UK based Freelance Producer/Director, Cameraman, Editor Andy Nicholls. Broadcast TV, Corporate, Film. Steadicam owner/operator. See website for further details and contacts.
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Does the SDI output have significant latency (outputting to imag) I read somewhere that the latency can be significantly reduced if embedded audio is turned off? or is that for HDMI , is lag/latency a problem on your jobs going to imag? shame you cant genlock, however if the latency is built into the camera gen-locking wont fix that?
@@sewingdude no problem, if you didn’t spot them there is a whole series of them on the channel for the CX350. It’s now a 4 1/2 year old camera and that may put some people off them but I still have 4 of them and have seen nothing that makes me want to upgrade as yet, still a fine camcorder, probably the best ones I have ever owned.
@@tjerkheringa937 ah ok, thanks it’s always useful to get a locals input although we did hear it pronounced a number of different ways while we were there :-). A lovely place nonetheless.
Seeing this 6 years late but was worth the wait. Really well put together and great seeing 'Scotty', one of the nicest people in the industry, in action. Cheers!
The canal you sailed on entering Haarlem isn't actually a canal, it's a river called Spaarne. Used to row there once per year, competing in 2x and 4+. Long, really long time ago. Thanks for bringing back that memory.
Nice video. Which city would you recommend more Lubeck or Hamburg? We are coming in on a cruise and we can only pick one city since we only have one day in port.
Good question, I think it depends what sort of things you like best. Hamburg and the port area had a lot of nautical things of interest, that was helped while we were there as there by a huge regatta that weekend, which made it all really interesting and obviously that won’t be there unless you’re lucky. Lubeck had some quite nice historic buildings, the gate the Rathaus etc. but it wasn’t all like that, some parts are quite modern but plenty to see on a day trip.
@@NLMusique Hamburg is much bigger with more things to do, Lubeck certainly had enough charm for a day trip, especially if you like marzipan, it’s the speciality there. It’s actually a tough question, which one would we choose, we’ve been thinking about it for a couple of days can you come up with a simple answer.
Yeah, they ask you to leave them tied on to the hire boats and to be honest, I think a lot of hire boaters do need them :-) We saw a few people crush the fenders beyond repair. Unlike most, the Penichette 950e boats that we hire are all steel and aren’t so likely to break :-) We have done quite a bit of sailing and that’s a real no no. I hope you get to take off your bucket list, it’s a great adventure :-)
Thanks for producing such a high-quality video log of your journey. Your trip is an inspiration for a future adventure and was a great follow along. Cheers from Florida.
I was there in 2014 and they were taking out most of the Plane trees on the banks due to a blight. Good to see so many new trees planted in this video. The Midi is really a special place.
Yes we did pass lots of young trees, I hadn’t realised they had to cut them down, so good to see they were replanted. It was a great trip, it’s a shame we didn’t have slightly better weather the day we went through The Avenue, I guess that looks spectacular in the sunlight. :)
Actually, the cheese was never made in Gouda! Gouda had the exclusive rights to sell cheese so all the local producers had to go to Gouda to sell their cheese… so the whole world knows Gouda cheese while they never produced any 😂
Ah yes, thanks for your comments :-) you might like our recent canal boat video from The Netherlands where we do the More Beer beer tour in Amsterdam, that was fun. Glad you enjoyed our trip to Rotterdam.
I did this journey 22 years ago, and it was one of my best holiday trips ever! Thank you for this great video! This created so much memories🥰..we spent 14 days on the canal right in april at the begin of the holiday season. That was a good descision because it's not so crowded and we had rain and wind too but we loved it! Thanks for uploading!!
Thank you for your lovely comments and we are very pleased that it brought back good memories for you. We love to do these videos to remind ourselves of these trips. I wonder how much it has changed in 22 years?
Appreciate your review. I know its 4 years old but I recently upgraded my UX90 to CX350 and X2. Share a couple of observations. I don't like SD cards slots blink orange while recording instead of solid red. In the manual if there is a card error you will get a rapid blink which would be difficult to pick up. The CX350 HDMI socket is hard to access its so deep it's hard to insert and to remove the cable you have yank the cable instead of the head of the connector. I think the menu is also unintuitive and between X2 and CX350 they put important settings in completely different places. I tried using VLOG for greater dynamic range but found the image soft, more noisy and changed the wb, and I could no longer use zebras making it difficult to judge exposure. Strange they have Time code port but no Genlock which is what is need to lock cameras to the same clock. I could go on but I still use it because its still the best value 1" camcorder but it has lots strange things I don't like. I'd prefer the Canon XF605 but its around 4k. Seems like there hasn't been much improvement in camcorders.
