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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

hardcore run and gun

Well, since you asked.

Wedding
Prince Edward Island
92º
No assistants
Still lenses (Nikon primes and zooms)
No mattebox
No follow focus
Red Drive
LCD
EVF
Red Handheld Pack
Shoulder cushion
Miller Arrow 55 tripod with HD alluminum legs
Towel on my head for most of exteriors
Shot the night before for a few hours and then 10 hours the day of the wedding

This was grueling for a number of reasons. First was it was unseasonably hot that day. It was supposed to rain, but instead was sunny and hot. Due to threat of rain, they used a tent. This posed a number of problems for shooting the ceremony. At one point I was angled on the side of a hill. It was not ideal to say the least.

Had the groom mic'd which worked out okay for the most part. But audio adds another layer of complexity in this kind of scenario.

Interiors were a huge challenge. Reception hall was dark, and I used fast lenses to help out. Yes, focus became hellish. But it was a great test.

This whole wedding was a test. Handheld test specifically. The bride and groom knew that going in, so no surprises.

But one of the hardest shoots I've ever done.

Here's the link to the thread that has some stills.

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=17707
 
sanjin rig is not-so-run-and-gun-- but more like ** run-slip-slide-and-bleed-out-your-ass **

I try to keep my rig configured light as possible.

So far the biggest problem is the boot-up time. I find that most of my work is nature and landscape work. If you hope capture that magic shot that you pretty much have to be powered up constantly. Not so good for run and gun.
 
zak forrest said:
can you elaborate on audio (steve)

and data download as well
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I just meant that when you're shooting with a camera that requires a lot of attention to detail, doing audio simultaneously just makes it tougher. But I got by.
 
In the case of this wedding and data management, I took the risk and just shot all day. Normally I wouldn't do that, but I had no help, so its all I could do. But I did offload it that night to a drive. That way, I had it on the Red Drive and a separate drive for the ride home.

As for getting around quick. Here is my backpack setup.

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With this setup, I just need my sticks and a small pelican case full of lenses.
 
For audio, I had a cheap Samson UHF diversity wireless system. I believe I also had a Rode NTG-2 on the camera as well.

One other complexity during the reception was that the camera light was not staying locked onto the mount, so I had someone at the reception help hold it at one point.

Thanks for the comments about the shots. There were some not so great shots that I of course didn't post :-)
 
I believe I ended up with about 3 hours of 4K.

The Samson worked out okay. But it's no Lectro. It is smaller though. But the range isn't as good. A cool trick for the Lectros. Use your Red cradle for battery, and in the slot where the drive goes, put some velcro in there and attach your Lectro receiver. I did that once and it worked out well. I have the ET V-lock, so I didn't need the red cradle for the drive.
 
I did a two day short in Puerto Rico through 100 degree heat and storming rain. I was using the Red shoulder dovetail and handgrips at the time, a set of superspeeds, clamp on mattebox, hard drive, LCD, some other crap.. 12 hour days. Very little breaks. Insane back ache but lots of fun. I am really looking forward to finally getting the ET handheld rig
 
Joe Taylor said:
So far the biggest problem is the boot-up time. I find that most of my work is nature and landscape work. If you hope capture that magic shot that you pretty much have to be powered up constantly.
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Far from a perfect solution, but something that eases the problem: I've started using the Globalmediapro 180wh batteries, which last a good couple of hours. With a simple modification they work on the R1.

This of course only works with either a car not too-far away or a strong back.
 
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