New XH-A1s cams in hand

David Stembridge · July 1st, 2010, 10:07 AM

We received them yesterday, yeah, very nice. Very heavy on the front end; will definitely have to figure out a good solution for shifting the weight.

I used the MA-100 bracket for holding my firestore or Wireless receiver (trying to attach image.... Chris, do I have sufficient permissions?)
it would be very cool to somehow create a bar that mounted on the base, extending back to a shoulder mount; but also with a similar bracket behind the camera.

I like several of the camera shoulder supports I've seen; but generally prefer having my hands on the camera and lens, rather than an additional hand grip.

Allan Black · July 1st, 2010, 05:18 PM

We received ours this week. Been using an A1 for 2yrs so it's interesting to compare 'em. Currently going through the process of installing the same custom presets on the A1s.

First thing I did was put the OIS on custom key 1. Big relief after going through the A1 menu to do that.
Cheers.

David Stembridge · July 2nd, 2010, 05:57 AM

Alan, what is the OIS you refer to?
Thanks!

Allan Black · July 2nd, 2010, 06:03 AM

(Optical) Image Stabiliser Dave .. P52 in the PAL manual.

Taky Cheung · July 2nd, 2010, 02:20 PM

That was one of the biggest complain for the XH-A1a model is the lack of assigning OIS on/off to the custom button. It is fixed in XH-A1s.

How about getting a shotgun mic? I have NTG-1 with a 1 feet angled XLR cable. The setup looks great.

Allan Black · July 5th, 2010, 11:34 PM

David .. it's not absolutely necessary but if you haven't run tapes through your machines yet .. run a same brand DV cleaning tape for 10secs to clean off any possible factory crud off the guides and heads.
This has come up elsewhere and is recommended for new cams. I just did mine .. sorry I didn't mention it before.

Cheers.

July 1st, 2010, 10:07 AM	#1
David Stembridge Regular Crew Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesboro, GA Posts: 139	New XH-A1s cams in hand - setting up! We received them yesterday, yeah, very nice. Very heavy on the front end; will definitely have to figure out a good solution for shifting the weight. I used the MA-100 bracket for holding my firestore or Wireless receiver (trying to attach image.... Chris, do I have sufficient permissions?) it would be very cool to somehow create a bar that mounted on the base, extending back to a shoulder mount; but also with a similar bracket behind the camera. I like several of the camera shoulder supports I've seen; but generally prefer having my hands on the camera and lens, rather than an additional hand grip. Last edited by David Stembridge; July 1st, 2010 at 10:07 AM. Reason: no picture attached...

July 1st, 2010, 05:18 PM	#2
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,921	We received ours this week. Been using an A1 for 2yrs so it's interesting to compare 'em. Currently going through the process of installing the same custom presets on the A1s. First thing I did was put the OIS on custom key 1. Big relief after going through the A1 menu to do that. Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

July 2nd, 2010, 06:03 AM	#4
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,921	(Optical) Image Stabiliser Dave .. P52 in the PAL manual. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

July 2nd, 2010, 02:20 PM	#5
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	That was one of the biggest complain for the XH-A1a model is the lack of assigning OIS on/off to the custom button. It is fixed in XH-A1s. How about getting a shotgun mic? I have NTG-1 with a 1 feet angled XLR cable. The setup looks great. __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator

July 5th, 2010, 11:34 PM	#6
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,921	David .. it's not absolutely necessary but if you haven't run tapes through your machines yet .. run a same brand DV cleaning tape for 10secs to clean off any possible factory crud off the guides and heads. This has come up elsewhere and is recommended for new cams. I just did mine .. sorry I didn't mention it before. Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

July 2nd, 2010, 05:57 AM	#3
David Stembridge Regular Crew Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesboro, GA Posts: 139	Alan, what is the OIS you refer to? Thanks!