Fuzzy Ester McVey

Ester McVey was interviewd for Littlejohn on Sky News last night.

She was in the remote camera room at Granada's Albert Dock.

I wonder why she was so obviously out of focus, yet the window frame
behind her was very sharp.

Is this yet another example of an unmanned camera, at least by a
cameraman, where the meeter and greeter doesn't have a clue about the
technology ?

No doubt someone at Sky was having a blue fit trying to get someone to
focus up.

(Be True) wrote in message news:1g3xwue.1tervnk1mdb3esN%[email protected] dso.org...
Ester McVey was interviewd for Littlejohn on Sky News last night.

She was in the remote camera room at Granada's Albert Dock.

I wonder why she was so obviously out of focus, yet the window frame
behind her was very sharp.

Is this yet another example of an unmanned camera, at least by a
cameraman, where the meeter and greeter doesn't have a clue about the
technology ?

I've not been to the place for about three years (nor did I see the
transmission in question - but who'd watch sky news anyway), but if
the same engineer is still there (and I have seen him post to this
group), he's a very experienced and competent bloke who I first met in
the early 80's at Evesham.

What I do know (or at least knew back in ealy 2001) is that the camera
in question is in a very small underlit room, and was, when I was last
there was a BVP-7 (I imagine making it about 15 years old if it's
still there) with an unsuitable lens (but let's not forget cheap) on a
remote head controlled by Manchester.

I'm pretty sure (but of course I may be wrong) that there haven't been
any cameramen (except news crews) based in Liverpool since the late
90's (possibly a bit earlier)

In message rg, Be
True writes
Ester McVey was interviewd for Littlejohn on Sky News last night.

She was in the remote camera room at Granada's Albert Dock.

I wonder why she was so obviously out of focus, yet the window frame
behind her was very sharp.

Is this yet another example of an unmanned camera, at least by a
cameraman, where the meeter and greeter doesn't have a clue about the
technology ?

No doubt someone at Sky was having a blue fit trying to get someone to
focus up.

During my 'racks' days I noticed that some people have faces that cannot
be focussed on. All the cameraman could get was 'least fuzzy'. Anyone
noticed that?

Mike
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M.J.Powell

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 12:09:40 +0000, M. J. Powell wrote:

During my 'racks' days I noticed that some people have faces that
cannot be focussed on. All the cameraman could get was 'least
fuzzy'. Anyone noticed that?

Nah, just being lit by a Prince of Darkness and the camera is wide
open giving a depth of field less than the length of some ones nose.

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In message rg, Be
True writes
I wonder why she was so obviously out of focus, yet the window frame
behind her was very sharp.

So nobody complains? :-)

In message , Dave
Liquorice writes
On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 12:09:40 +0000, M. J. Powell wrote:

During my 'racks' days I noticed that some people have faces that
cannot be focussed on. All the cameraman could get was 'least
fuzzy'. Anyone noticed that?

Nah, just being lit by a Prince of Darkness and the camera is wide
open giving a depth of field less than the length of some ones nose.

Hehe! True in some cases!

Mike
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M.J.Powell

In message , Walt Davidson
writes
On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 12:09:40 +0000, "M. J. Powell"
wrote:

During my 'racks' days I noticed that some people have faces that cannot
be focussed on. All the cameraman could get was 'least fuzzy'. Anyone
noticed that?

Some people's faces are better not focussed on!

That's true, too.

Mike
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M.J.Powell