HD200

Uli Mors · July 11th, 2007, 01:18 AM

Hi ,

I rented a HD200 for a personal test - here are some stills of the wedding.

http://www.media-in-work.de/fuer_vvf...200/hd200.html

It was

HD200 + STd. Lens (TH16x...) + Fujinon WA converter (0.82).

720 50P captured with Sony Vegas.

No postpro yet, straight out of the cam.

Settings: Blackstretch (+3 I think), Knee ~85%, Detail -5 , no matrix settings.

ULI

Mike Marriage · July 11th, 2007, 05:50 AM

Black Stretch at +3 tends to make the picture a little washy and low contrast for my tastes. It also adds a far amount of noise to the picture.

You may need it for a certain purpose, but even in low light, I think it is best to stick with standard gain.

Tyson Perkins · July 11th, 2007, 06:53 AM

Yes some of those images are alittle to gainy for my taste i must say

Ben Lynn · July 11th, 2007, 06:17 PM

I liked the shots Uli.

The black stretch is a must at the reception and in run and gun low light situations. I can see it made a big difference at yours. I don't use it for anything other than the reception, but that's just because I try to shoot for the final output. I think that the ceremony footage will look really good when you compress it in post.

Looks like it was a great wedding for you.

Ben

Mike Marriage · July 12th, 2007, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Lynn

The black stretch is a must at the reception and in run and gun low light situations. I can see it made a big difference at yours. I don't use it for anything other than the reception, but that's just because I try to shoot for the final output. I think that the ceremony footage will look really good when you compress it in post.

I used to use black stretch in low light but don't now because I found it made the blacks so noisy, especially when combined with gain. It means that only lower gain settings look acceptable. I also don't mind leaving the blacks black.

Uli Mors · July 12th, 2007, 07:10 AM

Hi ,

thanks for all those replies!

I used BS to bring down the iris a bit for wider latitude in the pic - perhaps it was too much, but I wasnt satisfied with the pic out of the cam - it looked Blackcompressed to me - so I went a bit "against" that look. Perhaps that was wrong, I know that I´ll bring the blacks back in in post again...

I must admit : On the TV screen the pics look much better than on the computer stills... CA and noise is less obvious with moving objects...

Uli

July 11th, 2007, 01:18 AM	#1
Uli Mors Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 565	HD200 - Wedding Stills Hi , I rented a HD200 for a personal test - here are some stills of the wedding. http://www.media-in-work.de/fuer_vvf...200/hd200.html It was HD200 + STd. Lens (TH16x...) + Fujinon WA converter (0.82). 720 50P captured with Sony Vegas. No postpro yet, straight out of the cam. Settings: Blackstretch (+3 I think), Knee ~85%, Detail -5 , no matrix settings. ULI Last edited by Uli Mors; July 11th, 2007 at 01:19 AM. Reason: ..forgot the link...

July 11th, 2007, 05:50 AM	#2
Mike Marriage Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NE of London, England Posts: 788	Black Stretch at +3 tends to make the picture a little washy and low contrast for my tastes. It also adds a far amount of noise to the picture. You may need it for a certain purpose, but even in low light, I think it is best to stick with standard gain.

July 11th, 2007, 06:53 AM	#3
Tyson Perkins Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: sydney, australia Posts: 221	Yes some of those images are alittle to gainy for my taste i must say

July 11th, 2007, 06:17 PM	#4
Ben Lynn Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 636	I liked the shots Uli. The black stretch is a must at the reception and in run and gun low light situations. I can see it made a big difference at yours. I don't use it for anything other than the reception, but that's just because I try to shoot for the final output. I think that the ceremony footage will look really good when you compress it in post. Looks like it was a great wedding for you. Ben

July 12th, 2007, 07:10 AM	#6
Uli Mors Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 565	Hi , thanks for all those replies! I used BS to bring down the iris a bit for wider latitude in the pic - perhaps it was too much, but I wasnt satisfied with the pic out of the cam - it looked Blackcompressed to me - so I went a bit "against" that look. Perhaps that was wrong, I know that I´ll bring the blacks back in in post again... I must admit : On the TV screen the pics look much better than on the computer stills... CA and noise is less obvious with moving objects... Uli