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Heath McKnight · July 4th, 2003, 07:36 PM

A bunch of us at my TV station went upstairs to our "clock tower," where we watched the downtown West Palm Beach, Florida fireworks happen. (It was lame this year.) I brought the HD10 with me and set it up on my sticks and threw it on HD mode and auto white balance (too dark) and I have to say, on the crappy LCD, it looked GREAT--all the colors were more vivid than what I did four years ago at our old building (we had the BEST view from there, almost right underneath, on the intercoastal waterway--it's like a HUGE "river" parallel to the ocean) with my XL-1 for my film. You can see how colorless those were in my film, SKYE FALLING (on DVD soon, plug plug).

I zoomed in onto the black sky and let the fireworks explode, and I didn't notice the auto iris. It might have been there, but I'm not sure. It all looked great; as soon as I can figure out how to capture via FCP, I'll post some clips.

I was angry earlier with the auto iris situation, and maybe this helped keep things smooth in that department.

heath

Bob England · July 5th, 2003, 12:12 AM

I had a similar fine experience tonight shooting fireworks with my HD1. I found I liked it best on manual with the shutter at 1/15 and the f-stop at 1.8 and the focus set at infinity. Like Heath says, lokked great in the viewfinder.

Heath McKnight · July 5th, 2003, 12:14 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Bob England : I had a similar fine experience tonight shooting fireworks with my HD1. I found I liked it best on manual with the shutter at 1/15 and the f-stop at 1.8 and the focus set at infinity. Like Heath says, lokked great in the viewfinder. -->>>

I was so impressed, actually, that I just might keep it. But Monday should provide some answers.

Can you get around the auto iris issues, Bob? Help us out!

heath

Bob England · July 6th, 2003, 10:22 AM

Actually the auto iris doesn't bother me. So far, I've found the manual controls work well enough to do what I want. I do wish it had a built-in ND filter like both my Sony 3-chips had.

<<<-- Originally posted by Heath McKnight : I was so impressed, actually, that I just might keep it. But Monday should provide some answers.

Can you get around the auto iris issues, Bob? Help us out!

heath -->>>

July 4th, 2003, 07:36 PM	#1
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Did I speak too soon? A bunch of us at my TV station went upstairs to our "clock tower," where we watched the downtown West Palm Beach, Florida fireworks happen. (It was lame this year.) I brought the HD10 with me and set it up on my sticks and threw it on HD mode and auto white balance (too dark) and I have to say, on the crappy LCD, it looked GREAT--all the colors were more vivid than what I did four years ago at our old building (we had the BEST view from there, almost right underneath, on the intercoastal waterway--it's like a HUGE "river" parallel to the ocean) with my XL-1 for my film. You can see how colorless those were in my film, SKYE FALLING (on DVD soon, plug plug). I zoomed in onto the black sky and let the fireworks explode, and I didn't notice the auto iris. It might have been there, but I'm not sure. It all looked great; as soon as I can figure out how to capture via FCP, I'll post some clips. I was angry earlier with the auto iris situation, and maybe this helped keep things smooth in that department. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

July 5th, 2003, 12:14 AM	#3
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	<<<-- Originally posted by Bob England : I had a similar fine experience tonight shooting fireworks with my HD1. I found I liked it best on manual with the shutter at 1/15 and the f-stop at 1.8 and the focus set at infinity. Like Heath says, lokked great in the viewfinder. -->>> I was so impressed, actually, that I just might keep it. But Monday should provide some answers. Can you get around the auto iris issues, Bob? Help us out! heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

July 5th, 2003, 12:12 AM	#2
Bob England Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 59	I had a similar fine experience tonight shooting fireworks with my HD1. I found I liked it best on manual with the shutter at 1/15 and the f-stop at 1.8 and the focus set at infinity. Like Heath says, lokked great in the viewfinder.

July 6th, 2003, 10:22 AM	#4
Bob England Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 59	Actually the auto iris doesn't bother me. So far, I've found the manual controls work well enough to do what I want. I do wish it had a built-in ND filter like both my Sony 3-chips had. <<<-- Originally posted by Heath McKnight : I was so impressed, actually, that I just might keep it. But Monday should provide some answers. Can you get around the auto iris issues, Bob? Help us out! heath -->>>