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SSteezle
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This thread's to share what you're most stoked about in the photo/film world. I know people are busy and have a lot of ideas that they want to pursue, and just haven't quite had the time yet to make it happen. Hopefully posting some things you want to film will help you to create some time to get it done.

To start things off--

- I just got back in touch with a friend that four wheels and is so sick at it. I already have a perfect song picked out and have been picturing the shots I'll get for the last day. Can't wait to start filming.

- Finally picked up a sandisk extreme pro 32gb 95mb/s SD card for my t2i and no longer have to worry about "filming has stopped automatically", makes me feel so much more confident when filming important things

- Just purchased a 3tb hard drive, so all my shits backed up!

share your giddyness
Jun 27 2012 9:15AM
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Linked
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Stoked on my new tripod legs and head
Aug 15 2012 6:36AM
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[J_Gasper]
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How hard was the switch? Im thinking about it. And whats adobes equivlant of color 1.5?
Aug 15 2012 11:18AM
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Belzebub
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Stoked on getting a 60d with a tamron 17-50!
Aug 15 2012 11:18AM
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zahava
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BUY MY 60D!!!!!
Aug 15 2012 11:27AM
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Jacuse
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I switched to CS5.5 from final cut about 6 months ago. For me it was super quick and easy to get used to premiere. There is an option to change all the keyboard shortcuts to the same as Final Cut, which made it really easy to get used to.

And cs6 has this program called speed grade. I don't really know anything about it, but I think it is the equivalent of color


And to the other kid, yes, I'm a junior at northeastern
Aug 15 2012 8:02PM
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[~_~]
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Color is based on DaVinci, which fortunately no longer costs $30k, and can be bought from Blackmagic for cheap (it's much better than Color too).
Aug 15 2012 9:55PM
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[J_Gasper]
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Thanks much! I might have to DL the trial to see how I like it.


Landis: Is DaVinci hard to use? I just really learned how to use Color 1.5, and Im finally getting the hang of it. There arent to many downsides to FCP for my needs, people just say CS6 is a lot easier and pain free when it comes to transcoding, rendering, etc.
Aug 15 2012 11:04PM
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zahava
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Used the 'profit' from my 60d to finally pick up a scanner for my film stuff. Can't wait to scan 120, I'll most some 35mm tomorrow, still playing around trying to figure out the best settings for different films.

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Epson v600
Aug 15 2012 11:07PM
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SSteezle
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Ikan pt2100 teleprompt off dvxuser

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Aug 15 2012 11:35PM
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eheath
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lol wut
Aug 15 2012 11:57PM
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Knitting
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nice dude, you really just need to work on the design aspect a little more though, the placement and movement of the text was cool but it didn't really work from a compositional standpoint. Text needs to be really attention seeking in ads, or else the consumer is going to have to strain to read it, or might not even bother at all. Good work though
Aug 16 2012 12:07AM
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SSteezle
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I have to use one a lot for my main client, but it's theirs, so I decided to pick one up. I got it for $200 and could sell it for upwards of 600. Wasn't something I was really looking for but I feel it was a good investment. Makes talking head videos much easier
Aug 16 2012 12:19AM
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eheath
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ha word, just wasnt sure what you might actually be using that for
Aug 16 2012 12:23AM
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tomPietrowski
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@eheath, the 3d text looked ok, but where it really starts to look good, is if you get in to interact with the footage. ie shadows or getting the text to reflect or bounce off objects in the video. After effects will be ok for this especially if your using somthing like element. But maybe look at getting a 3d app to. Then you can port the tracking data into the 3d app, rebuild elements of the video in 3d, map the footage to the models and get the text to better interact with the footage.
Aug 16 2012 12:50AM
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eheath
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Yeah i totally know what youre saying, i want to mask/roto some of the titles but this ad is due friday so i dont really wanna spend anymore time learning stuff and just wanna get it done. more to come in the future though, i just learned this stuff ha stoked
Aug 16 2012 1:40AM
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Knitting
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Started playing the guitar a month ago, learned to read tab tonight too. Really stoked, I might buy a basic electric set up, because this shitty acoustic is making my fingertips bleed.
Aug 16 2012 3:23AM
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TijmenDal
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Doesn't have to do with your guitar. When playing a steel string, that's what happens. You should learn playing on an acoustic I think. Strengthens the fingers a LOT and you'll get some calies on your fingertips. It'll help out a lot later on. Also, if you play every day, within a couple weeks you won't feel anything anymore.
Just make sure you file your hard fingertips down a bit; it's kind rough on the women if you enter them like that. If you know what I'm sayin'
Aug 16 2012 4:11AM
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SSteezle
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I thought it was pretty dope. did you follow a certain YouTube tutorial you wanna share or was it trial and error
Aug 16 2012 6:33AM
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eheath
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I follow a tutorial on youtube, there are a few, they're all the same. I watched two different ones, one was for 3d text and one was for 3d motion tracking. both decently simple, definitely took some of my own messing around to get exactly what I want.
Aug 16 2012 12:22PM
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Linked
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stoked on the price i got my gh2 body for, about a 1/3 of the retail price
Aug 17 2012 6:08AM
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1337
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Sigma 50 1.4 purchased!
Also snagged a 2560x1440 27" monitor from ebay. I guess they are a hidden gem w/ Apple Cinema display LED panels.
Aug 17 2012 1:06PM
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Bmo.
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fuuuuuuuu
where did you get it from?
Aug 17 2012 1:15PM
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1337
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POTN, it may have a MFA issue, but every lens he has used on his 5dc has required a +5 adjustment so it could be his camera.
Aug 17 2012 1:17PM
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Bmo.
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link me. sounds like the guy i was talking to last night. Hope you didn't steal that from me!
Aug 17 2012 1:21PM
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1337
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In other news, it is rumored that Sony has a Full Frame NEX camera to be released soon... Dat E mount + FF + Vintage glass adapters = megusta
Aug 17 2012 2:28PM
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zahava
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FF rangefinder size digital body, hell yeah!
Aug 17 2012 2:43PM
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TijmenDal
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Doesn't sound too shabby. I like the Nex, much more than the Pen for example.
I don't think it will be 'long' (2-3 years) till I switch to a smaller system. Fujifilm has really shown how good small camera's can be. Stepping away from the Bayern pattern was a really good call. Love the X-1.
In a couple years, the quality of the small camera's is goin to be unreal.
Aug 17 2012 3:28PM
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TijmenDal
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Which monitor did you buy? I'm looking for something too.
Aug 17 2012 3:29PM
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1337
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Here is a forum post on it:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1215866/reviewed-400-2560x1440-ips-no-ag-90hz-achieva-shimian-qh270-and-catleap-q270