Thank you for the feedback, it’s always useful getting other peoples observations and I think it proves how difficult it must be to build the perfect camera as everybody has slightly different requirements and ways of working. It irritated me initially that it did not record MP4 in camera, why? I could see no reason why not and yet over the years I got used to it and it’s not really bothered me much. The SD card lights is a good example, when I bought a Panasonic G80 camera it had a flashing red icon on screen to show you when recording and the flash rate was quite slow, so I would often look at the screen and think it wasn’t recording and in extreme cases hit the record button turning it off, I made my comments known and eventually that was changed in a firmware update. Just yesterday, for the first time in many, many years I had an SD card issue while recording, I always record onto two cards and I immediately spotted card 2 had a problem. The camera kept on recording and card 1 was fine, after the take, I was able to repair the card ok. I agree the colours can be confusing, like every battery charger on earth seems to have a different colour scheme for charging and charged, it’s a shame there is no standard. The HDMI socket can be a problem with large HDMI plugs, although those often come with thick and heavy HDMI cable which is not ideal anyway, the recess does help prevent strain on the socket but I tend to use thin cables with smaller plugs anyway, which are easier to fit, cause less strain, but you are absolutely right. You tend to have to pull the cable to remove them. Having come from a Panasonic PX 270 previously I find this menu an absolute joy and much easier to navigate, also much easier than my experience with Sony cameras, I guess it takes a while to get used to any menu. As always, there are a few irritations, not being able to switch audio from manual to auto while recording because you can only access it from the menu, as the layout does not allow for an extra physical switch, which again for me is a minor irritation and price point often dictates such compromises. I still haven’t done a great deal with VLOG, getting correct exposure is very important to avoid noise so that might be something you would get better results from as you get used to it and experiment a little. Genlock would be lovely I agree. I am often using multiple cameras in a live set up, again I’m sure it’s all down to cost. Over five years on and this is still my favourite camcorder, I’ve got used to its quirks and haven’t found anything I want to replace it with so far. I’ve used the XF350s but never had the opportunity to try 650, I hear good things from some people though as you say it is more expensive, less now than when it first came out when it was double the price. I’m not a huge fan of Canon products generally, but I know a lot of people like this one and at the end of the day it’s all about what fits your budget and works best for you. again it’s good to get other peoples take on using it. :)
Hi, I am not quite sure what you mean, where are you seeing the playout lagging and what do you mean exactly? Do you mean in camera or on your computer?
As always these things depend totally on your use case, workflow and how you like to work and the kit you feel comfortable with. If you feel more comfortable with a G9 then it would also be good. A quick Google bought up a piece from The Slanted Lens on using it for wildlife which you might also find interesting. I haven’t used the 350 for wildlife work myself but I would say the following, it has a great zoom range without having to swap lenses, it can prerecord so you don’t miss the action when you press record, it has IR mode, but I think you would need some IR lighting to make good use of that. The 350 form factor works well for me without having to have lots of addons hanging off the smaller DSLM body but it’s a matter of choice I guess. We run a Facebook group if you wish to join, I think we have users in there doing similar work. At the end of the day they are both fine cameras.
Hello Gentleman ,,me again. Couple of questions. On Locoboat site there is mention that people stay there for the first night and then start your trip the next morning. Did you do this or did you leave that afternoon after check in ?,,also did you pre book marinas ?,,If not did you have any trouble finding a spot for the evening ?,,Thank you for your help
You can stay the first night but we did a short cruise on the first day each time. We never booked a marina, they almost always managed to squeeze us in, although we missed the last slot in Delft basin but managed to find a free mooring beside the road a few mins away. Later we noticed some of the visitors had gone and there were spaces, so it’s all a matter of timing. For Amsterdam we left quite early to make sure we got a good space as we stayed there for the whole weekend. You can call ahead, and during the busier season that’s probably a good idea, we have tended to go just off season, outside of school holidays. You usually return the boat on the last afternoon and stay on the boat overnight and clear the boat first thing in the morning.we haven’t had any problems finding a space to date. One harbour master, on Kaag lake, sounded a bit cross that we hadn’t rung him before entering the marina but that was the only one.
Locaboat lent us these charts with the boat manual but we had the option to buy them to keep too. They are standard waterways charts, Baz from Happy Yachts/Locaboat highlighted our planned route for us, checking for closures or planned works to avoid, which made it easy to find our way at a glance. We would check our route each day, and then program it into the Nautical Maps app, which we would use out on deck rather than taking the paper charts outside, but the current map was always ready on the chart table downstairs, and was better for quickly looking at the bigger picture of where we were.
Awesome, when time is not a big issue, it’s a great way to travel and avoid flying. We’re hoping to do a different route to Spain again later this year. Hope yours works out. We’ll look forward to your Vlog :-)
I live on the canal du midi @Colombiers. I've paddled from the Atlantic to Italy in my kayak. In my cruiser I've been out to Royan and back to Colombiers,. I've got about 1500 locks experience throughout frame and Belgium. Your video is good and I can imagine you'll not forget your trip for a long time.
Hi great video. We are planning a similar trip. I want to know, were you allowed to sleep anywhere you stopped on the boat or did you have to book Marinas or hotels? How easy was it to use the bridges and water locks.. who showed you the rules of the water?
