Fader Variable ND

Fader Variable ND

So earlier I had reported that the Fader works well enough and that the color shift is minimal. This is partially true. Once it's on your lens, as you dial in the ND, the shift in hue is pretty minimal. BUT between before and after you put in on, there is a massive difference. The Fader has a big old green bias. You can dial some of it out with the negative value on Color Tone (Magenta) but it's still a little yucky. 

I wonder if the Singh Ray is any better... I'm not buying anymore stuff dammit!

NO FADER (also, no clouds today. Not the best day for a test shot.. also not a very chromatic image! It's cold and I don't feel like walking to the park. Sorry.)

FADER

FADER WITH -3 COLOR TONE ON PICTURE STYLE

AND BACK TO THE NAKED LENS

It's not perfect but you can work with it.  

How about a video histogram for the 7D?

How about a video histogram for the 7D?

Great news the Canon 5D Mark II is finally getting his long overdue makeover this March. Makes me wish I would have spent the extra 1000 bucks ;( 

23.98 and 29.97 fps were expected but the Video Histogram and 48 kHz Manual Control Audio are fantastic additions. Hopefully they'll be nice and put those features on the 7D as well.

How about it, Canon? Share the love with us 7D users??

HDSLR Production Package Rental in NYC

HDSLR Production Package Rental in NYC

I have a multi cam SLR shoot coming up and I'm having a very hard time finding a one stop shop for an entire HDSLR shooting package here in the city. My usual go to guys have this but don't have that. There are so many cool new ways of moving these tiny cameras and none of my main rental houses have them. 

A lot of this stuff is made by Kessler - Pocket Dolly, Cine Slider, Pocket Jib, etc.

The DP Slider looks pretty cool too.

As of now, it looks like I'm going be putting this equipment package together from 4 different rental houses. It's not even that complicated - 2x Mark II's, Zacuto Support w/ Z-Finders and Follow Focus, lightweight fluid head sticks, a handful of lenses (I need another 24-105 IS and none of the cine houses carry that lens), field HDMI to SDI kit, a small slider option, and a light weight dolly with curved track like the Indie Dolly. There is not one single rental house in NYC that has every item on my list. That means 4 separate COI's. Huge pain in the ass. You'd think someone would have saw this niche and dove in head first. Doesn't seem like it.

Anyone? 

Maybe there's an owner/operator out there who has all this stuff?

I've been thinking about creating a site that would basically be a listing of all NYC owner / operators with their inventories and rates but it would just be way too much time and maintenance. Between work, this site, and other endeavors, I've already got enough to do. It would be a fantastic resources though. If anyone knows of an existing owner/op listing site out there, please let me know. Or if someone wants to collaborate on it and absorb some of the cost and time, I'd be interested in talking.