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You should do a 21st century remake of the great old TV show about a wandering do-gooder motorcycle nomad (Then Came Bronson, with Michael Parks) but call it Then Came PMR! It's got Netflix written all over it!
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Yes on both, and Lubezki's work for Terence Malick is also stunning.
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Beautiful photographs!
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Hi, Bob!
Hi Caroline. Loving your flower shoots lately!
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I'd take the zoom for the outdoor situations...kids are unpredictable and move constantly...you'll be running yourself ragged chasing them around with a 50. Bring the 50 and use it indoors if any more "formal" portrait situations arise, but outdoors, at a party full of six year olds? A zoom for sure! Throw the 50 in your pocket, but my bet is that the zoom will be much more useful. Kids are unpredictable (or they were when mine were that age!).
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I checked out your trailer for Off The Beaten Path Bob. I LOVE that you doing this. It's such an inspiration to see you continue to learn new things and explore new mediums and reinvent yourself.
Thanks David, you are one of my main (and Maine!) sources of inspiration. When it comes to transitioning from stills to shooting film, nobody's done it better than you!
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Hi Bob,
Just wanted to share with you some thanks for a “recommendation” you made. I got your National Geographic “Fundamentals of Travel Photography” course on The Great Courses and watched every episode with great interest. I’ve been into photography since high school in the late 70s early 80s. (Yep, that pretty much makes me a dinosaur too). I was a Minolta XD-11 shooter back then and followed their lens-mount as it went from manual-focus to auto-focus then migrated to Konica-Minolta and finally wound-up as Sony’s A-mount. I’m now an avid FE user with both the A1 and A7R-IV. The recommendation I want to thank you for is the RX-10 IV. Since the RX-10 was first introduced, I always thought it might be a useful addition to my setup. However, after seeing what you had to say about the RX-10 IV, I took the plunge and I couldn’t be happier. While the quality of the A7R IV and the A1 cannot be questioned, the extreme portability of the RX-10 IV, makes it a constant companion. I’m an international airline pilot by trade so I’m always on the road. The RX-10 IV is always in my bag protected by a neoprene cover. The fact that I don’t need to haul around my “big”cameras and a selection of lenses in yet another bag is a game changer for me. Yes…there are some compromises, but not many. I’m seriously ALWAYS pleasantly surprised by the image quality I’m able to squeeze out of this little beast.
Thanks again for opening my eyes to this little gem I would have otherwise overlooked.Cheers!
Ian DePledge
Ian: My pleasure and thanks for the kind words. I find the RX10 IV to be a camera that punches way above its weight class. And, as the old saying goes, "the best camera is the one you have with you." I always put it this way to students in my travel photo workshops years ago, "which lens is better, the big f/1.4 prime that you love but always leave in the hotel room, or that little kit zoom that you take everywhere?" Thanks for checking in here!
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This is very cool. I have viewed your work on the Artisan page. I love that you are using the A7C. I have just begun shooting with this. Still learning. I have the camera and A6000, A6500. My first Sony camera was a "hybrid" 7x zoom. It was stolen, and I cannot remember the model. Also have the ZV-1. I wanted to purchase the ZV-E10, but there seemed to be a national shortage earlier this year so I settled with the ZV-1. I have been vlogging with it for a bit now.
Hi Brian: Yes, I'm a great believer in the smaller Sony cameras...the quality is great, and the price and weight are more manageable. Sounds like a good kit you've got going there.
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this is very cool. Surprised you are doing video capture with APS-C as a professional. This is encouraging. In your opinion, how does the a6000, or a 6500 compare to the ZV-E10 for video capture. I am considering making one of these bodies my "video" set-up. I understand the ZV-E10 has product display, but are these other 2 APS-c comparable for video?
- Brian: Well APSC is called Super 35 in the film world, and you’ve seen hundreds of movies shot in this format. Full frame is a relatively new development in the film and video world. The 6000 and 6500 are both great cameras for video, but the 6000 only shoots up 1080p, no 4K. The 6500 shoots 4K, but has no earphone jack. The zv-e10 has a mic and earphone jack and shoots great 4k and has active stabilization. The only thing it’s missing is an EVF, but I carry a small loupe for bright light. It’s a terrific
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I spent years with another major company, but once I started to develop an interest in video as well as stills, the superiority of the mirrorless design pushed me to try a Sony (it was an NEX 5, that's how long ago). When I saw the quality and felt the difference in size and weight, there was no going back. It's one of the best moves I've made in my career.