Unlike France you are not allowed to stop anywhere, most places have moorings or marinas, some are even free but most you have to pay for. We never booked any in advance and on one occasion we missed the last space but found some free mooring a bit further away by the roadside. Many moorings have power and water, you can pay for those when needed via an app, sometimes it is included in the marina fee. In the Netherlands almost all bridges and locks are operated by personnel, either at the bridge or remotely and you sometimes need to call them by telephone as you approach. The number is usually displayed on the bridge. We booked with Locaboat, who spent about an hour, the first time, going through the rules, signage and procedures from a big manual which you take with you on the boat, so it was all pretty straight forward. Then they took us out on the boat so you get the chance to practice manoeuvring and mooring up before taking the boat. Did you see our second Netherlands video where we go to Amsterdam and beyond? You will see in that where we did have some issues with the bridges causing delays but nothing too serious. We also have one from Canal Du Midi in France too. We hope you have a great trip, we really enjoyed them all so far.
Perfect way to experience NL: your boat and the way you captured everything on video and sound. No long narrative, just gentle music, brief explanation, and wonderful imagery.
We discovered your channel yesterday. This is a good memory piece. I remember the few weeks leading up to mid-March with the abrupt “everything is closed”. Well, “it” didn’t last a few weeks; more like a year before the vaccine was introduced. Everything, yet perhaps nothing has changed since.
Thanks Frank, yes, we watched those lockdown vlogs again recently ourselves and it bought back memories, I find it quite amazing how much we’ve already forgotten and how quickly everything just seem to return to normal again. Anyway, thanks for stopping by. I hope you might enjoy some of the other Vlogs on the Channel too. :-)
Very enjoyable video. About 20 years ago I cycled the Canal de Garonne and Canal du Midi - so from the Atlantic to the Med. So interesting to see the route from the water. It is a beautiful area of France.
Wow, thanks for that, much appreciated. Again, feel free to ask any questions while researching. Obviously we went with locaboat, other companies available. I guess it depends on the number of people on the boat, but we found the Penichette 950 E extremely good for two people.
Thats the boat I'm looking at. I have sleep apnea and need a machine to sleep every night. Emailed Loco Boat and they said I'd be fine as long as I cruise 5 hours a day. Did the electrical power work ok for you ?,,Thanks,John@@apntv
@@Bigjohn6945 typically yes, most nights we hook up to shore power and some nights, if we’re mooring along the bank with no power, it’s generally been fine. However, on our last trip we did get woken up early one morning when the fridge started bleeping as the power was running low. We did do a couple of short days that trip and we did report it as it could be that the battery was a bit weak and needed attention, we had not seen that happen on the previous two trips on the same model of boat.
@@Bigjohn6945 Locaboat supply you a manual with boat and navigation info. They normally supply charts for your chosen route and they even highlighted the route for us or you can buy your own copy to keep. There are guide books available, we didn’t find anything particularly useful and just looked things up online. We hired a Wi-Fi hotspot from them on this last trip, which wasn’t perfect but did help us stay connected most of the time. The Nautical Maps app I suggested was great for the Netherlands, In France they didn’t have that and we used Google maps but it wasn’t that great for boating.
AMAZING VIDEO, What is the app on your phone that you are using ? We are just starting to plan our trip.. Hope you don't mind some future questions Thank you John
Hi John, yeah I have been using the iPhone 12 pro Max for filming these recently instead of my bigger cameras and it has been a bit of a game changer as you’ve always got that in your pocket. I shoot in 4K and I’m currently using Filmic Pro legacy. Unfortunately, Filmic Pro moved to a subscription model for new users. There is a new camera app out from BlackMagic and it’s free. I was filming this shortly after its release and I was having problems with exposure so I flipped back to Filmic Pro but it’s definitely worth a try. The time lapses are taken with my LUMIX G90. I’m glad you like the video and found it useful, please do feel free to ask any questions as I know how useful that is when planning a trip somewhere new, and I’ll do my best to answer. All the best, Andy.
I’m sorry for the misunderstanding,, I meant for the mapping It looks like that while you’re driving that you have a map on your phone Also is the boat electric ?
@@Bigjohn6945 ah, got ya, I believe it is called Waterkaarten, there is a seven day free trial after which you can subscribe for a month and it gives you much more detailed maps than available on the inbuilt plotter. It also gives you contact details for all the bridges and locks, info on marinas and moorings et cetera so very useful. The boat has electric drive, there is actually a diesel generator running that but the boat is very quiet because of it. If you look at our canal du midi video there is actually a picture towards the end of the motor drive.
No. It would be a good idea and very convenient but you would need to have a marine radio license for the country and have your own radio equipment, as a radio is not fitted on the boat. We do actually have Marine radio licenses, but we would need to buy a VHF handheld and get the relevant permits from the country. The alternatives are that you can ring the bridge control and the numbers are usually posted on the bridges. In practical terms, we found it much easier to try and follow another boat, who can often contact the bridges and get them open ahead of you. Ringing each bridge and trying to explain where you are based on our pronunciation of the name of the bridge can be tricky at times. :-)
