just bought 2). These same ones pop up on eBay from time to time as well - I've got one from there and it's been working great.
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My homie's vx lens is uncentered and its super visible on the left side, how can we fix that ?
when it's minor like this, you can correct it by opening the whole vx and mess with some screws inside the VAP. it's not worth the struggle imo.
I heard you can turn on steady shot and tilt the camera until the vig looks even then turn SS off as the vig will now be "locked" in that position. This only works with something minor like the above image.
Honestly its hard to get perfect vig. I don't know anyone that has perfect vig on any vx. It has to do something with the 3ccd's aligned. And after one too many lens hits it will nudge it over. And that vig isn't even that bad.
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My homie's vx lens is uncentered and its super visible on the left side, how can we fix that ?
when it's minor like this, you can correct it by opening the whole vx and mess with some screws inside the VAP. it's not worth the struggle imo.
I heard you can turn on steady shot and tilt the camera until the vig looks even then turn SS off as the vig will now be "locked" in that position. This only works with something minor like the above image.
tried this steadyshot trick several times, never worked for me.
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Hey fellow Slap lurkers, to prevent mic droop, what are your solutions? I've seen different types of styrofoam and was wondering what the best type would be and how to get it.
Thanks!
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Hey fellow Slap lurkers, to prevent mic droop, what are your solutions? I've seen different types of styrofoam and was wondering what the best type would be and how to get it.
Thanks!
I've got a flannel folded together that works well, before that I used to use two pieces of foam. Anything that isn't going to push it up or be squashed under pressure too much will suffice.
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Had a weird experience today and I'm hoping someone can point out what's happened, cause I've got a feeling it's going to happen again soon;
I had setup ready to film, had my fisheye on and the MRC1 hooked up as per norm. I noticed an odd sensation when moving the VX around, like something was loose and moving around. I thought maybe it's the bayonet mount and/or the Tadashi filter being ever so loose, but I couldn't see anything shifting around those particular areas and it felt within the front end of the camera (possibly where the VAP unit is?) Well when I looked through the fisheye in on the lens of the VX1 there was a noticable piece of glass moving around inside.
We watched back the footy and from where this glass was moving around it was unwatchable since everything was being shifted around.
I get home and I take the camera out (attaching the lens, to see if it's the weight of the mk1 causing it) and it's gone? I mean, there's always been some ever so slight play on the front of the VX1s I've noticed, so could it be perhaps something got knocked or pulled out slightly, causing this glass to loosen inside?
Any help would be appreciated as I know I'll be all happy it's gone and on a heavy sesh it'll rear its ugly head.
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Hey fellow Slap lurkers, to prevent mic droop, what are your solutions? I've seen different types of styrofoam and was wondering what the best type would be and how to get it.
Thanks!
some foam is what I used
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Hey fellow Slap lurkers, to prevent mic droop, what are your solutions? I've seen different types of styrofoam and was wondering what the best type would be and how to get it.
Thanks!
I cut a piece out of a mr clean magic eraser
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Had a weird experience today and I'm hoping someone can point out what's happened, cause I've got a feeling it's going to happen again soon;
I had setup ready to film, had my fisheye on and the MRC1 hooked up as per norm. I noticed an odd sensation when moving the VX around, like something was loose and moving around. I thought maybe it's the bayonet mount and/or the Tadashi filter being ever so loose, but I couldn't see anything shifting around those particular areas and it felt within the front end of the camera (possibly where the VAP unit is?) Well when I looked through the fisheye in on the lens of the VX1 there was a noticable piece of glass moving around inside.
We watched back the footy and from where this glass was moving around it was unwatchable since everything was being shifted around.
I get home and I take the camera out (attaching the lens, to see if it's the weight of the mk1 causing it) and it's gone? I mean, there's always been some ever so slight play on the front of the VX1s I've noticed, so could it be perhaps something got knocked or pulled out slightly, causing this glass to loosen inside?
Any help would be appreciated as I know I'll be all happy it's gone and on a heavy sesh it'll rear its ugly head.
I'm not sure I understood correctly, but maybe it is the outside glass of your VX ?
There is a sticker with the lens specifications on the front, but if you remove this sticker you can remove the glass. Maybe it is not tighten correctly ?
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Had a weird experience today and I'm hoping someone can point out what's happened, cause I've got a feeling it's going to happen again soon;
I had setup ready to film, had my fisheye on and the MRC1 hooked up as per norm. I noticed an odd sensation when moving the VX around, like something was loose and moving around. I thought maybe it's the bayonet mount and/or the Tadashi filter being ever so loose, but I couldn't see anything shifting around those particular areas and it felt within the front end of the camera (possibly where the VAP unit is?) Well when I looked through the fisheye in on the lens of the VX1 there was a noticable piece of glass moving around inside.
We watched back the footy and from where this glass was moving around it was unwatchable since everything was being shifted around.
I get home and I take the camera out (attaching the lens, to see if it's the weight of the mk1 causing it) and it's gone? I mean, there's always been some ever so slight play on the front of the VX1s I've noticed, so could it be perhaps something got knocked or pulled out slightly, causing this glass to loosen inside?
Any help would be appreciated as I know I'll be all happy it's gone and on a heavy sesh it'll rear its ugly head.
I'm not sure I understood correctly, but maybe it is the outside glass of your VX ?
There is a sticker with the lens specifications on the front, but if you remove this sticker you can remove the glass. Maybe it is not tighten correctly ?
I'm not sure on what the correct name of the particular part inside, but there's another two or possibly three pieces of glass other than the front element - the one I could see was inside, falling backwards and forwards when the camera was moved. But yeah I reckon the front of the camera its self was loose, so when I put it back in my bag it probably got pressed together and tightened back up.
Either ways its off for repairs and will get looked at!
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Not sure if anyone posted this here yet, but thought it was worth a share!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1vBZiBdSvM&t=1s
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hello, i have a vx21 and a opteka 58mm and im looking to buy a spacer. should i get 1 or 2? and what size is good? thanks
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hello, i have a vx21 and a opteka 58mm and im looking to buy a spacer. should i get 1 or 2? and what size is good? thanks
2 spacers give just the right amount of vig
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Random question. What volume level do y'all usually use when recording with a VX1000? I find that I need to reduce it to about 3.5 for fisheye and 4/4.5 for long lens to avoid levels peaking and the audio becoming shitty.
I thought this was normal, and I've done the same thing on every VX I've owned (~10 or so) but I've mentioned it to other VX guys before and gotten a confused look. Do y'all just leave it on 7 or what?
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i used to film at your levels. but now i like the sound of the vx1000 better on auto
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Random question. What volume level do y'all usually use when recording with a VX1000? I find that I need to reduce it to about 3.5 for fisheye and 4/4.5 for long lens to avoid levels peaking and the audio becoming shitty.
I thought this was normal, and I've done the same thing on every VX I've owned (~10 or so) but I've mentioned it to other VX guys before and gotten a confused look. Do y'all just leave it on 7 or what?
The auto mic level function on mine is shot, so unless manually set audio can come out really quiet, kinda glitchy or sound straight up like someone threw the mic in a blender while firing at it with a machine gun. So I've been doing 4-5 for fisheye and like 6 for LL
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I've never done anything but auto for VX audio.
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Random question. What volume level do y'all usually use when recording with a VX1000? I find that I need to reduce it to about 3.5 for fisheye and 4/4.5 for long lens to avoid levels peaking and the audio becoming shitty.
I thought this was normal, and I've done the same thing on every VX I've owned (~10 or so) but I've mentioned it to other VX guys before and gotten a confused look. Do y'all just leave it on 7 or what?
Never done it. If the clip audio is bad I always just mess with it in post.
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I've never done anything but auto for VX audio.
Same, never fiddled with the setting. I'd probably end up with a bunch of low audio clips at the cost of maybe avoiding severe clipping.
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Random question. What volume level do y'all usually use when recording with a VX1000? I find that I need to reduce it to about 3.5 for fisheye and 4/4.5 for long lens to avoid levels peaking and the audio becoming shitty.
I thought this was normal, and I've done the same thing on every VX I've owned (~10 or so) but I've mentioned it to other VX guys before and gotten a confused look. Do y'all just leave it on 7 or what?
I use auto, however on one edit that I made from a Barca trip I was pitching the volume down as I noticed before hand the clips were peaking and had this horrendous cracking sound, as opposed to a crisper quality.
That turned out to be dirty heads on my cap cam - as simple as that.
I don't know if it somehow happens to be that in your case?
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Always used auto as well.
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cosigning auto as well
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Random question. What volume level do y'all usually use when recording with a VX1000? I find that I need to reduce it to about 3.5 for fisheye and 4/4.5 for long lens to avoid levels peaking and the audio becoming shitty.
I thought this was normal, and I've done the same thing on every VX I've owned (~10 or so) but I've mentioned it to other VX guys before and gotten a confused look. Do y'all just leave it on 7 or what?
I use auto, however on one edit that I made from a Barca trip I was pitching the volume down as I noticed before hand the clips were peaking and had this horrendous cracking sound, as opposed to a crisper quality.
That turned out to be dirty heads on my cap cam - as simple as that.
I don't know if it somehow happens to be that in your case?
That's interesting. I've gone through several cap cams as well, and never really noticed a difference. But maybe I'll throw a cleaning tape in the cap cam just to see what happens.
After resounding support for auto, it sounds like I'll be trying auto audio again.
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auto audio all the way. it's what we know as the vx1000 sound
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Hi All, I was looking for a new camera light for vx1 does anyone know which light was used a lot in early 2000s that gives a kind of ring effect?
best example i can think is Carrolls first line in modus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5B0lmpXQ2U&t=56s&ab_channel=NeighborhoodBozo
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Hi All, I was looking for a new camera light for vx1 does anyone know which light was used a lot in early 2000s that gives a kind of ring effect?
best example i can think is Carrolls first line in modus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5B0lmpXQ2U&t=56s&ab_channel=NeighborhoodBozo
its called the Frezzi Mini-Fill. It needs a heavy battery pack to use it. I recommend a fanny pack or some sort of shoulder strap for it.
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What are your shutter speed settings? Do you guys leave that on Auto or take the AES up to 250, 500, 1000?
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What are your shutter speed settings? Do you guys leave that on Auto or take the AES up to 250, 500, 1000?
always manual. set shutter and exposure independently. higher shutter speeds on sunny cloudless day maybe something like 350 w/ f-stop of 5.6/6.8. Cloudy days or shaded areas might call for lower shutter speeds and larger f-stop. Possibly 125 at 3.4. It all depends on the amount of light available.
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What are your shutter speed settings? Do you guys leave that on Auto or take the AES up to 250, 500, 1000?
I've had good results following this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VZMbngPFF8
I generally keep shutter speed at 1/125 with the idea that you want to double the native frame rate of a VX1000 (29.97), but considering 1/60 has a high amount of motion blur, I like 1/125 (IMO) because it gives you some motion blur, but not too much where it looks too choppy/not as fluid. As the video states, 1/125 "looks natural to the eye". It also works well if you like to export your footage at 60p because it goes back to the general idea of doubling the frame rate.
Regarding exposure, I always try to stay as close to f5.6 as possible. As mentioned previously in this thread, it's considered the "sweet spot" for exposure on the VX1000 where f1.6 leaves the aperature wide open thus providing more of an overall blurry picture vs f9.6 which is the smallest aperture before the iris is closed at f11.
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always manual. set shutter and exposure independently. higher shutter speeds on sunny cloudless day maybe something like 350 w/ f-stop of 5.6/6.8. Cloudy days or shaded areas might call for lower shutter speeds and larger f-stop. Possibly 125 at 3.4. It all depends on the amount of light available.
this
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Writing from Europe. Got a MK1 fisheye from Japan last year, but it has the wrong bayo... (for VX2k)
Getting kinda desperate to find a VX1000 bayonet, only option seems to be getting one from USA for a whopping 200€ (with shipping and import...)
Have gone through all the Insta sellers and repairers, even getting a suspicious 'yes, oh wait, no' answer :)
Anyone have a clue how to get a VX1000 bayo in Europe or are there perhaps some other DIY options?
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Writing from Europe. Got a MK1 fisheye from Japan last year, but it has the wrong bayo... (for VX2k)
Getting kinda desperate to find a VX1000 bayonet, only option seems to be getting one from USA for a whopping 200€ (with shipping and import...)
Have gone through all the Insta sellers and repairers, even getting a suspicious 'yes, oh wait, no' answer :)
Anyone have a clue how to get a VX1000 bayo in Europe or are there perhaps some other DIY options?
It's probably dumb but you can take the bayo rings off and get a 62 or 68mm to 52mm step down ring and just use it like that till you can find the right bayo
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Writing from Europe. Got a MK1 fisheye from Japan last year, but it has the wrong bayo... (for VX2k)
Getting kinda desperate to find a VX1000 bayonet, only option seems to be getting one from USA for a whopping 200€ (with shipping and import...)
Have gone through all the Insta sellers and repairers, even getting a suspicious 'yes, oh wait, no' answer :)
Anyone have a clue how to get a VX1000 bayo in Europe or are there perhaps some other DIY options?
I bought mine for my my last MK1 off this site - http://www.bayorings.com/
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Writing from Europe. Got a MK1 fisheye from Japan last year, but it has the wrong bayo... (for VX2k)
Getting kinda desperate to find a VX1000 bayonet, only option seems to be getting one from USA for a whopping 200€ (with shipping and import...)
Have gone through all the Insta sellers and repairers, even getting a suspicious 'yes, oh wait, no' answer :)
Anyone have a clue how to get a VX1000 bayo in Europe or are there perhaps some other DIY options?
I bought mine for my my last MK1 off this site - http://www.bayorings.com/
Ah none in stock, might be best to hit them up on Insta? https://www.instagram.com/bayorings_com/
Nothing posted since 2017, though.
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is this the correct ring in order to use an opteka fisheye on a vx1000?
https://www.amazon.com/Kiwifotos-52mm-58mm-Step-up-Converter-Accessories/dp/B07335N7B5/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=52mm%2Bto%2B58mm%2Bstep%2Bup&qid=1620531367&s=electronics&sr=1-3&th=1
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if you have the 58mm opteka yes
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hey so i just got my first vx1000 off of ebay, and when i turn it on, and look in the viewfinder, it displays the hud, but no image. is this because of a loose ribbon cable or is it just broken?
thanks for any info
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Is the lens cap on?
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Is the lens cap on?
no. i took the lens cap off and i cant change the iris or the shutter speed. i cant see any of the normal displays on the screen. just the blue bar.
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no. i took the lens cap off and i cant change the iris or the shutter speed. i cant see any of the normal displays on the screen. just the blue bar.
can you post a picture of what you're seeing through the vf?
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no. i took the lens cap off and i cant change the iris or the shutter speed. i cant see any of the normal displays on the screen. just the blue bar.
can you post a picture of what you're seeing through the vf?
edit: i fixed it. just had to smack the side lightly!
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also, just found out about this, thanks to suckmadeck.
if you're having problems with having to reset your custom presets everytime you take out the battery or turn it off, that means the little CR2025 battery in the back door of your vx is dead. super cheap to replace and it keeps your custom presets saved.
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also, just found out about this, thanks to suckmadeck.
if you're having problems with having to reset your custom presets everytime you take out the battery or turn it off, that means the little CR2025 battery in the back door of your vx is dead. super cheap to replace and it keeps your custom presets saved.
(https://i.imgur.com/lqVe0Nd.png)
And this indicator will flash on the screen/in viewfinder if the battery has died.
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also, just found out about this, thanks to suckmadeck.
if you're having problems with having to reset your custom presets everytime you take out the battery or turn it off, that means the little CR2025 battery in the back door of your vx is dead. super cheap to replace and it keeps your custom presets saved.
And this indicator will flash on the screen/in viewfinder if the battery has died.
oh thats interesting. i've never seen that before, even when my battery was dead.
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Canadians! I have a fully functional english VX1000 setup for sale! I'm located in Ontario and can deliver anywhere in the Toronto/Ottawa area and soon enough Montreal area.
Includes: opteka fisheye, 10 sony mini dv tapes, 3 batteries + charger, and a cap cam.
Please message me for more info/links!
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no. i took the lens cap off and i cant change the iris or the shutter speed. i cant see any of the normal displays on the screen. just the blue bar.
can you post a picture of what you're seeing through the vf?
edit: i fixed it. just had to smack the side lightly!
such a classic move.
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2021/05/19/tutorial-film-vx1000-without-tapes/
yo, has this already been discussed? whats your general opinion? it is like trend right here, just saw three different guys i follow post picutres of their vx set up that way.
http://youtu.be/tWvv9TzS8TI
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http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2021/05/19/tutorial-film-vx1000-without-tapes/
yo, has this already been discussed? whats your general opinion? it is like trend right here, just saw three different guys i follow post picutres of their vx set up that way.
http://youtu.be/tWvv9TzS8TI
Everything you need to know about External Recorders:
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=113942.0
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The external recording devices have been cracking recently. I back it. But ill be shooting on tapes until I cannot get anymore
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no. i took the lens cap off and i cant change the iris or the shutter speed. i cant see any of the normal displays on the screen. just the blue bar.
can you post a picture of what you're seeing through the vf?
edit: i fixed it. just had to smack the side lightly!
yeah lol i asked alex cooper, and hoped it wasn't the ribbon cable.
