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Ron Little · April 26th, 2012, 07:53 AM

Now that NAB is over I have this question. What camera(s) will best utilize the NanoFlash. I am looking for a large sensor camera. Cheaper is good but what I am really looking for is pairing. What camera will make the most of the NanoFlash with out being overkill. If price range will help then under 5,000.

Simon Wood · April 26th, 2012, 08:12 AM

AF100? The quality of the AF100 is really boosted by the nanoflash; I posted some links earlier about a TV news crew that use that combo, and a feature film called The Raid that used it to good effect (shown theatrically to rave reviews). The AF100 is pretty inexpensive for what it offers.

What is it for? Any camera with HD/SDI or HDMI out can be used with the nanoflash, from the venerable XLH1 up to the latest cameras like the C300.

I hear the new Nikon DSLR's have a clean HDMI but still waiting to see if anyone can verify they work with the nano....

Ron Little · April 26th, 2012, 08:33 AM

I mostly shoot commercials but some theatrical stuff as well. I am using a Sony V1 right now.

Stewart Chong · April 26th, 2012, 09:09 AM

* I did the test at NAB 2012 on the Nikon booth, and you may review the footage here at Nikon D800 to NanoFlash | Facebook

Stewart Chong
HK

Dan Keaton · April 26th, 2012, 09:19 AM

Dear Friends,

I have two reports that the nanoFlash can record from the new Nikon D800, but there is a problem.

We see a thin green line at the bottom of the images.

We are attempting to contact Nikon and our engineers will be looking into this.

However, since we routinely record from standard HDMI output cameras, and the 1920 x 1080 image is perfect, we do not really suspect the nanoFlash at this time.

Here is the report from one of our users:

"I also captured a frame internally and compared it with an identical frame captured on the nanoflash. What i notice is that the nanoflash footage is slightly offset vertically to the internal footage (if that makes sense) It seems that the green line is added to the bottom of the 1920x1080 frame and the actual footage is pushed up."

What we do not know at this time, is if the internal frame is accurately sent out the HDMI port or not.

Ron Little · May 2nd, 2012, 10:40 AM

I was thinking about the Nikon D800 before NAB but, for the same money I can get the new Blackmagic Cam. Correct me if I am wrong but I would not need to use the NanoFlash with that cam. So are there any under 3,000 dollar large sensor cams that would benefit from the NanoFlash?

Ron Aerts · May 6th, 2012, 10:50 AM

remember that the BM cam will eat gigabites of quite expesive disks...

April 26th, 2012, 07:53 AM	#1
Ron Little Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 627	NanoFlash pairing? Now that NAB is over I have this question. What camera(s) will best utilize the NanoFlash. I am looking for a large sensor camera. Cheaper is good but what I am really looking for is pairing. What camera will make the most of the NanoFlash with out being overkill. If price range will help then under 5,000.

April 26th, 2012, 08:12 AM	#2
Simon Wood Major Player Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Entebbe Uganda Posts: 768	Re: NanoFlash pairing? AF100? The quality of the AF100 is really boosted by the nanoflash; I posted some links earlier about a TV news crew that use that combo, and a feature film called The Raid that used it to good effect (shown theatrically to rave reviews). The AF100 is pretty inexpensive for what it offers. What is it for? Any camera with HD/SDI or HDMI out can be used with the nanoflash, from the venerable XLH1 up to the latest cameras like the C300. I hear the new Nikon DSLR's have a clean HDMI but still waiting to see if anyone can verify they work with the nano.... __________________ http://vimeo.com/channels/guerrillafilms

April 26th, 2012, 08:33 AM	#3
Ron Little Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 627	Re: NanoFlash pairing? I mostly shoot commercials but some theatrical stuff as well. I am using a Sony V1 right now.

April 26th, 2012, 09:09 AM	#4
Stewart Chong Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hong Kong - CHINA Posts: 28	Re: NanoFlash pairing? * I did the test at NAB 2012 on the Nikon booth, and you may review the footage here at Nikon D800 to NanoFlash \| Facebook Stewart Chong HK

April 26th, 2012, 09:19 AM	#5
Dan Keaton Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Augusta Georgia Posts: 5,421	Re: NanoFlash pairing? Dear Friends, I have two reports that the nanoFlash can record from the new Nikon D800, but there is a problem. We see a thin green line at the bottom of the images. We are attempting to contact Nikon and our engineers will be looking into this. However, since we routinely record from standard HDMI output cameras, and the 1920 x 1080 image is perfect, we do not really suspect the nanoFlash at this time. Here is the report from one of our users: "I also captured a frame internally and compared it with an identical frame captured on the nanoflash. What i notice is that the nanoflash footage is slightly offset vertically to the internal footage (if that makes sense) It seems that the green line is added to the bottom of the 1920x1080 frame and the actual footage is pushed up." What we do not know at this time, is if the internal frame is accurately sent out the HDMI port or not. __________________ Dan Keaton Augusta Georgia

May 2nd, 2012, 10:40 AM	#6
Ron Little Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 627	Re: NanoFlash pairing? I was thinking about the Nikon D800 before NAB but, for the same money I can get the new Blackmagic Cam. Correct me if I am wrong but I would not need to use the NanoFlash with that cam. So are there any under 3,000 dollar large sensor cams that would benefit from the NanoFlash?

May 6th, 2012, 10:50 AM	#7
Ron Aerts Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Drachten, Netherlands Posts: 179	Re: NanoFlash pairing? remember that the BM cam will eat gigabites of quite expesive disks...