Colorfinale slows down 2 luts5/25/2023 I can’t say enough good things about this camera’s continuously variable ND. ![]() It’s been my camera of choice since December. Also you have to use adapter rings to get them to work with lenses of various filter sizes, which will further slow you down.īut as you point out, there is a better way. The problem with these is that you need to stop and change the ND filter on your lens every time you want to change the exposure, which really slows you down. Use a set of 1-stop ND filters, such as the ones I own, which Tiffen makes. If you don’t mind the polarization (which can drain the life out of skin tones in sunlight, among other possibly unwanted effects), a variable nd offers a fairly precise way of controlling exposure by dialing the ring until you get what you’re looking for.Ģ. Most camera with built-in ND filters are going to give you that 2-stop selector, which isn’t a very precise way of controlling exposure.ġ. ![]() I am very conflicted as you can see! PS: I have no need for 4K. Bottom line: I’m tempted by the price-dropped C100 MkII in matters of colour rendering and dual pixel AF, but pulled towards the Sony FS5 with its continuously variable (and now automated) ND filter over a 10 stop range – which in one swoop cancels out all of the complications I have just outlined. So what do you do? – I guess for any given aperture you get the ND into the ball park and, keeping the ISO fairly optimum, but certainly not below 800 (from what I’ve read about the C100), I would think you have to throw the “ideal” shutter speed ball out of the window in many instances (since it has the least obvious visual effect in low movement scenarios) and use that to control exposure? Not ideal. given that 800 ISO is optimal – perhaps increasing to 3200 if needed (which is only +2 stops) – and given the ND filter attenuates the light in large increments of 2 stop chunks, it seems there is not much latitude for varying exposure in a very controlled or nuanced way on the C100 MkII. And also, for me at least, generally the aperture is something I want to set and keep set for the kind of end result I want to achieve – i.e., shallow or deep DOF. In video I usually aim to keep shutter about 2X the frame rate of 24 or 30 FPS for reasons well documented, except for certain types of effect. By this I mean, unless you are freezing motion or purposely wanting blurred movement of background, moving objects etc., most of the time, e.g., 1/60 vs. In still photography there seems to be more flexibility of how the exposure is varied, without affecting the final image aesthetic, namely by varying shutter speed. It’s called the Ursa Mini A life-and-death decision → Post navigation ← The real end of film is here. This entry was posted in Tips on Apby Dan McComb. With these settings, you can rest assured that your footage will live up to the amazing potential that this camera is capable of. AVCHD is slightly better than MP4 in terms of quality. Then, under AVCHD menu, select Bit Rate 24 Mbps LPCM (LPCM allows you to record uncompressed audio – the best quality). Under Other Functions menu, select Movie Format and choose AVCHD. This will automatically fix vignetting and barrel distortion issues on supported Canon lenses. Under Camera Setup, set Peripheral Illumination Correction to On (if available for your lens). If you set a lower ISO, you will be losing information in the highlights. To get the maximum dynamic range out of this camera, set the ISO at 850. ![]() If you don’t enable this, the image on screen will look very flat, making it difficult to judge exposure by eye. This makes what you see on screen look more like what the contrast and exposure settings will look like after the image is graded. Under OLED/VF Setup menu, select View Assist and set to On. Using this setting in combination with a C100 lookup tables supplied from Able Cine is a speedy way to get amazing looking footage. Using this setting preserves all the options that are available to you in post. ![]() This enables Canon Log, which gives you a flat file that grades beautifully in post. Under the Camera menu, select CP Cinema Locked and set On. Press the joystick and scroll to select One-Shot AF Picture StyleĢ.
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