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no. i took the lens cap off and i cant change the iris or the shutter speed. i cant see any of the normal displays on the screen. just the blue bar.
can you post a picture of what you're seeing through the vf?
edit: i fixed it. just had to smack the side lightly!
yeah lol i asked alex cooper, and hoped it wasn't the ribbon cable.
Do I know you also then?
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no. i took the lens cap off and i cant change the iris or the shutter speed. i cant see any of the normal displays on the screen. just the blue bar.
can you post a picture of what you're seeing through the vf?
edit: i fixed it. just had to smack the side lightly!
yeah lol i asked alex cooper, and hoped it wasn't the ribbon cable.
Do I know you also then?
probably not. i'm on the eastside.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNzVsCA9irc
This guy came up with a set up to record directly to his phone. Im interested in trying this with my camera. Any pros and cons about this?
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bit rate looks horrid and it seems to crop to 16:9
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNzVsCA9irc
This guy came up with a set up to record directly to his phone. Im interested in trying this with my camera. Any pros and cons about this?
holy shit what a contraption. But pretty sick
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bit rate looks horrid and it seems to crop to 16:9
ya, does not look good at all
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That looks almost as bad quality as my old 8mm camera.
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it looks pretty bad but not much better than the quality if you were to use the camera normally.
the thing with these tapeless recorders is that the quality definitely drops off a bit. but the thing is personally the convenience outweighs the drop in quality tenfold. of course there will be some purists who love the normal look of say vx1k footage with tapes, but myself if i can avoid using tapes and airdrop my clips to my phone as soon as i plug in the microsd card, then i would say that is the best thing in the world especially for someone who has been struggling with tapes for 5+ years filming.
its not like its even a huge drop in quality even. when i use the powerplay the footage comes out in kinda a funny way, almost similar to jesse alba's vx edits a la "puerto rico".
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it looks pretty bad but not much better than the quality if you were to use the camera normally.
the thing with these tapeless recorders is that the quality definitely drops off a bit. but the thing is personally the convenience outweighs the drop in quality tenfold. of course there will be some purists who love the normal look of say vx1k footage with tapes, but myself if i can avoid using tapes and airdrop my clips to my phone as soon as i plug in the microsd card, then i would say that is the best thing in the world especially for someone who has been struggling with tapes for 5+ years filming.
its not like its even a huge drop in quality even. when i use the powerplay the footage comes out in kinda a funny way, almost similar to jesse alba's vx edits a la "puerto rico".
i'm not sure there is a loss of quality when using an external dv recorder, like the hvr-mrc1. can someone corroborate this?
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it looks pretty bad but not much better than the quality if you were to use the camera normally.
the thing with these tapeless recorders is that the quality definitely drops off a bit. but the thing is personally the convenience outweighs the drop in quality tenfold. of course there will be some purists who love the normal look of say vx1k footage with tapes, but myself if i can avoid using tapes and airdrop my clips to my phone as soon as i plug in the microsd card, then i would say that is the best thing in the world especially for someone who has been struggling with tapes for 5+ years filming.
its not like its even a huge drop in quality even. when i use the powerplay the footage comes out in kinda a funny way, almost similar to jesse alba's vx edits a la "puerto rico".
i'm not sure there is a loss of quality when using an external dv recorder, like the hvr-mrc1. can someone corroborate this?
Well you definitely don't if you set the capture format in RAW DV, which has been covered in a few videos on the device. It's the same quality as you'd get using tape.
I think you might lose any tiny bit with filming in AVI, but I've always used the former.
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it looks pretty bad but not much better than the quality if you were to use the camera normally.
the thing with these tapeless recorders is that the quality definitely drops off a bit. but the thing is personally the convenience outweighs the drop in quality tenfold. of course there will be some purists who love the normal look of say vx1k footage with tapes, but myself if i can avoid using tapes and airdrop my clips to my phone as soon as i plug in the microsd card, then i would say that is the best thing in the world especially for someone who has been struggling with tapes for 5+ years filming.
its not like its even a huge drop in quality even. when i use the powerplay the footage comes out in kinda a funny way, almost similar to jesse alba's vx edits a la "puerto rico".
i'm not sure there is a loss of quality when using an external dv recorder, like the hvr-mrc1. can someone corroborate this?
Well you definitely don't if you set the capture format in RAW DV, which has been covered in a few videos on the device. It's the same quality as you'd get using tape.
I think you might lose any tiny bit with filming in AVI, but I've always used the former.
powerplay recorder = very slight loss of quality, slight squish of footage and you'll lose the tiniest bit of vignette from footage, uses h.264 so you have to convert in post to get it back to true format
any recorder that uses firewire to connect = no loss of quality and no changes to footage, but you'll be paying a heftier price tag
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I have a weird problem with a VX that I haven't used in a while. It turns on fine, everything seems normal, but the tape deck won't open and there's a "0" on the back screen where the tape remaining number would usually be. Anyone see this before?
(https://i.imgur.com/Qb0PCzol.jpeg)
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I have a weird problem with a VX that I haven't used in a while. It turns on fine, everything seems normal, but the tape deck won't open and there's a "0" on the back screen where the tape remaining number would usually be. Anyone see this before?
(https://i.imgur.com/Qb0PCzol.jpeg)
That’s a strange one. You say you haven’t used this in a while. Was the tape in this camera the entire time or did you just recently put it in? I looked through the vx1000 manual hoping it would say something with the “0” indicator but I’m not finding much. Maybe the tape deck died? Maybe the heads are stuck? Maybe the actual tape is stuck? Might want to call Kerry on that one.
Question: is anyone using the 67mm opteka fisheye with the vx1000? If so, any issues? Is it exactly the same as the 58mm one with the only difference being the screw on mm size?
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anyone fiddled with those aliexpress fisheyes?
(https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/H5b9e80d65e1c427690dc2c4495a6aeeb4/58mm-0-3X-Ultra-Fisheye-Wide-fish-eye-Lens-for-58-mm-0-3-Camcorders-DV.jpg_Q90.jpg_.webp)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001499231356.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.aa2b6ed71VHO3r&algo_pvid=ea991227-7a00-4663-9f0f-6dad887af14e&algo_exp_id=ea991227-7a00-4663-9f0f-6dad887af14e-9
i know vx1000market was selling them rebranded as "3ccd fisheye" with an extortionate markup on them. mk1 is way out of budget and those 0.3x optekas are pretty hard to find in 58mm (for canon xm1 not vx), so it's making those aliexpress mk1 clones look p viable.
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Hey guys,
I’m having an issue with my vx1 mic.
A while ago the audio started peaking when set to auto, since then I have been turning it down to 4-5 and there is moments it will still peak.
At the moment I’m running down at 3 just to get by.
Has anyone had an issue like this? If so was there any easy fix?
Im leaning towards replacing the mic ribbon cable, thought I’d ask before pulling it apart.
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Hey guys,
I’m having an issue with my vx1 mic.
A while ago the audio started peaking when set to auto, since then I have been turning it down to 4-5 and there is moments it will still peak.
At the moment I’m running down at 3 just to get by.
Has anyone had an issue like this? If so was there any easy fix?
Im leaning towards replacing the mic ribbon cable, thought I’d ask before pulling it apart.
Have you tested to determine if it's the capture cam, like running a cleaning tape through it or running a new tape on play for 20 mins? I mentioned it to someone a few pages back who had a similar issue, as my audio issues were down to dirty heads on the cap cam.
I had my board and mic sorted, then it turned out it was only my cap cam that had the issue.
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anyone fiddled with those aliexpress fisheyes?
(https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/H5b9e80d65e1c427690dc2c4495a6aeeb4/58mm-0-3X-Ultra-Fisheye-Wide-fish-eye-Lens-for-58-mm-0-3-Camcorders-DV.jpg_Q90.jpg_.webp)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001499231356.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.aa2b6ed71VHO3r&algo_pvid=ea991227-7a00-4663-9f0f-6dad887af14e&algo_exp_id=ea991227-7a00-4663-9f0f-6dad887af14e-9
i know vx1000market was selling them rebranded as "3ccd fisheye" with an extortionate markup on them. mk1 is way out of budget and those 0.3x optekas are pretty hard to find in 58mm (for canon xm1 not vx), so it's making those aliexpress mk1 clones look p viable.
https://youtu.be/b9BjKi13euU
@suckmydeck did this vid and if I'm right they're all the same lens?
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yeah i ended up stumbling across that a few mins after posting, only ever found out about those lenses from that guy after he called out vx1000market. think theyre essentially the same but the aliexpress ones have a bit more blue flaring on the vig which is no issue for me, will probably just bite the bullet and get one because realistically you aint gonna get anything better at that price range.
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yeah i ended up stumbling across that a few mins after posting, only ever found out about those lenses from that guy after he called out vx1000market. think theyre essentially the same but the aliexpress ones have a bit more blue flaring on the vig which is no issue for me, will probably just bite the bullet and get one because realistically you aint gonna get anything better at that price range.
major kook of a dude
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hey y’all just got my new mk1 today and was hoping someone knew of a good brand of screw thread lubricant for the lens? noticed that it was crunchy when you turn it tight and then i took the bayo off to take a look and boy that thing was dusty and dirty. i wiped most of it out but unfortunately also wiped away the lube
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hey y’all just got my new mk1 today and was hoping someone knew of a good brand of screw thread lubricant for the lens? noticed that it was crunchy when you turn it tight and then i took the bayo off to take a look and boy that thing was dusty and dirty. i wiped most of it out but unfortunately also wiped away the lube
Dry Teflon I’ve heard is good. I’ve also heard of candle wax being used.
While you have the bayo off, and chance you could measure what the mm screw would be on the mk1?
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hey y’all just got my new mk1 today and was hoping someone knew of a good brand of screw thread lubricant for the lens? noticed that it was crunchy when you turn it tight and then i took the bayo off to take a look and boy that thing was dusty and dirty. i wiped most of it out but unfortunately also wiped away the lube
Dry Teflon I’ve heard is good. I’ve also heard of candle wax being used.
While you have the bayo off, and chance you could measure what the mm screw would be on the mk1?
hey man thanks for the answer to this but i really dont know what you mean by the mm screw. i dont think i have any utensils in my house that would be able to measure such a tiny screw. if i were to give my best guess i would say the screw is about a centimeter long
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quick q, whats the general ballpark areas for exposure/shutter speed? i know it obviously depends on lighting conditions etc but lets say regular ass summers day. ive read f5.6 is the sweet spot for exposure, but shutter speed got me a bit confused bc some say have it double the framerate which would be 50 shutter, good amount of people saying 120, yet beagles vx vid said 180-250? any advice is appreciated
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quick q, whats the general ballpark areas for exposure/shutter speed? i know it obviously depends on lighting conditions etc but lets say regular ass summers day. ive read f5.6 is the sweet spot for exposure, but shutter speed got me a bit confused bc some say have it double the framerate which would be 50 shutter, good amount of people saying 120, yet beagles vx vid said 180-250? any advice is appreciated
some people might not like this advice but im going to give you the best opinion for what works with me.
seriously just eyeball it. first thing i do is set the shutter speed. if its a really sunny ass day i'll usually start really high at like 1000. then, test the f stop. if you can't achieve a clear, but bright image in the view finder with that shutter speed, i would just take it down to like 500-750 and start dropping the f stop until the image is bright but not too washed out. after doing this a lot you will start to find the sweet spot where the image is dark enough to have a clear picture but bright enough to really make the colors pop. i too have tried the double framerate method as well and i also gave up immediately after realizing it doesn't work. if anyone would like to dumb it down further go right ahead
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i got anywhere from 250-725 (cloudy to sunny) and if youre at f5.6 its gonna be the sharpest the lens is. at night i always do 90 because my light is super bright. if you like the motion blur look do 125 but i like the sharp as a tack look, so faster is better. but dont do over 1000 or youll get artifacts in the shadows
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cheers for the info above!
not vx but fuck it ill post anyway, got my 0.3x opteka in. was gonna get one of the aliexpress ones until a legit one popped up on ebay uk so had to snag it.
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/791086426028113920/856121576604958730/IMG_20210620_114046.jpg)
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quick q, whats the general ballpark areas for exposure/shutter speed? i know it obviously depends on lighting conditions etc but lets say regular ass summers day. ive read f5.6 is the sweet spot for exposure, but shutter speed got me a bit confused bc some say have it double the framerate which would be 50 shutter, good amount of people saying 120, yet beagles vx vid said 180-250? any advice is appreciated
Another thing I will chuck on here as a piece of advice is probably what someone else posted here once, but I will reiterate again just so peeps can see it; it is the night time mode you can select (select Program until you see the moon symbol).
It is actually really good to use and something I never used since using the VX1 a couple of years back. If not, I tend to chuck it on the same as what Jordan Wiens said and use 90 shutter speed, 3db open exposure since I got a newer light and it doesn't struggle so much now. Some spots we go to are super dark and I honestly think the former auto option does well in those sits.
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i'm too impatient to wait for Kerry's response on Monday, so i wanted to see if anyone had seen something like this before.
i bought a cheap "as-is" VX1000. powers on, seems to work normally, and i can use an external recorder with it.
i'm assuming there is an issue with the VAP unit. i attached my mk1 and the vig is incredibly off center, and the picture comes out "cloudy" no matter how you set the focus. i'm assuming it's so cloudy/out of focus because the camera is trying to focus on the vig? anyone ever have an issue like this before? or if anyone on here has experience fixing VX's, is it possible to repair this VAP unit or is there no choice but to replace it?
(https://i.imgur.com/5HJrLpc.png)
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i'm too impatient to wait for Kerry's response on Monday, so i wanted to see if anyone had seen something like this before.
i bought a cheap "as-is" VX1000. powers on, seems to work normally, and i can use an external recorder with it.
i'm assuming there is an issue with the VAP unit. i attached my mk1 and the vig is incredibly off center, and the picture comes out "cloudy" no matter how you set the focus. i'm assuming it's so cloudy/out of focus because the camera is trying to focus on the vig? anyone ever have an issue like this before? or if anyone on here has experience fixing VX's, is it possible to repair this VAP unit or is there no choice but to replace it?
(https://i.imgur.com/5HJrLpc.png)
most of the time issues like these are far too annoying to try to fix yourself. not saying impossible, but you're gonna have to know the insides and out of the camera like the back of your hand to understand what to do. from what i can gather im almost positive your camera vap has just been knocked too hard and the 3ccd sensors are off kilter.
your best bet is probably just waiting on kerry and begging him to give you a good deal. or you can watch that one youtube video of the guy completely dissecting the vx and doing it yourself
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or if you really dont care, just try smacking the shit out of it.
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or if you really dont care, just try smacking the shit out of it.
This has fixed so many of my vx's
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or if you really dont care, just try smacking the shit out of it.
This has fixed so many of my vx's
ive never had anything as bad as pj, but def had my cam have weird ccd colour errors and just smacked it and it was back to normal LOL
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or if you really dont care, just try smacking the shit out of it.
This has fixed so many of my vx's
slapping is an essential tool for fixing the vx. i can only second this
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the vx got hit too hard and lenses are not aligned anymore in the VAP unit. you will need a new VAP unit.
Slapping works only with weird colors.
it comes from a loose cable on the right side of the camera (not the tape deck side).
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Hey I recently got one of my spacers stuck in the thread of my vx. Mustve screwed it on a bit too tight and now I cant seem to get it to budge.
Anyone ever have this happen before? any tips to get it out would be greatly appreciated!
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Hey I recently got one of my spacers stuck in the thread of my vx. Mustve screwed it on a bit too tight and now I cant seem to get it to budge.
Anyone ever have this happen before? any tips to get it out would be greatly appreciated!
I had a stupid fucking 58-52 step down ring stuck in my GL1 so I just got a set of pliers, gave it a tiny little turn and that got it out fine with ease and didn't damage any threads. Could prolly put some cloth etc over it if you're paranoid about the fucking the threads.
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Hey I recently got one of my spacers stuck in the thread of my vx. Mustve screwed it on a bit too tight and now I cant seem to get it to budge.
Anyone ever have this happen before? any tips to get it out would be greatly appreciated!
I had one that was STUCK stuck, pliers didn't help at all. The solution: use a rubber band. Like put a rubber band around the spacer itself, and then just twist it off with your hand. Worked instantly.
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Hey I recently got one of my spacers stuck in the thread of my vx. Mustve screwed it on a bit too tight and now I cant seem to get it to budge.
Anyone ever have this happen before? any tips to get it out would be greatly appreciated!
