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Coastal wildlife frames

Very nice work and have a look:

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Lauri Kettunen said:
Gibby, thanks for the explanation -always enjoy reading your sincere, polite, thorough and informative posts which show true professionalism. As have experience in shooting birds and animals, appreciate the difficulty in shooting animals in such quick conditions.

About the extender, are you able to see in the image quality whether an extender is used or not? This is interesting for I'm planning to use Canon EF lenses including the 1.4x and 2x extenders.
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Thanks for those kind words Lauri...many people answered my questions at various points in my career, so I always try to take the time to do the same for others.

Nature is just one of the genres I shoot, but I have to say that nature/adventure travel are my very favorite genres to shoot. It's challenging physically, mentally, technically, and aesthetically - and I like that combination.

I haven't used the Schneider 2x extender, but the Optex 2x is very nice. There is naturally a bit more softness in the image, plus a 2 stop loss in available aperture, but softness (to a certain point) is nice for nature images and and RED One is a very good low light camera so stop losses are not a problem.

I have the Birger Canon adaptor prototype and shortly I'll test out some long Canon lenses for hike in nature/adventure travel shooting. I'll also do some shooting with the Canon 1.4 and 2x extenders and post my impressions. That testing/posting probably won't be until October though because I'm slammed with work.
 
The Third Man said:
Very nice work and have a look:

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Thanks Sanjin. Saturated color works well with nature footage/pics.

Among its many uses, I think RED One will be extremely popular among shooters of nature, adventure travel, cultures, and documentaries of certain types. I know those are some of the genres I'll definitely be using my REDs for.
 
gibby, is there any chance that you can you share the specs on the 300mm--how much does it weigh? what size is the lens mount (for filters...)? what length/dimensions? it's hard to get a bead on it from the photos at red.com and they're not listing the details yet. any info you can offer would be much appreciated....

i'm curious to see how it compares size- and weight-wise to the long lenses that i already own.
 
CamDiver said:
How'd everything hold up? Did you get any issues with humidity, sea spray etc? Camera protection? If so can you elaborate?
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Talk about sea spray, check out this TRV900 video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg4cmq9s6Mo
Caution: Please don't try this with a RED.

I love my TRV900. It's still a workhorse. It's the only DV ingest deck I've owned. The TRV900 was revolutionary in its time(1998).

In some ways, it was a lot like RED then(even if it was made by Sony). It had a web fan club, way before the DVX100. I followed the first comparison camera tests by Jbeale(a regular poster here now at REDuser.net) and went to his website often. http://www.bealecorner.com/trv900/ I first learned about the DVX100 on John's site. Of course I first learned about the RED on the DVXuser site. The TRV900 was 1/2 the price of its predecessor. It even recorded to PCMCIA cards or external drive (only stills guys and that was a 1.2MB floppy drive, Ha!). It was the first to have a very large external LCD screen, better than many today. It changed the way video was shot for many. No more looking through a viewfinder to get a shot. I shot features, weddings, events, family and more. It's Pro brother (PD-100) shot TV and ENG. I even have the pro XLR audio adapter that only came with the PD-100 for use with my TRV900.

Heck, it even looks a lot like the REDone body.
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I hope my RED comes close to the ROI I got and still get from my TRV900.

Sorry for the tangent.
 
Casey Green said:
Great shots, Gibby. What a way to spend a day. A backpack, a RED ONE, and the great outdoors.....
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Thanks Casey...there's nothing quite like it...
 
planet e said:
gibby, is there any chance that you can you share the specs on the 300mm--how much does it weigh? what size is the lens mount (for filters...)? what length/dimensions? it's hard to get a bead on it from the photos at red.com and they're not listing the details yet. any info you can offer would be much appreciated....

i'm curious to see how it compares size- and weight-wise to the long lenses that i already own.
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I just did some rough measurements on my RED 300mm for you:

Lens minus hood = 9"
Detachable hood = 5.5"
Assembled lens = 14"
Weight estimate = 7 pounds
Internal filter receptacle = 43mm (this is where you put screw on ND filters)
Lens barrel thread = approximately 110mm (4.5")

You use the 24" rods with the Universal mount to support the lens, via the rotating ring/screw setup on the lens (red band).

I really like this lens! It's built well, and the images it generates are very crisp. For nature, sports, and adventure travel shooting with RED One, it is a very good choice.

Hope this helps...
 
thanks Gibby for all your stories/experiences. when you are oput testing some Canon lenses... can you test out the Canon 15mm Fisheye? I have shot stills with it. love it.
 
