Upcoming Photo/Video Trip

[sanj]

Friends. Lots and lots of updates. I will post them eventually, but for now, help is needed BAD. I have the R3 in my hands but the movie Rec size menu does not show 6k RAW or 4k HQ. And, when I set up the camera to shoot proxy simultaneously, I do not get an option to shoot in slow motion. What could I be doing wrong?? The R5 gives me these options easily. (not 6k but 8k RAW. I am attaching files.

 

[sanj]

I flew Bombay - Los Angeles on Emirates. My layover in Dubai was 15 hours. I discovered a great facility Emirates provides. It provides something called 'Dubai Connect' for passengers with a long layover. It provides a Free visa, a free hotel and a free meal. So if you guys ever find yourself in such a situation, just walk to the Dubai connect counter. Here is a view from the free hotel, after I used their free gym while I sipped wine and at dinner.

 

[sanj]

I flew Emirates and Qatar airways. My strong advice: Do not waste money on buying wifi. It does not work for half the flight and is very slow when it does.

 

[sanj]

This is where my equipment list is at right now. It is too much! I always believe that only amateurs over carry! But I do not know what to reduce. :-(
EQUIPMENT LIST



CAMERAS/BATTERIES/CHARGERS: NO BATTERIES IN CHECK-IN

Canon R3: (2) Battery (1) Charger

(2) Canon R5: (4) Battery (2) Charger

Sony A1: Vertical Grip. (2) Battery (1) Charger

Drone: (3) Battery (1) Charger

Go Pro. (1) Battery (1) Charger


LENSES:

Canon:

Probe (EF mount)

RF: 15-35mm

RF: 35mm

RF: 50mm

RF: 70-200mm

RF: 85mm

EF: 100mm macro (Jackie)

RF: 100 - 400mm

RF: 100 - 500mm

Canon Extender 1.4x

Canon EF Adaptor


Sony:

12-24 mm 2.8 GM

24mm 1.4 GM

200-600mm

400mm 2.8

1.4x Extender


TRIPOD/HEADS:

(2) Manfrotto 608 Nitrotech Fluid Head.

(1) Arca Swiss Head

(3) Gitzo tripods. Big, medium and small.
Note: Ensure all 3 camera's and Canon 100-500 must have a plate mounted permanently.



CARDS/READERS:

For Sony A1: (2) 80 GB CF Type A

For R3 and R5: (3) 512 GB CF (1) 1 TB (2) 128 GB SD cards.

For Drone: (1) 128 GB Micro SD.

For Go Pro:

Card Readers:

CF card reader (2) with cables

SD card reader (2) with cables

Card reader for Sony or will Canon card readers work?


HDD's: (Estimating 5 TB footage, will save in duplicate.)

(3) 5TB

(1) 4TB

(1) 2TB

LIGHTS:

Dracast LED

(2) STANDS

Candle lights


FLASH ETC:

(2) Canon 600 EX II-RT

(1) Yongnu YN-E3-RT II trigger

(1) Elinchrom 41" Shallow Umbrella plus Diffuser Cover

(16) AAA Batteries



SLIDER/GIMBAL:

Gimbal for Iphone:

Gimbal: Zhiyun Crane 2

Slider: Rhino Arc 1


SOUND:

Lapel: Tascam DR-10 (2). With windshield. (1 card each)

Boom:

(4) AAA Batteries.

What batteries for the boom?


COMPUTER:

MacBook Pro. Charger.


Cleaning:

a) Sensor Cleaning. Swap plus liquid

b) Lens Cleaning. Liquid plus microfiber.

c) Laptop Cleaning


MISC:

One travel power cube.

Two power strips.

Remote Trigger. REPLACE BATTERY

Pen flashlight (2)

Binoculars

Sound enhancer headset

Car charger

 

[sanj]

I will write the name of the boom soon. I put the list here for your advice. Also, maybe it could be a checklist for you one day...

 

[sanj]

The Sony rep informed me that the card reader I have for Canon will not work for Sony. I had no idea that different Cfast cards are made for Sony and Canon!!

 

[kaihp]

The Sony rep informed me that the card reader I have for Canon will not work for Sony. I had no idea that different Cfast cards are made for Sony and Canon!!

CFexpress come in Type A (Sony) and Type B (everyone but Sony?). Type A are physically smaller than Type B. Sorry.

You did not put an microSD card next to the GoPro. Are you planning to share a card between the Drone and the GoPro?

 

[sanj]

CFexpress come in Type A (Sony) and Type B (everyone but Sony?). Type A are physically smaller than Type B. Sorry.

You did not put an microSD card next to the GoPro. Are you planning to share a card between the Drone and the GoPro?

No, that is an oversight. I will have a card for both Drone and GoPro. Thank you for noticing that. I will fix!

 

[sanj]

Friends. I am going to a post house tomorrow to figure out a few things. Here is the list. Please let me know if you want me to check anything else!

Canon R3:

• 6k Raw vs Raw light IQ Test
• Raw light vs 4k-D IQ Test
• 4k 60 fps vs 4k 120 fps IQ test

Canon R5:

• 8k RAW vs 8k Raw Light
• 8k vs 4k HQ
• 4k HQ vs 4k.
• 4k 60 fps vs 4k 120 fps IQ test

General:

• Check Histogram vs actual exposure in RAW (Screen looks too bright when the histogram is exposed to the right.)
• 30 fps vs 60 fps vs 120 fps - Slow-motion demonstration. 1. Mitain walking and 2. An empty can falling.
• RAW with and with a log. Does it make sense to add log to RAW?
• Color Space test: BT.709 VS BT.2020 VS Cinema Gamut
• Does speeding up 120 fps to 30 fps look bad?

The sequence of Tests:

• Check Histogram vs actual exposure in RAW (Screen looks too bright when the histogram is good.) (We will then expose accordingly)
• RAW shooting with Log and without (We will then shoot accordingly for the rest of the above tests)
• Which colour space works best? (We will then use that colour space for the rest of the above tests)
• All R5 tests
• All R3 tests

 

[sanj]

Sony guys visited me today and gave me all the equipment. Packing has started. I leave on 15th afternoon.

 

[sanj]

Sharing some photos... Please critique! Sony Alpha 1.

 

[sanj]

He was colouring his hair.... Canon R5.

 

[Sporgon]

Sharing some photos... Please critique! Sony Alpha 1.

What a pleasure to see a beautifully lit wildlife lion photograph ! Really nice and a change from the usual run of the mill safari images.