I had one that was STUCK stuck, pliers didn't help at all. The solution: use a rubber band. Like put a rubber band around the spacer itself, and then just twist it off with your hand. Worked instantly.
Pliers wouldn't work for me either. Gonna give the rubber band a try! Thanks a ton
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Hey I recently got one of my spacers stuck in the thread of my vx. Mustve screwed it on a bit too tight and now I cant seem to get it to budge.
Anyone ever have this happen before? any tips to get it out would be greatly appreciated!
I had one that was STUCK stuck, pliers didn't help at all. The solution: use a rubber band. Like put a rubber band around the spacer itself, and then just twist it off with your hand. Worked instantly.
Pliers wouldn't work for me either. Gonna give the rubber band a try! Thanks a ton
wrap a cloth in a vice and tighten it up. Not super tight. Stick your vx in and tighten it up and unscrew it
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Hi guys. Got a request to help out with translating a Japanese VX on the VX1000 subreddit. Thought i'd post the PDF here if anyone needs a reference guide for translating. I don't have a Jap VX myself, just a PAL VX, so feel free to correct anything.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RnQTnM13EUumT0D15e0PjoR3yUX5Ypz_/view?usp=sharing
File size limit here was too small for the file so had to upload to Drive :-\
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Good guy.
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Hi guys. Got a request to help out with translating a Japanese VX on the VX1000 subreddit. Thought i'd post the PDF here if anyone needs a reference guide for translating. I don't have a Jap VX myself, just a PAL VX, so feel free to correct anything.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RnQTnM13EUumT0D15e0PjoR3yUX5Ypz_/view?usp=sharing
File size limit here was too small for the file so had to upload to Drive :-\
Many thanks for sharing this. Really helpful for navigating the menu and custom presets.
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Yooo my vx1000 zoom it's blocked , when I turn it on , it's already zoom in a bit , and I can't zoom in or out ! Has anyone had this problem?
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Sorry if this has already been asked but does anyone know what issue of Transworld the vx100 vs vx2100 article is in?
I've got most of the Transworlds from around that period so am happy to scan it up if someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks
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Sorry if this has already been asked but does anyone know what issue of Transworld the vx100 vs vx2100 article is in?
I've got most of the Transworlds from around that period so am happy to scan it up if someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks
Feb 2004 according to this - https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/versus-vx1000-vs-vx2000/
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Sorry if this has already been asked but does anyone know what issue of Transworld the vx100 vs vx2100 article is in?
I've got most of the Transworlds from around that period so am happy to scan it up if someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks
Feb 2004 according to this - https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/versus-vx1000-vs-vx2000/
Thanks. It was the Daewon cover March 2004 issue.
(https://i.imgur.com/0BqqSp8.jpg)
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Sorry if this has already been asked but does anyone know what issue of Transworld the vx100 vs vx2100 article is in?
I've got most of the Transworlds from around that period so am happy to scan it up if someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks
Feb 2004 according to this - https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/versus-vx1000-vs-vx2000/
Thanks. It was the Daewon cover March 2004 issue.
(https://i.imgur.com/0BqqSp8.jpg)
I still dream of the VX1500, I really hoped it was real.
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Sorry if this has already been asked but does anyone know what issue of Transworld the vx100 vs vx2100 article is in?
I've got most of the Transworlds from around that period so am happy to scan it up if someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks
Feb 2004 according to this - https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/versus-vx1000-vs-vx2000/
Thanks. It was the Daewon cover March 2004 issue.
(https://i.imgur.com/0BqqSp8.jpg)
I still dream of the VX1500, I really hoped it was real.
Haha yes I was wondering if it was real or not also. Hope so
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This is pretty amazing. Must watch for any VX camera lover:
"VHS rip of the complete video guide to the Sony vx1000 & vx700! Including side by side quality comparisons and full technical tutorial"
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRj9jKdF6DW/
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This is pretty amazing. Must watch for any VX camera lover:
"VHS rip of the complete video guide to the Sony vx1000 & vx700! Including side by side quality comparisons and full technical tutorial"
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRj9jKdF6DW/
really cool. thanks for sharing!
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Sorry if this has already been asked but does anyone know what issue of Transworld the vx100 vs vx2100 article is in?
I've got most of the Transworlds from around that period so am happy to scan it up if someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks
Feb 2004 according to this - https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/versus-vx1000-vs-vx2000/
Thanks. It was the Daewon cover March 2004 issue.
(https://i.imgur.com/0BqqSp8.jpg)
I still dream of the VX1500, I really hoped it was real.
Haha yes I was wondering if it was real or not also. Hope so
It’s definately a load of shit.
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or if you really dont care, just try smacking the shit out of it.
This has fixed so many of my vx's
Yeah this is how I ususally start a filming session these days, works every time👍
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has anyone ran into something like this before?
https://i.imgur.com/QiMiP0B.jpg
footage played back via tape or external recorder is the same. you can slightly make out what the footage being played back is, but it's just covered in static. funny thing is, when i import it from my external recorder onto the computer - it is 100% fine.
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has anyone ran into something like this before?
https://i.imgur.com/QiMiP0B.jpg
footage played back via tape or external recorder is the same. you can slightly make out what the footage being played back is, but it's just covered in static. funny thing is, when i import it from my external recorder onto the computer - it is 100% fine.
Might be the viewfinder ribbon cable, they're known to break easily. Hasn't happened on any of my cameras yet so I'm not sure what it looks like.
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has anyone ran into something like this before?
https://i.imgur.com/QiMiP0B.jpg
footage played back via tape or external recorder is the same. you can slightly make out what the footage being played back is, but it's just covered in static. funny thing is, when i import it from my external recorder onto the computer - it is 100% fine.
Does the viewfinder look fine when you lay it flat, after you've taken the battery out and put it back in.
If it's a viewfinder issue then usually it should work fine when left flat or at least, has for me when I've had broken VF ribbon cables.
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it doesn't look like a viewfinder ribbon cable issue imo (you wouldn't see clear text), but bad contacts on the VAP ribbon cable.
if you tap the side of the camera (not the tape side, the other one) does it look different ?
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has anyone ran into something like this before?
https://i.imgur.com/QiMiP0B.jpg
footage played back via tape or external recorder is the same. you can slightly make out what the footage being played back is, but it's just covered in static. funny thing is, when i import it from my external recorder onto the computer - it is 100% fine.
Strange. The times I got this gnarly static was when a board smoked my camera super hard. Just smacked the side of it and it eventually went away.
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Thanks for the replies. Verified with Kerry and another VX1000 repair guru that the main board has gone bad. Literally the worst thing that can happen to a VX considering the only repair is a replacement main board which only exist in working cameras and that number likely goes down every day.
Curious if any one else here keeps a close watch on eBay listings for American NTSC VX1000s. There are literally only 7 listed right now. I honestly think in the next few years, working ones are going to be worth $2k+
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Thanks for the replies. Verified with Kerry and another VX1000 repair guru that the main board has gone bad. Literally the worst thing that can happen to a VX considering the only repair is a replacement main board which only exist in working cameras and that number likely goes down every day.
Curious if any one else here keeps a close watch on eBay listings for American NTSC VX1000s. There are literally only 7 listed right now. I honestly think in the next few years, working ones are going to be worth $2k+
Yes. I look everyday if not two or three times daily. I know a buddy that has plenty of parts. But not sure if he's willing to sell a main board... Best of luck
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Spotted on the sls stream
(https://i.ibb.co/GxK8Q3S/PXL-20210827-230715810.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GxK8Q3S)
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Spotted on the sls stream
(https://i.ibb.co/GxK8Q3S/PXL-20210827-230715810.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GxK8Q3S)
Sk8rats blowin up
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Spotted on the sls stream
(https://i.ibb.co/GxK8Q3S/PXL-20210827-230715810.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GxK8Q3S)
Sk8rats blowin up
Incredible. I identify heavily with that shirt.
A few months ago I was on vacation eating at a restaurant while wearing a Sabotage shirt with a VX on the back and a random dude came up to me and started talking to me about skating hahaha.
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Spotted on the sls stream
(https://i.ibb.co/GxK8Q3S/PXL-20210827-230715810.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GxK8Q3S)
Sk8rats blowin up
Incredible. I identify heavily with that shirt.
A few months ago I was on vacation eating at a restaurant while wearing a Sabotage shirt with a VX on the back and a random dude came up to me and started talking to me about skating hahaha.
If I wasn't such a loudmouth, I would get it too haha.
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I know VXs were designed to work with the technology of CRT TVs but has no one worked out how to fix the deinterlacing problems when uploading to youtube yet? Surely there's a simple fix
(https://i.imgur.com/8ArK2B3.png)
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I know VXs were designed to work with the technology of CRT TVs but has no one worked out how to fix the deinterlacing problems when uploading to youtube yet? Surely there's a simple fix
(https://i.imgur.com/8ArK2B3.png)
why would you want to fix it? it looks good
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I don’t think that’s from interlacing but when you have the sharpness turned all the way up on the custom presets it looks like that
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I know VXs were designed to work with the technology of CRT TVs but has no one worked out how to fix the deinterlacing problems when uploading to youtube yet? Surely there's a simple fix
(https://i.imgur.com/8ArK2B3.png)
How does the whole scene turning into jagged lines look good? Look at those rails, that does not look good to me
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I don’t think that’s from interlacing but when you have the sharpness turned all the way up on the custom presets it looks like that
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It's also upscaled DV NTSC footage that's gone through exporting and youtube compression.
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always hard to add detail that was never really there in the first place.
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I don’t think that’s from interlacing but when you have the sharpness turned all the way up on the custom presets it looks like that
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I don’t think that’s from interlacing but when you have the sharpness turned all the way up on the custom presets it looks like that
Not true, at least not on DV PAL. I have mine set all the way up but it's never that drastic. Here's a similarly overexposed/highly contrasted image for reference:
(https://i.imgur.com/J5dGrq8.jpg)
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Probably less noticeable on PAL because of the extra horizontal resolution (576 vs NTSC's 480). More pixels = smoother diagonal lines.
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Probably less noticeable on PAL because of the extra horizontal resolution (576 vs NTSC's 480). More pixels = smoother diagonal lines.
Yes, definitely. Meant to post this on my initial reply to help illustrate the significant difference between resolutions. Quite a leap even from 576 to 720p.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Video_Resolution_Chart.svg)
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The 25th Anniversary release for the Century Optics MK1 is apparently happening soon. Seems the Instagram resellers have mainly helped fund the 300 copy run and are getting 200 or so copies to sell themselves. I guess just take it with a grain of salt but it looks fairly promising. Will just be a shame if they mark it up to stupid prices.
(https://i.ibb.co/fnfzB1R/7-C9-B1-F96-0-EBB-485-E-A506-9267-CD5-E1-E5-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnfzB1R)(https://i.ibb.co/y09Vj9T/F7-FC027-A-3906-4-CB5-9-EC2-3-E8724-FB199-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y09Vj9T)
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The 25th Anniversary release for the Century Optics MK1 is apparently happening soon. Seems the Instagram resellers have mainly helped fund the 300 copy run and are getting 200 or so copies to sell themselves. I guess just take it with a grain of salt but it looks fairly promising. Will just be a shame if they mark it up to stupid prices.
(https://i.ibb.co/fnfzB1R/7-C9-B1-F96-0-EBB-485-E-A506-9267-CD5-E1-E5-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnfzB1R)(https://i.ibb.co/y09Vj9T/F7-FC027-A-3906-4-CB5-9-EC2-3-E8724-FB199-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y09Vj9T)
Oh I can't wait to see what prices these re-sellers will put on these...
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The 25th Anniversary release for the Century Optics MK1 is apparently happening soon. Seems the Instagram resellers have mainly helped fund the 300 copy run and are getting 200 or so copies to sell themselves. I guess just take it with a grain of salt but it looks fairly promising. Will just be a shame if they mark it up to stupid prices.
(https://i.ibb.co/fnfzB1R/7-C9-B1-F96-0-EBB-485-E-A506-9267-CD5-E1-E5-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnfzB1R)(https://i.ibb.co/y09Vj9T/F7-FC027-A-3906-4-CB5-9-EC2-3-E8724-FB199-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y09Vj9T)
Oh I can't wait to see what prices these re-sellers will put on these...
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The 25th Anniversary release for the Century Optics MK1 is apparently happening soon. Seems the Instagram resellers have mainly helped fund the 300 copy run and are getting 200 or so copies to sell themselves. I guess just take it with a grain of salt but it looks fairly promising. Will just be a shame if they mark it up to stupid prices.
(https://i.ibb.co/fnfzB1R/7-C9-B1-F96-0-EBB-485-E-A506-9267-CD5-E1-E5-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnfzB1R)(https://i.ibb.co/y09Vj9T/F7-FC027-A-3906-4-CB5-9-EC2-3-E8724-FB199-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y09Vj9T)
Oh I can't wait to see what prices these re-sellers will put on these...
For the culture!
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The 25th Anniversary release for the Century Optics MK1 is apparently happening soon. Seems the Instagram resellers have mainly helped fund the 300 copy run and are getting 200 or so copies to sell themselves. I guess just take it with a grain of salt but it looks fairly promising. Will just be a shame if they mark it up to stupid prices.
(https://i.ibb.co/fnfzB1R/7-C9-B1-F96-0-EBB-485-E-A506-9267-CD5-E1-E5-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnfzB1R)(https://i.ibb.co/y09Vj9T/F7-FC027-A-3906-4-CB5-9-EC2-3-E8724-FB199-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y09Vj9T)
Oh I can't wait to see what prices these re-sellers will put on these...
An ordinary lightly-scratched MK1 goes for upwards of $2k; I cant even imagine what these re-sellers are gonna sell the special 25th anniversary ones for
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The 25th Anniversary release for the Century Optics MK1 is apparently happening soon. Seems the Instagram resellers have mainly helped fund the 300 copy run and are getting 200 or so copies to sell themselves. I guess just take it with a grain of salt but it looks fairly promising. Will just be a shame if they mark it up to stupid prices.
(https://i.ibb.co/fnfzB1R/7-C9-B1-F96-0-EBB-485-E-A506-9267-CD5-E1-E5-D.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fnfzB1R)(https://i.ibb.co/y09Vj9T/F7-FC027-A-3906-4-CB5-9-EC2-3-E8724-FB199-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y09Vj9T)
Oh I can't wait to see what prices these re-sellers will put on these...
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Prepare your wallets.
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Hi
I just bought a MK1 on ebay for my VX1000. When the mk1 finally arrive I realize that he was with a vx2000 bayo mount, did you know where I can find a new bayo ring for the vx1000? or if there another solution than the bayo mount?
thank you
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Hi
I just bought a MK1 on ebay for my VX1000. When the mk1 finally arrive I realize that he was with a vx2000 bayo mount, did you know where I can find a new bayo ring for the vx1000? or if there another solution than the bayo mount?
thank you
https://www.deathlensfisheyesales.com/product-page/vx1000-bayo-ring-for-mk1
http://www.bayorings.com/index.php/vx1000-replica-bayoring.html
looks like the one from Germany is in stock.
out of stock...
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Has anyone ever had an issue with a VX1000 where manual focus doesn't work? Under normal circumstances, when you switch the focus down to manual, you typically see a hand with 'F' in it, and you can obviously move the focus ring and get it focused on the circle between the two triangles. However, on my VX1000, that manual hand with the 'F' is never displayed, and the focus ring does absolutely nothing. I know the focus switch isn't broken, because moving it down to infinity does produce a result.
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Has anyone ever had an issue with a VX1000 where manual focus doesn't work? Under normal circumstances, when you switch the focus down to manual, you typically see a hand with 'F' in it, and you can obviously move the focus ring and get it focused on the circle between the two triangles. However, on my VX1000, that manual hand with the 'F' is never displayed, and the focus ring does absolutely nothing. I know the focus switch isn't broken, because moving it down to infinity does produce a result.
Don’t know shit about that but that might mean that there’s some sort of disconnect between the shit that would trigger the manual focus and the actual focus internally. As always, hit up Kerry.
Anybody know anything about the VX2000’s internal clock battery? I want to set the date/not have to redo white balance and all that shit each time I use it or switch batteries out. The VX1’s clock battery is super easy to switch out but I can’t find the vx2’s
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Has anyone ever had an issue with a VX1000 where manual focus doesn't work? Under normal circumstances, when you switch the focus down to manual, you typically see a hand with 'F' in it, and you can obviously move the focus ring and get it focused on the circle between the two triangles. However, on my VX1000, that manual hand with the 'F' is never displayed, and the focus ring does absolutely nothing. I know the focus switch isn't broken, because moving it down to infinity does produce a result.
Don’t know shit about that but that might mean that there’s some sort of disconnect between the shit that would trigger the manual focus and the actual focus internally. As always, hit up Kerry.
