Taking The Plunge at DVinfo.net

Michael Gibbons · August 6th, 2004, 10:59 AM

I've had a somehow Hectic/boring week at school and work. Felt like I needed to move forward with my filmaking aspirations. I've got three scripts complete. Materials for my set. an actor, an art director. I've even taken the time to learn a bit about lighting. I completed the research on what camera to buy two months ago. And proceeded to sit on my hands and become distracted. Everything/ everyone was waiting one me to pull the trigger, and I'm dragging along with this little 1chip panna cam. Well, no longer, my friends, I just bought my PDX10 from B&H.
Golly.
This is exactly the same set of circumstance that led me to buy my G-5.
I expect the buyer's remorse to hit in about 5 minutes.

No turning back now...

Steve Sherrick · August 6th, 2004, 12:47 PM

That's great. Look forward to hearing your experiences. I'm planning on shooting a couple of short films in the fall with my TRV950. I had never considered using it for this purpose, but I'm going to give it a try. This forum is a great resource for helping get the most out of your camera.

Boyd Ostroff · August 6th, 2004, 02:32 PM

That's great Michael, we'll look forward to progress reports on your films. No camera is perfect, and a new bigger/better/cheaper/faster/cooler one is always just around the corner. But sometimes you just need to jump into the ocean...

Shawn Mielke · August 7th, 2004, 03:13 PM

Sounds like you're one to make the most out of this sweet little cam, Michael.
Congratulations and good shooting.
Also, I very much appreciate your Dune tagline.
The Sleeper has awakened, eh?

Michael Gibbons · August 9th, 2004, 08:25 AM

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! I should have the cam by tomorrow or the next day. I have two research papers to write this week so I don't know that I'll be spending too much time with it. But I'll have a few days before fall classes start, so maybe I can fool with it then.

I will, of course, make a point to put it through its paces within the first seven days, just to make sure it doesn't have any defects.

All that remains is for me to learn FCP4 and I'll be ready to go.

Michael.

Tommy Haupfear · August 10th, 2004, 09:25 AM

Quote:

I expect the buyer's remorse to hit in about 5 minutes.

In my recent purchase of the DVX100A, Barry Green said "Buy the best and you'll only cry once".

I really enjoyed my PDX10 and I'm looking forward to hearing about your experiences with it!

Sean McHenry · August 10th, 2004, 11:49 AM

You may feel a bit of a pinch when you try to preserve settings you really like but for me, that has been about the only draw back of my PDX10. I shot a wedding 2 weekends ago, first one with this camera and it was just fine in the lower light of the Columbus Museum of Art where the wedding was held.

Yes, there is quite noticable grain and there is quite a bit of color shift from lighting setup to setup but in a situation like this, some of that is expected. Especially the grain. It was quite dark in the room for the ceremony as it was an actual art gallery. No flash, no aux lighting of any kind.

The biggest issues I had were with the DVD creation and not the camera. I'll put the DVD issues on the editing section of the site for the curious. Used Avid XpressPro and while it rocks as an editor, I have found it nearly impossible to get a clean DVD out of the thing. More on the other pages.

Enjoy the camera. I am still experimenting with it but it's been good to me so far. Another wedding or two and the camera, the Avid setup with custom built PC and the DSR11 will all be paid for.

Sean

August 6th, 2004, 10:59 AM	#1
Michael Gibbons Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Loveland, Colorado, USA Posts: 292	Taking The Plunge I've had a somehow Hectic/boring week at school and work. Felt like I needed to move forward with my filmaking aspirations. I've got three scripts complete. Materials for my set. an actor, an art director. I've even taken the time to learn a bit about lighting. I completed the research on what camera to buy two months ago. And proceeded to sit on my hands and become distracted. Everything/ everyone was waiting one me to pull the trigger, and I'm dragging along with this little 1chip panna cam. Well, no longer, my friends, I just bought my PDX10 from B&H. Golly. This is exactly the same set of circumstance that led me to buy my G-5. I expect the buyer's remorse to hit in about 5 minutes. No turning back now... __________________ " When some wild-eyed, eight foot tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head against a bar room wall, and looks you crooked in the eye, and he asks you if you've payed your dues, well, you just stare that big suker right back in the eye, and you remember what old Jack Burton always says at a time like that, 'Have you paid your dues, Jack? Yes sir, the check is in the mail."

August 7th, 2004, 03:13 PM	#4
Shawn Mielke Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 745	Sounds like you're one to make the most out of this sweet little cam, Michael. Congratulations and good shooting. Also, I very much appreciate your Dune tagline. The Sleeper has awakened, eh? __________________ Breakthrough In Grey Room

August 9th, 2004, 08:25 AM	#5
Michael Gibbons Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Loveland, Colorado, USA Posts: 292	Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! I should have the cam by tomorrow or the next day. I have two research papers to write this week so I don't know that I'll be spending too much time with it. But I'll have a few days before fall classes start, so maybe I can fool with it then. I will, of course, make a point to put it through its paces within the first seven days, just to make sure it doesn't have any defects. All that remains is for me to learn FCP4 and I'll be ready to go. Michael. __________________ " When some wild-eyed, eight foot tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head against a bar room wall, and looks you crooked in the eye, and he asks you if you've payed your dues, well, you just stare that big suker right back in the eye, and you remember what old Jack Burton always says at a time like that, 'Have you paid your dues, Jack? Yes sir, the check is in the mail."

August 10th, 2004, 11:49 AM	#7
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	You may feel a bit of a pinch when you try to preserve settings you really like but for me, that has been about the only draw back of my PDX10. I shot a wedding 2 weekends ago, first one with this camera and it was just fine in the lower light of the Columbus Museum of Art where the wedding was held. Yes, there is quite noticable grain and there is quite a bit of color shift from lighting setup to setup but in a situation like this, some of that is expected. Especially the grain. It was quite dark in the room for the ceremony as it was an actual art gallery. No flash, no aux lighting of any kind. The biggest issues I had were with the DVD creation and not the camera. I'll put the DVD issues on the editing section of the site for the curious. Used Avid XpressPro and while it rocks as an editor, I have found it nearly impossible to get a clean DVD out of the thing. More on the other pages. Enjoy the camera. I am still experimenting with it but it's been good to me so far. Another wedding or two and the camera, the Avid setup with custom built PC and the DSR11 will all be paid for. Sean __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

August 6th, 2004, 12:47 PM	#2
Steve Sherrick New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 18	That's great. Look forward to hearing your experiences. I'm planning on shooting a couple of short films in the fall with my TRV950. I had never considered using it for this purpose, but I'm going to give it a try. This forum is a great resource for helping get the most out of your camera.

August 6th, 2004, 02:32 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	That's great Michael, we'll look forward to progress reports on your films. No camera is perfect, and a new bigger/better/cheaper/faster/cooler one is always just around the corner. But sometimes you just need to jump into the ocean...