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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Adapting other lenses to C-mount
« on: November 13, 2017, 01:16:12 AM »
Never saw one...
Herzliche Grüße aus dem Schwarzwald!
Herzliche Grüße aus dem Schwarzwald!
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Let's talk lighting
« on: November 10, 2017, 12:54:52 AM »
As suggested above, I bought some 100W LEDS, drivers, water cooling... but actually couldn't find the time to assemble it all together. Electronics is not my comfort zone anyway.
When we did some test runs in our lab at work this Wednesday, I brought my Chronos andmy boss brought some old foto studio lights with 1000W halogen burner!
Surprisingly that was absolutely flicker free!
Because halogen is considered outdated these days, these lights are very cheap (I now bought 3 on ebay for 40€ total incl. shipping) and give a very good warm white light.
The downside is, that the cheaper ones don't have built in fans, and can be used for 5 minutes only before they need to cool down. But that's why I bought three of them
.
When we did some test runs in our lab at work this Wednesday, I brought my Chronos andmy boss brought some old foto studio lights with 1000W halogen burner!
Surprisingly that was absolutely flicker free!
Because halogen is considered outdated these days, these lights are very cheap (I now bought 3 on ebay for 40€ total incl. shipping) and give a very good warm white light.
The downside is, that the cheaper ones don't have built in fans, and can be used for 5 minutes only before they need to cool down. But that's why I bought three of them
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Software Dev / Re: Software v0.3?
« on: November 10, 2017, 12:42:52 AM »
Any news on the timeline?
I'd really love to see a magnified center part of the screen for focussing. Maybe to be selected "focus aid 1" / "focus aid 2" / "focus aid off". Especially in low to medium light or low contrast conditions, focussing using the edge highlight doesn't work well. And because of the limited resolution of the screen, it's just a guess if your in the middle of what appears to be the "good range".
I'd really love to see a magnified center part of the screen for focussing. Maybe to be selected "focus aid 1" / "focus aid 2" / "focus aid off". Especially in low to medium light or low contrast conditions, focussing using the edge highlight doesn't work well. And because of the limited resolution of the screen, it's just a guess if your in the middle of what appears to be the "good range".
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Something rattling around in my Chronos...
« on: November 07, 2017, 12:18:48 AM »only 00050 to 00380
OK, I think I should check that shortly.
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Chronos 1.4 Footage Thread
« on: October 20, 2017, 01:04:16 PM »
Sorry. Was meant to be "not listed", instead I selected "private". Now it should be available over this link.
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Chronos 1.4 Footage Thread
« on: October 20, 2017, 02:58:29 AM »
Got some new footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPf6Pv2KeGk
It was on a German "outdoor" shooting range, so basically indoors... low light conditions. Still don't have constant light sources to illuminate the scene.
There are colored lines visible some times. I know this can happen when the memory is cold, but it was about 16 °C, which I wouldn't consider cold. Is there any way to prevent this? I plan to do some more filming in early January, and don't want all of the footage to show these lines.
Also I got trouble with focusing. It seems like the adaptor ring doesn't have a good hard stop, and the backfocus needs to be set depending on the torque that was applied when mounting the lens. I still store the camera in its shipping box, because this is very well stuffed, but that means I need to take off the lens for storing.
Any ideas on how to get this fixed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPf6Pv2KeGk
It was on a German "outdoor" shooting range, so basically indoors... low light conditions. Still don't have constant light sources to illuminate the scene.
There are colored lines visible some times. I know this can happen when the memory is cold, but it was about 16 °C, which I wouldn't consider cold. Is there any way to prevent this? I plan to do some more filming in early January, and don't want all of the footage to show these lines.
Also I got trouble with focusing. It seems like the adaptor ring doesn't have a good hard stop, and the backfocus needs to be set depending on the torque that was applied when mounting the lens. I still store the camera in its shipping box, because this is very well stuffed, but that means I need to take off the lens for storing.
Any ideas on how to get this fixed?
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Let's talk lighting
« on: September 27, 2017, 11:48:25 PM »
I just bought the LED panels from ebay, as well as the converters and some water cooling blocks. Lets see if I as a mechanic can get these electronics to work... 
That will take a while... "guaranteed delivery" within 60 days
That will take a while... "guaranteed delivery" within 60 days
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: List of good (and bad) SD cards
« on: September 27, 2017, 12:27:22 AM »
I used HPUSBFW, a free software by HP to format USB drives, which also works on SD cards. Takes a long time, but worked flawlessly on my 64GB card. Must be run as administrator.
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Software Dev / Re: Suggestion: Screen lock during record
« on: September 18, 2017, 12:27:40 PM »
Yes, please!
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Chronos 1.4 Footage Thread
« on: September 18, 2017, 05:58:09 AM »
My Auto5 Shotgun at 1000 fps:
https://youtu.be/CVil8Y74CDE
https://youtu.be/CVil8Y74CDE
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Chronos delivered in Germany
« on: September 15, 2017, 02:49:08 AM »I think Joerg Sprave just got his Chronos too. Have fun!
Are you in contact with Jörg? Do you know when he will upload his first Chronos videos?
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: List of good (and bad) SD cards
« on: September 15, 2017, 02:36:19 AM »
Update:
The above SD card (SanDisk Extreme 64GB 90MB/s) seems to work fine. During my tests I had no dropped frames or skipped out points or such. Works fine, and is way better to get, at least over here in Germany.
The above SD card (SanDisk Extreme 64GB 90MB/s) seems to work fine. During my tests I had no dropped frames or skipped out points or such. Works fine, and is way better to get, at least over here in Germany.
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Chronos User Discussion / Tapatalk this Forum?
« on: September 15, 2017, 02:30:24 AM »
Hi Team!
As a (mainly) mobile user, I learned to like Tapatalk to access forums. It largely reduces transferred data volume and is much better to read on small screens.
Is connecting this forum to Tapatalk something you might consider?
Cheers,
Jochen
As a (mainly) mobile user, I learned to like Tapatalk to access forums. It largely reduces transferred data volume and is much better to read on small screens.
Is connecting this forum to Tapatalk something you might consider?
Cheers,
Jochen
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: Chronos 1.4 Footage Thread
« on: September 14, 2017, 11:40:33 PM »
Yesterday I managed to set up my camera and do some test shots. Unfortunately it way late evening, so I needed something that was bright enough to be seen at all.
So I filmed my TV screen... and old CRT TV set:
https://youtu.be/h3wCqsfDv4E
Nothing special, but just my first test.
So I filmed my TV screen... and old CRT TV set:
https://youtu.be/h3wCqsfDv4E
Nothing special, but just my first test.
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Chronos User Discussion / Re: List of good (and bad) SD cards
« on: September 13, 2017, 12:29:43 AM »
I couldn't get the Lexar card, so I tried this one:
https://www.amazon.de/SanDisk-Extreme-Speicherkarte-90-MB-Class/dp/B01M0I3H4Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1505287640&sr=8-3&keywords=sandisk+64gb+sd
I haven't set up the camera yet, so I couldn't test it, but I hope it's OK.
https://www.amazon.de/SanDisk-Extreme-Speicherkarte-90-MB-Class/dp/B01M0I3H4Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1505287640&sr=8-3&keywords=sandisk+64gb+sd
I haven't set up the camera yet, so I couldn't test it, but I hope it's OK.