the film group

[becomedeath]

Well, I sent my camera off yesterday, or atleast, the camera body and one battery. The Film Group said that they aren't very busy now so it should only take two weeks to do the work on it. Then it only takes a day to get here. I am quite excited. Not being able to shoot at sych speed has been quite the disadvantage in my filming interests. Now, hopefully, there won't be any "as significant" problems. Thanks again.

Tayman Strahorn

[rollemfilm]

It's inspiring to upgrade equipment to professional standards. Keep us posted.

[becomedeath]

For those concerned,

I got back my newly converted camera today, Wednesday, the 12th of February, exactly 3 weeks after I mailed it off. I just got home and am about to look at it. I'll keep you posted on the results.

Tayman Strahorn

[rcroster]

Good luck with the conversion. I'm sure all will work as planned. I live fairly close to TFG and have visited them occasionally and used them for film to video transfers. The owner, George, knows his stuff. In any event, please keep us informed.

[becomedeath]

Alright fellas, I have already ran into a problem. I'm sure that most of you have had your cameras synched through the Film Group and are pretty much familiar with the setup of a modified camera. If not, I can sum it up in another reply, but for now, time is of the essence, i.e., I'm anxious to find out the problem. After I read everything and setup my camera with the control unit attached with all wires connected to their proper plug-ins, I started shooting to see if everything worked out. It didn't. Now, if all is well with this setup the control unit's light should stay on or pulse rapidly while the camera is running at 24 frames per second. My camera, however, would speed up and slow down at about a 3 second interval while shooting and the corresponding light would come on and off at the same rate. I tried shooting the camera without the control unit attached and it shoots at a steady rate, in other words, wouldn't speed up or slow down. I skeptically thought that my batteries might be the problem, but after charging them all afternoon and retrying everything, I found that they weren't. I haven't emailed the Film Group yet, and it was too late to call them once I noticed the problem, though I'm sure that the answer is quite obvious to those here with more experience than I. I also removed and reinserted the 9v control unit battery, nothing. I'm not sure and am sure what the problem is. Its more than likely my camera, it needs to be serviced, but considering the cost of such a procedure and the difficulty I have saving money while paying 1150 a month in this city of cities, I am hoping that someone can tell me otherwise. As always, I patiently await your response(s) and am humbled by your willingness to help me.

Tayman Strahorn

[rollemfilm]

Make sure your camera is set at 24fps. Check to see that your "on" switch is set to "on"....it will only sync at 24fps unless you had a special speed like 30fps set for sync. don't worry, TFG will take care of it, and quickly too, if you do have a problem.

[becomedeath]

Well, I called them today and explained the problem. Much to my delight, they told me that the camera was running perfectly before they sent it to me and that more than likely its a problem with my batteries. So today I mailed the entire set-up back to them and included my two batteries and battery charger. They will have it today (friday, the 14th) and I'll probably get it back Monday, unless UPS delivers on Sunday...hell, Monday is president's day, I guess I'll get it Tuesday then. Anyway, the problem doesn't appear to be as bad as I thought. Just wanted to keep you posted.