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www.metroplexmultimedia.comTim Polsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567902973529339644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423062855821071533.post-13498238980658844692010-03-19T11:06:00.000-07:002010-03-19T13:03:03.223-07:00VDSLR's Present and FutureI have been watching the Video DSLR market evolve as I use Canon still cameras for still work an other "video" cameras for video work. Just recently have I started experimenting with the DSLR's for video applications.<br /><br />These cameras are not supposed to be incredible video machines, but the industry is taking notice. But will the still camera makers be quick enough to react and seize the market?<br /><br />When I step back, I am a bit puzzled at the marketplace. On one hand, there is the RED company which has a $17,500 body which has a 11.5mp sensor that was designed to function in a motion picture environment. I have read that this cameras has had heat issues through it's development. Even though this camera has a 11.5mp sensor (which would give it relatively large photosites), it's ISO (light gathering ability) is not off of the charts.<br /><br />Then we have the 5DMKII which sells for $3000, has 21mp and was designed for still use. This camera is limited to 12min of recording due to memory limitations but is that a heat limitation as well? Compared to the RED, the 5D seems to be more flexible with ISO and light gathering even though it has way smaller photosites.<br /><br />So I wonder, if Canon could make a new sensor the size of the 5DMII sensor but at 2.1mp for 1080p video only, the ISO would be off of the charts. What is stopping them? Is it technical? Is it a relative low demand or market size?<br /><br />RED and its future products was supposed to turn the industry upside down, but from my view, it looks like Canon has that ability through much better sensor development and a large user install base owning their lenses.<br /><br />Will they do it? And how does RED fit into this landscape? Scarlet does not seem as groundbreaking anymore...<br /><br />Your thoughts for discussion?Tim Polsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567902973529339644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423062855821071533.post-86138608630702139852009-11-14T09:14:00.001-08:002009-11-14T09:39:55.539-08:00Cool LightsHow much does technology help us?<br />Can we have more of an impact?<br />Accomplish our goals with greater ease?<br />In the field of image production, this person believes<br />yes. Not only does technology improve our<br />capabilities, it allows us to keep our focus on what is<br />most important, creativity and quality.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbgYYsJyhvlm_kYgkY3GI968FgDuaE7mmu8Z1JDKyxKPQu3o1TQ44Z74YNuorHf6Lum2msGJoNKuXY_NQyQXDTix2NZ5wq-b8WWUdg7qOevOL4D4KJ63-qLuhYxtirNQK6ow-YSDhd4kD/s1600-h/Cool+Lights-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009694725369426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbgYYsJyhvlm_kYgkY3GI968FgDuaE7mmu8Z1JDKyxKPQu3o1TQ44Z74YNuorHf6Lum2msGJoNKuXY_NQyQXDTix2NZ5wq-b8WWUdg7qOevOL4D4KJ63-qLuhYxtirNQK6ow-YSDhd4kD/s320/Cool+Lights-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This week was my first shoot with and all battery<br />powered setup. Most of the production day my<br />entire lighting setup consisted of LED video lights<br />made by a company called Cool Lights which<br />emphasizes lower temperature (heat) output<br />lighting instruments.<br /><br />I started this article by speaking about technology<br />because a short time ago this setup did not exist,<br />at any price point.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VxIS4v3Hz9yd0LyGgmz4lJICBC2dsHFrIOJVTuR4-vipPwjEcHmnPuEm5Ge1Vv5opCeLNo8LYG6FNJvV_RpPwh3iGgDkQg1uSW0LfFC7f_-72myHx7Itv9sPYT5xRNvRoqUZBNdI5Vdm/s1600-h/Cool+Lights-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009688940283618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VxIS4v3Hz9yd0LyGgmz4lJICBC2dsHFrIOJVTuR4-vipPwjEcHmnPuEm5Ge1Vv5opCeLNo8LYG6FNJvV_RpPwh3iGgDkQg1uSW0LfFC7f_-72myHx7Itv9sPYT5xRNvRoqUZBNdI5Vdm/s320/Cool+Lights-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For this shoot I needed to capture scenes from<br />around an industrial plant from many different<br />angles and areas. With my Tungsten light kit<br />this would mean lots of long extension chords,<br />power checks and lawsuit prone trip hazards.