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Christopher Barrett

Christopher Barrett

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Mounted vertically no less! My side handle should ship this week which will get me power. Add my Canon mount, throw the 17 TS-E on and I'm ready to shoot tall buildings in a single bound!

So loving this camera ;)

Gitzo 3 Series with Crank Column, Arca Swiss Cube head and Arca Universal L Bracket.

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Yeah, can't wait for the side handle.... it's the final piece of the puzzle for me to be small, portable and unobtrusive, while packing a nuclear weapon underneath!! :D

Thanks for the pics!

Cheers from Tokyo,

Paul :)
 
You are . . . The Man!

I am stalking you now. Love your posts / insights
 
Christopher Barrett said:
Mounted vertically no less! My side handle should ship this week which will get me power. Add my Canon mount, throw the 17 TS-E on and I'm ready to shoot tall buildings in a single bound!

So loving this camera ;)

Gitzo 3 Series with Crank Column, Arca Swiss Cube head and Arca Universal L Bracket.

EPic_V.jpg
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Hey Christopher,

Is the Zucato EVF better to look into compared to the Bomb EVF...
Since RED Bomb evfs take 6 months to a year to land, i'm thinking of one of these in the short term.. or long term for my other EPICs

Are they as sharp?, bright? good contrast? good blacks, detailed whites?...
I've never seen one in the flesh.
 
Just bought one Arca Swiss L bracket yesterday.
How you mount it on the side?

edit: sorry, it's just sitting on the side...
 
I think it's pretty decent, Mark. I don't have a Bomb on hand for comparison though. It does feel quite comparable to my touchscreen. Color is close, blacks are good but hilights are its weak point, they blow out faster on the ZVF than my touchscreen. Sharpness is quite good and the built-in 1:1 zoom has me nailing focus wide open. I like that I can run it and the touchscreen if necessary. Drag that it disables SDI output (for now).

It's big and ugly but it totally gets the job done and the Epic will give you menus, preview or clean feeds on it.
 
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The zacuto EVF , I like very much. However the I haven't got the HDMI to work yet. How did you get yours to work?
Other problem is power. You got to mess around with those canon batteries.
I wished zacuto came out with a SDI version. One thing - the cineroid sdi EVF as an alternative? it doesn't work with RED EPIC. becuase it needs interlace. RED pushes progressive.

I am alittle disappointed with the bomb. The EVF is showing some weird artifacts. I hope RED fixes this ASAP, also the spliting image bug which happens in LCD and EVF is driving me nuts.
 
For $1,000 and available now, that's pretty tempting. The fact that I can also throw it on my Canon (if I can be bothered) is a bonus!

Just ordered it and look forward to checking it out. Hey Mark, if you're in Sydney sometime, swing by and check it out on the Epic.

Jim
 
ahhh thanks chris - i pm him . The beta firmware update enables the hdmi out.

i really love that arca swiss cube . Ultimate for framing architecture images.
 
Mark Toia said:
Hey Christopher,

Is the Zucato EVF better to look into compared to the Bomb EVF...
Since RED Bomb evfs take 6 months to a year to land, i'm thinking of one of these in the short term.. or long term for my other EPICs

Are they as sharp?, bright? good contrast? good blacks, detailed whites?...
I've never seen one in the flesh.
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I have used the zacuto EVF and the small hd dp4 on a 5D. While the dp4 is bigger, I strongly prefer the image as well as focus tools (peaking) that it offers. I really did not like the zacuto EVF, especially in comparison.
 
I can confirm that this evf works with the latest version of the zacuto firmware for it. If you have an earlier version installed on the evf then it might not work with the epic or scarlet. The upgrade takes all of two minutes to do.
 
EVF cant get it to work

EVF cant get it to work

I cant get my EVF to work with my Scarlet X, anyone got any solutions?
I plug it into the HDMI select the Epic/Scarlet Scaling, but the EVF screen shows 'wrong format' or something like that
PLease help :(
 
The problem with the universal L-plate is alignment. Perfect & repeatable alignment is a secondary benefit to QR plates which many won't care about, but for those that do (macro & product shooters, mostly, I'd think)...

1.) Attached to the camera with a single mounting point. This means the camera can rotate/loosen somewhat, throwing off your alignment. Easy to fix if the camera's level, devilishly annoying if it's at a steep tilt.

2.) Dovetails perpendicular to image axis. This means it can be a hassle to get the camera centered on the tripod.

A thread will soon appear in the accessories forum advertising my Epic/Scarlet-specific L-plate which solves both problems (and adds a 15mm LW bracket sorta like the modular assault plate). Just FYI.
 
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