XH A1 with a Low Con Filter at DVinfo.net

David H. Castillo · February 13th, 2008, 11:13 AM

Brooklyn finally had a coating of snow for the first time this winter. I grabbed the the XH A1 and shot some footage around our office. The footage is best viewed with Firefox.

http://bluebarnpictures.com/blog/

XH A1
Mode 60i SD
Gamma Cine 2
Knee High
Black middle
Master Ped -1
Setup level 0
everything else 0

Since I was shooting scenes with a dramatic exposure range, I exposed for the highlights and used a Tiffen 1/4 Low contrast filter to hold some detail in my shadows. The filter also took off a little of the edge of the video.

Cheers

Castillo

Tripp Woelfel · February 13th, 2008, 12:00 PM

That's good to know. Good footage you shot. I shoot a lot in the snow up here. Shot this recently in bright sunshine with only a polarizer.

http://www.vimeo.com/670152

Worked pretty well, I think.

I checked and there appear to be five different Tiffen contrast filters. Which one did you use?

David H. Castillo · February 13th, 2008, 03:42 PM

Tripp

I used the 1/4 Low contrast

Tripp Woelfel · February 13th, 2008, 06:57 PM

Thanks David.

Steve Kachocki · February 13th, 2008, 11:51 PM

Looks real pretty with the snow, such a nostalgic look you got with the settings and filter. I wanna shoot like that. I thought using 24F was the way to do it, but alas, no.

Can't wait to get back there.

David H. Castillo · February 14th, 2008, 09:22 AM

Steve

Thank you for the compliment,

February 13th, 2008, 11:13 AM	#1
David H. Castillo Cinematographer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 152	XH A1 with a Low Con Filter Brooklyn finally had a coating of snow for the first time this winter. I grabbed the the XH A1 and shot some footage around our office. The footage is best viewed with Firefox. http://bluebarnpictures.com/blog/ XH A1 Mode 60i SD Gamma Cine 2 Knee High Black middle Master Ped -1 Setup level 0 everything else 0 Since I was shooting scenes with a dramatic exposure range, I exposed for the highlights and used a Tiffen 1/4 Low contrast filter to hold some detail in my shadows. The filter also took off a little of the edge of the video. Cheers Castillo

February 13th, 2008, 12:00 PM	#2
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	That's good to know. Good footage you shot. I shoot a lot in the snow up here. Shot this recently in bright sunshine with only a polarizer. http://www.vimeo.com/670152 Worked pretty well, I think. I checked and there appear to be five different Tiffen contrast filters. Which one did you use? Last edited by Tripp Woelfel; February 13th, 2008 at 12:22 PM. Reason: Added question at end.

February 13th, 2008, 11:51 PM	#5
Steve Kachocki Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 49	Some very well framed shots there... Looks real pretty with the snow, such a nostalgic look you got with the settings and filter. I wanna shoot like that. I thought using 24F was the way to do it, but alas, no. Can't wait to get back there.

February 13th, 2008, 03:42 PM	#3
David H. Castillo Cinematographer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 152	Tripp I used the 1/4 Low contrast

February 13th, 2008, 06:57 PM	#4
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	Thanks David.

February 14th, 2008, 09:22 AM	#6
David H. Castillo Cinematographer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 152	Steve Thank you for the compliment,