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Behold:

http://zoom.co.jp/news/article/451

At first I was afraid, I was petrified.

Kept thinking I could never.. ehm rhyme something with petrified and equpiment accessories,

But then I spent so many nights thinking How could I turn this accessory pack to my advantage

And I grew strong, and I learned how to get along

But seriously,

This is kinda like "A little late perhaps". And it's going to make "DPs" think they can do sound simultaneously as producing "great images".

BUT

Now we have a Zoom Official Accessory Pack to use on these shoots. How is this good?

Well, for starters, now there's actually an affordable recorder that people KNOW and USE that can be used in a GOOD way to maintain sync in at least two places on a DSLR camera.

There's the crappy internal recording on the camera that's a replica of the material recorded on the Zoom, that's merely a mix of what we feed the Zoom. Simple. Cheap.

We now have a possibility of saying:

"since the Zoom goes on the camera, we can't use it. The only way is to feed it from a mixer/recorder."

It is now reduced to being a feeder box to the DSLR. Which I think is GOOD. In a way...

Yeah sure many of these lowball jerks will probably think now they can have everything at the camera. And noone will hire us anyway.. whatever..

I just think this might be one step into making them realize they need us, and they might have a Zoom H4n, well I have this accessory pack that we can use so I can use my equipment with the Zoom, and you get the same mixdown in two secure places, in the camera and on the Zoom.

Could work. I dunno. I'm having some internal struggle as well...

What do you think?

Posted

A buddy of mine was considering using a GoPro to shoot some of a feature film, and I said, "hey! It's like the Zoom Recorder, only for picture!"

I'm very sad at the downward spiral of picture and sound quality in the industry, especially among indie filmmakers and producers who should know better.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified.

"I Will Survive," Gloria Gaynor, #1 from 1979! Check out this later version:

Posted

Yes it is sad.

I'm trying my best to adapt to it and just charge my rate and a bit less for equipment and bring my low budget equipment, be less picky, and less thorough, and explain to them that (senator youre gonna love this):

"you get what you pay for"

As long as they know that, I'm in the green and i still get my rate...

Posted

There is always a lesson due with DSLR and sound.

We will pick up on it and earn.

I've done quite a few DSLR jobs, they are slow and studied as the "cameraman"

sets it up and finds it hard to operate.

Relax, record great sound independently and invoice.

mike

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Posted

Here, here! We have to STOP giving it away (our sound pckg rates) to newby producers and "DP's".

Yes, and know you will constantly hear the "but cameras have gotten so much cheaper and we expect sound gear to be cheaper too". Just remind them that pro cameras had, at least, adequate audio recording. When you carry a recorder instead of a mixer, they have to pay for it.

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