Tom Lowe...

[Shane Kelly]

I always thought that with 300mm and above you really didn't want to use front filtering because of image degredation. I could be wrong.

 

[Paul Ellington]

If you're using optics like that, chances are you're going to a colorist after and they can do wonders with RED footage.

 

[Tom Lowe]

So the Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8 IS II is scary sharp on the Epic!!

 

[Graham Morton]

Nice Tom, send us some footage grabs!

 

[Tom Lowe]

Okay, will do.

 

[Tom Lowe]

Quick question here. I am trying out the SmallHD DP6 on the Epic via HDSDI. Works great, but when I hit the 1:1 zoom button, it does not seem to zoom in as far as the Red LCD touchscreen. Anyone know why?

I'm also noticing that as I pan, the image on the DP6 seems to break up. Any idea why?

 

[paulherrin]

the 1:1 on the red lcd is your full res image, 1:1 on the dp6 it's going to full res based on the input, which is HD (hence HDSDI)

and you may be experiencing some kind of lag with the other monitor, but it's hard to be sure. could be on either end.

 

[Tom Lowe]

I can see a slight lag on the monitor when I zoom in and out. when I pan, the image sort of falls apart, though. it breaks up near the top of the frame. i dont remember seeing this on the Marshall 8"

 

[paulherrin]

strange. does it break up into blocks, like a garbly digital mess?

 

[Tom Lowe]

Yes, exactly.

 

[paulherrin]

i'm not an expert, so i don't have any solutions, only things to think about. it could be the cable... test another one. it could be something internally wrong with the monitor, or it could be something on epic's end. it seems like the data, for whatever reason, is having some trouble getting passed along. there could even be some compression issues going on. that's about all i got, maybe somebody else can follow up that knows more than i do.

in the meantime, it couldn't hurt to contact both red and the manufacturer. they may or may not be able to recreate the issue, which could be telling. (or they may know exactly what that is!)

 

[Tom Lowe]

I'll try a different HDSDI cable...

 

[Tim Whitcomb]

Tom how are you powering now? Is that AB? because that apparatus looks like it weighs a ton versus the Quad module with Red VOLTS

 

[Tom Lowe]

V-Lock plus IDX plate, speedy clamp and 19mm cf rods on a Wooden Camera sliding cheese with jeep. I'm still keeping an eye on developments and weighing all the options, so to speak

BTW, I was just looking over some behind-the-scenes photos from when I shot with Ketch on M8 back in February. It brings back all those feelings I had when I first got my hands on this camera. I was so stoked!

:thumbup: :cheers2:

 

[Russ Fill]

Tom have you used the HDMI cable out from the Epic to a monitor yet? And how did that go? Any lag or noticeable difference? Would like to know what monitor you used if you have tried this yet.

 

[Tom Lowe]

As far as I know, the HDMI output is not working on the Epic.

 

[Evan McIntosh]

I'm also noticing that as I pan, the image on the DP6 seems to break up. Any idea why?

Hi Tom,

On the DP6, try turning the Image Flip function on and turn the monitor upside down. I had the same horizontal breakup on my monitor and this is what support suggested doing...and it worked. Seems the monitor doesn't 100% like the true progressive signal (happens on Alexa set to 'p' output as well), but for some reason flipping the image fixes it. One good byproduct of this is I like having the HDSDI ports at the bottom of the display.

Evan

 

[Tom Lowe]

Just got the new Canon 2X and put it on the new 70-200 2.8 IS II. As soon as I get some decent light around here, I will shoot some tests and post 5K grabs.

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

Are you going to support the 70-200 with the doubler?

 

[Tom Lowe]

No.