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For my travel documentary show, Off the Beaten Path, on Wondrium.com, I'll be spending 4 days this coming week documenting life on a remote island, Monhegan, about 14 miles off the coast of Maine. It's a beautiful island that has been occupied since the 1600s and is a favorite of artists, writers, and lobstermen, of course.
But there are no motor vehicles, so you have to walk everywhere. I'll be interviewing islanders (60 people live there year around, but it balloons in the summer with day and longer term visitors). So I have to assemble a kit that is lightweight but comprehensive, allows me to light and mic an interview on the fly.
For this gig, I'm taking two ZV-e10s, my favorite new little video shooting monster. As a hold over from my still days, I like to work with two bodies and two zooms. In this case, the new 10-20mm f/4 on one body and the excellent and small 18-135mm/3.5-5.6 OSS on the other. These two lenses will cover most of the shooting.
But I love to shoot at sunrise, sunset and twilight, so I'm bring some fast primes, the 11mm f/1.8, the 15 mm f/1.4 and 35mm f/1.8. And just for insurance, my 16-70 f/4 Vario-Tessar. I won't carry all of these everywhere, but the island is small enough that I can walk back to my hotel to switch out gear as needed.
In addition, I'll have the Sony bluetooth wireless mic setup, the little Sony ECM-B1M, a Picogear dual wireless mic setup and a DJI Pocket 2. A small tripod, a carbon fiber lightstand and a small LED tube light for interviews. This all fits in small shoulder bag and small tripod bag. I'm bringing a small drone too, but many parts of the island are "no drone zones" and I honor the local ordinances at all times. Now all I need is some good weather, (but after a sunny dry summer up here in Maine, the reports are calling for rain in the beginning of the week). Wish me luck!
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good morning, thank you for responding, enjoying a simple retirement life with intermediate skills using Canon and Nikon SLR's, primarily manual mode and editing software, I made the leap to the Sony RX10 MK 4 during late summer, with a sizeable investment I turned to you tube for help, ( ? ) my preference is to reach out to someone for hands on exercises that I can work thru using my camera on different applications, basic moving towards challenging, using laymen terms would be most helpful, there is no rush at my end to accomplish results, I have printed the entire manual with binder for reference, willing to compensate, look forward to your response, thanks
The RX10 IV is an incredibly versatile camera, and I use it on every job I have. I'm not a big fan of printed manuals, but have found a couple of great YouTube channels. Stuart James is a Brit who loves the camera and has many detailed rundowns of menus and such.
I think your best bet is to mix your education between the camera specific lessons on YouTube with a more general interest photography how to. The exercises you need to grow as a photographer really aren't camera specific. Your growth will come as you study both the workings of your individual camera (the RX10 IV) and general photo concepts like light, composition, etc. There are wonderful photo courses to be found online...the Great Courses features classes taught by Nat. Geo photographers...these might be useful.
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Hi Everyone: I'm a photographer and filmmaker who spent the lion's share of my career ( I went pro in 1976--can you say "dinosaur?"!) shooting assignments for National Geographic and National Geographic Traveler, Travel & Leisure, Travel/Holiday, and Islands magazines.
In the last 10 years or so, I got interested in documenting people, places, and cultures in video, and currently have a travel documentary show on Wondrium.com called Off the Beaten Path, as well producing films for a number of other outlets.
Since I work as a one-man band, I love to travel light, and I use almost all Sony entry level or prosumer gear to do my work, because it is small, light, and gives me great results.
My favorite tools are the Sony RX10 IV, the A7c, and just lately, the tiny, amazing ZV-e10. So I can be a good resource for you if you use those cameras or any of the RX100 series (I've had them all!). Great to be here!
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For your still photos, if they are shot in raw, you can change the white balance after the fact. But the A7c does not shoot raw video...the color profile will be baked in. Think of the video capabilities of this camera more like JPEG...you can do some work in post, but not the same amount you can do on a raw file.
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How do you slomo, S&Q vs Native 60/120p?
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I find S&Q, at 1 frame per second, is a great way to shoot quick, in-camera timelapses. I use the regular frame rates for shooting slow motion and have the S&Q pre-set to 1 fps when I want to knock off a quick timelapse in camera. Saves me a ton of time in post creating the timelapses, which I rarely use for more than 5-10 seconds. I like having the option of choosing to make a 60 or 120fps slow-mo or not after the fact.