Skintones in C-log

[NewYorkLion]

So, where are you folks exposing the skintones in c-log?

I've been so far letting mine sit around 60 ire, but i'm just wondering what the more engineer-y guys out there think. I've also really been wishing I could set zebras lower than 70.

[Philip Goetz]

Same question.

http://vimeo.com/37283164

[Graham King]

Can you really not set the zebras below 70? That's disappointing if true. When I used to shoot extensively on my EX1, I set zebras to 56. For caucasians I made sure zebras were on the brightest part of the face and my skins were perfectly exposed.

[NewYorkLion]

yeah, its a real bummer. I've been calling the cinema EOS tech support tog et them to fix that whenever they update the firmware. i suggest everyone else does the same.

[Noel Evans]

I use a light meter BUT the C300 has a function far, far more practical than using zebras.

Change you're waveform to line and spot. What you'll get is a small square in the middle. That small square is represented on your waveform in red. Simply point that square at subjects face, use magnify to fill as much with skin as possible and you can see the ire of skin far more accurately than the zebra which shows up only at the point it reaches a particular ire. Great function. Try it.

[NewYorkLion]

That's pretty cool and all. , but you can't really do that in the middle of a shot.

[dustylense]

That's pretty cool and all. , but you can't really do that in the middle of a shot.
Why wouldn't you set your exposure before you start rolling? If you are setting exposure during the middle of the shot, your shot really isn't ready...

[NewYorkLion]

Im not talking about studio work, im not concerned with that...in fact, i dont use zebras all that often in the studio as all my monitors have waveform or false color. However, I also i do a lot of run and gun doc and ENG work, using a lot of natural light, and i need to know what im getting exposure-wise, especially since the waveform doesnt pump through to the VF, and frankly there isnt always time to caryy a monitor around.

[Kholi]

Gotta agree with Lion. I noticed the same thing when trying to set Zebras . For run-n-gun it's not practical, although it is a cool function!

I assume, after being educated by Cowpunk, that Canon believes you're gonna under expose C-Log to begin with so 70's good enough? It'd be a good firmware addition to be able to have full control over that.

And, yes, I will be a future user regardless. xD