Filmshooting

many thanks

thanks for all of the helpful replies - yes, DV footage will be what i'll be mainly using it for, so it sounds like it'll do the job well in that respect. i've read so many good things about the new duo chips and was excited to see that the new imacs have them fitted

christoph - just for what it's ...

is that not the same thing?

are the new imac's suitable for AV editing? it's a bit of a long story but essentially my girlfiend and i are going half's on a computer. she really wants a mac, but can't stretch to a G5. so are the new imac's up to the task for AV editing. not that i do it profesionally or anything, but i would ...

the stills look amazing - congrats.

25 good ones now!

i took the camera to a friend of a friend's last night who was able to get it running smoothly in about 15mins - something "had come loose in transit" apparently. if the way the box got slammed down on the desk at the depot is anything to go by, its journey probably wasn't the ...

thanks for the help - if all else fails i will try and get it repaired, but in the meantime i have tentatively opened discussions to try and get my money back.

and then start again!!!

Thanks for the advice on the battery leakage.

i couldn't find anything on the camera/lense to disable the power zoom...

also, i opened up the left side of the camera pretty easily, but it looked like most of the action was takin place on the right side (with all the buttons on). i didn't like the ...

After 24 successful ebay transactions, my 25th is a stinger!!!!

I won a Nizo 561 Macro on german ebay (i live in england) and last night i picked it up from the DHL depot. Here's a list of what's wrong with the camera>>>

1. the battery case has corrosion on one of the springs that leads to the ...

ooops too late now - i've gone and bought the 561!

it looks like a lovely camera - can't wait to get shooting. all i need now is a few carts of film and a few more of the bright sunny days that england has been ejoying recently 8)

apologies - i meant the 4056.

Hi all

First post for me on this excellent looking forum..... :D

I've been borrowing a friend's canon 514 to shoot a few reels and it's been going really well: so far, so good. so i'm now looking to get my own camera and start to push this on a little bit. i am friends with lots of musicians ...