and the listing I bought from (the better seller according to others, there is another thread/fanclub on overclock.net)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/220976981533?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_14412wt_1168
Aug 17 2012 8:09PM
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benk
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B-Roll Cineflex from benjamin krause on Vimeo.



here's some bonus footage i've acquired while moving between work sites. nothing fancy but I'd thought I'd share. a co worker was able to fly the golden gate and san fran which turned out amazing, hopefully an opportunity like that will pop up again. 
Aug 18 2012 2:34AM
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1337
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Sooo sick man! Some of those shots had some great movement. Loved the landing shot and zoom after it was on the runway
Aug 18 2012 3:22PM
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TijmenDal
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Stoked I just picked up one of the best 60mm macro's (1:1) out there for 20 bucks. Could've probably payed 10$.
Mamiya Sekor 60mm macro f/2.8. GREAT lens.
Could probably sell it with around 200$ profit. Easy money.

Gargage sale of the MSU photo department is where I picked it up. If anyone wants me to buy a Nikon F3 for them, gimme a shout. They got a couple they sell fo 150$, but I could probably bargain down to 100$.
Aug 23 2012 3:17PM
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TijmenDal
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^^^^
Which is ridiculously cheap for one of the top three MF film camera's ever made.
Aug 23 2012 3:17PM
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PacificRimJob
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I have no idea where you're located, but that almost has to be the California Central Valley and the foothills above... If it's not then damn it looks like it...

So rad.
Aug 25 2012 7:51PM
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bakedpow
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15 inch mac pro w/retina display. im stoked.

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Aug 25 2012 11:45PM
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TijmenDal
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Jealous...

What setup did you go for?
Aug 26 2012 1:30AM
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TijmenDal
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Oh, and stoked I bought an Olympus Zuiko 24mm! Finally!!! The lens I've been craving for and wanting for over a year will finally be mine. Should be here monday or tuesday, whoop-whoop!
Aug 26 2012 1:37AM
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bakedpow
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512gb ssd, 2.3ghz, 8gb ram

im going from a late 2007 macbook which could barely run photoshop without glitching. so im stoked to see how much faster this thing runs.
Aug 26 2012 1:43AM
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TijmenDal
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Very, very fucking fast.
Aug 26 2012 3:39AM
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Downtofilm
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^^word! Hopefully picking up one of those soon, so hyped.
Aug 26 2012 4:10AM
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Splice.
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I know I am most likely late to this, but isn't there a snorri shot of will wesson in after dark. When he's in the cave I think.
Aug 26 2012 10:28AM
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TijmenDal
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Do you make a lot of money of filming or something?
Aug 26 2012 2:48PM
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Downtofilm
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Yes, I have made a little bit this summer, all the money I make usually goes right back into my camera setup.

Theirs only 2 things I have my eyes on right now which are the Fs-700 and the rMBP, I dont have all the money right now but I have a couple more jobs this fall.
Aug 26 2012 4:25PM
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Splice.
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Ooooohhh

I'm jealous.
Aug 26 2012 4:56PM
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bakedpow
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So since you cant upgrade your ssds once you run out of space, what would you say is the best option for external drives?

Iv got a 500gb external drive but it is a USB and nowhere near as fast as i would like.

It would be awesome to utilize the thunderbolt port too.

I was looking at g tech/lacie.
Aug 27 2012 1:05AM
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1337
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thunderbolt or usb3 will be plenty fast
Aug 27 2012 1:10AM
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eheath
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You have usb 3.0 so I recommend you use that. Thunderbolt is cool, but all of the hard drives you'll find for it will be super expensive. I'd recommend checking out a lacie/gtech drive that is at least 1tb (maybe 2tb) that has usb3.0. You shouldn't worry about your internal space, unless you have a shit ton of music.
Aug 27 2012 1:11AM
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bakedpow
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Something along the lines of these? I dont really need to transport it anywhere but you it's not much more for the rugged.

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?id=10560

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?id=10564

Looking at one of these since it be mostly sitting at home.

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?id=10518

Gtech version:

http://www.g-technology.com/products/g-drive-mobile-usb.cfm

They both seem like solid companies any reason to side with one or the other?
Aug 27 2012 1:33AM
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benk
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Cineflex Reel from benjamin krause on Vimeo.



pass: v14

some footage I shot between here and there
Aug 27 2012 2:24AM
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Downtofilm
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Word dude!

Looks good
Aug 27 2012 2:30AM
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