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by tom hardwick
Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:59 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: SH SONY FX1 - What`s it Worth?
Replies: 31
Views: 27763

[quote="Mike Shaw"]'Perfect Day' is fantastic - how on earth did you manage to persuade everyone - on a wedding day????[/quote] How did I manage to persuade 150 pretty drunk strangers to form an orderly queue, sing in sync and pay attention? With G R E A T difficulty, I can tell you. It to...
by tom hardwick
Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:32 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: SH SONY FX1 - What`s it Worth?
Replies: 31
Views: 27763

Billy, my initial impression upon seeing the Z7 was, 'I want one'. But I should say that the Z1 has never let me down, never faltered and never failed to bring home the goods, whatever the lighting or weather conditions. So I went to the Video Forum at Earls Court and tried my much-loved Bolex Asphe...
by tom hardwick
Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:15 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: SH SONY FX1 - What`s it Worth?
Replies: 31
Views: 27763

[quote="daveswan"]Well, the EX1's chips are still only 1/2". Bigger than my HVX's yes, but not enough to make me switch. [/quote] Half inch may not sound a lot bigger than third inch but mathematically it's a lot bigger. The half inch chip has a 30.72 mm2 surface area as against the t...
by tom hardwick
Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:08 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: SH SONY FX1 - What`s it Worth?
Replies: 31
Views: 27763

[quote="billyfromConsett"]As far as I can see, compared to standard def DVCam, it really does look and sound excellent.[/quote] You're quite correct Billy in that HDV (1440 x 1080) looks excellent after watching DV (720 x 576) for years. What's not generally realised though is that DVCAM (...
by tom hardwick
Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:49 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: NO FVM ... ???
Replies: 15
Views: 13189

I hear they're reopening as they've just received a huge government contract to print P45s
by tom hardwick
Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:02 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: NO FVM ... ???
Replies: 15
Views: 13189

The Jan Feb 09 FVM is going to be late I hear - due to the printers shutting down over Christmas. So don't be expecting it till mid Jan.
by tom hardwick
Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:35 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: SH SONY FX1 - What`s it Worth?
Replies: 31
Views: 27763

Ian, if you look back to your March / April 2003 issue of FVM you'll find my Positive Image article on buying second hand. What to look for, how to go about it, and questions to ask.
by tom hardwick
Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:43 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: SH SONY FX1 - What`s it Worth?
Replies: 31
Views: 27763

We're getting a bit off topic here but just to say in judging the North West Region film competition I was sent a Mini DV tape recorded in HDV by a Canon HV10. I couldn't play it on either of my Sony HDV cams, so incompatibilities are commonplace. The good news is that upscaling DVD players work ver...
by tom hardwick
Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:51 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: SH SONY FX1 - What`s it Worth?
Replies: 31
Views: 27763

The FX1 at £800 is a snip. It's under half new price and seeing as how you know the seller - that's worth a lot when you buy secondhand. You say it's 'well used'. You mean tired and whacked out or just used weekly? I've just sold a VX2000 for £750 so I consider the FX1 at £800 to be a fair price. Ch...
by tom hardwick
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Making 16:9 Movies that look good
Replies: 14
Views: 12987

The whole point about the Letus is that it's designed to be used with video cameras with fixed lenses, Billy. There are losses of course (light and added grain), but the gains in pictorial quality make for very interesting pictures. I liked reading your 'techy piece' and hope you get it in FVM. By n...
by tom hardwick
Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:43 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Age
Replies: 65
Views: 55572

Have you all had a look at the IOV's 'Focus' mag? It's good. They get a ton of adverts and as such they get lots of kit to test. I've written for them in the past and as with FVM it's zero payment. So I've often wondered if we couldn't join forces with them in some way - having the 'IAC PAGES' in th...
by tom hardwick
Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:20 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Zoom Recorders
Replies: 4
Views: 6015

I too use the Samson H2 recorder. It has quite amazingly good audio recording capabilities for the price (about £140) but doesn't hold accurate sync with my camcorders - unlike my Minidisc.
by tom hardwick
Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Age
Replies: 65
Views: 55572

You say, 'the Editor who has been lumbered single-handed with the job', yet Garth was offered the job, knew the constraints and requirements and is paid a salary. He probably sweats a bit when articles are thin on the ground. As all the other contributors supply their articles freely, it's mighty ha...
by tom hardwick
Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:51 am
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Movie titles - what's in a name?
Replies: 22
Views: 20086

While we're talking about amateur films and their titles, might I make a plea for restraint? A size restraint, that is. I've just judged the North West Region's annual film competition, and one of the things that struck me is the size and colour of the title fonts that are very often used. When thes...
by tom hardwick
Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:40 am
Forum: Club and General Issues
Topic: Age
Replies: 65
Views: 55572

[quote="fraught"]I'm going to put together a seperate article together on how the FX were done.[/quote] Good man. Make it appeal to a younger audience and you're out to woo us all. Don't forget to include lots of illustrations and pictures. It's what a lot of FVM articles cry out for, but ...