Canon XH series -- various sample clips

Brent Goodale · August 18th, 2007, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Miller

Very nice! Was that handheld?

Yeah all hand held with a rain coat on for the dust. First time using it hand held. As you can see from the gate drop I'm still getting used to the speed of the variable zoom button. The rain coat made me feel limited because it was hard to change options with the coat on. Nothing that a little practice cant fix.

Kevin Key · August 23rd, 2007, 10:00 AM

Hey everybody here is a promo piece of a rock band that I shoot using my xha1.

Comments Please.

http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=1144883984

Jerome Cloninger · August 23rd, 2007, 09:34 PM

Cool! Another 16:9 image in a 4:3 display.... tall and skinny people.

Brian Keith Moody · August 23rd, 2007, 09:52 PM

Not sure what to say, Kevin. There was no rhythm at all to the editing. It just seemed random, without thought or planning, having nothing at all to do with the music, which was out of sync with what was going on. As a viewer, I felt disconnected.

Sean Paterson · August 24th, 2007, 03:03 AM

Sorry but have to agree with Brian.
Not very structured and random cutting.
I would re-edit, cutting to the beat.
Leave the footage at 16:9.

Trish Kerr · August 24th, 2007, 07:27 AM

I'd try and bring in some more extreme closeups (hands feet etc) to help reinforce the beat

someone had posted a video up here a few months back that had a really great energy going on - even though I believe he cut from various songs over the course of the night - it still looked perfectly matched to the tune

It was a high energy song to begin with and the band really moved on stage - which helped obviously, but I thought the cutting was superb

couple of questions
did you shoot all with one camera and cut in from various songs?
did you use a canned cd track from their album or was the live performance recorded?

Trish

Benny Ek · August 29th, 2007, 12:02 PM

Here is a short timelapse of the lunar eclipse through the lens of the XH-A1
We had a great view of the eclipse here in California
enjoy

http://ekmedia.blip.tv/file/356640/

Jason Sovey · August 29th, 2007, 11:37 PM

This is cool! Did you use ND on those shots?

Benny Ek · August 30th, 2007, 09:45 AM

No I didnt.
I stuck with adjusting the aperture and went all natural with the shooting

Christoph Wieczorek · September 3rd, 2007, 03:36 AM

marlon, your work is AWESOME!
can you please tell me the custom preset you used for your film.. because even the uncorrected shots look very nice. =)

Paul Joy · September 3rd, 2007, 06:36 AM

Some footage of Jack Russel Terrier pups harassing my father in his garden. There's some focus problems in these shots, I use manual focus most of the time but on the odd occasion I resort to auto I keep forgetting to switch back to manual, so after making my adjustments the camera takes over again :)

http://www.olikai.com/pups

I was really pleased with a couple of the closeup images, especially the ones attached, I'd be happy with these from my stills camera.

Paul.

Trish Kerr · September 5th, 2007, 06:51 AM

I think you captured the dogs really well - these are not easy subjects to get with so much energy going on. And getting right down on the ground was perfect for it.

I loved the shots under the green bench. The coloring on some of the garden items were rich, especially the metal green legs of the bench.

Just noticed here and there the whites of the dog coats got somewhat overexposed. I'm not sure how you'd avoid that though without dulling down the normal color of everything else.

And one far away shot with them under the tree fighting over the bark was a bit bright in comparison to the lusher shots throughout. Sometimes I find I have to underexpose just a touch gets richer results. Not sure if that's proper etiquette or not though.

Trish

Paul Joy · September 5th, 2007, 06:00 PM

Thanks Trish, it certainly was a bit of a challenge the dogs hardly ever stop moving so it was generally a case of finding a spot and waiting for them to stop on it :)

Yes, the shot under the tree was overexposed, I was very dark under there so I flicked off the ND 1/16 which I'd been using for the rest of the shots and didn't really re-adjust properly, I should have left it darker as it would have resembled the reality of the shot better - I'll know next time.

regards

Paul.

Trish Kerr · September 6th, 2007, 07:50 AM

I don't know about leaving it dark under the tree but I guess if you know they are going to come running out into the sun you have to set the shot based on where they'll be going to. Hard to guess when shooting unpredictable subjects.

I'm finding with the ND filters the difference between settings OFF, 1/16 and 1/32 is not very subtle. And in full sun sometimes not enough if you want the lens open somewhat.

I'm thinking of getting a polarizer or even an glass ND filter to compensate. I had to shoot in full noon day sun on the weekend with the mini horses and all the subtleties were lost under the brightness.

