Yipee! I guess I've made the pretty big times with Grass Valley! First i get a call from Mike Downey while we're vacationing in NYC, then an invitation to be featured as a Edius case study. That's pretty cool. See the article here. (careful... it's .pdf!)
I got tired of waiting for these and to help others to learn something about this spiffy titler, I did a screen capture, then uploded the captures to YouTube.
Balloon Empire from Rusty Rogers on Vimeo. So now I feel like I'm firmly on the DSLR bandwagon. Having taken only my T2i on a recent trip to NYC I think I'm getting a grip on what I can and can't do.
I can get great colors, beautiful bokeh, and amazing depth of field. I can't focus on moving subjects, expect to use it on long-form projects or depend on it for long battery life or expect it to NOT overheat!
While many have gotten on the DSLR bandwagon (I now being one of them) quickly realized the need for a way to easily focus while on the run. Several manufacturers also saw a growing niche to fill and the race was on to make a product that filled the need while not breaking the bank. I looked at several including the Hoodloupe v3.0, LCDVF, but after seeing one in person, I spent the extra cash on the Zacuto Z-Finder.
So the day I got my Z-Finder I noticed the rubber eye cup was really uncomfortable. The first day out on a real shoot the lights (and AC) went out and the temperature when sky-high! I had real issues with fogging with the Z-Finder throughout the evening. Stopping and waving the camera seemed the only solution a the time. After 90 min. the temperature finally began to come down, but the party continued for another two hours!
So, today I rigged up a couple of things I had around the house that has made a huge improvement in the Z-Finder. Using a Hoodman replacement cushion for the H-XL1 viewfinder eyepiece and a bit of Velcro I made a nice, more user-friendly eyepiece you can actually press against your face.
Here's a performance I've been itching to get online. We went to Capistrano Hall at Sac State to shoot the close-ups with my Letus Extreme. Lucky for all of us the audio quality is stellar thanks to the Camilla Symphony Orchestra. Pianist Richard Cionco is one of the top performers in the nation, and is currently teaching at Sacramento State. A little side note, as I recall... the piano is a 1985 Steinway on loan from Mary Schnetz. Considered the Best "Romantics" Steinways on the west coast, the "sound" of this show is largely made possible through Mary's generosity. My personal favorite shot is at 24:30. Enjoy!!
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