Anybody know anything about the VX2000’s internal clock battery? I want to set the date/not have to redo white balance and all that shit each time I use it or switch batteries out. The VX1’s clock battery is super easy to switch out but I can’t find the vx2’s
The cell battery? I know for me I have never had good luck after changing batteries and it reset all my white balance, f-stop and all that shit. On the vx2 I believe it's on the inside of where the LCD screen sits?
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Has anyone ever had an issue with a VX1000 where manual focus doesn't work? Under normal circumstances, when you switch the focus down to manual, you typically see a hand with 'F' in it, and you can obviously move the focus ring and get it focused on the circle between the two triangles. However, on my VX1000, that manual hand with the 'F' is never displayed, and the focus ring does absolutely nothing. I know the focus switch isn't broken, because moving it down to infinity does produce a result.
Don’t know shit about that but that might mean that there’s some sort of disconnect between the shit that would trigger the manual focus and the actual focus internally. As always, hit up Kerry.
Anybody know anything about the VX2000’s internal clock battery? I want to set the date/not have to redo white balance and all that shit each time I use it or switch batteries out. The VX1’s clock battery is super easy to switch out but I can’t find the vx2’s
The cell battery? I know for me I have never had good luck after changing batteries and it reset all my white balance, f-stop and all that shit. On the vx2 I believe it's on the inside of where the LCD screen sits?
I think you’re right about it being under the LCD side panel. My vx2100 kept resetting everything between changing batteries years ago. I was looking into how to change the internal batt but one day it fixed itself so I never had to open the camera up.
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I am sure it's the same for the Vx2100
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HZHcUcMKeQ
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Has anyone ever had an issue with a VX1000 where manual focus doesn't work? Under normal circumstances, when you switch the focus down to manual, you typically see a hand with 'F' in it, and you can obviously move the focus ring and get it focused on the circle between the two triangles. However, on my VX1000, that manual hand with the 'F' is never displayed, and the focus ring does absolutely nothing. I know the focus switch isn't broken, because moving it down to infinity does produce a result.
(https://i.ibb.co/nrjkRRG/vx100-manual.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
virtual coin flip (https://freeonlinedice.com/)
I would start with replacing this ^. If that doesn't do it could be a # of things. Usually want to start with the most obvious. If it's something you want to try and fix your self I can sell you the part. If not hit up Kerry and he will take care of you.
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Hey I need some help...
Got a new VX1000 and haven't done much with it yet. Put about 3 tapes in it. 2 recorded well, the 3rd tape is half solid and half glitched audio (sounds like a static jackhammer throughout the clips).
When I try to test it out with a new tape it still has that static jackhammer sound over the footage. Pretty much bummed. I filmed 3 tapes and logged 2 on it as well. But considering it was in mint condition and hardly used, I figure that wouldn't be enough to completely destroy it.... Any tips here guys?
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Hey I need some help...
Got a new VX1000 and haven't done much with it yet. Put about 3 tapes in it. 2 recorded well, the 3rd tape is half solid and half glitched audio (sounds like a static jackhammer throughout the clips).
When I try to test it out with a new tape it still has that static jackhammer sound over the footage. Pretty much bummed. I filmed 3 tapes and logged 2 on it as well. But considering it was in mint condition and hardly used, I figure that wouldn't be enough to completely destroy it.... Any tips here guys?
Where did ya get it from?
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I got it from Japan. It worked perfectly for the first month or so. Yahoo Auctions to be exact.
Honestly, it's the freshed VX I've ever seen...
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Hey I need some help...
Got a new VX1000 and haven't done much with it yet. Put about 3 tapes in it. 2 recorded well, the 3rd tape is half solid and half glitched audio (sounds like a static jackhammer throughout the clips).
When I try to test it out with a new tape it still has that static jackhammer sound over the footage. Pretty much bummed. I filmed 3 tapes and logged 2 on it as well. But considering it was in mint condition and hardly used, I figure that wouldn't be enough to completely destroy it.... Any tips here guys?
Don’t have an answer for you but you should never log tapes straight off your VX, get a shitty cap cam.
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I got it from Japan. It worked perfectly for the first month or so. Yahoo Auctions to be exact.
Honestly, it's the freshed VX I've ever seen...
Just remember these cameras are 25 years old. Just like a old car they can break down over time. Just because it looks nice, it can still have problems. Get it repaired and hopefully it last you a long time.
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Hey I need some help...
Got a new VX1000 and haven't done much with it yet. Put about 3 tapes in it. 2 recorded well, the 3rd tape is half solid and half glitched audio (sounds like a static jackhammer throughout the clips).
When I try to test it out with a new tape it still has that static jackhammer sound over the footage. Pretty much bummed. I filmed 3 tapes and logged 2 on it as well. But considering it was in mint condition and hardly used, I figure that wouldn't be enough to completely destroy it.... Any tips here guys?
If you captured off the vx itself. That's the problem... Gotta get a capture cam so you don't blow out the heads on the VX
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Sorry for the potentially dumb question
Do MK1 vigs always sit slightly askew for the VX2000?
(https://i.imgur.com/aBTCpFk.jpg)
I know, I know, VX2000s are ass. This is a backup camera. One of my VX1s wouldn't playback a head cleaning tape when we got to the spot so I didn't even risk it.
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Sorry for the potentially dumb question
Do MK1 vigs always sit slightly askew for the VX2000?
(https://i.imgur.com/aBTCpFk.jpg)
I know, I know, VX2000s are ass. This is a backup camera. One of my VX1s wouldn't playback a head cleaning tape when we got to the spot so I didn't even risk it.
You ain't ever going to get "perfect" vig.. I mean maybe if you get a fresh vx that was tucked away for years on years. But I think I remember reading about the 3CCD's and how they are aligned to make the perfect vig. Tell you what. After many many boards hitting my camera my shit isn't perfect.
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Sorry for the potentially dumb question
Do MK1 vigs always sit slightly askew for the VX2000?
I know, I know, VX2000s are ass. This is a backup camera. One of my VX1s wouldn't playback a head cleaning tape when we got to the spot so I didn't even risk it.
every camera is slightly different because the sensor could be placed even a half of a millimeter off. if you want perfect vig just zoom and pan it over in post. also if you dont use manual audio yet, it helps a lot. you set it to manual in the menu, then press in the back scroll wheel and go down three levels. doing this from memory, but the 3 levels down i know is the golden setting.
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/729939983196225596/899428530818002984/fix.png)
used a little curves adjustment to take the reds out too. pretty close to vx1
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Thanks for the answers yall. Much appreciated, especially the manual mic level advice.
And yeah, fucking with the curves is a godsend. I just grabbed a frame to show the vig.
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Sorry for the potentially dumb question
Do MK1 vigs always sit slightly askew for the VX2000?
I know, I know, VX2000s are ass. This is a backup camera. One of my VX1s wouldn't playback a head cleaning tape when we got to the spot so I didn't even risk it.
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/729939983196225596/899428530818002984/fix.png)
used a little curves adjustment to take the reds out too. pretty close to vx1
Jordan, thanks for the knowledge. I really enjoyed the last VX video you put out, thought it was really well done. You have any tips or good resources for learning the basics of color correction?
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yo thanks lydius :)
try and learn what curves do to the image, in terms of the luma and rgb. most of the time i just use subtle tweaks in lumetri color inside of premiere pro to do the trick, but most of it is done in-camera through white balance and the cp settings. you could download a video you like, bring it into premiere alongside your own clips and then try to match it. try and look for what its doing in the highlights, mids and shadows (mids are the hardest to see, but thinks greys and skintones). a warmer clip might have orangey shadows and yellow-green highlights. in terms of a correction, try matching two clips from different days together. if you cant get one to look like the other completely, find some sort of middle ground and correct both to that.
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Hey guys, my fellow filmer friend ran into a problem with his cap cam. He's able to play back tapes just fine on his vx, but on the cap cam it has grey bars, as you can see in the image. I recommended he use a cleaning tape but he lost his sony one. I have a panasonic cleaning tape he could use, but would that create more problems? Is the tape lube for the panasonic cleaning tape different from sony premiums lube?
Thanks!
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Hey guys, my fellow filmer friend ran into a problem with his cap cam. He's able to play back tapes just fine on his vx, but on the cap cam it has grey bars, as you can see in the image. I recommended he use a cleaning tape but he lost his sony one. I have a panasonic cleaning tape he could use, but would that create more problems? Is the tape lube for the panasonic cleaning tape different from sony premiums lube?
Thanks!
That’s definitely a jammed head on the cap cam. Ive heard not to switch brands for regular tapes, but never for cleaning tapes.
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Hey guys, my fellow filmer friend ran into a problem with his cap cam. He's able to play back tapes just fine on his vx, but on the cap cam it has grey bars, as you can see in the image. I recommended he use a cleaning tape but he lost his sony one. I have a panasonic cleaning tape he could use, but would that create more problems? Is the tape lube for the panasonic cleaning tape different from sony premiums lube?
Thanks!
That’s definitely a jammed head on the cap cam. Ive heard not to switch brands for regular tapes, but never for cleaning tapes.
I think at one time I used several different types of cleaning head tapes.. But that was like 7 years ago.. Maybe try and order a sony one off ebay.
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Hi !
Sorry if the question was already asked before but I'm currently struggling with lowlight and night filming with my VX1000. Either it looks way too dark or it looks way too grainy. Does any of you have typical settings you use in the evening/at night.
I'm kinda new to all the cinematography terms (ISO/dB/exposure/shutterspeed/etc). It would be very kind to explain those to me.
Thank y'all 8)
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Hi !
Sorry if the question was already asked before but I'm currently struggling with lowlight and night filming with my VX1000. Either it looks way too dark or it looks way too grainy. Does any of you have typical settings you use in the evening/at night.
I'm kinda new to all the cinematography terms (ISO/dB/exposure/shutterspeed/etc). It would be very kind to explain those to me.
Thank y'all 8)
I'm not a night filming expert by any means. But I would recommend never going below 2.0 for the exposure or else everything becomes grainy. I'll set shutter speed to 100, f2.0, and get close with the fisheye where the light really brightens things up.
I have a few night clips at the end of this little edit for reference:
http://youtu.be/7hQX__OwRz4
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Hi !
Sorry if the question was already asked before but I'm currently struggling with lowlight and night filming with my VX1000. Either it looks way too dark or it looks way too grainy. Does any of you have typical settings you use in the evening/at night.
I'm kinda new to all the cinematography terms (ISO/dB/exposure/shutterspeed/etc). It would be very kind to explain those to me.
Thank y'all 8)
i try to go to 6db max, and shutter of 1/100 minimum, which add grain but not that much.
But on specific cases, I had to go to 1/50 and 18db. Super grainy but it's better to see something grainy than having to guess what's going on.
Setting multiple lights help seeing a bit more of the run up / landing too
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Hi !
Sorry if the question was already asked before but I'm currently struggling with lowlight and night filming with my VX1000. Either it looks way too dark or it looks way too grainy. Does any of you have typical settings you use in the evening/at night.
I'm kinda new to all the cinematography terms (ISO/dB/exposure/shutterspeed/etc). It would be very kind to explain those to me.
Thank y'all 8)
If you legitimately see yourself spending a lot (maybe more than 25%) of your time filming after the sun goes down I'd sincerely advise buying another camera as low light is the biggest weakness of the VX1000.
As far as what camera I'd suggest, VX2000, as despite it's mic being ass (set it to manual and drop it roughly 2 notches for filming fish), it should be much easier to come across a cheaper VX2 than a vx1, and it's so much better at night.
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settings wont help dark/grainy footage. more light will. get a better on cam light and light up spots if you can.
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I've spent a bunch of time filming at night, since it's the only time we can skate par on weekends..anyways;
Decent 160led light for the top, set shutter speed to 1/100 (lowest 1/75, if it's really dark) and set exposure to 9db at lowest, but I try to stay at 6db. I've never really had any times where I thought it was really bad, mainly because the light is pretty good.
I second the notion of a VX2, or a 21 which I always find for good prices as well. Par some shaky and orange clips in this (since this was the year I first started using my camera) this was filmed on a VX21 and was mainly at night;
https://youtu.be/mH0NhQT5M-8
Genuinely really like how VX21 looks if you soften the image a bit sometimes. Oh and the camera seems more reliable, since they are newer.
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what lights do you guys recommend? I have a Neewer 160led, but I am sure there is something better. maybe another Neewer w/ one on top of the camera and another in hand?
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what lights do you guys recommend? I have a Neewer 160led, but I am sure there is something better. maybe another Neewer w/ one on top of the camera and another in hand?
That's what I use and does well for what I do. I used to use a 140led and it definitely fairs better than that.
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I have this one for VX or HVX and it works really well:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/884129-REG/genaray_led_7100t_312_lamp_variable_clr.html
Edit: It also uses VX batteries and you can use the slimmer batteries that come with light in your VX. These batteries tend to last longer than the standard full size VX batteries.
The adjustable light color feature is really nice, perfect for using the light when it is not totally dark out to match 5600K a bit closer without filters (which produce less light from the LED).
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I have this one for VX or HVX and it works really well:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/884129-REG/genaray_led_7100t_312_lamp_variable_clr.html
Edit: It also uses VX batteries and you can use the slimmer batteries that come with light in your VX. These batteries tend to last longer than the standard full size VX batteries.
The adjustable light color feature is really nice, perfect for using the light when it is not totally dark out to match 5600K a bit closer without filters (which produce less light from the LED).
nice! thanks for the suggestion. the battery thing does help justify the price a bit
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https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1545481-REG/lupo_700_smartpanel_dual_color_led.html
by far one of the brightest small form factor lights you can get because of the lenses in front of the LEDs. on sale right now too. uses VX batteries
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Okay thanks y'all for your answer. I got a godox led500c wich is f'ing powerfull and I'll try your settings during the next nightsess.
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Okay thanks y'all for your answer. I got a godox led500c wich is f'ing powerfull and I'll try your settings during the next nightsess.
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That looks like a solid choice. The only other thing I might recommend is if you’re mounting it on camera, you may want to invest in a better cold shoe adapter. I have the genaray light mentioned above and the one that came with it is just cheap plastic that sits too high.
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Okay thanks y'all for your answer. I got a godox led500c wich is f'ing powerfull and I'll try your settings during the next nightsess.
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That looks like a solid choice. The only other thing I might recommend is if you’re mounting it on camera, you may want to invest in a better cold shoe adapter. I have the genaray light mentioned above and the one that came with it is just cheap plastic that sits too high.
The light I mentioned is not a light I'll mount on my camera. For that I have two little led lights.
For now I'll mount one on my camera and hold the other one in my hand for filming lines and I'll set the big godox one for single trick filming.
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i'm sure it's been discussed on here but since we've been dealing with it recently:
capture cam is firewire 400. i have to capture on an old laptop with a FW400 port and would like to get rid of all the extra dongles. what adapters are compatible to step it up to more modern hardware (i.e. imac 2014, 21.5" screen /2.9QC/2X4GB/1TB/GT750M or newer PC w/ USB-C)?
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Your iMac 2014 should have thunderbolt connections. I have been using the following:
thunderbolt to firewire-800 adapter
firewire-800 to firewire-400 6 pin adapter
firewire-400 6pin to 4 pin cable
Since you likely already have the 6pin to 4pin cable, you should be able to search second hand sites like eBay/Mercari and get those first two adapters for ~$30ish
(my picture below shows a 6-pin to 6-pin firewire cable, but obviously a 6-pin to 4-pin would work the same)
(https://i.ibb.co/C07Bx54/Screen-Shot-2021-07-23-at-10-45-33-PM.png)
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Windows/Linux and not a Laptop: Get a firewire PCI-E card. Firewire and USB aren't compatible you would need an active adapter (which best to my knowledge is not available at least not easily). I have to add that I can't use my FireWire PCI-E card under Windows because there seem to be some conflicts with my AMD graphic cards drivers. If the Firewire card is installed the system has a boot loop. Started happening like 3-5 years ago with a graphics driver update, no Issues with that card under Linux.
With a (modern) laptop you are most likely out of luck.
Has anybody ever tried those Firewire to thunderbolt to usb-c adapter chains in Windows/Linux?
I remember someone posting here that it works with MacOS.
edit2: So apparently someone managed to run a firewire mixer with that chain (https://discourse.ardour.org/t/success-with-thunderbolt-3-to-firewire-adapter/101141). But there is not to much information and a year old unanswered question.
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If memory serves, I think that when you remove the bayo from the VX1MK1, the screw size is 82mm. Has anyone ever tried using a bayoring and putting it on an 82mm Opteka fisheye? I'm curious to see how that would look.
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Hi does someone try the Magenta VX POUCH BAG ?
https://shop.magentaskateboards.com/products/vx-pouch-bag-942
I was wondering if it a good bag for take on session !
;D ;D ;D
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Hi does someone try the Magenta VX POUCH BAG ?
https://shop.magentaskateboards.com/products/vx-pouch-bag-942
I was wondering if it a good bag for take on session !
;D ;D ;D
Damn I forgot about this. I remember when these were announced. They look pretty sick and can fit most of your gear
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Hi does someone try the Magenta VX POUCH BAG ?
https://shop.magentaskateboards.com/products/vx-pouch-bag-942
I was wondering if it a good bag for take on session !
