By the light of the moon

Colin McAuliffe · February 10th, 2012, 10:57 PM

nigel, what lens did you use for that Moon shot?

Nigel Akam · February 11th, 2012, 07:40 AM

The lens was a Canon EF 300 mm L 2.8II and the second shot used a 2 x extender on it.

Leon Lorenz · February 15th, 2012, 12:07 PM

Hi Barry,

I finally was able to view your moonlight footage at a library yesterday and I must say I'm very impressed as was my wife. I see great potential in this camera for wildlife filmmaking especially in low light situations. It will open up a whole new world for me in filming by the natural light of the moon. I know night vision lenses have been used, however, this looks better. I'm looking forward in seeing this camera at dealers in Canada. Thanks for sharing.

Leon Lorenz
Canadian Wildlife Productions: Grizzly Bears, Bighorm Sheep in Alberta & BC Rockies DVD Videos

Barry Goyette · February 15th, 2012, 05:00 PM

At the suggestion of several people on Vimeo, I ran a few moonlit clips through a de-noiser (Neat Video). I'd consider these a moderately aggressive denoise pass...I've left a little noise and then sharpened it slightly.

Consider me floored. The ISO 20k clip in the middle is a little smeary...but honestly. I think it's impressive what the C300 maintains in terms of Detail and DR at 10-20k iso. Download the original file to bypass Vimeo's own denoising.

Jon Fairhurst · February 15th, 2012, 06:18 PM

That's significant.

Yeah, the NR on that pass was a bit heavy-handed. Also, I'm sure it would look more consistent with more consistent focus. The NR did well when in or out of focus, but had difficulty at the transition. Had this been a serious, "okay everybody, we need to nail focus" many-takes shot with slightly less aggressive noise reduction, the audience would be lost in the scene without ever noticing any noise or artifacts. And that's the whole goal.

I remain impressed!

February 10th, 2012, 10:57 PM	#16
Colin McAuliffe Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 71	Re: By the light of the moon nigel, what lens did you use for that Moon shot?

February 11th, 2012, 07:40 AM	#17
Nigel Akam Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 70	Re: By the light of the moon The lens was a Canon EF 300 mm L 2.8II and the second shot used a 2 x extender on it.

February 15th, 2012, 12:07 PM	#18
Leon Lorenz Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: McBride BC Canada Posts: 100	Re: By the light of the moon Hi Barry, I finally was able to view your moonlight footage at a library yesterday and I must say I'm very impressed as was my wife. I see great potential in this camera for wildlife filmmaking especially in low light situations. It will open up a whole new world for me in filming by the natural light of the moon. I know night vision lenses have been used, however, this looks better. I'm looking forward in seeing this camera at dealers in Canada. Thanks for sharing. Leon Lorenz Canadian Wildlife Productions: Grizzly Bears, Bighorm Sheep in Alberta & BC Rockies DVD Videos

February 15th, 2012, 05:00 PM	#19
Barry Goyette Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Luis Obispo CA Posts: 1,195	C300 MoonLit clips denoised At the suggestion of several people on Vimeo, I ran a few moonlit clips through a de-noiser (Neat Video). I'd consider these a moderately aggressive denoise pass...I've left a little noise and then sharpened it slightly. Consider me floored. The ISO 20k clip in the middle is a little smeary...but honestly. I think it's impressive what the C300 maintains in terms of Detail and DR at 10-20k iso. Download the original file to bypass Vimeo's own denoising. Canon C300 by Moonlight De-Noise Pass on Vimeo

February 15th, 2012, 06:18 PM	#20
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Re: By the light of the moon That's significant. Yeah, the NR on that pass was a bit heavy-handed. Also, I'm sure it would look more consistent with more consistent focus. The NR did well when in or out of focus, but had difficulty at the transition. Had this been a serious, "okay everybody, we need to nail focus" many-takes shot with slightly less aggressive noise reduction, the audience would be lost in the scene without ever noticing any noise or artifacts. And that's the whole goal. I remain impressed! __________________ Jon Fairhurst