vincent kardasik
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Just wanted to share on Reduser my impressions after my first Epic-M shoot.
Nothing scientific here, just some field testing...
I received my Epic-M about 10 days ago and the next week I was supposed to shoot a very low budget music video in a desert called Las Bardenas in Spain with my Red One MX.
Before leaving, we decided with my partner to bring the Epic with us to shoot some random footage during our free time, the main camera for that shoot was supposed to be our Red One MX as we've only played with the Epic-M for a couple of afternoon… in our office!
The first day we had to shoot some cut-aways with the Kessler Crane Cineslider and we couldn't resist using the Epic, we shot for three hours in 5K 2:1 with one Red Brick and the Red Zoom 50-150mm.
I have to say that I wasn't a great fan of the 50-150mm since I own it but after processing the 5K footage, it was all different, the detail in the picture made me realize how good is this lens for its price.
After that afternoon, we shot 85% of the clip with the Epic…
We had only two lenses with us as it was a really low budget shoot, no big crew, just the client, the singer, one make-up artist, the hair stylist, my partner and I.
The other zoom was the Red Pro 17-50mm.
The DSMC quick release platform is a joy to use, you can go handheld to tripod really quick and as it's compatible with our Element Technica Mantis kit so we can change our set-up in a minute or two.
We shot during four days in all kind of conditions from low light to really bright sunny days and it's amazing the latitude we had with this camera.
Sometimes between takes I pushed the exposure and I was expecting the sensor to clip really quick but that wasn't the case.
That's something you really appreciate when shooting outdoor.
I'm not a big fan of touchscreen LCDs and my big fingers are not helping at all but working with the 5" one was a real pleasure, the menu is so intuitive that it is really easy to navigate and quickly change your settings.
Before leaving home, I had an issue with recording audio and as I didn't have the time to order an A-Box, I was a bit disappointed.
You don't shoot a music video without sound recording for the playback… but Michael Zaletel gave me a trick on Reduser and we recorded audio via the output of our Zoom H4n plugged in the jack input of the Epic-M, thanks a lot for that Michael!
We didn't receive our REDVolts so we used REDBricks to power the camera, these batteries last so long on the Epic that I plan to keep on using them for tripod shoot even when I will receive my REDVolts, such a pleasure to shoot for two hours in a row without worrying about the battery…
I was also really surprised by the booting time of the Epic, it's so good to not wait almost a minute when you power on the camera…
Before closing this post, I wanted to write about our last day of shooting.
In Las Bardenas, you have to book and pay for the location you want to shoot… so there are days that you can't cancel.
Last afternoon was super warm, around 38 degrees celcius and we had to shoot under the sun with almost no shade around.
I was a bit worried for the Epic-M, it's not the kind of temperature you want to expose your gear, especially when you own it for only a week…
Anyway, we've shot for three hours in these conditions and we didn't have a single issue with the camera or the footage.
Good to know as in my job, most of the time, I have to shoot in some really extreme conditions.
I'm not sure this post is interesting at all but I'm so happy to shoot with such an amazing camera that I wanted to share this experience here…
During these four days, we did a lot of stuff that you're not supposed to do with brand new equipment but everything went well and I can't wait for my next shoot.
Nothing scientific here, just some field testing...
I received my Epic-M about 10 days ago and the next week I was supposed to shoot a very low budget music video in a desert called Las Bardenas in Spain with my Red One MX.
Before leaving, we decided with my partner to bring the Epic with us to shoot some random footage during our free time, the main camera for that shoot was supposed to be our Red One MX as we've only played with the Epic-M for a couple of afternoon… in our office!
The first day we had to shoot some cut-aways with the Kessler Crane Cineslider and we couldn't resist using the Epic, we shot for three hours in 5K 2:1 with one Red Brick and the Red Zoom 50-150mm.
I have to say that I wasn't a great fan of the 50-150mm since I own it but after processing the 5K footage, it was all different, the detail in the picture made me realize how good is this lens for its price.
After that afternoon, we shot 85% of the clip with the Epic…
We had only two lenses with us as it was a really low budget shoot, no big crew, just the client, the singer, one make-up artist, the hair stylist, my partner and I.
The other zoom was the Red Pro 17-50mm.
The DSMC quick release platform is a joy to use, you can go handheld to tripod really quick and as it's compatible with our Element Technica Mantis kit so we can change our set-up in a minute or two.
We shot during four days in all kind of conditions from low light to really bright sunny days and it's amazing the latitude we had with this camera.
Sometimes between takes I pushed the exposure and I was expecting the sensor to clip really quick but that wasn't the case.
That's something you really appreciate when shooting outdoor.
I'm not a big fan of touchscreen LCDs and my big fingers are not helping at all but working with the 5" one was a real pleasure, the menu is so intuitive that it is really easy to navigate and quickly change your settings.
Before leaving home, I had an issue with recording audio and as I didn't have the time to order an A-Box, I was a bit disappointed.
You don't shoot a music video without sound recording for the playback… but Michael Zaletel gave me a trick on Reduser and we recorded audio via the output of our Zoom H4n plugged in the jack input of the Epic-M, thanks a lot for that Michael!
We didn't receive our REDVolts so we used REDBricks to power the camera, these batteries last so long on the Epic that I plan to keep on using them for tripod shoot even when I will receive my REDVolts, such a pleasure to shoot for two hours in a row without worrying about the battery…
I was also really surprised by the booting time of the Epic, it's so good to not wait almost a minute when you power on the camera…
Before closing this post, I wanted to write about our last day of shooting.
In Las Bardenas, you have to book and pay for the location you want to shoot… so there are days that you can't cancel.
Last afternoon was super warm, around 38 degrees celcius and we had to shoot under the sun with almost no shade around.
I was a bit worried for the Epic-M, it's not the kind of temperature you want to expose your gear, especially when you own it for only a week…
Anyway, we've shot for three hours in these conditions and we didn't have a single issue with the camera or the footage.
Good to know as in my job, most of the time, I have to shoot in some really extreme conditions.
I'm not sure this post is interesting at all but I'm so happy to shoot with such an amazing camera that I wanted to share this experience here…
During these four days, we did a lot of stuff that you're not supposed to do with brand new equipment but everything went well and I can't wait for my next shoot.