;D ;D ;D
I have the theories bag which is a similar setup. the form factor is nice and allows me to where it on top of my other backpack which I use to carry stuff like rubbricks, lacquer, bondo etc.
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Hi does someone try the Magenta VX POUCH BAG ?
https://shop.magentaskateboards.com/products/vx-pouch-bag-942
I was wondering if it a good bag for take on session !
;D ;D ;D
I got the Theories one, which looks the same. Must say I expected more from it. It is really good for a quick afternoon mission since it only fits maybe 2 extra batteries and a couple tapes. There is no room for a lamp so if you're planning on skating until late this bag wont cut it.
It definitely won't fit any tool, wax, wallet, food or other stuff I carry with me on a full day skating.
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the magenta version is a little bit bigger than the theories
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Quick two questions about miniDV tapes:
- Does anybody knows what the little little toggle under the tape (with REC and SAVE next to it) ?
- What is the difference between SP and LP mode ? How can I change that, what will that do ? Is LP better than SP or the other way around ?
Thanks for your answer.
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little toggle prevents the tape from being recorded on anymore, and LP (long play) reduces the quality to get more footage onto a tape. SP is standard play.
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little toggle prevents the tape from being recorded on anymore, and LP (long play) reduces the quality to get more footage onto a tape. SP is standard play.
Another important fact I believe is correct; LP recorded tapes don't tend to play correctly in a different camera than what was used to shoot them on.
I had a tale where it'd go fast in parts and the quality was lessened.
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little toggle prevents the tape from being recorded on anymore, and LP (long play) reduces the quality to get more footage onto a tape. SP is standard play.
Ok thanks, but how can I know if my tapes record in LP or SP mode ? And how can I change that ?
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little toggle prevents the tape from being recorded on anymore, and LP (long play) reduces the quality to get more footage onto a tape. SP is standard play.
Ok thanks, but how can I know if my tapes record in LP or SP mode ? And how can I change that ?
You can't set it on VX1s IIRC, as there is no REC type settings available in the menus. However you can on a VX2/21K as I did it on my first time filming which was on a VX21K. It'll be under the 'TAPE SET' menu > REC MODE > SP or LP
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Anyone here ever put silica gel desiccant packets in with their camera gear to prevent moisture from developing/fog on their lens?
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Anyone here ever put silica gel desiccant packets in with their camera gear to prevent moisture from developing/fog on their lens?
Yep - I got several in there, in different parts of the bag. I swap them out every now and then.
When I was still using tapes and it was summer time I'd keep one that was fairly big, that I'd stick in the tape deck as I'd often get the moisture warning when it was really hot and humid. Just got to be careful you don't get it torn putting one inside or those little silica balls will all be up in that piece.
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If memory serves, I think that when you remove the bayo from the VX1MK1, the screw size is 82mm.
Can someone confirm this for me? What are my camera options to use my MK1 on if my VX1 is toasted. (without buying another VX)
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If memory serves, I think that when you remove the bayo from the VX1MK1, the screw size is 82mm.
Can someone confirm this for me? What are my camera options to use my MK1 on if my VX1 is toasted. (without buying another VX)
I can't confirm that one (I think the MK2 is 82mm but the MK1 is smaller), but these Universal MK1 adapters (https://sk8mmllc.myshopify.com/products/universal-mk1-fisheye-adapter) just came out yesterday which will save you the hassle of trying to figure out that thread size (for $150...)
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Can’t believe MK1’s are going for 3K now, so bonkers. Did that 20 year anniversary release ever happen?
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If memory serves, I think that when you remove the bayo from the VX1MK1, the screw size is 82mm.
Can someone confirm this for me? What are my camera options to use my MK1 on if my VX1 is toasted. (without buying another VX)
I ended up taking off the bayo on my mk1, and the screw size looked about 75mm. I DM’ed the vx_fisheye_sales IG account asking if they could tell me what the mm size was, but no response. If you ever find out the exact screw size, please let us know!
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Can’t believe MK1’s are going for 3K now, so bonkers. Did that 20 year anniversary release ever happen?
After the IG posts telling people to reach out to [email protected] in January (2021), they sent out an email in September saying things were in motion with a link to this website: https://buymk1.com/
And then crickets since then.
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If memory serves, I think that when you remove the bayo from the VX1MK1, the screw size is 82mm.
Can someone confirm this for me? What are my camera options to use my MK1 on if my VX1 is toasted. (without buying another VX)
I ended up taking off the bayo on my mk1, and the screw size looked about 75mm. I DM’ed the vx_fisheye_sales IG account asking if they could tell me what the mm size was, but no response. If you ever find out the exact screw size, please let us know!
I didn't find the screw size either so ended up using this trick:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDgHiNql2LV/
looking forward to the "universal mk1 adapter". it seems sturdier than my method.
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Can’t believe MK1’s are going for 3K now, so bonkers. Did that 20 year anniversary release ever happen?
3 bills right now??? Now I know when to sell for when I need to buy a house.
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Hi,
I have a problem I can't figure out:
When I got my VX1 about a year and a half ago I was trying to export tapes using another camcorder (TRV11E) but the pictures were all glitchy. I then reached out to VX filmers from my area and one told me to try watching my tapes using my VX1 to figure out if it was the tapes or the camcorder that was fucked up (He told my it was a callibration issue). While watching from the viewfinder the picture was clear so I bought a Firewire cable and two adaptator to export the tapes from my VX to my computer with iMovie. And it worked !!!
But every now and then the "screenrecord" used in iMovie jump and glitch so instead of having like two or three 20 minutes parts for a tapes i have like 30 part that last 0.2 seconds for one line. And because of that parts of tricks and lines are missing.
I'm sorry if it's blurry but I'm struggling to explain it.
I don't know if some of you use iMovie to export tapes.
After all that I was thinking if I should invest in a secondary camera to export tapes but I was wondering if the callibratiion glitches I got will still happen ?
Maybe I should try buying a cleaning tape but I'm a bit lost with all those things.
Thanks for helping me guys !!
8) 8) 8) 8)
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Hi,
I have a problem I can't figure out:
When I got my VX1 about a year and a half ago I was trying to export tapes using another camcorder (TRV11E) but the pictures were all glitchy. I then reached out to VX filmers from my area and one told me to try watching my tapes using my VX1 to figure out if it was the tapes or the camcorder that was fucked up (He told my it was a callibration issue). While watching from the viewfinder the picture was clear so I bought a Firewire cable and two adaptator to export the tapes from my VX to my computer with iMovie. And it worked !!!
But every now and then the "screenrecord" used in iMovie jump and glitch so instead of having like two or three 20 minutes parts for a tapes i have like 30 part that last 0.2 seconds for one line. And because of that parts of tricks and lines are missing.
I'm sorry if it's blurry but I'm struggling to explain it.
I don't know if some of you use iMovie to export tapes.
After all that I was thinking if I should invest in a secondary camera to export tapes but I was wondering if the callibratiion glitches I got will still happen ?
Maybe I should try buying a cleaning tape but I'm a bit lost with all those things.
Thanks for helping me guys !!
8) 8) 8) 8)
try a headcleaning tape on your capture cam.
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I wanted to know for sure, so I bought a digital caliper. On my VX1000 MK1 bayomount lens, when I remove the bayoring, the screw on the MK1 itself is 75mm
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Can’t believe MK1’s are going for 3K now, so bonkers. Did that 20 year anniversary release ever happen?
i see people on ebay trying to sell their lenses for upwards of 3k but every lens that i see that is 3k or more i just troll them by sending offers and not responding when they are ready to sell. fuck these people gouging their lenses
i dont think the 20th year thing happened at all.
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Can’t believe MK1’s are going for 3K now, so bonkers. Did that 20 year anniversary release ever happen?
i see people on ebay trying to sell their lenses for upwards of 3k but every lens that i see that is 3k or more i just troll them by sending offers and not responding when they are ready to sell. fuck these people gouging their lenses
i dont think the 20th year thing happened at all.
Yeah, there's a difference between what people are trying to sell them for, and what people are actually selling them for. If you look at Sold Items on eBay most seem to be around $1500 with a couple exceptions (but none that I've seen over $2500). The insta resellers are a different story though - they seem to keep their prices private unless you're actually serious about buying, but also often have brand new lenses available.
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This link popped up via Instagram a while back, asking to enroll via email for notifications on when the MK1 25th anniversary is released.
https://buymk1.com/a/pre-launch
If it does happen, I imagine the 300 lenses they make selling out instantly.
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Instantly sell out
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I hope they make spare front elements and lens caps. I bought mk1 from a guy from Georgia back in 2012 but I lost my lens cap several years ago! Smh :/
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I hope they make spare front elements and lens caps. I bought mk1 from a guy from Georgia back in 2012 but I lost my lens cap several years ago! Smh :/
if someone was mechanically inclined they could measure the exact diameters of the mount (and threads if applicable) and pass it off to someone with a 3d printer, seems an easy task.
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I hope they make spare front elements and lens caps. I bought mk1 from a guy from Georgia back in 2012 but I lost my lens cap several years ago! Smh :/
if someone was mechanically inclined they could measure the exact diameters of the mount (and threads if applicable) and pass it off to someone with a 3d printer, seems an easy task.
This ^^^^^^
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https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8FbONJlDp/?utm_medium=copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8FbONJlDp/?utm_medium=copy_link)
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https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8FbONJlDp/?utm_medium=copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8FbONJlDp/?utm_medium=copy_link)
27th anniversary now right? Interesting there's one white mk1 in the batch.
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Could anyone help me with my VX2? I have an issue with the scroll wheel; whenever I try to use it (going through menu, adjusting settings) it jumps around, going against the direction I'm scrolling and jumping values.
I read in some place I should use oil free contact cleaner so will try that; but am worried it might need replacing. Anyone have similar experience that could elucidate here?
Peace and love
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Could anyone help me with my VX2? I have an issue with the scroll wheel; whenever I try to use it (going through menu, adjusting settings) it jumps around, going against the direction I'm scrolling and jumping values.
I read in some place I should use oil free contact cleaner so will try that; but am worried it might need replacing. Anyone have similar experience that could elucidate here?
Peace and love
You can get this spray which is used for cleaning contacts and certain electrics, which is similar to WD40 but won't fuck up your shit.
That has worked for loosening it up for me. It should eventually calm down the more you use it, as my second VX21 did after a bit of normal wear.
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Could anyone help me with my VX2? I have an issue with the scroll wheel; whenever I try to use it (going through menu, adjusting settings) it jumps around, going against the direction I'm scrolling and jumping values.
I read in some place I should use oil free contact cleaner so will try that; but am worried it might need replacing. Anyone have similar experience that could elucidate here?
Peace and love
You can get this spray which is used for cleaning contacts and certain electrics, which is similar to WD40 but won't fuck up your shit.
That has worked for loosening it up for me. It should eventually calm down the more you use it, as my second VX21 did after a bit of normal wear.
Ok ok, ordered some today, hoping it helps. Thank you :)
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Could anyone help me with my VX2? I have an issue with the scroll wheel; whenever I try to use it (going through menu, adjusting settings) it jumps around, going against the direction I'm scrolling and jumping values.
I read in some place I should use oil free contact cleaner so will try that; but am worried it might need replacing. Anyone have similar experience that could elucidate here?
Peace and love
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I have two vx1000's both of them in need of some fixing. The other one keeps making Glitches allthough I changed the ribbon cable and cleaned the heads and When I tried to clip the cable back I broke one of the clips so now I dont know How To fix it. The other camera wont open the cassette door, so I was thinking if its possible to change the whole cassette side from one camera to another?
Anyway I just ordered vx2000 from ebay and was wondering that does it use the same batteries then Vx1000? Also I have an opteka lens to vk1, can I use some step down rings to fit them to vx2000? Is the size 58mm to 52mm?
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I have two vx1000's both of them in need of some fixing. The other one keeps making Glitches allthough I changed the ribbon cable and cleaned the heads and When I tried to clip the cable back I broke one of the clips so now I dont know How To fix it. The other camera wont open the cassette door, so I was thinking if its possible to change the whole cassette side from one camera to another?
Anyway I just ordered vx2000 from ebay and was wondering that does it use the same batteries then Vx1000? Also I have an opteka lens to vk1, can I use some step down rings to fit them to vx2000? Is the size 58mm to 52mm?
Yes the vx1 and the vx2 batteries are compatible unless you get a slim battery from a vx2 it wont fit in the vx1. I cant remember from my brain for the mm size but I know someone here can help you with that.
When you say you changed the ribbon cable for the glitchy vx1 did you mean the ribbon cable for the viewfinder? Because if so that won't change/help your glitchy footage. What clip did you break off? Maybe post a photo and some of us can chime in to help.
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I have two vx1000's both of them in need of some fixing. The other one keeps making Glitches allthough I changed the ribbon cable and cleaned the heads and When I tried to clip the cable back I broke one of the clips so now I dont know How To fix it. The other camera wont open the cassette door, so I was thinking if its possible to change the whole cassette side from one camera to another?
Anyway I just ordered vx2000 from ebay and was wondering that does it use the same batteries then Vx1000? Also I have an opteka lens to vk1, can I use some step down rings to fit them to vx2000? Is the size 58mm to 52mm?
Yes the vx1 and the vx2 batteries are compatible unless you get a slim battery from a vx2 it wont fit in the vx1. I cant remember from my brain for the mm size but I know someone here can help you with that.
When you say you changed the ribbon cable for the glitchy vx1 did you mean the ribbon cable for the viewfinder? Because if so that won't change/help your glitchy footage. What clip did you break off? Maybe post a photo and some of us can chime in to help.
Yes cleaned it from inside and changed the viewfinder cable at the same time but When I put it back one of the clippings (?) broke and now i Cant see anything from the viewfinder
https://ibb.co/zryTwC8
https://ibb.co/THBD1Rk
What does help for the glitches? I've cleaned the heads and used some cleaning cassette but wont help..
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I have two vx1000's both of them in need of some fixing. The other one keeps making Glitches allthough I changed the ribbon cable and cleaned the heads and When I tried to clip the cable back I broke one of the clips so now I dont know How To fix it. The other camera wont open the cassette door, so I was thinking if its possible to change the whole cassette side from one camera to another?
Anyway I just ordered vx2000 from ebay and was wondering that does it use the same batteries then Vx1000? Also I have an opteka lens to vk1, can I use some step down rings to fit them to vx2000? Is the size 58mm to 52mm?
Yes the vx1 and the vx2 batteries are compatible unless you get a slim battery from a vx2 it wont fit in the vx1. I cant remember from my brain for the mm size but I know someone here can help you with that.
When you say you changed the ribbon cable for the glitchy vx1 did you mean the ribbon cable for the viewfinder? Because if so that won't change/help your glitchy footage. What clip did you break off? Maybe post a photo and some of us can chime in to help.
Yes cleaned it from inside and changed the viewfinder cable at the same time but When I put it back one of the clippings (?) broke and now i Cant see anything from the viewfinder
https://ibb.co/zryTwC8
https://ibb.co/THBD1Rk
What does help for the glitches? I've cleaned the heads and used some cleaning cassette but wont help..
i ripped a ribbon cable header off the main board while attempting a DIY repair once and had to send it in to Kerry to fix my mistake. His solution was to replace the main board entirely. i would try swapping the board from your cam w/ the jammed tape deck to the other.
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Does the new OS for Macs no longer support MiniDV? I updated to macOS Monterey 12.3.1 last night and can no longer find my VX in the import section of final cut. Anyone having similar problems or anyone with a fix? My cables are all fine and the camera is in good condition so I'm assuming apple has dropped support for these cameras? If so, that's a massive bummer :/
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Does the new OS for Macs no longer support MiniDV? I updated to macOS Monterey 12.3.1 last night and can no longer find my VX in the import section of final cut. Anyone having similar problems or anyone with a fix? My cables are all fine and the camera is in good condition so I'm assuming apple has dropped support for these cameras? If so, that's a massive bummer :/
MiniDV import support was removed in Catalina a few years ago which I noticed when trying to import in Adobe Premier. I'm guessing the same situation for Final Cut. The iMovie app should still have an import feature though.
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I keep an old 2008 Macbook Pro with Final Cut 7 for that reason.
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Does the new OS for Macs no longer support MiniDV? I updated to macOS Monterey 12.3.1 last night and can no longer find my VX in the import section of final cut. Anyone having similar problems or anyone with a fix? My cables are all fine and the camera is in good condition so I'm assuming apple has dropped support for these cameras? If so, that's a massive bummer :/
thats an common issue with monterey 12.3. - the mac doesn´t detect the camcorder as camcorder.
already contacted the support and it seems that they solved the problem with the newest update (monterey 12.4.)
