Still of the Day

Steven Dempsey · March 30th, 2007, 09:45 AM

Maybe you guys are getting tired of these...

David McGiffert · March 30th, 2007, 09:58 AM

Steven,

No...not tired of good shots...

David

Alex Leith · March 30th, 2007, 10:07 AM

Tired? No way. Keep 'em coming!

Eric Weiss · March 30th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Steven, can you up a full res still shot taken with the a1?
i'd really love to see one.

Steven Dempsey · March 30th, 2007, 10:51 AM

Here's one from the other day but keep in mind that this is not an actual still taken with the camera. It's a frame exported from Premiere's timeline and then it is resized (from 1440 to 1920) and saved as a jpeg but you can get the general idea.

Eric Weiss · March 30th, 2007, 11:00 AM

very nice! thank you.
im always impressed by your framing.

the card option on canons usually produce a more "photo like" still than a screen cap. do you find that to be the case with the a1?

Steven Dempsey · March 30th, 2007, 11:01 AM

Don't know because I never use the still capture on the camera.

Eric Weiss · March 30th, 2007, 11:08 AM

ahh. well, not the still to tape. thats useless.
however, the still to card can be quite nice.

Steven Dempsey · March 30th, 2007, 11:11 AM

Yeah, I know what you are talking about but I just don't have a need to use it. I'm either going to be a videographer or a photographer but not both right now. :)

Bogdan Tyburczy · March 30th, 2007, 11:25 AM

Nice shots - thanks Steven.

Here is some test in Photo Mode I did with Canon 580EX flash:

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze58h83/

Still photo quality is slightly better than HDV stills, but both can be very useful. Front covers of many newspapers feature photos of lower quality than XH A1/G1 or XL-H1 can deliver, if only one captures that golden moment in a game, for example.

Eric Weiss · March 30th, 2007, 11:43 AM

Thanks Bogdan, that's nice. Very crisp!
I too use the 580, mostly on a 20D..but I've actually
had stills published from the GL-2...very samll shots.. but still nice.

If something is nicely framed, I always take a photo.

To me, the A-1 is sold. I'm buying one right now.

Steven Dempsey · March 30th, 2007, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Weiss

To me, the A-1 is sold. I'm buying one right now.

You won't regret it, my man

Eric Weiss · March 30th, 2007, 11:51 AM

I'm sure I won't. I've never had regret about any Canon product.
It was actually the HDV codec and workflow that bothered me.

I feel like I should just wait until a true "prosumer" HDCAM hits the market.
You know it will..and not some ripoff P2 BS.

Dino Leone · March 30th, 2007, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Dempsey

Maybe you guys are getting tired of these...

Steven, that's sooo beautiful!! Like Eric said, can you upload the full res version of it?

My hopes of not buying the A1 (and instead go for the HV20) are dwindling with every day...

Dino

Marty Hudzik · March 30th, 2007, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dino Leone

My hopes of not buying the A1 (and instead go for the HV20) are dwindling with every day...

Dino

Steven could probably do just as good a job with the HV20. It's not the tools......

March 30th, 2007, 09:45 AM	#1
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Still of the Day - March 30 Maybe you guys are getting tired of these... Attached Thumbnails __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/ Last edited by Steven Dempsey; March 30th, 2007 at 02:20 PM.

March 30th, 2007, 10:07 AM	#3
Alex Leith Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northampton, England Posts: 500	Tired? No way. Keep 'em coming! __________________ Alex

March 30th, 2007, 10:51 AM	#5
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Here's one from the other day but keep in mind that this is not an actual still taken with the camera. It's a frame exported from Premiere's timeline and then it is resized (from 1440 to 1920) and saved as a jpeg but you can get the general idea. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

March 30th, 2007, 11:01 AM	#7
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Don't know because I never use the still capture on the camera. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

March 30th, 2007, 11:11 AM	#9
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Yeah, I know what you are talking about but I just don't have a need to use it. I'm either going to be a videographer or a photographer but not both right now. :) __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

March 30th, 2007, 09:58 AM	#2
David McGiffert Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Topanga, CA Posts: 139	Steven, No...not tired of good shots... David

March 30th, 2007, 10:24 AM	#4
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	Steven, can you up a full res still shot taken with the a1? i'd really love to see one.

March 30th, 2007, 11:00 AM	#6
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	very nice! thank you. im always impressed by your framing. the card option on canons usually produce a more "photo like" still than a screen cap. do you find that to be the case with the a1?

March 30th, 2007, 11:08 AM	#8
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	ahh. well, not the still to tape. thats useless. however, the still to card can be quite nice.

March 30th, 2007, 11:25 AM	#10
Bogdan Tyburczy Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 161	Nice shots - thanks Steven. Here is some test in Photo Mode I did with Canon 580EX flash: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze58h83/ Still photo quality is slightly better than HDV stills, but both can be very useful. Front covers of many newspapers feature photos of lower quality than XH A1/G1 or XL-H1 can deliver, if only one captures that golden moment in a game, for example.

March 30th, 2007, 11:43 AM	#11
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	Thanks Bogdan, that's nice. Very crisp! I too use the 580, mostly on a 20D..but I've actually had stills published from the GL-2...very samll shots.. but still nice. If something is nicely framed, I always take a photo. To me, the A-1 is sold. I'm buying one right now.

March 30th, 2007, 11:51 AM	#13
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	I'm sure I won't. I've never had regret about any Canon product. It was actually the HDV codec and workflow that bothered me. I feel like I should just wait until a true "prosumer" HDCAM hits the market. You know it will..and not some ripoff P2 BS.