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[adamtaylor]

Curious why u would flip it upside down..

I have tried a few different orientations.

For macro, flipping the monitor down towards you leaves your sightline to the lens open which helps in finding smaller subjects.

It also helps the balance of the rig as I found when pulling light arms far forward with stix floatation added it unbalances the tripod somewhat.

For certain wide-angle shots it is nice to look down on the monitor. For example if you want to shoot up at the surface you don't have to get under your camera to frame the shot.

Same with swimming through / above a reef. You can hold camera below you to get a better angle, without worrying about disturbing the bottom or sensitive life.

Regards,


Adam

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[Pajjpen]

Oh that I understand. I genuinely thought ud switch the position of the ball mount and literally turn the monitor upside down haha

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[adamtaylor]

Oh that I understand. I genuinely thought ud switch the position of the ball mount and literally turn the monitor upside down haha

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Ha, not even worth considering.

One thing I discovered and am very happy about is the monitor senses when it is inverted and flips both the image AND the button functions. Sometimes you need to jiggle or move it so it is right side up, but the button function change is great as you don't have to remember which button to press when zooming or changing settings.

Overall I am very happy with the new set up

Regards,


Adam

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[dreifish]

With the Atomos housing, is there any way to position the monitor so it's above the camera housing at a 45 degree angle (e.g. standard position for monitoring from above) instead of tucked in behind the housing and pointing backwards like the built in camera screen? Or how about just having the monitor pointing straight upwards so you can look down at it if shooting macro straight on the sea bed?

[thetrickster]

With the Atomos housing, is there any way to position the monitor so it's above the camera housing at a 45 degree angle (e.g. standard position for monitoring from above) instead of tucked in behind the housing and pointing backwards like the built in camera screen? Or how about just having the monitor pointing straight upwards so you can look down at it if shooting macro straight on the sea bed?

Like this: ?



Using the NA-GH5, and the straight shogun bracket from the NA-GH4 (not the angled one from the NA-A7) I’ve put it on the wrong way around so the attachment point for the Atomos is further forward, it’s then angled due to the newer style Nauticam handles being angled forward. This allows the Atomos housing to have a more natural viewing angle.

Only issue I have is with reflections on the screen (not the internal Atomos one). Currently seeing where to get 7” matte anti-reflective screen stickers from that are waterproof


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[dreifish]

Yeah, like that. Looks like a pretty good angle ergonomically, though it is a bulky piece of kit indeed.

 

Do you mean the reflections off the window of the nauticam Shogun housing? That's what's causing problems?

 

So at the end of the day, have you done any sort of testing comparing the highest quality recording you can get from the Shogun (is that 4k60p in Prores 422 HQ?) vs the 400mbs internal 10bit4:2:2 recording? Any noticable differences in terms of macroblocking, etc?

 

Seem like the setup runs just under $5k with the housing and the monitor, vs $2500 for the DiveandSea 5A monitor or about $3000 for the SmallHD 502 bright + nauticam housing (Is this even possible with the original nauticam SmallHD 502 housing? Backscatter seems to be listing a seperate Nauticam housing from the SmallHD 502 bright, but not available yet). Trying to justify the extra price. I mean, the Shogun is definitely the brightest and largest of the bunch, so as a monitor, I'm sure it's awesome. But it's also the bulkiest..

 

Is it negatively bouyant in the housing?

[gearbow_36218]

Yeah, like that. Looks like a pretty good angle ergonomically, though it is a bulky piece of kit indeed.
 
Do you mean the reflections off the window of the nauticam Shogun housing? That's what's causing problems?
 
So at the end of the day, have you done any sort of testing comparing the highest quality recording you can get from the Shogun (is that 4k60p in Prores 422 HQ?) vs the 400mbs internal 10bit4:2:2 recording? Any noticable differences in terms of macroblocking, etc?
 
Seem like the setup runs just under $5k with the housing and the monitor, vs $2500 for the DiveandSea 5A monitor or about $3000 for the SmallHD 502 bright + nauticam housing (Is this even possible with the original nauticam SmallHD 502 housing? Backscatter seems to be listing a seperate Nauticam housing from the SmallHD 502 bright, but not available yet). Trying to justify the extra price. I mean, the Shogun is definitely the brightest and largest of the bunch, so as a monitor, I'm sure it's awesome. But it's also the bulkiest..
 
