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Mr. Knoptop,
I wanted to know if Depth of field on a flip camera can be achieved with any telephoto lens, or does it need to be adjustable?
I have a kodak playsport- and the telephoto lens doesn’t attach very well to the round-oblong body.
Yours,
EJ Singson
The Roarer
Sorry for the delay in replying to this question. There are a few ‘telephoto lenses’ and adapters. You’ll have to just check and see what brands work. With the flip,
the lens itself is the problem since it sits back so far in the camera, most cases you see a vignette of the lens attachment.
To knoptop
i love to take videos with my ipod but the problem is that when i take it it is always shaky. Do u know how to make any cheap rigs that can solve the problem?
There are ‘ipod’ camera rigs and stablizers, but here’s a Quick FX way to get steady video: Shoot holding the ipod with both hands. That will help a lot.
Also, keep your elbows against your body for added stability. I found that holding the ipod/camera with both hands, where your fingers run up
each side of the device, and keeping your elbows against your body, you can achieve some very stable video.
Another option, an ipod tripod mount. Mount the camera on a tripod and simply hold the tripod neck as a ‘steadcam’. The added weight will allow your arm to
move slower and steadier.
Hey Dave I’ve been watching you for a long time, thanks for the tips. You
mentioned the batman thing, and that you are a producer. It looks familiar, are
you shooting in portland oregon? Is this your home base? Thanks in advance.
Dana ray
I’ve never been out to Oregon before actually. The producer credit was setup through the kickstarter project after I, and some other folks, invested in helping the crew with the batman costume. I’m just working remotely on that specific project with some props.
Could you test out the Nikon Coolpix L120 it is a cool camera which I think people would appreciate. It shoots 720p video and has macro and 21X optical zoom and also takes photos. It has no mic input only problem. Also could you please show the quick fx community how you got so famous.
P.S your videos are some of the best resources out there on the web so whatever anybody says you must keep making videos.
I’ll look into it! Unfortunately, most of the point/shoot Nikon cameras that I’ve tested for shooting video have turned out to be not good. I did a review on a cool pix p100 and it was so bad that I never uploaded the episode. but I’ll look into the camera.