I should have followed the approach you did for the mini horses - get in a position and wait for them to come into the frame - I spent too much time trying to chase the shot.

trish

Monish Bansal · September 10th, 2007, 08:26 AM

nice video and music :) and really cute pups

August 23rd, 2007, 10:00 AM	#167
Kevin Key New Boot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 8	Rock Video xh a1 (1 Camera Shoot) Hey everybody here is a promo piece of a rock band that I shoot using my xha1. Comments Please. http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=1144883984

August 23rd, 2007, 09:34 PM	#168
Jerome Cloninger Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East TN Posts: 415	Cool! Another 16:9 image in a 4:3 display.... tall and skinny people. __________________ Jerome www.jeromecloninger.com

August 23rd, 2007, 09:52 PM	#169
Brian Keith Moody Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 56	Not sure what to say, Kevin. There was no rhythm at all to the editing. It just seemed random, without thought or planning, having nothing at all to do with the music, which was out of sync with what was going on. As a viewer, I felt disconnected. __________________ Brian Keith Moody, Writer / Director Canon XH-A1 - PowerMac G5 - Final Cut Pro - Shake

August 24th, 2007, 03:03 AM	#170
Sean Paterson New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newbury, UK Posts: 12	Sorry but have to agree with Brian. Not very structured and random cutting. I would re-edit, cutting to the beat. Leave the footage at 16:9. __________________ Nikon D200 + 18-200mm VR Lens / Canon XH-A1 / HV20/ FCS2 / MacBook Pro 2.4

August 29th, 2007, 12:02 PM	#172
Benny Ek Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orange County, Ca Posts: 140	Lunar Eclipse 8-28-07 with XH-A1 Here is a short timelapse of the lunar eclipse through the lens of the XH-A1 We had a great view of the eclipse here in California enjoy http://ekmedia.blip.tv/file/356640/ __________________ WWW.BENNYEK.COM Canon C100 ----Sony FX7----Canon HV20----Canon 60D DSLR---Glidecam---Sliders

August 24th, 2007, 07:27 AM	#171
Trish Kerr Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 294	I'd try and bring in some more extreme closeups (hands feet etc) to help reinforce the beat someone had posted a video up here a few months back that had a really great energy going on - even though I believe he cut from various songs over the course of the night - it still looked perfectly matched to the tune It was a high energy song to begin with and the band really moved on stage - which helped obviously, but I thought the cutting was superb couple of questions did you shoot all with one camera and cut in from various songs? did you use a canned cd track from their album or was the live performance recorded? Trish

August 29th, 2007, 11:37 PM	#173
Jason Sovey Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 81	This is cool! Did you use ND on those shots?

August 30th, 2007, 09:45 AM	#174
Benny Ek Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orange County, Ca Posts: 140	No I didnt. I stuck with adjusting the aperture and went all natural with the shooting __________________ WWW.BENNYEK.COM Canon C100 ----Sony FX7----Canon HV20----Canon 60D DSLR---Glidecam---Sliders

September 3rd, 2007, 03:36 AM	#175
Christoph Wieczorek New Boot Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Berlin (Germany) Posts: 17	marlon, your work is AWESOME! can you please tell me the custom preset you used for your film.. because even the uncorrected shots look very nice. =)

September 3rd, 2007, 06:36 AM	#176
Paul Joy Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 627	Pups Some footage of Jack Russel Terrier pups harassing my father in his garden. There's some focus problems in these shots, I use manual focus most of the time but on the odd occasion I resort to auto I keep forgetting to switch back to manual, so after making my adjustments the camera takes over again :) http://www.olikai.com/pups I was really pleased with a couple of the closeup images, especially the ones attached, I'd be happy with these from my stills camera. Paul. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Blog: www.pauljoy.com Company: www.videotrader.co.uk

September 5th, 2007, 06:51 AM	#177
Trish Kerr Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 294	I think you captured the dogs really well - these are not easy subjects to get with so much energy going on. And getting right down on the ground was perfect for it. I loved the shots under the green bench. The coloring on some of the garden items were rich, especially the metal green legs of the bench. Just noticed here and there the whites of the dog coats got somewhat overexposed. I'm not sure how you'd avoid that though without dulling down the normal color of everything else. And one far away shot with them under the tree fighting over the bark was a bit bright in comparison to the lusher shots throughout. Sometimes I find I have to underexpose just a touch gets richer results. Not sure if that's proper etiquette or not though. Trish

September 5th, 2007, 06:00 PM	#178
Paul Joy Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 627	Thanks Trish, it certainly was a bit of a challenge the dogs hardly ever stop moving so it was generally a case of finding a spot and waiting for them to stop on it :) Yes, the shot under the tree was overexposed, I was very dark under there so I flicked off the ND 1/16 which I'd been using for the rest of the shots and didn't really re-adjust properly, I should have left it darker as it would have resembled the reality of the shot better - I'll know next time. regards Paul. __________________ Blog: www.pauljoy.com Company: www.videotrader.co.uk

September 6th, 2007, 07:50 AM	#179
Trish Kerr Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 294	I don't know about leaving it dark under the tree but I guess if you know they are going to come running out into the sun you have to set the shot based on where they'll be going to. Hard to guess when shooting unpredictable subjects. I'm finding with the ND filters the difference between settings OFF, 1/16 and 1/32 is not very subtle. And in full sun sometimes not enough if you want the lens open somewhat. I'm thinking of getting a polarizer or even an glass ND filter to compensate. I had to shoot in full noon day sun on the weekend with the mini horses and all the subtleties were lost under the brightness. I should have followed the approach you did for the mini horses - get in a position and wait for them to come into the frame - I spent too much time trying to chase the shot. trish

September 10th, 2007, 08:26 AM	#180
Monish Bansal New Boot Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: India Posts: 9	nice video and music :) and really cute pups