Haven´t tried it yet
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Does the new OS for Macs no longer support MiniDV? I updated to macOS Monterey 12.3.1 last night and can no longer find my VX in the import section of final cut. Anyone having similar problems or anyone with a fix? My cables are all fine and the camera is in good condition so I'm assuming apple has dropped support for these cameras? If so, that's a massive bummer :/
already contacted the support and it seems that they solved the problem with the newest update (monterey 12.4.)
Haven´t tried it yet
Confirmed. Tried this last night and it does work. Still has some glitchiness and the process isn't perfect (for me, audio kept getting out of sync when importing), but it works.
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Does the new OS for Macs no longer support MiniDV? I updated to macOS Monterey 12.3.1 last night and can no longer find my VX in the import section of final cut. Anyone having similar problems or anyone with a fix? My cables are all fine and the camera is in good condition so I'm assuming apple has dropped support for these cameras? If so, that's a massive bummer :/
already contacted the support and it seems that they solved the problem with the newest update (monterey 12.4.)
Haven´t tried it yet
Confirmed. Tried this last night and it does work. Still has some glitchiness and the process isn't perfect (for me, audio kept getting out of sync when importing), but it works.
I'll have to try update to 12.4 at some point then. Pain in the ass that Mac aren't supporting MiniDV too great.
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I've been capturing with Lifeflix ever since I updated my mac cuz my DN60 wouldnt work with premiere, final cut or any other NLE, seems like the only option here
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
I have seen it before but usually the camera will not work. I can't remember if it's the main circuit board or the outside circuit board (I would start with the outer board first) Consider your self on borrowed time, before needing repairs.
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
If you tap the record button side hard enough does it happen?
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
If you tap the record button side hard enough does it happen?
It definitely helped bringing it back on, then moving it around would mean it would blip on and off, yep.
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
If you tap the record button side hard enough does it happen?
It definitely helped bringing it back on, then moving it around would mean it would blip on and off, yep.
I am guessing it's the outside circuit board then and not the main board.
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
If you tap the record button side hard enough does it happen?
It definitely helped bringing it back on, then moving it around would mean it would blip on and off, yep.
I am guessing it's the outside circuit board then and not the main board.
Since this one isn't my main one and I do have a spares 'n repairs VX1 laying about I could try to fix it. Depends on how much a faff it is.
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Are any of you still using tapes or have you mostly switched over to external recording devices?
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
If you tap the record button side hard enough does it happen?
It definitely helped bringing it back on, then moving it around would mean it would blip on and off, yep.
I am guessing it's the outside circuit board then and not the main board.
Since this one isn't my main one and I do have a spares 'n repairs VX1 laying about I could try to fix it. Depends on how much a faff it is.
That is a fairly easy fix. If you want when the time comes shoot me a pm and I can walk you through it.
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
If you tap the record button side hard enough does it happen?
It definitely helped bringing it back on, then moving it around would mean it would blip on and off, yep.
I am guessing it's the outside circuit board then and not the main board.
Since this one isn't my main one and I do have a spares 'n repairs VX1 laying about I could try to fix it. Depends on how much a faff it is.
That is a fairly easy fix. If you want when the time comes shoot me a pm and I can walk you through it.
Safe G, will do once I get time to take it apart!
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Are any of you still using tapes or have you mostly switched over to external recording devices?
Yeah, on the MRC1 now and totally glad I did. No tapes to worry about, no heads playing up or nothing.
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
If you tap the record button side hard enough does it happen?
It definitely helped bringing it back on, then moving it around would mean it would blip on and off, yep.
from what you're saying, it's the cable between the front element and video board that is loose.
check on youtube how to open the camera
then unplug, and replug the cable i circled in blue (see image attached to this message).
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Anyone ever had an issue where they fire up their VX1, the viewfinder briefly shows white with a few purple lines briefly before dying?
Mine has done it after a day of filming and it won't fire up now. I think something must be shorting inside of it, does it with every battery I tried and plugging it in via the mains supply.
EDIT: I also remember on the back door screen it shown the usual battery icon, but had a 'O' randomly displayed on it? I see if I can get a photo later, if it does let me fire it back up.
is your viewfinder is fully dead ?
-> could be the viewfinder ribbon cable
does your viewfinder shows a white screen but still some infos like aperture for example ?
-> could be the cable linking the front element of the vx to one of the boards (on the right side of the vx), or the video board itself
Just found out what could be causing the issue, as it seems to come on and off after testing again by moving the camera. It turns out it could be main board.
If you tap the record button side hard enough does it happen?
It definitely helped bringing it back on, then moving it around would mean it would blip on and off, yep.
from what you're saying, it's the cable between the front element and video board that is loose.
check on youtube how to open the camera
then unplug, and replug the cable i circled in blue (see image attached to this message).
Thanks mate - might take a look over this weekend, if it's relatively simple then I could just ensure the camera is fine for use again after doing this.
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Are any of you still using tapes or have you mostly switched over to external recording devices?
Still using tapes over here. Probably should invest in a capture device or something but that'll have to wait til I get a fisheye sorted. From what I've seen they're worth the investment.
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Yep, still rocking tapes.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CeeVNG6If7B/
This Wednesday, $1600
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Wonder how fast/if they will have an amount you can buy.
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I can't believe they are selling those for $1600 i fucked myself so hard by buying one last year for $2000
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CeeVNG6If7B/
This Wednesday, $1600
Gonna try to cop but we’ll see…
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It hasn't been mentioned in any posts, but there'll be a second wave of lenses for sale as well. Assuming it'll be split half and half with 150 dropping tomorrow and 150 another day, but who knows.
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this wave was sold out in 1minute. 60 seconds. It must be bots and/or they didn't limit the amount you can buy.
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I really hope they made a limit on how many you could buy. Sold out within 60 seconds? They know people want these lenses, I sure hope they decide to just make a mass production.
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I really hope they made a limit on how many you could buy. Sold out within 60 seconds? They know people want these lenses, I sure hope they decide to just make a mass production.
I agree, I know the lenses are in demand, but it's hard to imagine there are THAT many people clamoring to spend $1600 on a lens for an SD camera that want to actually use it and not just resell it.
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I was on the buymk1 site at 12:00:00 EST exactly, immediately clicked buy it now (probably took ~10 seconds all together). Used PayPal so it was even quicker, then got told the item was removed from my cart lol
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I was on the buymk1 site at 12:00:00 EST exactly, immediately clicked buy it now (probably took ~10 seconds all together). Used PayPal so it was even quicker, then got told the item was removed from my cart lol
that's fucked, definitely bots. I was on the site too the second it opened, but was hoping for a screw mount version. Kinda surprised there isn't more demand for the threaded ones.
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Got one somehow. International buyers had to DM them and fill out a form agreeing to pay customs fees and whatever shipping costs. Did that, checked the site, it was sold out, but they responded to DM saying I got one.
Like I said before, they mentioned that there'll be a second wave for sale at some point so fingers crossed it doesn't sell out as quick.
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I was on the buymk1 site at 12:00:00 EST exactly, immediately clicked buy it now (probably took ~10 seconds all together). Used PayPal so it was even quicker, then got told the item was removed from my cart lol
that's fucked, definitely bots. I was on the site too the second it opened, but was hoping for a screw mount version. Kinda surprised there isn't more demand for the threaded ones.
The vx_fisheye_sales ring ( https://sk8mmllc.myshopify.com/products/universal-mk1-fisheye-adapter ) converts any bayo mk1 to screw mount.
I had a screw mount mk1 before, and it's the exact same amount of vignetting with the ring.
It could be an option if you can't find a screw mount version.
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Was not able to acquire either :(
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If they were sold out mainly to scalpers, we'll know about it soon enough if we see an uptick in new MK1s on eBay or whatever platform. They could try to sell them one at a time to keep the demand/ price up but we'll see by the sellers history. I can't imagine that many people still film in SD and were willing to drop $1.6k on the lens when Optekas are a good enough option for most people.
I was tempted to buy one too but I just don't film that often anymore. I brought out the vx maybe twice in the last 3 years.
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What did the original Century Mk1 retail for?
$1600 seems insane.
Congrats to anyone that got one. i hope they do many more runs so this resale market chills out.
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What did the original Century Mk1 retail for?
I bought mine from Schneider in 2014ish, it was $995 or something similar.
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I think original retail was around 750-850 USD until the mid 2010s.
$1600 is certainly insane but it's honestly not quite as bad as I expected. I sold a scratched MK1 for $900ish a few months ago so I can just tell myself that money can be used to cut the price of this new one back to normal.
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I think original retail was around 750-850 USD until the mid 2010s.
$1600 is certainly insane but it's honestly not quite as bad as I expected. I sold a scratched MK1 for $900ish a few months ago so I can just tell myself that money can be used to cut the price of this new one back to normal.
Pretty sure I got mine in 2014 and it was from B&H For 850
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Take me back to the days when I found new ones for Ł500 all in all from a German camera place on eBay, when that was 'expensive' for one.
Had scratched the one I bought for a fair wack and I'm not doing it again haha.
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vx_fisheye_sales definitely scalped literally all of those mk1s and is going to sell them at $2100 a pop fuck that guy. if i was really mean i would reveal who that guy is but im not gonna knock his hustle too hard
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vx_fisheye_sales definitely scalped literally all of those mk1s and is going to sell them at $2100 a pop fuck that guy. if i was really mean i would reveal who that guy is but im not gonna knock his hustle too hard
I mean.. if you know who runs the vx_fisheye_sales account, then you know who runs the buy_mk1 account lol. It's the same person.
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vx_fisheye_sales definitely scalped literally all of those mk1s and is going to sell them at $2100 a pop fuck that guy. if i was really mean i would reveal who that guy is but im not gonna knock his hustle too hard
Why am I not surprised?
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vx_fisheye_sales definitely scalped literally all of those mk1s and is going to sell them at $2100 a pop fuck that guy. if i was really mean i would reveal who that guy is but im not gonna knock his hustle too hard
Same dude as vx market?
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vx_fisheye_sales definitely scalped literally all of those mk1s and is going to sell them at $2100 a pop fuck that guy. if i was really mean i would reveal who that guy is but im not gonna knock his hustle too hard
Same dude as vx market?
Not the same dude as VX market.
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i think its deathlens fisheye sales that is linked to buy_mk1.
the launch was on the 2 websites at the same time.
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i think its deathlens fisheye sales that is linked to buy_mk1.
the launch was on the 2 websites at the same time.
I'm curious about this too. Same batch of 300, same launch time, but 2 separate entities? How does that work?
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vx_fisheye_sales definitely scalped literally all of those mk1s and is going to sell them at $2100 a pop fuck that guy. if i was really mean i would reveal who that guy is but im not gonna knock his hustle too hard
Same dude as vx market?
Not the same dude as VX market.
good. That dudes a dork
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i think its deathlens fisheye sales that is linked to buy_mk1.
the launch was on the 2 websites at the same time.
yeah nah this is correct. vx fisheye sales is the other dude and he is the one scalping and selling rebranded optekas. idk who "vx market" is
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i think its deathlens fisheye sales that is linked to buy_mk1.
the launch was on the 2 websites at the same time.
I'm curious about this too. Same batch of 300, same launch time, but 2 separate entities? How does that work?
i think he was just the one working with schneider to release them and made a separate page for the sale
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Aren’t the O’Shea brothers behind this? I’ve heard them doing shiesty shit in the past.
I remember way back they used to be $695 on Adorama.
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Aren’t the O’Shea brothers behind this? I’ve heard them doing shiesty shit in the past.
I remember way back they used to be $695 on Adorama.
Oh shit. Know I remember!
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Aren’t the O’Shea brothers behind this? I’ve heard them doing shiesty shit in the past.
I remember way back they used to be $695 on Adorama.
bingo
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Keeping the culture alive by making a profit! Love the O'sheas.
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Does anyone know for sure that the O'Sheas run Deathlens Fisheye Sales and/or Buy Mk1? I thought their only involvement was that they'd started the petition (https://www.change.org/p/century-optics-save-the-century-optics-mk1-fisheye).
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I forgot them az boys were behind that/those accounts
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Are you guys using tadashi filters on your mk1s nowadays or are they not very good/not worth it
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Are you guys using tadashi filters on your mk1s nowadays or are they not very good/not worth it
Nope, the lens flare looks terrible. Probably should but mine's already slightly scratched so..
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Agreed. Weird flare on the perimeter, and the plastic is hard to keep dust free. Sometimes it’s ok but if direct sunlight hits the lens it’s hard to get a clean image.
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Agreed. Weird flare on the perimeter, and the plastic is hard to keep dust free. Sometimes it’s ok but if direct sunlight hits the lens it’s hard to get a clean image.
And it's so rare to be able to control the direction of sunlight. Not sure how great it would look during nighttime/with a video light, either.
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Are you guys using tadashi filters on your mk1s nowadays or are they not very good/not worth it
I swear for a while they would attract all the little bits of dust from Wales to the Moon, but the one I've been using recently has been pretty good for remaining dust free and is a life saver.
You do get some weird glares on the sides, but I've never had anything really get in the way of the footy. Plus fuck paying Mk1 prices when shit gets broken, so I'll take one or two downsides for rocking a cover.
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Are you guys using tadashi filters on your mk1s nowadays or are they not very good/not worth it
the lens is simply too expensive not to have that form of insurance on it
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Agreed. Weird flare on the perimeter, and the plastic is hard to keep dust free. Sometimes it’s ok but if direct sunlight hits the lens it’s hard to get a clean image.
And it's so rare to be able to control the direction of sunlight. Not sure how great it would look during nighttime/with a video light, either.
http://youtu.be/zl4H5eplt0Q
Here's a little 3 min edit shot with the Tadashi filter on at all times. Half of it is at night with a light on the VX. Honestly, the filter is even less noticeable at night. You do get the perimeter flare in direct sunlight, but like someone mentioned, it's a small tradeoff for keeping your MK1 pristine.
Side note: I've gone through probably 30+ Tadashi filters, no exaggeration. Once they get too scratched, or I scuff them from impact, I swap out. I have noticed that using a real microfiber cloth or blowing air to remove dust particles keeps them scratch-free longer than using the little cloth pouch they ship with.
Hope this helps anyone on the fence!
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Side note: I've gone through probably 30+ Tadashi filters, no exaggeration. Once they get too scratched, or I scuff them from impact, I swap out. I have noticed that using a real microfiber cloth or blowing air to remove dust particles keeps them scratch-free longer than using the little cloth pouch they ship with.
Hope this helps anyone on the fence!
I swear the amount of ones I've had savage lens hits with and come away with nothing has made whatever I've paid for how many of those filters worth it.
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The small static dot in the center doesn't look to bad, neither the night footage but whatever is going on in the upper right corner on that last 5050 looks wild. All in all not as bad as I thought. Cheers for the reference!
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Someone posting the 25th anniversary for 5k.
Looks like it got removed off eBay? No way it actually
Sold for 5k.
Who ever listed it and removed it hope they got the eBay fees.
Nerd.
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mk1’s are going up for sale again Monday 27th at noon.
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Another 30 second sellout
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Didn’t bother today but email says that there will be more going up soon.
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big surprise
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Question I've been meaning to ask... let's say your regular footed filming someone goofy doing a line you would obviously just push normally and use your right hand to hold your vx... but what do you guys do about filming someone who is the same stance as you??? do you skate switch?? do you skate in your normal stance but hold the camera in your off hand(left if regular)?? or skate switch?? I've been wondering this for a long time. I suck at filming people in the same stance
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I personally am left-handed and regular, so I just hold the cam in my left (front) hand always. For follow filming that works for regular and goofy subjects. I can see how it may be tough if your dominant hand is your rear hand (right-handed/regular or left-handed/goofy).
In that case I think just trying to use both hands as often as possible to get comfortable with it would be the best option. OR ride switch/fakie/whatever so you can face them? I do that occasionally if the ground is smooth enough.
OR smash your camera and hire the James T Webb telescope to do all your filming from space.
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I always filmed with my right hand and skated in whatever stance put me facing whomever I was filming.
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Right hand, goofy. When I film another goofy skater, I still skate goofy, I just open up my shoulders to face them some more. It's super easy when your filming hand is your leading hand. No need to try to skate switch.
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Right hand, goofy. When I film another goofy skater, I still skate goofy, I just open up my shoulders to face them some more. It's super easy when your filming hand is your leading hand. No need to try to skate switch.
damn.. so basically people whose leading hand is their filming hand have it easy... I guess i need to get better at pushing/filming switch... suck at slowing myself down while switch. or maybe I should learn to film with my left hand for lines
seems like the most optimal ways to film would be regular with right hand and goofy with left hand though... allows u to be able to skate not too close to the skater because u can just extend ur arm out the most
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Yeah, I think it's way easier to learn to hold a camera in either hand than it is to get fluid at filming lines switch.
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I was wondering if anyone has experienced this or had any advice?
My VX1000 is making a pretty hectic mechanical noise from the focus ring area
& looking through the viewfinder the frame is jumping around.
Basically looks like steady shot is on with the fisheye X1000
same in playback
Any ideas?
