Recent content by Derek Doublin

I am about to purchase a small Inovativ cart and I can't decide between the 36" or the 30" cart size. 30" is the smallest cart size that Inovativ makes. Proaim makes a 32" which is also an option, though I prefer to stick with Inovativ. I am throwing this cart in the back of Toyota FJ Cruiser...

Shooting with the Tokina Cinema Vista lenses which have a long focus throw of 300 degrees. Can't I shorten the focus throw using a smaller gear on a follow focus? I'd like to make the focus throw easier for a single operator, I'm just not sure which gear I should be considering for this purpose...

Hi there. I used to be an original Epic Dragon owner when it first came out. While the camera was horrible in lowlight and had some bugs, there was a a wonderful quality to the Dragon sensor that I still think about to this day. I look back at all the stuff I shot with the Epic Dragon back then...

Has anyone out there used an Oconnor 1030 series head with a Canon cinema series camera? Do you feel that it is overkill? I have a C300 III and I was considering getting a used 1030HD, but I’ve heard that lighter cameras can be cumbersome to balance. I’m wondering if a used Ultimate DV might be...

Does anyone here own the Astera Titans? If so, how long does the battery last on a single tube being run at 100%? I haven’t been able to find this information anywhere online. I’ve been able to find the manufacturer’s specs but when it comes to real world battery usage, the truth is often very...

I have a bunch of Red footage I am editing and I'd like to know what model of Red camera it came from. I do not have access to the shooter. Is there a way to determine what model of Red camera captured a specific r3d clip? I am currently looking at the metadata in Red Cine X Pro and I don't see...

So, I wasn't really considering the FX9 as my next purchased as I was currently weighing between the C500 II and the Gemini, but this test is pretty incredible. It looks like Sony have not only fixed their weird color science, but when it comes to color gamut, the ACS have found it to produce...

Does anyone know if there is any major difference between the Sony PVM-A250 OLED monitor and the older PVM-2541A, other than weight and thinness? I can't seem to find any info on what exactly separates these two monitors. Is it the same OLED panel on both of them? On Sony's page they list the...

So I am getting a Thunderbay 6 RAID enclosure from OWC. It has Thunderbolt 3 on it. As it stands, Thunderbolt 3 cables can only be 6.5' in length (2m) and therein lies my problem. If I can set my drive enclosure about 8' away from my iMac Pro it can go right into my closet, otherwise I have to...

I am curious, early on there were a lot of Epic Dragon owners that voiced their concerns over moving to Epic-W and losing the high frame rates (without the severe crop) that they had grown accustomed to with the Dragon. These concerns were mainly from folks that shoot commercials, music videos...

I received an email from Red stating the deadline to upgrade to the Helium sensor is Sept. 28th. The email says "This will be the final opportunity for RED ONE, SCARLET MYSTERIUM-X, and EPIC MYSTERIUM-X camera owners to move to the DSMC2 line via an upgrade. Please note that after September 28...

I've been shooting with a 6k Dragon for a while which I love. I've been thinking of moving over to Helium and have some questions about recording Pro Res. I don't seen this info on Red's site and was wondering if someone could answer these questions for me. 1.) Is it possible to solely record...

*SEE EXAMPLES IN POSTS BELOW.* I have a Red Epic Dragon with a 5" LCD Touch screen. My camera has been exhibiting an issue where a transparent vertical line appears down the middle of my LCD, usually when I press the MAGNIFY button. It alters the image slightly with a weird mirroring/delay...

I updated My Epic Dragon to the latest firmware and everything seems to be going good. I've experienced one anomaly though and I'm wondering if it isn't just some incorrect setting that I've triggered which is causing this behavior. I generally like to program two of the generic keys on the...

I am headed out on a shoot for the Sierra Club soon and will be traveling deep into the Grand Canyon with my Dragon. Does anyone know of a good, mid-range, lightweight and compact tripod setup that would work with a barebones Dragon that wouldn't be a pain to lug around on a hike? To put things...