Comments on: Don’t park there! Fun during batting practice at Fenway Park

By: Follow a Fly Ball |

Follow a Fly Ball | — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:13:46 +0000

[...] balls at a baseball game (and more distinctly at Fenway Park) so smoothly? Check out this link from TomGuilmette.com as he explains! Share and [...]

By: Jonathon Hamer

Jonathon Hamer — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:43:29 +0000

Tom….killer footage and explanation! How can you get the seats next to you? Also, how many cameras are in the outfield like yours? Cheers!

By: David Hodge

David Hodge — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:42:02 +0000

I’ve been considering purchase of the AJA Ki Pro to use with my HD-SDI out on my XDCAM EX1 camera. Partially, to record without having to by so many SXS cards to do a feature project, but also to use the HDMI out to be able to use a DELL 2409WS HD monitor as it is suppose to be a 1:1 conversion from HD-SDI to MDNI. Doing this will provide critical focus and color analysis on locations without having to spend a used car price to buy the HD-SDi monitors. Big difference.
I am wondering if you have used the AJA Ki Pro on your Ex1 and if you have even used it on your DSLR equipment for monitoring.
Would love your feedback on AJA Ki Pro here or in seperate blog if you so choose. Thanks for your time and the great shots of Green Monster.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:34:19 +0000

Dude, You make tracking that baseball look so easy… And I know it’s not! Nice work.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:43:18 +0000

if you love sports and love television. this is the dream job!

(to bad i don’t love sports…)

By: admin

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:42:32 +0000

i run the friction very high (hard to move the camera) because of wind. but also because i want a very smooth and predictable move when tracking the ball. if the friction was low, the camera would bob and weave all over the place.

the fact that the vinten vector 70 is perfectly balanced and very responsive makes these shots possible.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:48:18 +0000

exactly.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:46:07 +0000

it sure does!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:43:41 +0000

it is much safer now. i am in the coke-a-cola section with a railing on concete. that picture is five years old! and i did wear a belt and strap just so i could not get to the edge. no railings mean more camera freedom when shooting. high railings are a pain!

By: Andy Short

Andy Short — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:41:54 +0000

Nice Tom! Working for NESN would be a dream come true. I just got to shoot “in house” handheld for Roy Halladay’s perfect game in Miami. Made sports center for the first time! I’ll work my way onto the network hard cams soon enough. I imagine its not always an easy gig for 9+ innings!