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I was wondering if anyone has experienced this or had any advice?
My VX1000 is making a pretty hectic mechanical noise from the focus ring area
& looking through the viewfinder the frame is jumping around.
Basically looks like steady shot is on with the fisheye X1000
same in playback
Any ideas?
Can you try and operate the focus whilst looking into the lens? Is there anything moving around inside? I had an issue with my inner lens or w/e the actual name is of the piece, moving around when filming. The entire line had a hyperactive jolt every movement I made. I don't know if it could be the same, but sounds similar. You could also hear it moving when you moved the camera.
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I was wondering if anyone has experienced this or had any advice?
My VX1000 is making a pretty hectic mechanical noise from the focus ring area
& looking through the viewfinder the frame is jumping around.
Basically looks like steady shot is on with the fisheye X1000
same in playback
Any ideas?
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I was wondering if anyone has experienced this or had any advice?
My VX1000 is making a pretty hectic mechanical noise from the focus ring area
& looking through the viewfinder the frame is jumping around.
Basically looks like steady shot is on with the fisheye X1000
same in playback
Any ideas?
Can you try and operate the focus whilst looking into the lens? Is there anything moving around inside? I had an issue with my inner lens or w/e the actual name is of the piece, moving around when filming. The entire line had a hyperactive jolt every movement I made. I don't know if it could be the same, but sounds similar. You could also hear it moving when you moved the camera.
Yeah it will focus fine but then its like the inner lens is moving around uncontrollably and its jolty and very loud even standing still, it is mechanical
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I was wondering if anyone has experienced this or had any advice?
My VX1000 is making a pretty hectic mechanical noise from the focus ring area
& looking through the viewfinder the frame is jumping around.
Basically looks like steady shot is on with the fisheye X1000
same in playback
Any ideas?
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I was wondering if anyone has experienced this or had any advice?
My VX1000 is making a pretty hectic mechanical noise from the focus ring area
& looking through the viewfinder the frame is jumping around.
Basically looks like steady shot is on with the fisheye X1000
same in playback
Any ideas?
Can you try and operate the focus whilst looking into the lens? Is there anything moving around inside? I had an issue with my inner lens or w/e the actual name is of the piece, moving around when filming. The entire line had a hyperactive jolt every movement I made. I don't know if it could be the same, but sounds similar. You could also hear it moving when you moved the camera.
Yeah it will focus fine but then its like the inner lens is moving around uncontrollably and its jolty and very loud even standing still, it is mechanical
Sounds like you might need to get it fixed, unless you can fix yourself. I ended up sending it off to someone in the UK and got it back sorted, really annoying issue to deal with as it took the camera out for a while.
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I always filmed with my right hand and skated in whatever stance put me facing whomever I was filming.
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Anyone know how to tell if the heads are clean if I have cleaned those boys manually without popping shit into another camera? My playback on some of my VXs won’t work so I can’t use head cleaners and my tapeless rig is en route.
Better question after doing all that.. is there a way to force playback on VTR mode
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Anyone know how to tell if the heads are clean if I have cleaned those boys manually without popping shit into another camera? My playback on some of my VXs won’t work so I can’t use head cleaners and my tapeless rig is en route.
Better question after doing all that.. is there a way to force playback on VTR mode
Can you use the seek buttons beneath the handle at all? They work the same as the playback in terms of rewind, fast forward and play, right?
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Anyone know how to tell if the heads are clean if I have cleaned those boys manually without popping shit into another camera? My playback on some of my VXs won’t work so I can’t use head cleaners and my tapeless rig is en route.
Better question after doing all that.. is there a way to force playback on VTR mode
force playback. Plug firewire in and use the play button on premier or what ever editing software you use
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Anyone know how to tell if the heads are clean if I have cleaned those boys manually without popping shit into another camera? My playback on some of my VXs won’t work so I can’t use head cleaners and my tapeless rig is en route.
Better question after doing all that.. is there a way to force playback on VTR mode
Can you use the seek buttons beneath the handle at all? They work the same as the playback in terms of rewind, fast forward and play, right?
Those don’t work, I did try that.
Forcing playback is genius though! Thanks. Tapeless rig showing up in two weeks. I’ll do everything I can to keep filming til then.
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Has anyone ever broken off one of the three pegs used to mount lens w/ a bayo ring? is it safe to mount a mk1 with only two remaining?
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it never happened to me. but i wouldn't trust the fisheye holding on only 2 pegs.
it is possible to change the black part on the vx but it involves dismantling the whole camera, including the lens.
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just get two vx's and jbweld the fisheye onto one of them. ez
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Hey everyone, in light of the recent re-release of MK1s, and some comments speculating on who’s who in this whole operation, I thought I’d shed some light. I've bought VXs/tapes/lenses from almost all of the reseller pages. I'm gonna avoid using any names out of respect for their privacy, but if you connect the dots, it’s not hard at all to tell who is who.
And now, a (not so) short history of the IG camera pages and the re-release of the MK1.
In the beginning there was vx1000market.
VX1000market: This was one of the original VX reselling pages on IG. The owner started to act pretty shady and disappeared. I never actually made a purchase from this account because (as someone stated) the dude was a dork. Account is deleted and pretty sure this dude is long gone, for a couple of reasons.
Had a very unique (brash) style of communicating, like you were wasting his time by trying to buy a camera from him, and haven't seen that again from any other accounts once this one disappeared.
Used to post IG stories of pros and other relevant skate industry people who would buy cameras from him, don’t really see any other current camera resellers focusing only on pros.
There was also DLFS.
Deathlens_fisheye_sales: Another OG camera marketplace on IG. Was active in 2014. I first made a purchase in 2016. Good dude, very helpful and legit. Only ever had one problem in all the cameras and gear I ordered from him. Later on, this would be one of the two parties to work with Century to get the MK1 reproduced.
Then, enter the MK1 change.org petition: This petition was created in early 2020 by A Happy Medium. You can see it right on the website itself. No secret there. https://www.change.org/p/century-optics-save-the-century-optics-mk1-fisheye.
This petition was updated on April 20, 2022 saying that it succeeded (with only about 75% of its target signatures) and that Century would make a final run of the MK1. The post directs readers to follow @buy_mk1 and signs off with “#AHAPPYMEDIUMSKATEBOARDING.”
(https://i.ibb.co/KD59tnW/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9-23-43-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/RNgCX8c)
When this was posted, you’d probably never heard of the buy_mk1 IG account. That’s because it was only created a week earlier. In the timeline of things, it naturally seemed like it was the extension of the petition.
Buy_mk1: Makes its first IG post on April 13, 2022. I’ll let you infer for yourself if it’s associated with the change.org petition, and thus AHM.
Then we have another IG account, vx_fisheye_sales, who has kept a relatively low profile through all of this. Someone in this thread mentioned the account might be run by a scalper who beat us all to the punch to buy this release of MK1s and resell them. Let’s take a look.
VX_fisheye_sales: A relatively new camera marketplace on IG (first post in Sept 2020). I made my first purchase around then. Again, everything was as expected. Gear arrived with no problems. No complaints there. And having made purchases from both accounts, I can confirm the account is run by a different person than DLFS. In May 2022, this page makes a post promoting buy_mk1 and the reissued MK1 from century. It’s literally a screenshot of the buy_mk1 page. Seems weird to direct buyers to buy_mk1 if vx_fisheye_sales’ goal is to score all the MK1s for themselves and resell them at a premium.
(https://i.ibb.co/Zf6bVWt/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9-24-05-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/TwBNkmp)
Okay, one more tidbit, in case it isn’t adding up yet. You may know of the sonyvx1000 IG page. Its profile picture is nearly identical to the vx_fisheye_sales profile picture, and it only has one saved story: it’s a link to purchase A Happy Medium DVDs.
(https://i.ibb.co/HG9d9ts/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9-24-16-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/mhP8P9w)
You can draw all your own conclusions. The vx_fisheye_sales page has never directly said that it’s affiliated with buy_mk1. Buy_mk1 never directly said it’s associated with AHM or the change.org petition.
I think that deathlens_fisheye_sales and buy_mk1 worked together to front the costs of getting Century to reproduce these lenses, cut a deal where they each make some profit off the top, and each is going to sell 150 lenses through their respective websites.
TL;DR:
My personal conclusion is that VX_fisheye_sales = buy_mk1, which is the same person who started the change.org petition. Deathlens_fisheye_sales is another dude who got cut in on the deal to help front the production costs.
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My personal conclusion is that VX_fisheye_sales = buy_mk1, which is the same person who started the change.org petition. Deathlens_fisheye_sales is another dude who got cut in on the deal to help front the production costs.
I agree with this; I've contacted both during this MkI re-release, gotten the same info. Also they both host the sales at the same time whenever there's a restock. buy_mk1 stated they were "different entities" but that likely means they just partnered up on the whole thing, and are likely working together somewhat because there's only 300 lenses, so they must coordinate during the drops. Maybe they each just have a portion of the lenses and coordinate the drop times. Maybe the sales on both sites use the same backend processing even.
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I'm almost positive DLFS runs buy_mk1. I talked to him on the phone once and asked him about the reissue mk1's and he said he paid for them all upfront over a year before they were released.
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Nice little article. VXMarket is a fucking dork, thanks for sheading some more light on that idiot.
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I'm almost positive DLFS runs buy_mk1. I talked to him on the phone once and asked him about the reissue mk1's and he said he paid for them all upfront over a year before they were released.
Nah, I've made purchases from DLFS. Without revealing anyone's names/personal info, I can assure you DLFS and buy_mk1 accounts are ran by different people. I think they collaborated to get the lenses made (and potentially to front the money), but they're different people.
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Why’s it matter though?
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Why’s it matter though?
It just mattered because we were trying to understand who was the wack mfer who was selling alibaba mk2s at a markup under the guise that they were "the new next best lens". and also we wanted to know if the o'sheas were price gouging mk1s
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my vx battery is totally toast. what’s the best option? NOS or third party? if third party any links to recommended options would be much appreciated
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my vx battery is totally toast. what’s the best option? NOS or third party? if third party any links to recommended options would be much appreciated
Third party ones work great. One of these will last an entire day of filming in most cases.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RKVDTNC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Never had problems with third party batteries, if anything most Sony batteries are reaching the point where they don't hold much charge. However, bear in mind some places will list batteries without the grooves. So either get hackin' at the sides or make sure before buying.
I've had to argue with one sender on eBay once and he ended up sending two of the correct ones to me in the end.
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Never had a problem with third party batts
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Anyone know the going rate for a used VX1000 these days? I've sort of been out of the loop since switching to HD but thinking of grabbing one again.
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Anyone know the going rate for a used VX1000 these days? I've sort of been out of the loop since switching to HD but thinking of grabbing one again.
You can find them for like 450-550 buy it now. Parts are getting more and more scarce!
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Anyone have any tips on filming in low light? I got a VX2 (which I've seen people saying is good for low light filming) but have no clue what kinda settings I should use etc.
Will probably be filming with wide angle or straight (instead of fisheye) as it's not just skating I'm filming.
Any advice is appreciated, bless up.
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Anyone have any tips on filming in low light? I got a VX2 (which I've seen people saying is good for low light filming) but have no clue what kinda settings I should use etc.
Will probably be filming with wide angle or straight (instead of fisheye) as it's not just skating I'm filming.
Any advice is appreciated, bless up.
Def get a light. And the lowest f.stop you can get without too much grain. Not sure if that matters for your project.
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Wondering what others here do to create a smooth slo-mo when working with VX footage in Premiere Pro? Do you use the "Optical Flow" selection?
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Wondering what others here do to create a smooth slo-mo when working with VX footage in Premiere Pro? Do you use the "Optical Flow" selection?
idk it looks kinda gross imo. lowest i got is 40% slowmo because it turns 60fps into 24fps.
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i just got the datavideo DN-60 (switching over from the capture cam)
just also switched up computer and using premiere pro 2022.
is it me, or is the option to capture on premiere no longer available?
i believe you can't import thru memory card directly on this.
any tips on how to import/capture the clips?
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Wondering what others here do to create a smooth slo-mo when working with VX footage in Premiere Pro? Do you use the "Optical Flow" selection?
Like other dude said. I personally wouldn't go below 50% slow mo
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i just got the datavideo DN-60 (switching over from the capture cam)
just also switched up computer and using premiere pro 2022.
is it me, or is the option to capture on premiere no longer available?
i believe you can't import thru memory card directly on this.
any tips on how to import/capture the clips?
premiere stopped supporting dv format mid 2020. some versions of PPro 2020 still support it, aswell as the versions that came before.
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i just got the datavideo DN-60 (switching over from the capture cam)
just also switched up computer and using premiere pro 2022.
is it me, or is the option to capture on premiere no longer available?
i believe you can't import thru memory card directly on this.
any tips on how to import/capture the clips?
You can capture through QuickTime now. Just go to file>new movie recording and then once you hit stop it will make a clip that you can save.
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i just got the datavideo DN-60 (switching over from the capture cam)
just also switched up computer and using premiere pro 2022.
is it me, or is the option to capture on premiere no longer available?
i believe you can't import thru memory card directly on this.
any tips on how to import/capture the clips?
PP doesn't support DV capture anymore & FCPX most of the times doesnt recognize the DN60, so I use (a little less shitty) Lifeflix DV importer software, still isnt as nice as PP as you still need to rename the files manually but it does the job.
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thanks for the replies.
i didnt get it to work on QT or lifeflix. i have a feeling its due to all the cables and adapters.
got it working on QT on an older MacBook.
I'm considering swapping the datavideo for the HVR-MRC1 for the fact that the HVR-MRC1 can import clips from the memory card directly.
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How many of you vx users have a piece of foam between the mic and the camera body? Is it out of necessity or something you picked up from other filmers?
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How many of you vx users have a piece of foam between the mic and the camera body? Is it out of necessity or something you picked up from other filmers?
Necessary? No. Helpful? Yes.
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it's to avoid snapping of the microphone / microphone sagging.
i only put some foam between there when in storage/in the bag.
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it's to avoid snapping of the microphone / microphone sagging.
i only put some foam between there when in storage/in the bag.
Might jinx myself by typing this out but I've never experienced microphone sagging or gotten a board to the mic. I was just wondering if I've missed out on something essential all these years.
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it's to avoid snapping of the microphone / microphone sagging.
i only put some foam between there when in storage/in the bag.
Same. Way less worried about an errant board hitting it while filming than some dumb bullshit happening while it’s in the bag and just getting crushed.
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it's to avoid snapping of the microphone / microphone sagging.
i only put some foam between there when in storage/in the bag.
Same. Way less worried about an errant board hitting it while filming than some dumb bullshit happening while it’s in the bag and just getting crushed.
one of my biggest OCD triggers (and one reason why i really hated the VX) was that i could never shake the feeling that the microphone would break off from someone leaning on my camera bag or just something causing it to snap while it was put away. drove me insane.
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^ i always wondered whether it would affect the sound if you have some foam in between there while filming, so i never bothered to do that and i also was way less worried about a board hitting the mic compared to like something happening while stored in the backpack.
funny thing is, once we were visiting a homie in his city to skate and had some drinks while at it. then after the session we went into some kind of beer garden and had some more. we then drunkenly bombed some hill and while pretty drunk i slammed with my camera backpack on against some parking car. this caused the microphone to snap and its ribbon cable broke because i had not yet used this put-in-foam-when-in-storage method. i was pretty mad at myself as we - same crew - were going to fly to barcelona some weeks afterwards and i was worried that we would not be able to film properly. shout out to the ebay legend in canada who quickly sent me one across the pond for a very solid price, i replaced the broken one and we were able to film some great clips in 10 days of barcelona (with sound!). this was in 2016, man - time flies.
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Anyone have the name or contact of someone that can buff scratches on the Mk1? I read about it on here awhile ago, but can't find the post/info now.
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Anyone have the name or contact of someone that can buff scratches on the Mk1? I read about it on here awhile ago, but can't find the post/info now.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CpqeKaqJ-qU/
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That was it! Thanks so much!
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Curious what light setups y'all use with your VX? There's one I commonly see, but not sure what it is exactly... it's like a skinny shoe-mount light with two bulbs stacked vertically. Anyone know what that is?
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Curious what light setups y'all use with your VX? There's one I commonly see, but not sure what it is exactly... it's like a skinny shoe-mount light with two bulbs stacked vertically. Anyone know what that is?
that ones the sony 10/20. its old, so dim and leaves a weird pattern on the footage. i can find some examples if u want to see what i mean.
i would go with either a tungsten balanced led or a bi-color led light so you can make it warmer. easier on the skaters eyes and you can match the color to street lights. no point in going with real tungsten bulbs unless you want to carry a battery bag on your hip with a cord.
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Curious what light setups y'all use with your VX? There's one I commonly see, but not sure what it is exactly... it's like a skinny shoe-mount light with two bulbs stacked vertically. Anyone know what that is?
I just got a Newer or w/e it's called 160 LED light. Takes VX1 batteries.