Is it negatively bouyant in the housing?

I got a quote the other day of 2900 for 502 monitor with Nauticam set up with cables. How much you say the inferno kit is?

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[thetrickster]

Yeah, like that. Looks like a pretty good angle ergonomically, though it is a bulky piece of kit indeed.

Yeah. Its not small (due to float arms) and finding a bag that it fits on the boat hasnt been successful..

Do you mean the reflections off the window of the nauticam Shogun housing? That's what's causing problems?

Yeah the window. The angle of the screen seems to give me really strong reflections of myself. Im sure some matte protector will fix it

So at the end of the day, have you done any sort of testing comparing the highest quality recording you can get from the Shogun (is that 4k60p in Prores 422 HQ?) vs the 400mbs internal 10bit4:2:2 recording? Any noticable differences in terms of macroblocking, etc?

No. I havent. As I havent purchased any V60 or V90 SD cards that work at 400Mbps. Dont see the point as I do it straight to the SSD.

But the Inferno at 4K@60p is 1660Mbps vs the 400Mbps internally and 10Bit too. Which I do find a big difference (you would get that benefit with the internal 10Bit vs 8bit also)

Trying to justify the extra price. I mean, the Shogun is definitely the brightest and largest of the bunch, so as a monitor, I'm sure it's awesome. But it's also the bulkiest..

If I didnt have it from my GH4 setup, I personally think recording internally to a V90 card and running a cheaper / smaller monitor would be easier. But I got it so Ill use it and I dont regret, as it is a joy to use underwater :-)

Is it negatively bouyant in the housing?

I dont know the weight of the shogun part. But for reference:

1x NA-GH5
1x NA-Flame
1x Macro35 Port
1x WWL-1 (including its buoyancy collar)

Requires 2x 70x220mm Float arms and that isnt even enough to make it neutral.

Edited by thetrickster, 28 March 2018 - 12:17 AM.

[dreifish]

Yeah. Its not small (due to float arms) and finding a bag that it fits on the boat hasnt been successful..


Yeah the window. The angle of the screen seems to give me really strong reflections of myself. Im sure some matte protector will fix it


No. I havent. As I havent purchased any V60 or V90 SD cards that work at 400Mbps. Dont see the point as I do it straight to the SSD.

But the Inferno at 4K@60p is 1660Mbps vs the 400Mbps internally and 10Bit too. Which I do find a big difference (you would get that benefit with the internal 10Bit vs 8bit also)


If I didnt have it from my GH4 setup, I personally think recording internally to a V90 card and running a cheaper / smaller monitor would be easier. But I got it so Ill use it and I dont regret, as it is a joy to use underwater :-)


I dont know the weight of the shogun part. But for reference:

1x NA-GH5
1x NA-Flame
1x Macro35 Port
1x WWL-1 (including its buoyancy collar)

Requires 2x 70x220mm Float arms and that isnt even enough to make it neutral.

 

You should be able to film 10 seconds or so at 400mb/s on fast UHS-1 like the Extreme Pro cards if you have one of those. Give it a try -- should be enough for comparison purposes

 

The size of the files is indeed a big difference, though in all fairness the internal codec maxes out at 400mb/s at 30fps -- which should be 880mb/s in Prores HQ, so only about 2.2x the size. The prores will definitely be easier to edit -- I usually end up having to transcode the 400mb/s all-i from the GH5 to edit smoothly in FCPX. But if there's no real quality gain, then I'd much rather stick to the smaller internal files and use proxies for editing where necessary.

 

Boyancy wise, I have a similar setup -

 

1x NA-GH5
1x NA-Flame
1x Macro 29 Port
1x WWL-1 (including its buoyancy collar)

1x 70x220mm float arm

 

This is slightly negative still, though probably only a few hundred grams. Sounds like the Atomos housing, if negative, isn't massively so.

 

What kind of battery life are you getting out of the Atomos?