MikeHedge said:
thanks Gibby for all your stories/experiences. when you are oput testing some Canon lenses... can you test out the Canon 15mm Fisheye? I have shot stills with it. love it.
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Definitely Mike...if you have the 15mm fisheye, let's figure out a time later this month to put it on #8 with my Birger Canon adaptor, do a couple hours of shooting with it, and check out the results...

Talk with me by PM and we'll hook it up...
 
Very nice shots, Gibby. Can't wait to see more of your work.

I have some beautiful sights in mind when my baby arrives...
 
Gibby said:
I just did some rough measurements on my RED 300mm for you:

Lens minus hood = 9"
Detachable hood = 5.5"
Assembled lens = 14"
Weight estimate = 7 pounds
Internal filter receptacle = 43mm (this is where you put screw on ND filters)
Lens barrel thread = approximately 110mm (4.5")

You use the 24" rods with the Universal mount to support the lens, via the rotating ring/screw setup on the lens (red band).

I really like this lens! It's built well, and the images it generates are very crisp. For nature, sports, and adventure travel shooting with RED One, it is a very good choice.

Hope this helps...
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extremely helpful, thank you so much! appreciate your taking the time.

that's a big boy lens all right. a full wildlife RED rig is going to be a pretty good load...better get ready by adding some rocks to my pack!

the canon 70-200 f2.8 with a 1.4x or 2x is looking pretty light by comparison.

really looking forward to your feedback on the birger mount.
 
Gibby said:
My RED One mobile kit includes:

Camera body, RED 300 prime and RED 18-50 zoom, three RED batteries, RED power plate, 24” rods, Universal mount (to support 300), LCD + mount, ARRI 15mm quickplate adaptor, Optex 2x extender, screw on ND filter kits for both lenses, lightweight FF (still deciding which), EVF (when I get it), cleaning cloths, squeeze air brush, trash bags (dust & drizzle protection, RED Flash card boxes (2) with four RED CF cards in each box, or a RED Drive (soon), camera tool kit, rain poncho, and dried food. There are things I add/subtract from the kit depending on what I’m shooting that day.
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So Gibby,
What lower Lumbar Support do you use!! What's the weight on all of that?
 
Gibby said:
I just did some rough measurements on my RED 300mm for you:

Lens minus hood = 9"
Detachable hood = 5.5"
Assembled lens = 14"
Weight estimate = 7 pounds
Internal filter receptacle = 43mm (this is where you put screw on ND filters)
Lens barrel thread = approximately 110mm (4.5")
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Thanks for sharing this info. The 43mm filter receptacle is good to know about, I had no idea!

Oh, and thanks for the backpack suggestion in your other post. The Tamrac 5258 looks like it will work great for me too.
 
CamDiver said:
So Gibby,
What lower Lumbar Support do you use!! What's the weight on all of that?
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The loaded pack weighs around 35 pounds, and the tripod around 10 pounds, so its about 45 pounds I hike in with. The pack is really well designed through, and the weight is evenly distributed. To do the kind of mobile sports, nature, and adventure travel work I do a lot of, I need to stay in good physical condition. My entire life I've worked out 6 days a week doing a wide array of sports, and I've always belonged to a gym. If my wife and me aren't surfing, mountain biking, or hiking, we go to the gym daily and get a workout in.

I'm 6' 2", and 200 lbs, with a resting heart rate of 48 - and I'm 59 years old. I've eaten very carefully my entire life, take good vitamins and supplements, and I don't drink, smoke, or do any drugs.

All of these lifestyle choices have prolonged my ability to get out into the bush/boonies/wilderness and live the lifestyle I love, and also continue to do TV/film production work in the genres I love the most: alternative sports, adventure travel, and nature. There are a lot of dues you have to pay daily to be able to do effective mobile/remote production work. To me, it's definitely worth the effort!

In between doing this type of remote production, I also produce/direct large crew, non-union, EFP productions in major cities, that are in multiple other genres: commercials, music, lifestyle, documentaries, children’s programs, business media, and others. The production I do in the cities with big crews helps me appreciate the remote hike-in, by myself stuff even more!
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
Thanks for sharing this info. The 43mm filter receptacle is good to know about, I had no idea!

Oh, and thanks for the backpack suggestion in your other post. The Tamrac 5258 looks like it will work great for me too.
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Yeah, 43mm ND filters are very affordable. I bought several of them and put them into a filter pouch that goes in the kit for using the 300mm for remote hike-in shooting.

You'll love that pack for your Colorado hike-in shooting. It's comfortable, well made, and holds a ton of stuff - with the added benefit that it is airline carry-on legal. For only $199 + tax, I consider it a bargain - and no I'm not a sales rep for Tamrac, I just call it as I see it!
 
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