hi,..were can i download the file??
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Excellent service ! :)

The footage was converted through compressor to DVCPRO to match the HXV 220p stuff. However, I did notice that compressor crushes the blacks a bit in the conversion process. We're going to explore some other workflows.

Agreed. All of this was shot with a lens that did not have the VR image stabilization, so I know it can get better. The focusing was the hardest thing because the screen is kind of hard so see when in the sunlight. there's a lot of glare on it.

Hoodman makes nice collapsible hoods, and you can be sure they'll have one soon specifically for the D90. I wonder if the D80 hood would work?
hoodmanusa.com/prodinfo.asp?number=H-D80

I just called Hoodman (my D90 arrived today), and they don't have one yet for the D90. This one might work:
hoodmanusa.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HD-300+VIDEO
But I would like to see them make the flip-up cap/hood like they make for these other Nikon models:
hoodmanusa.com/products.asp?dept=1030

Once you lock the AE-L in you can manually change the aperture. the shutter and iso will not compensate on fly fly when it's locked.

Yeah, focus was an issue when shooting on the fly. But if you get the focus right then it may be worth it.

Ha. For all those commenting on white-balance... we white-balanced for interior so that the two matched, filmed inside a bit, then took them outside and did not re-whitebalance because we cared more about the cameras matching and frankly it takes so much playing to figure out how to use this thing effectively that we didn't think we'd ever post it. just a first test.
we' weren't going to post it. w

No, the HVX was clean with no 35mm adapter.

Some things I've learned about the D90 by my own experience. The D90 through HDMI has very very poor audio but the video plays about like it might if transfered to your computer. The Audio is fine when played back on my computer. There certainly are scaling artifacts that are noticable in certain types of shots but really, 720P is what it is. It should be sharper than SD if exposed properly but it will never have stunning detail.

I hope Nikon upgrades the compression to handle highly detailed scenes. Lanscapes or detailed scenes seem to soak up the bit rate and rob detail from the frames.

Likewise, lower light levels push gain (which is tough to conltrol [no manual controls for it at all]) and that seems to degrade detail faster than anything else. My guess is that the D90's gain introduces too much noise. That noise constitutes detail and soaks up all the bit rate making for lousy footage. Excessive gain can even look out of focus.

Bright scenes or fast lenses requiring less gain, make less noise and allows the codec to use the bit rate for picture detail. The results are much better but even so, they are only 720P.

But as this demonstration video shows, the D90 is very filmic in its look. I used to shoot Kodakrome Super 8mm to get film look of my family. Kodak discontinued the stock and processing is increasingly inconvenient. I love the D90 because it gives me a respectable film look. Yes it has artifacts but every film or film-like option does, unless you can afford to shoot with a Sony CineAlta or a 35mm Panavision and like shooting family events with a huge camera.

Shoot with as little gain as possible and you should get workable results. Only the tightest shots with the coolest lighting (Golden hour stuff) have made me think "wow". Everything else is like "hmmmm.. ok".

that's what i did - sold d200 got d90. its lighter and does way better for pics in low light. not as strong of a body as d200 but for me it topped d200 in many areas