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Equipment & Techniques => Motion & Video => Topic started by: rogan on September 21, 2012, 08:02:13 pm

Title: d600 video
Post by: rogan on September 21, 2012, 08:02:13 pm

Played with a d600 totay. Amazing quality video but a huge flaw. You can not change aperture once you start filming. You have to quit recording, turn off live view then change it. Then you have to start live view, then start recording again. HUGE flaw. This is not the case with the d800. Hoping I am missing something but pretty sure this is true.
Anyone know a work around?

Title: Re: d600 video
Post by: RFPhotography on September 21, 2012, 08:39:42 pm

Full manual lenses. 

Title: Re: d600 video
Post by: Morgan_Moore on September 22, 2012, 09:39:27 am

I dont often change while I am actually rolling

how many clicks is it to change between shots?

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Title: Re: d600 video
Post by: rogan on September 22, 2012, 11:07:09 am

Imagine if you are shooting a live event or actually following somebody who is moving in and out of different light.
You don't always need it but it's a huge flaw if you do.
It's about 8-10 secs to change even a third of a stop.

Title: Re: d600 video
Post by: Morgan_Moore on September 22, 2012, 11:27:15 am

Thats a bit of a major fail

I dont even like finding the ap wheel on my FS100 - too slow

Lucky im mainly on manAp lenses

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Title: Re: d600 video
Post by: RFPhotography on September 22, 2012, 11:48:31 am

The other problem with changing aperture while shooting is that you're touching the camera and introducing shake. 

Cine lenses, such as this (http://rokinon.com/product.php?id=203), are the way to go if changing aperture while recording is something you want to do on a regular basis.  Get a rig with both a follow focus and an aperture wheel.  Or just use your fingers on the geared aperture ring.  Likely far less shake introduced than using buttons on the camera and much faster to boot.