Peter Wiley
July 27th, 2002, 12:05 PM
In his book Digital Movemaking, Scott Billups (pp. 114f) talks about using neutral density filters to "stablize and and reduce the 'low-light' sensitivity of the camcorder so that it begins to echo the light-handling charateristics of a conventional film camera."
Has anyone tried his "finding the sweet spot" procedure with an XL1/XL1s? I would really like to hear about your results.
I've read through this section of the Billups book a few times, but I still not quite sure I understand what he's recommending exactly. He recommends never changing the gain (introduces noise, he says). If I understand what he is saying it is to fix on a single f-stop and fine tuning by using ND filters and careful lighting. Yes?
Has anyone tried his "finding the sweet spot" procedure with an XL1/XL1s? I would really like to hear about your results.
I've read through this section of the Billups book a few times, but I still not quite sure I understand what he's recommending exactly. He recommends never changing the gain (introduces noise, he says). If I understand what he is saying it is to fix on a single f-stop and fine tuning by using ND filters and careful lighting. Yes?