Time to Replace Cameras -where to now?

Peter Rush · June 30th, 2015, 09:31 AM

When I do a prep where the location is not the ceremony venue I charge a little more and my other half goes with my to finish off after I've left for the church - I leave her with a CX730 and list of shots, she's done it often enough now and although not ideal (I'd still rather do it myself) the footage is generally ok just for the last part, which is mainly the girls getting dressed, having some pics taken and leaving the house.

Regarding kit I can set up in 5 - 10 minutes depending on the layout of the venue - I still feel I need to get this down though - currently...

1 tripod
2 light stands with handycams on and small sandbags
Lav mic on the lecturn
Zoom H2 on a smaller light stand in front of a church speaker, if accessible
Zoom H1 secreted somewhere near the action

And I've just started leaving a GoPro on a light stand at the entrance to time-lapse guests arriving - very happy with it and it looks kinda cool but I've just added extra kit and setup time :/

In 4 days I'll be doing my first wedding with my EA50 in the boot of the car - just the A7s and 24-70 lens - I'll have my Canon 24-105 and speedbooster in a belt pouch which I will a the last minute swap onto the A7s for ceremony and speeches - this will give me more reach (becomes 38-168mm and F2.8 constant) - wish me luck!

Pete

Chris Harding · June 30th, 2015, 07:35 PM

Good Luck Pete

I don't think you will have any major issues leaving the EA-50 in the car ... so the A7S will be on a tripod as the main camera ?? Just make sure that you have any sort of continuous focus turned off ..I did a wedding with my old Panasonic AC-130's and left AF on ...it held the bride and groom in perfect focus for 10 minutes and then decided the trees in the background were more fun to focus on so it locked on those for the remainder of the ceremony making the couple's faces nice and soft and fuzzy. To be honest the GoPro saved by bacon there as I used lots of cutaways and the GoPro footage to cover up the error as much as I could!!

Chris

David Banner · July 7th, 2015, 02:33 PM

What cameras did you decide to get, Chris?

June 30th, 2015, 09:31 AM	#121
Peter Rush Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK/Yorkshire Posts: 2,069	Re: Time to Replace Cameras -where to now? When I do a prep where the location is not the ceremony venue I charge a little more and my other half goes with my to finish off after I've left for the church - I leave her with a CX730 and list of shots, she's done it often enough now and although not ideal (I'd still rather do it myself) the footage is generally ok just for the last part, which is mainly the girls getting dressed, having some pics taken and leaving the house. Regarding kit I can set up in 5 - 10 minutes depending on the layout of the venue - I still feel I need to get this down though - currently... 1 tripod 2 light stands with handycams on and small sandbags Lav mic on the lecturn Zoom H2 on a smaller light stand in front of a church speaker, if accessible Zoom H1 secreted somewhere near the action And I've just started leaving a GoPro on a light stand at the entrance to time-lapse guests arriving - very happy with it and it looks kinda cool but I've just added extra kit and setup time :/ In 4 days I'll be doing my first wedding with my EA50 in the boot of the car - just the A7s and 24-70 lens - I'll have my Canon 24-105 and speedbooster in a belt pouch which I will a the last minute swap onto the A7s for ceremony and speeches - this will give me more reach (becomes 38-168mm and F2.8 constant) - wish me luck! Pete

June 30th, 2015, 07:35 PM	#122
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Re: Time to Replace Cameras -where to now? Good Luck Pete I don't think you will have any major issues leaving the EA-50 in the car ... so the A7S will be on a tripod as the main camera ?? Just make sure that you have any sort of continuous focus turned off ..I did a wedding with my old Panasonic AC-130's and left AF on ...it held the bride and groom in perfect focus for 10 minutes and then decided the trees in the background were more fun to focus on so it locked on those for the remainder of the ceremony making the couple's faces nice and soft and fuzzy. To be honest the GoPro saved by bacon there as I used lots of cutaways and the GoPro footage to cover up the error as much as I could!! Chris

July 7th, 2015, 02:33 PM	#123
David Banner Major Player Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Bentonville, AR Posts: 239	Re: Time to Replace Cameras -where to now? What cameras did you decide to get, Chris?