Don't film VX anymore but still use it as it's fooking tidy, like. But when I did, it was well, fooking tidy like.
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Curious what light setups y'all use with your VX? There's one I commonly see, but not sure what it is exactly... it's like a skinny shoe-mount light with two bulbs stacked vertically. Anyone know what that is?
I just got a Newer or w/e it's called 160 LED light. Takes VX1 batteries.
Don't film VX anymore but still use it as it's fooking tidy, like. But when I did, it was well, fooking tidy like.
that neweer is green and cold. needs a correction gel at least. buy nice or buy twice
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Curious what light setups y'all use with your VX? There's one I commonly see, but not sure what it is exactly... it's like a skinny shoe-mount light with two bulbs stacked vertically. Anyone know what that is?
I just got a Newer or w/e it's called 160 LED light. Takes VX1 batteries.
Don't film VX anymore but still use it as it's fooking tidy, like. But when I did, it was well, fooking tidy like.
I got a white filter over mine that came with it, has no problem whatsoever with any particular hues of green or anything.
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Curious what light setups y'all use with your VX? There's one I commonly see, but not sure what it is exactly... it's like a skinny shoe-mount light with two bulbs stacked vertically. Anyone know what that is?
I just got a Newer or w/e it's called 160 LED light. Takes VX1 batteries.
Don't film VX anymore but still use it as it's fooking tidy, like. But when I did, it was well, fooking tidy like.
I got a white filter over mine that came with it, has no problem whatsoever with any particular hues of green or anything.
you can technically correct for it in white balance, but then the street lamps turn blood red. or save 50$ dollars and get the bicolor and save yourself the headache. just trust
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Curious what light setups y'all use with your VX? There's one I commonly see, but not sure what it is exactly... it's like a skinny shoe-mount light with two bulbs stacked vertically. Anyone know what that is?
I just got a Newer or w/e it's called 160 LED light. Takes VX1 batteries.
Don't film VX anymore but still use it as it's fooking tidy, like. But when I did, it was well, fooking tidy like.
I got a white filter over mine that came with it, has no problem whatsoever with any particular hues of green or anything.
Are we talking about the same light here or some weird, new iteration of the model? I never had any of these type of colour issues and I filmed a whole full length video with this light on the VX (mainly film at night, so having a good light is important obviously). If anything I just simply adjusted the colour shift in the CP if I felt it got too 'orange' or 'yellowy' which you get with filming VX at night with any light if it's set too high, but never really had anything glaringly offensive. I had an off brand 140 LED that was the same, too. Albeit not as bright at this one.
Same goes for my new camera (Canon XF100) - never really had any problems where it looked odd.
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yeah maybe the cheapies are decent these days. i just have very specific wants for a light imo and thought id save them the hassle of buying something else down the line. fuck it, black and white night footage lol. could be how diff cameras colors too. but having at least control of cool to warm is a nice to have no matter the situation. rgb lights not as needed.
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yeah maybe the cheapies are decent these days. i just have very specific wants for a light imo and thought id save them the hassle of buying something else down the line. fuck it, black and white night footage lol. could be how diff cameras colors too. but having at least control of cool to warm is a nice to have no matter the situation. rgb lights not as needed.
Ah nah I hear you, it just made me think as I never had any issues with my light and it's done me good for a long time. The 140 LED before was the same and that lasted nearly 10 years (honestly gutted I couldn't find the same one, as it's smaller and much more lightweight than the 160 I got).
I do believe in what you're saying though, it's always good to pay a lot for something tech related as most of the time it will serve you good for a long time. Buy cheap, buy twice is the saying with my lot.
Yeah definitely, my first VX1 was NTSC and I swear the shit was foggy compared to my PAL, but that was properly down to age and maybe a foggy lens, so it never looked as good as my last VX1 for colours.
At least I know of more options for lights for next time.
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How does one keep a Tadashi filter unscratched when they seem to get scuffed by simply being stored securely in a backpack?
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How does one keep a Tadashi filter unscratched when they seem to get scuffed by simply being stored securely in a backpack?
I get the same gripe, it's mostly a case of using a lens blower and just making sure to do so before gently wiping it.
I get more grief with scratches now using it with my Mk1 on an XF100, but it's just a case of making sure you're keeping dust off it regularly.
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How does one keep a Tadashi filter unscratched when they seem to get scuffed by simply being stored securely in a backpack?
I get the same gripe, it's mostly a case of using a lens blower and just making sure to do so before gently wiping it.
I get more grief with scratches now using it with my Mk1 on an XF100, but it's just a case of making sure you're keeping dust off it regularly.
I used mine for a month and it's visibly scratched already. I've only sprayed it before every 2-3 days of use with an antistatic cleaning solution and wiping it with the least coarse microfiber cloth I could find. Feels like there's a new scratch every time you take it out of the pouch. Also broke both rubber bands already so have to sort that out, too.
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Haven't touched my VX in a couple months. Just brought it out for the first time and straight out of the bag it started having an unusual issue: the camera is very slowly zooming-in without me touching the zoom controls or anything else on the camera. It will zoom-in a small amount, then stop, then zoom-in some more, then stop, and repeat this process until it's fully zoomed-in.
Never heard of this before. Anyone here have a guess?
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Haven't touched my VX in a couple months. Just brought it out for the first time and straight out of the bag it started having an unusual issue: the camera is very slowly zooming-in without me touching the zoom controls or anything else on the camera. It will zoom-in a small amount, then stop, then zoom-in some more, then stop, and repeat this process until it's fully zoomed-in.
Never heard of this before. Anyone here have a guess?
I’ve had this happen a couple times over the years. Just use it for a few days, it’ll either go away or the zoom button is about to break. Easy to fix if it does.
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This is a new one for me:
(https://i.imgur.com/EjxV55S.jpg)
Been getting these glitches lately. Hard to notice them on the spot because they only show up when you playback the footage.
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This is a new one for me:
(https://i.imgur.com/EjxV55S.jpg)
Been getting these glitches lately. Hard to notice them on the spot because they only show up when you playback the footage.
Does it show up after you captured the clip?
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This is a new one for me:
(https://i.imgur.com/EjxV55S.jpg)
Been getting these glitches lately. Hard to notice them on the spot because they only show up when you playback the footage.
Does it show up after you captured the clip?
Yup.
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Haven't touched my VX in a couple months. Just brought it out for the first time and straight out of the bag it started having an unusual issue: the camera is very slowly zooming-in without me touching the zoom controls or anything else on the camera. It will zoom-in a small amount, then stop, then zoom-in some more, then stop, and repeat this process until it's fully zoomed-in.
Never heard of this before. Anyone here have a guess?
Figured I'd provide an update in case anyone else experiences similar issues in the future. Soon after writing this, the camera began zooming-in on its own more quickly and what really tripped me out was the camera began recording on it's own without me pressing any buttons.
Turns out I needed to get the zoom/standby assembly replaced, which also includes the control for record start/stop.
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Has somebody tried one of these? Could I use my laptop for capturing with this box?
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Has somebody tried one of these? Could I use my laptop for capturing with this box?
id just find a cheap mini dv cam from facebook marketplace or ebay
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Yeah that was not the point i got old camera for capturing. Was just asking that for capturing To laptop because I really dont know how To capture To New laptop because it doesnt have a card slot or anything..
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Has somebody tried one of these? Could I use my laptop for capturing with this box?
Yeah that was not the point i got old camera for capturing. Was just asking that for capturing To laptop because I really dont know how To capture To New laptop because it doesnt have a card slot or anything..
what laptop? if you have a macbook youll have to get a dv to firewire -> firewire 800 to thunderbolt 2 -> thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3 lol
anything usb will degrade the quality
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Yeah that was not the point i got old camera for capturing. Was just asking that for capturing To laptop because I really dont know how To capture To New laptop because it doesnt have a card slot or anything..
anything usb will degrade the quality
you could prob get an ancient mac with a firewire 800 port on it just for capturing for not much too.
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Has somebody tried one of these? Could I use my laptop for capturing with this box?
Yeah that was not the point i got old camera for capturing. Was just asking that for capturing To laptop because I really dont know how To capture To New laptop because it doesnt have a card slot or anything..
anything usb will degrade the quality
you could prob get an ancient mac with a firewire 800 port on it just for capturing for not much too. as new as a macbook pro 2011
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Has somebody tried one of these? Could I use my laptop for capturing with this box?
Yeah that was not the point i got old camera for capturing. Was just asking that for capturing To laptop because I really dont know how To capture To New laptop because it doesnt have a card slot or anything..
anything usb will degrade the quality
you could prob get an ancient mac with a firewire 800 port on it just for capturing for not much too. as new as a macbook pro 2011
No Mac, PC.
And I got an old computer for capturing, I would just like To get rid of it because the space it takes 😄
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Has somebody tried one of these? Could I use my laptop for capturing with this box?
Yeah that was not the point i got old camera for capturing. Was just asking that for capturing To laptop because I really dont know how To capture To New laptop because it doesnt have a card slot or anything..
anything usb will degrade the quality
you could prob get an ancient mac with a firewire 800 port on it just for capturing for not much too. as new as a macbook pro 2011
No Mac, PC.
And I got an old computer for capturing, I would just like To get rid of it because the space it takes 😄
yeah for pc its just old laptops or if you have a tower installing a firewire 800 card into a pcie slot
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Has somebody tried one of these? Could I use my laptop for capturing with this box?
I wouldn't bother, as advised above me just try to install a FireWire card into a spare PCI slot or something.
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Does anyone know if it’s possible to “re-build” or fix the entirety of the front VAP unit if the picture is cloudy and the vig is completely misaligned?
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Does anyone know if it’s possible to “re-build” or fix the entirety of the front VAP unit if the picture is cloudy and the vig is completely misaligned?
I have taken countless apart and it my least fav to do on a vx1. I have seen allot of the japan models with blurry lenses. The inner glass is always crystalized and I have not been able to clean it no matter how hard I tried. I have however replaced the inner glass with another that was good. If you have never taken apart a vap before it's a difficult job. Not only taking it all apart but also rebuilding it. My best suggestion is find a broken vx1 with a good vap and replace it into yours.
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Does anyone know or have any theory on how the uneven fisheye vig with the vx1000 (and other cameras for that matter) is caused? I would expect that the fisheye/lens/3ccd prism/sensors optical axis to be in line.
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Does anyone know or have any theory on how the uneven fisheye vig with the vx1000 (and other cameras for that matter) is caused? I would expect that the fisheye/lens/3ccd prism/sensors optical axis to be in line.
since the sensors are so small, if its off by less than a millimeter itll change it. they weren't built with fisheye vig to show up in mind so theyre all up to code in terms of sony or others minds
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Does anyone know or have any theory on how the uneven fisheye vig with the vx1000 (and other cameras for that matter) is caused? I would expect that the fisheye/lens/3ccd prism/sensors optical axis to be in line.
I think out of the 11 vx's I have owned over the years one 1 maybe 2 had "perfect" vig. But that won't last forever... VX can only take so many hits until it makes the sensors even more wack
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Does anybody use UV filter lens when filming fisheye ?
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After re-watching Eleventh Hour and Vase… what the fuck was Jacob Harris doing to that footage? It looks like film, it almost looks like 4:3 HD. I want my footage to look that good. Is that just a result of a PAL VX?
My suspicion is that that dude is just a master and will forever retain his place on my VX Mount Rushmore haha.
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After re-watching Eleventh Hour and Vase… what the fuck was Jacob Harris doing to that footage? It looks like film, it almost looks like 4:3 HD. I want my footage to look that good. Is that just a result of a PAL VX?
My suspicion is that that dude is just a master and will forever retain his place on my VX Mount Rushmore haha.
Precisely, PAL VX has more lines of resolution, and records at 25fps.
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Yo pals I need help once again..
Last time I filmed everything was normal but now when I open the camera all things that supposed To be white are yellow. When I smacked the side it went all blue, when I smack the bottom it goes all Red and when I smack the right side it shows everything normal EXCEPT all the Whites are yellow, anybody now if its the ccd broken or what?
Seriously considering if its time To move on and let the old vx rest in piece 😪
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Yo pals I need help once again..
Last time I filmed everything was normal but now when I open the camera all things that supposed To be white are yellow. When I smacked the side it went all blue, when I smack the bottom it goes all Red and when I smack the right side it shows everything normal EXCEPT all the Whites are yellow, anybody now if its the ccd broken or what?
Seriously considering if its time To move on and let the old vx rest in piece 😪
The color changing with smacking the side sounds like it could be an issue with the CCDs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-CCD_camera). One/some of them could be loose/damaged. Hard part is those are located at the front of the vx1 and relatively hard to get to for repair. Definitely possible, but I'd probably recommend letting someone like Kerry handle it.
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Yo pals I need help once again..
Last time I filmed everything was normal but now when I open the camera all things that supposed To be white are yellow. When I smacked the side it went all blue, when I smack the bottom it goes all Red and when I smack the right side it shows everything normal EXCEPT all the Whites are yellow, anybody now if its the ccd broken or what?
Seriously considering if its time To move on and let the old vx rest in piece 😪
The color changing with smacking the side sounds like it could be an issue with the CCDs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-CCD_camera). One/some of them could be loose/damaged. Hard part is those are located at the front of the vx1 and relatively hard to get to for repair. Definitely possible, but I'd probably recommend letting someone like Kerry handle it.
There is a outer circuit board that sits behind the grip. It's starting to fail and that's why the colors are changing. Over time it will only get worse. They can be changed pretty easily. There are different generations of them that you have to match to your vx. That's the hard part, finding one that is good and that matches.
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Yo pals I need help once again..
Last time I filmed everything was normal but now when I open the camera all things that supposed To be white are yellow. When I smacked the side it went all blue, when I smack the bottom it goes all Red and when I smack the right side it shows everything normal EXCEPT all the Whites are yellow, anybody now if its the ccd broken or what?
Seriously considering if its time To move on and let the old vx rest in piece 😪
the cable that connects the vap unit to the video card is loose. unplug it and replug it
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Yo pals I need help once again..
Last time I filmed everything was normal but now when I open the camera all things that supposed To be white are yellow. When I smacked the side it went all blue, when I smack the bottom it goes all Red and when I smack the right side it shows everything normal EXCEPT all the Whites are yellow, anybody now if its the ccd broken or what?
Seriously considering if its time To move on and let the old vx rest in piece 😪
the cable that connects the vap unit to the video card is loose. unplug it and replug it
How I do that 🤔
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And thanks for the tips, unfortunatly I live in Finland so i cant send it to Kerry 😪maybe i need To find someone here who maybe knows how to fix it
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And thanks for the tips, unfortunatly I live in Finland so i cant send it to Kerry 😪maybe i need To find someone here who maybe knows how to fix it
What about VX Doc? He should be able to do it, it's within Europe.
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Yo pals I need help once again..
Last time I filmed everything was normal but now when I open the camera all things that supposed To be white are yellow. When I smacked the side it went all blue, when I smack the bottom it goes all Red and when I smack the right side it shows everything normal EXCEPT all the Whites are yellow, anybody now if its the ccd broken or what?
Seriously considering if its time To move on and let the old vx rest in piece 😪
the cable that connects the vap unit to the video card is loose. unplug it and replug it
How I do that 🤔
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ej0oB_bRCw
you only need to take off the top handle, back part and side. no need to touch the tape side, and the bottom plate
then it's this cable :
(https://i.ibb.co/FnjkzGr/vx.png) (https://ibb.co/FnjkzGr)
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Yo pals I need help once again..
Last time I filmed everything was normal but now when I open the camera all things that supposed To be white are yellow. When I smacked the side it went all blue, when I smack the bottom it goes all Red and when I smack the right side it shows everything normal EXCEPT all the Whites are yellow, anybody now if its the ccd broken or what?
Seriously considering if its time To move on and let the old vx rest in piece 😪
the cable that connects the vap unit to the video card is loose. unplug it and replug it
How I do that 🤔
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ej0oB_bRCw
you only need to take off the top handle, back door and side. no need to touch the tape side, and the bottom plate
then it's this cable :
(https://i.ibb.co/FnjkzGr/vx.png) (https://ibb.co/FnjkzGr)
Thanks 💪
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Yo pals I need help once again..
Last time I filmed everything was normal but now when I open the camera all things that supposed To be white are yellow. When I smacked the side it went all blue, when I smack the bottom it goes all Red and when I smack the right side it shows everything normal EXCEPT all the Whites are yellow, anybody now if its the ccd broken or what?
Seriously considering if its time To move on and let the old vx rest in piece 😪
the cable that connects the vap unit to the video card is loose. unplug it and replug it
How I do that 🤔
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ej0oB_bRCw
you only need to take off the top handle, back door and side. no need to touch the tape side, and the bottom plate
then it's this cable :
(https://i.ibb.co/FnjkzGr/vx.png) (https://ibb.co/FnjkzGr)
Thanks 💪
It works! (for know..) thanks for the help 🤝