On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:27:45 GMT, "Bill Farnsworth"
>> On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 04:59:08 GMT, "Bill Farnsworth"
>>
>> >
>> >Who in hell is going to drag around a 20 inch TV to shoot wedding videos?
>> >At least that how I interpret the original post.
>"Neuman - Ruether"
>> Who is going to drag ANY monitor around to shoot
>> wedding videos??? These are "run-and-gun" affairs,
>> and the shooter had better know his gear well enough
>> to shoot it without a video monitor, and how to correct
>> the "near-misses" (if any) in post...
>> David Ruether
>Fair enough David.
>I don't know any videographers that doesn't take a monitor on a shoot. That
>doesn't mean it has to leave the vehicle.
>Then again, who's to say either one of us knows how he shoots. Right? If
>he's looking for a convenient way to check initial color balance and
>lighting, not to mention if he shoots with the camera is in a dedicated spot
>and he wants to use a monitor to make his life easier while standing there
>during a ceremony for ........who knows how long ........ then a small
>production field monitor is a lot easier on the eyes than a viewfinder. And
>a used one is a lot easier on the wallet too.
>But what do I know?
>
>Bill F.
>www.billfarnsworthvideo.com
I don't disagree with you or MG in the basics, but it
appeared that the original was asking about cost-cutting
for editing monitors... As for carrying a monitor to a job,
uh, no thanks, for me. There are different approaches to
shooting, and different kinds of work; for set-ups, studio,
and scripted work, I would use a monitor - but for the type
of work I do (quick, on-the-run, no-retakes event and
publicity work) it makes more sense to rely on known camera
characteristics, good auto controls when possible, and good
viewfinders (they do exist, and one can learn viewing
compensations...). Most of my footage is well exposed,
in focus, and close enough in color balance to correct (if
necessary) in post - and I may shoot 4 hours of tape on
any given day, mostly hand-held, and good...;-) For those
times when the camera is stuck on a tripod (speakers...),
I've taken to connecting a TRV900 with FireWire to my
VX2000, and using it for both monitoring and making a
back-up tape while I sit watching its fold-out screen,
with one finger on the tripod handle, and with a
Lanc zoom controller in the other hand...;-)