John,
You're missing the point.
You got a very sensitive camera with very little depth of field (and that is
what the video guys normally don't have but like)
It is dirt cheap, and you can get very good lenses for close to nothing.
It is compact, so special mounts are simple, and if it goes wrong, well, it
is dirt cheap....
It is not a cam for production work, but a great tool for indy / student
stuff.
(The audio is horrible, you ain't got a return so it's guessing what you are
recording, and the connector is a joke, so dual system sound is needed
ALWAYS, if you need sound...)
For a viewfinder, if you get a Zacuto add-on, it is great. (Nothing more
than a lens you put in front of the LCD and sets you back 500 bucks, but it
is very much needed...)
But indeed, forget about adjusting the iris during a shot. Zooming can be
done, but depends on the lens how it works out.
Great for eye candy, sucks for production work.
(12 min. recording time max isn't working for a lot of normal work, shoulder
work is possible but requires a lot of experience and a rig that is more
expensive than the camera itself.)
Bouke
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hollands" <johnhollands22@gmail.com>
To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 11:58 AM
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Canon DSLR Metadata?
> Is it just me, or is this whole EOS thing a bit of a crock?
>
>
> We got a 60D - mid between 550 and 7, apparently, but with manual audio
> levels...
>
>
> Looks OK, shoots OK. VERY difficult to zoom during shot, the lens is NOT
> the kind of smooth mechanism we are used to on even cheap video cams.
> (Goes without saying, no power zoom).
>
> Hard to hold, especially while zooming. Viewfinder is awkward.
>
> Auto focus is AFAIK a joke!
>
> (I used the "other" button to force focus when suddenly the screen went
> bright and focus locked in. No worries except the bright screen was
> recorded)
>
> Picture quality seems good, though. Ours records HD MOV files which
> integrate just fine. I guess I was expecting something more difficult...
>
> Early days, I guess, as we are getting used to it. VERY easy to go
> wobbly hand-held.
>
>
> john
>
>
>
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