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Vito DeFilippo · October 21st, 2008, 07:16 AM

Hey all,

Got a Merlin and a HV30 and had a chance to try it out the other day at a wedding (with a second videographer there to cover). If you have the patience to check it out, I would appreciate any tips or hints to correct my technique:

http://tinyurl.com/6ketbt

I guess the thing I found the hardest was keeping it front/back level on starts and stops, and level sideways when trying to move around a subject. Perhaps part of it is the light camera, I don't know, but I'm sure most of it is just inexperience. I think I practiced about 5 minutes before this, which isn't much...

Thanks a million.

October 21st, 2008, 07:16 AM	#1
Vito DeFilippo Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,585	First attempt with a Merlin Hey all, Got a Merlin and a HV30 and had a chance to try it out the other day at a wedding (with a second videographer there to cover). If you have the patience to check it out, I would appreciate any tips or hints to correct my technique: http://tinyurl.com/6ketbt I guess the thing I found the hardest was keeping it front/back level on starts and stops, and level sideways when trying to move around a subject. Perhaps part of it is the light camera, I don't know, but I'm sure most of it is just inexperience. I think I practiced about 5 minutes before this, which isn't much... Thanks a million. __________________ . http://www.nosmallroles.com