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Setting up my Hard Camera at Fenway ParkVIDEO BLOG
I shot this short video with my Kodak Easy Share v705 digital still camera set to movie mode. Please excuse the video quality. I recorded the voice over track in a Fenway bathroom during my lunch break using my new Zoom H4 stereo portable audio recorder. I will post a blog on this great bit of gear in the near future. The unit has a stereo mic pair built in and all I did was talk into it. Please post any questions using the form below. You can also view this video on Vimeo by clicking here. 8 comments to Setting up my Hard Camera at Fenway Park |
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Wow Tom. That was great. Thanks for sharing the step by step tutorial. This would defiantly be a great teaching tool.
Nice video Tom. I know a lot of people will find it useful.
@Jack Dermont: Thanks Jack. The people I shot this for were very happy.
@Chris Cavs: Hey Chris, thanks for watching the video and posting a message. Did you see that I wrote a blog on the Grass Valley LDK camera I had to use at Fenway? (you sent me a picture of one few weeks ago…)
That wasn’t a real fax check – I never put up a split in return 2 at Fenway!
You forgot to add “and then I go to Best Buy to drool over all things tech during my 3 hour lunch break.”
@Jesse: Yea, usually you have NESN in return two. Most likely an informercial for the Magic Bullet blender or an expensive hair growing tonic (can you send me that phone number…).
Since I got my Mac Book Pro, I have no need to go to Best Buy during my extended lunch breaks.
Well, first visit to your site, and second reply, great to see you setting up, i’m a sports cameramen also ,in Portugal, we use similar equipment Sony/Canon 70x or 55x, and I totally agree with you on the Vinten Vector 70 head being the the best in the world for big lenses,with its unique couterbalance and Lubricated Friction( I dont like Thin Film friction), no match from Sachtler and their presets friction system and springs couterbalance, you can’t fine tune them like the Vintens.
But also the small Vintens are great, I see you have one and I own a Vision 11, bought it 2nd hand. Superior tripods and heads are really crucial to people making a living out of recording images everyday, and money well spent if you ask me. It’s great to see a working cameramen say what I also feel. Around the world, there’s common ground. Cheers.
@Vasco Silva: Not too many camera guys express this intense appreciation for the Vinten Vector 70 pan head like I do. Again, I agree with you that the “thin film friction” is good, but not as good as a well taken care of Vector 70.
I own a Vinten Vision 3 for my EX1 and I love it. Using carbon fiber sticks and this compact, but super smooth fluid head, I am able to hike this lightweight tripod into the wild to get some killer pictures!
Good luck and keep in touch!
Tom