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Good fisheye for a canon vixia hf-20?

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BolderPro
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Im looking for a decent fisheye for my vixi a hf-20. i am trying to find one that is not sup a distorted and that you can't see the circle on the screen. If anybody knows one it would be greatly appreciated
Feb 22 2012 5:36PM
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rigzz
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http://opteka.com/OPTSC37FE.aspx

Had this on the same exact camera as you and it was perfect.
Feb 22 2012 6:11PM
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BolderPro
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Thanks bro! got any video w/ it anywhere?

Feb 22 2012 6:15PM
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rigzz
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haven't uploaded any because I had too much trouble with editing AVCHD files on my computer at home. So I sold the whole camera setup which you can see in my created threads!
Feb 22 2012 6:19PM
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BolderPro
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Did you ever do anything with the 60fps feature? do you remember how/if you can slo it down to 24fps and get smooth slow motion?
Feb 22 2012 9:56PM
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123+ski
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i use premiere, and i can just adjust the speed to 40%, import it as abc-intra 60p (you would want to just use regular avchd)
Feb 22 2012 11:25PM
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123+ski
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*avc-intra, and i have my with final cut settings, so its just command j then 40%. what are you using to edit?
Feb 22 2012 11:29PM
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BolderPro
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iMovie right now want to go to final cut 7 or premiere but i just bought a tripod so I'm a little short on money. thanks for the help tho as soon as i get upgraded I'm glad i will be able to use the 60 i setting!
Feb 23 2012 8:40PM
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123+ski
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you want to use 60p, 60i is just interlaced, same "speed" as 30p
you can slow down 30p to 24p, sublet slow motion, still looks nice.
Also, there are many solutions to your issue of paying for editing software, ranging from downloading to education discount
Feb 24 2012 11:28AM
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BolderPro
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Thanks! how do you change the setting so it is 60p on the camera? or are you talking about when you bring the footage into the software

Feb 24 2012 11:10PM
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123+ski
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I just checked and it doesn't have 60p, so if you want subtle slow motion, the best you can do is film at 1080 30p and the conform to 24p or set the speed to 80%. Should say how to change film modes in the manual
Feb 27 2012 12:04AM
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