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July 12th, 2008, 02:24 AM | #1 |
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Brand New XH-A1 - What Not to Do
Just returned from a shoot in Emerald which is located in Central Queensland, Australia.
My almost brand new (2 or 3 week old) Canon XH-A1 is a little worse-for-wear. I don't want to give too much away so you'll have to watch the video .... http://www.vimeo.com/1325720 All I can say is "Ouch ...." Props to whoever can come up with the best title for this .... Mine is: "2nd Hand Camera For Sale - Hardly Used" Cheers, Matthew. |
July 12th, 2008, 02:46 AM | #3 |
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"from dust till dawn" might be a nice title. Did the camera suffer any damage from this? I can imagine you should get a "cleaning tape" message after this :)
It was nice to see the 20x zoom in action in the beginning though. |
July 12th, 2008, 02:58 AM | #4 |
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How did you get the sound level right? Presumably you couldn't do a sound check beforehand. Or was it just on auto?
Great video! Ian www.festivalpreviews.com |
July 12th, 2008, 03:38 AM | #6 |
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I would suggest you post it for the grain complainers with a remark to look at
the imagery after the dust settled. Pretty good colours and clarity after such an abuse. Impressive footage - hope you get it back to life. |
July 12th, 2008, 06:14 AM | #7 |
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"Mint XH A1 - Low Hours - Never Used for Capture"
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July 12th, 2008, 08:40 AM | #8 |
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It should be a lesson to all those who don't believe in using a UV filter for lens protection! My usual problem is slow accumulation of salt from sea spray.
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July 12th, 2008, 09:50 AM | #9 |
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"Have'n a blast with my new XH A1"
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July 12th, 2008, 09:58 AM | #10 |
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Canon!!! Thats what I love about them. They are Built like tanks, does it still work? You may want to send it in for a cleaning. HA
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July 12th, 2008, 10:08 AM | #11 |
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"Done blowed up!", although it might lose something in translation for those not familiar with the southern US racing vernacular. There's always, "Ka-blammo!" but I must give credit to David Hobbs for that one.
To follow up on the camera protection comments, in addition to a clear or UV filter this A1 would have benefited from a full camera cover. Could be either like the Porta-Brace product I think they call something like body armor, or even a simple rain cover. Doesn't look like your A1 took it too badly, but you might want to spend some quality time with a can of compressed air to get the grit and dust out of the tiny places. You might also want to keep a head cleaning tape nearby. I'm rather anal about dirt and my A1. I just threw away a brand new tape because I dropped it in a dirt parking lot. |
July 12th, 2008, 01:57 PM | #12 |
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Canon XHA1... it's da bomb! *groan*
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July 12th, 2008, 02:19 PM | #13 |
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I think you need to double-check that cam anyway, the footage was a little grainy. Did you make sure the AGC was turned off?
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July 12th, 2008, 02:50 PM | #14 |
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Personally if I was selling, I'd just spin it. "Real man's camera - not for wusses." I got a couple of hard-headed manly pollacks in my family that would buy it just on that alone. As for me, I'm going to run over and cradle my XH A1 like a baby.
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July 12th, 2008, 09:28 PM | #15 |
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The A1 really rocks!
A good case for using a full rain cover and some foam protection for the on board mic. I'm paranoid about dirt too, it causes tape dropouts. Out on airfields I cover all the switches with black low adhesive tape. I'm somewhat surprised they let you set up that close. Not the same situation, but years ago in Canberra shrapnel decapitated a young girl watching the old hospital during a *controlled* blow up. Cheers. |
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