<br />Not with this setup. The LED lights are something<br />special as they draw a relatively low amount<br />of power which allows them to be run off of normal<br />sized batteries. For most of the day we shot with<br />two 256w small LEDs and one 600w larger LED.<br />This gave a larger key source with a couple<br />accent lights.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1jH9__-rHEAPsyPIcS6tg3Q91cMyMI5kkEEZMnCKhgwZCsiyK723s5veOC7XVV_W_CBbg8N7Df5X5JpI_t582rccQ0PQeEHbkbBjdkWrzbU_RAEiEM-qGTtd0paEqYBNB0OS-gJFHNgP/s1600-h/Cool+Lights-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009697815519282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1jH9__-rHEAPsyPIcS6tg3Q91cMyMI5kkEEZMnCKhgwZCsiyK723s5veOC7XVV_W_CBbg8N7Df5X5JpI_t582rccQ0PQeEHbkbBjdkWrzbU_RAEiEM-qGTtd0paEqYBNB0OS-gJFHNgP/s320/Cool+Lights-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cool Lights<br />The portability can not be understated. Upon<br />moving to a different location in the plant, I would<br />setup the camera in the position I wanted to shoot<br />from and then place the light stands wherever we<br />needed light. As simple as think and place. What<br />a joy not to have to wrangle dirty chords all day long<br />across a factory floor.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKLhqxpotZo_799tJyM8k0cdee4mebfaQvQrraPbAXPj7rCXN-b9SIvhNDMmzKfYF306FGgIRHR2TmpLbcko1-J5wnukv3qVVxWnIuDNmLG-392Jo0WhAy4tMV6d6_QH0Xdp_QUrvTZgV/s1600-h/Cool+Lights-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009701209906626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKLhqxpotZo_799tJyM8k0cdee4mebfaQvQrraPbAXPj7rCXN-b9SIvhNDMmzKfYF306FGgIRHR2TmpLbcko1-J5wnukv3qVVxWnIuDNmLG-392Jo0WhAy4tMV6d6_QH0Xdp_QUrvTZgV/s320/Cool+Lights-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The LED lights have a nice feature of being able to<br />turn off rows or banks of light. This gives you a way<br />to decrease the light output without needing to<br />move the instrument. Another improvement in<br />lighting technology.<br /><br />After the factory floor shoot we moved into a<br />conference room to shoot some talking head shots<br />and a Cool Lights fluorescent fixture was added as the<br />soft key source.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB8tfPHt9H9Mt863TxWr7bQOGMPeLo-iBthNZcSViVIKTZNb4EOOCzrl-n8tpqZvL3LA6UySIuWSq_HFzor5UksLWnfDCEuvXRGN6RJehwN01iqxBImDZLCVhaX3RYJ1VGDM85rG_VQgO/s1600-h/Cool+Lights-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404009709005669010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB8tfPHt9H9Mt863TxWr7bQOGMPeLo-iBthNZcSViVIKTZNb4EOOCzrl-n8tpqZvL3LA6UySIuWSq_HFzor5UksLWnfDCEuvXRGN6RJehwN01iqxBImDZLCVhaX3RYJ1VGDM85rG_VQgO/s320/Cool+Lights-5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The best part of these new wave of lights in this<br />scenario is the temperature,... of the room. These<br />lights put out a fraction of the heat tungsten based<br />instruments emit. Many times the on-camera talent<br />starts to melt with a room full of tungsten lights as<br />often the A/C needs to be turned off to eliminate<br />the hum being picked up by the condenser mic. The<br />LED and fluorescent fixtures keep the temperature<br />in the room unchanged which is very important<br />for a longer shoot. As you can tell by now, I am a<br />convert to these new lighting instruments. One<br />other nice feature of the LED and fluorescent<br />instruments is that they come in a daylight balanced<br />color temperature. In the past, this was only possible<br />through the use of HMI lighting which is expensive<br />and outputs way too much light for indoor use.<br />5600k seems to be a little more video-camera<br />friendly with regards to color as the lack of red<br />seems to work well with video processing. The<br />benefit of investing in 5600k instruments is if one<br />needs to shoot outdoors, the lights do not need to<br />be gelled. This keeps the power at maximum as one<br />often needs all the output one can get when shooting<br />outdoors. The 600w LED is just enough to have an<br />impact for an outdoor talking head shot. Once again,<br />an unprecedented level of portability.<br /><br />I will end this article where I started, amazed at<br />technology. This is why so many wait with<br />anticipation for new models of cameras, lenses and<br />support gear, it just plain helps us produce better<br />images at often more affordable price points.<br />Happy shooting!Tim Polsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567902973529339644noreply@blogger.com0