XDCAM EX1 on the road blog

Robert Young · July 16th, 2008, 06:20 PM

Steve
"Letus Ultimate Summer Day" was excellent.
What kind of hardware did you use for the "dolly" shots???

Steve Cahill · July 16th, 2008, 08:36 PM

The Indieslider was used for the dolly type shots. I will be doing a blog about this. I customized mine a bit by lower the center of gravity.

Here it is for ordering @ http://www.indifocus.com/products_indisliderpro.htm

Raymond Schlogel · July 17th, 2008, 12:14 AM

Be interested in hearing how you customized your indisliderpro Steve. Did you just make a shorter mount for the head?

- Ray

Robert Young · July 17th, 2008, 12:18 PM

Awesome device!
It's amazing you can get such distinctive shots with only 36" of leeway.

Paul Cronin · July 18th, 2008, 05:35 AM

Great summer clips Steve of a very nice New England Town.

Cool find on the indislider. Can you set it up a little off level and have it run on its own?

Thanks for your help with the Fisheye it is working perfect.

Phil Bloom · August 3rd, 2008, 05:49 PM

http://www.philipbloom.co.uk/Philip_...3_seconds.html

new short about cliff diving. My favourite!!

Dean Harrington · August 3rd, 2008, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

http://www.philipbloom.co.uk/Philip_...3_seconds.html

new short about cliff diving. My favourite!!

Beautiful shots! Hope to have you in Tokyo again at some point. EX3 to start distribution in Japan mid-August, so, I should have a full set-up with 35mm adaptor and convergent design nanno/Flash sometime at the end of September, early October!

David C. Williams · August 3rd, 2008, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean Harrington

Beautiful shots! Hope to have you in Tokyo again at some point. EX3 to start distribution in Japan mid-August, so, I should have a full set-up with 35mm adaptor and convergent design nanno/Flash sometime at the end of September, early October!

Hi Dean. How much does the EX3 go for in Japan? I'm travelling there from Australia later this year, so just curious on the pricing there and whether I should purchase there or not, thanks.

Dean Harrington · August 3rd, 2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by David C. Williams

Hi Dean. How much does the EX3 go for in Japan? I'm travelling there from Australia later this year, so just curious on the pricing there and whether I should purchase there or not, thanks.

854,000 yen via the internet
http://www.system5.jp/ec/html/item/0...item35505.html

828,000 yen via net
http://kakaku.com/itemlist/I2020202030N101/

828,000 yen via Fujiya-Avic in Nakano
http://www.fujiya-avic.co.jp/proshop/xdcamex.html

I do not know if this includes any cards? I'm also not sure how the warranty works? I usually buy local for service reasons. I've bought lots of gear from fujiya-avic in the past.

David C. Williams · August 3rd, 2008, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean Harrington

854,000 yen via the internet
http://www.system5.jp/ec/html/item/0...item35505.html

828,000 yen via net
http://kakaku.com/itemlist/I2020202030N101/

828,000 yen via Fujiya-Avic in Nakano
http://www.fujiya-avic.co.jp/proshop/xdcamex.html

I do not know if this includes any cards? I'm also not sure how the warranty works? I usually buy local for service reasons. I've bought lots of gear from fujiya-avic in the past.

Nice, thanks for that. Now I have to decide whether saving almost $4000AU is worth the potential warranty and import duty hassles :D

Alexander Kubalsky · August 3rd, 2008, 08:32 PM

David, I bought my EX1 in Tokyo, posted the box back and had EX1 as carry on back to Melbourne. No problem.
Dean, I was in at Fujiya Avic the other day. The have an EX3 in the showroom but wont have actual stock until september.

Dean Harrington · August 3rd, 2008, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Kubalsky

David, I bought my EX1 in Tokyo, posted the box back and had EX1 as carry on back to Melbourne. No problem.
Dean, I was in at Fujiya Avic the other day. The have an EX3 in the showroom but wont have actual stock until september.

I guess it's stock out first to Europe and the US then ... Japan.

David C. Williams · August 3rd, 2008, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Kubalsky

David, I bought my EX1 in Tokyo, posted the box back and had EX1 as carry on back to Melbourne. No problem.

Thanks for the info. I'd probably put the box in the nearest bin :) I was thinking about knocking up a fake invoice just in case. I've been hassled before with carry on video gear that was actually brought and paid for in Melbourne. Next question is do I have the patients to wait till the end of September when I go....

Markus Bo · August 4th, 2008, 02:28 AM

@Phil: nice pics and a really nice story. Give us some more details!
How many cams?
What did you do in post?

Thanks
Markus

Phil Bloom · August 4th, 2008, 05:29 AM

one camera. loads of info on my blog! graded obviously.

just finishing off my little Siberia film now...

maybe get an EX3 this week too...

Selling because of this one of my EX1s. Boxed as new ex1, 2 8gb cards, all latest firmware, manfrotto 501 tripod. £3500. will give you run through for a few hours too...be quick before it is gone.

July 16th, 2008, 06:20 PM	#601
Robert Young Trustee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Coronado Island Posts: 1,472	Steve "Letus Ultimate Summer Day" was excellent. What kind of hardware did you use for the "dolly" shots??? __________________ Bob

July 16th, 2008, 08:36 PM	#602
Steve Cahill Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 321	The Indieslider was used for the dolly type shots. I will be doing a blog about this. I customized mine a bit by lower the center of gravity. Here it is for ordering @ http://www.indifocus.com/products_indisliderpro.htm __________________ Regards Steve

July 17th, 2008, 12:14 AM	#603
Raymond Schlogel Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 162 Images: 3	Be interested in hearing how you customized your indisliderpro Steve. Did you just make a shorter mount for the head? - Ray __________________ www.undergroundplanet.com

July 17th, 2008, 12:18 PM	#604
Robert Young Trustee Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Coronado Island Posts: 1,472	Awesome device! It's amazing you can get such distinctive shots with only 36" of leeway. __________________ Bob

July 18th, 2008, 05:35 AM	#605
Paul Cronin Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4,048	Great summer clips Steve of a very nice New England Town. Cool find on the indislider. Can you set it up a little off level and have it run on its own? Thanks for your help with the Fisheye it is working perfect. __________________ Paul Cronin www.paulcroninstudios.com

August 3rd, 2008, 05:49 PM	#606
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	New Ultimate EX! short http://www.philipbloom.co.uk/Philip_...3_seconds.html new short about cliff diving. My favourite!! __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

August 3rd, 2008, 08:32 PM	#611
Alexander Kubalsky Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Japan Posts: 172	David, I bought my EX1 in Tokyo, posted the box back and had EX1 as carry on back to Melbourne. No problem. Dean, I was in at Fujiya Avic the other day. The have an EX3 in the showroom but wont have actual stock until september.

August 4th, 2008, 02:28 AM	#614
Markus Bo Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ingelheim (Rheinland-Pfalz) Posts: 140	@Phil: nice pics and a really nice story. Give us some more details! How many cams? What did you do in post? Thanks Markus __________________ Freelance full service reporter www.boehnisch.de

August 4th, 2008, 05:29 AM	#615
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	one camera. loads of info on my blog! graded obviously. just finishing off my little Siberia film now... maybe get an EX3 this week too... Selling because of this one of my EX1s. Boxed as new ex1, 2 8gb cards, all latest firmware, manfrotto 501 tripod. £3500. will give you run through for a few hours too...be quick before it is gone. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net Last edited by Phil Bloom; August 4th, 2008 at 06:51 AM.