No trials yet. I just returned from a week-long trip to the (presently
unfrozen) north. I'll be playing with it over the next week or so. My
task is much simpler. I'm supposed to make a video of the teacher in a
classroom and possibly the students as well. I'm thinking of using two
cameras (E-M1 and E-M5) on tripods. I was also thinking of adding
external stereo mikes. Investigating that taught me that the E-M5 does
not have a built-in socket (3.5mm stereo plug) for an exterior mike like
the E-M1. It requires an adapter socket that plugs into the flash
socket as is also used on the Pens. I'll try first with the camera's
own mikes and see how that works... or not.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/31/2015 8:39 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
How are the trials going Chuck?
I had another go at video-ing some friends when we went go-karting last
week. Disaster! The main issue was that trying to follow the action on
the live-view screen outdoors was more-or-less impossible due to screen
brightness/contrast. I never had any issues with a camcorder with an EVF
but holding a DSLR at arm's length and pointing it towards the oncoming
kart, trying to get the servo-focus square to lock on to it, and then to
pan rapidly, keeping the kart in the angle of view, was all just asking too
much (of me)!
I got a few stills ok, with pre-focusing on the track in front of me, the
shutter speed at 1/8000, aperture at f5.6 and the ISO cranked up a bit to
640, but the framing was still crap - many shots were tarmac and grass with
the kart disappearing out of the frame. I need to work on my panning. For
sure a tripod (or monopod) would have helped.
Hope your project is less challenging!
Good luck
Jez
From: Chuck Norcutt (chucknorcuttchucknorcutt.com)Date: Sun, 24 May 2015
16:16:25 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks, CH. I will consider all of your suggestions after some trials with
the camera.
Chuck Norcutt
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