Help me Buy an HV20....

[Steven M. Bailey]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed here before or if you have considered this for a matte box, but this is the one I am leaning toward.

http://geardear.com/

Let me know what you think, or if any one here has experience with this product. pro's and con's

thanks

 

[Tom Lowe]

Jeff, that thing does look pretty shabby, you're right. The one thing I am interested in is a lightweight method for using grad NDs with my HV20, because I always shoot outdoors and tend to blow out the skies... like, often.

Obviously this Matteblox won't allow me to slide the grad NDs at all, either, which would lock my framing options.

blownapartstudios, geardear rig is looking pretty badass!

 

[John Godden]

Jeff, that thing does look pretty shabby, you're right. The one thing I am interested in is a lightweight method for using grad NDs with my HV20, because I always shoot outdoors and tend to blow out the skies... like, often.

Obviously this Matteblox won't allow me to slide the grad NDs at all, either, which would lock my framing options.

blownapartstudios, geardear rig is looking pretty badass!

Tom

I've used screw-on style grads with very good results. If you go this route make sure you get the type that have a "soft" transition.

FWIW: When shooting outside I almost always use a grad filter.

good luck
JohnG

 

[Emanuel A.]

I'm already having trouble with mine; only part way into the second tape the camera gave me a dirty head warning. I was at an isolated lake in the sierras so I kept shooting thinking how can it be dirty already ? I get home and nothing plays, no time code, nothing, not even the first tape that my wife shot and that I had viewed once before, very frustrating ! I had and old dv tape head cleaner laying around it cleared up the problem of playing back my wifes tape but my genius material from the lake not so much. Long story short, take a head cleaner with you and don't disregard the warning from the camera.
Aloha
-A

Thanks for the warning Poi. How is it going on? Does the 1080p HV20-cinematic-like rock or not?

Aloha
Emanuel