XL2 first real life impression

Jon Pumin · August 24th, 2004, 10:11 AM

Wow, the footages look lovely. I'm gladed I sold my XL1s.

Rob Lohman · August 25th, 2004, 01:56 AM

The footage seems to be gone now?

Aaron Koolen · August 25th, 2004, 04:15 AM

Yeah all but the first one was gone when I checked this afternoon.

Aaron

Allan Phan · August 25th, 2004, 02:45 PM

Incredible footage on both day and night.

I like the music on the night footage, very smooth

Bill Edmunds · August 26th, 2004, 11:06 AM

Johnnie,
A couple of lens-related question for you: was the autofocus "solid"? In other words, did it do a lot of hunting or was it able to lock onto a subject in low light and hold focus? Also, were there any back focus issues that you noticed? Any focus drifting?

Johnnie Behiri · August 26th, 2004, 11:32 AM

Hi Bill,
Sorry,coming from the ENG world I never use the auto focus and did not bother with it with the XL2.
No back focus issues that I noticed in the short time the camera was with me.

Regards
Johnnie

Bill Edmunds · August 26th, 2004, 11:35 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Johnnie Behiri : Hi Bill,
Sorry,coming from the ENG world I never use the auto focus and did not bother with it with the XL2.
No back focus issues that I noticed in the short time the camera was with me.

Regards
Johnnie -->>>
I understand. My vision is getting poor and I really need autofocus for some situations, alas.

Spencer Lum · August 27th, 2004, 08:04 PM

Does anyone happen to know what battery brick and holder was used on the test camera in the picture?

Robert Mann Z. · August 27th, 2004, 09:22 PM

Johnnie,

Did you use the noise reduction option on the night shoots?...it is impossible to tell if there is noise the compressed clips

on the preproduction model i tested the noise reduction worked well, even if it did soften the image a bit...

http://emptyloft.com/xl2/noisereduction.bmp

Johnnie Behiri · August 27th, 2004, 09:31 PM

Robert,

I did not use the noise reduction option on the night shoots.
Noise levels on the original footage is incredibly low.

Johnnie

Sean R Allen · August 29th, 2004, 06:46 PM

The footage is still there. The files have just been renamed to .wmv instead of .xwmv. Just copy the shortcut and paste it in without the "x".

I'm not selling my DVX100 anytime soon, but that night footage is pretty amazing and I can't wait to see more of what the XL2 can do. Competition is a great thing.

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August 27th, 2004, 08:04 PM	#38
Spencer Lum New Boot Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 21	Battery brick Does anyone happen to know what battery brick and holder was used on the test camera in the picture?

August 24th, 2004, 10:11 AM	#31
Jon Pumin New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: TN Posts: 5	Wow, the footages look lovely. I'm gladed I sold my XL1s.

August 25th, 2004, 02:45 PM	#34
Allan Phan Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 95	Incredible footage on both day and night. I like the music on the night footage, very smooth

August 26th, 2004, 11:06 AM	#35
Bill Edmunds Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conway, NH Posts: 574	Johnnie, A couple of lens-related question for you: was the autofocus "solid"? In other words, did it do a lot of hunting or was it able to lock onto a subject in low light and hold focus? Also, were there any back focus issues that you noticed? Any focus drifting?

August 26th, 2004, 11:32 AM	#36
Johnnie Behiri Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vienna/Austria Posts: 187	Hi Bill, Sorry,coming from the ENG world I never use the auto focus and did not bother with it with the XL2. No back focus issues that I noticed in the short time the camera was with me. Regards Johnnie

August 26th, 2004, 11:35 AM	#37
Bill Edmunds Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conway, NH Posts: 574	<<<-- Originally posted by Johnnie Behiri : Hi Bill, Sorry,coming from the ENG world I never use the auto focus and did not bother with it with the XL2. No back focus issues that I noticed in the short time the camera was with me. Regards Johnnie -->>> I understand. My vision is getting poor and I really need autofocus for some situations, alas.

August 27th, 2004, 09:22 PM	#39
Robert Mann Z. Skyonic New York Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 614	Johnnie, Did you use the noise reduction option on the night shoots?...it is impossible to tell if there is noise the compressed clips on the preproduction model i tested the noise reduction worked well, even if it did soften the image a bit... http://emptyloft.com/xl2/noisereduction.bmp

August 27th, 2004, 09:31 PM	#40
Johnnie Behiri Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vienna/Austria Posts: 187	Robert, I did not use the noise reduction option on the night shoots. Noise levels on the original footage is incredibly low. Johnnie

August 29th, 2004, 06:46 PM	#41
Sean R Allen Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: RTP, NC Posts: 66	The footage is still there. The files have just been renamed to .wmv instead of .xwmv. Just copy the shortcut and paste it in without the "x". I'm not selling my DVX100 anytime soon, but that night footage is pretty amazing and I can't wait to see more of what the XL2 can do. Competition is a great thing.