B&W Test Footage

[Squally]

http://www.michaeldeitchfilms.com/films/charliebw2.mov

I was just messing with some settings in the camera and shot my dog on the patio. Everything was natural light. I shot in color and made it B&W in post with a little bit of CC but not much. I forgot to check my gain so it's a little grainy but I like the effect it adds to it.

[RGB]

You Know, I didn't notice that much grain at all. I really like the way that came out.
What time of day did you shoot this at?

[Squally]

Yea the grain mainly shows when you watch it on tv, but even then it looks fantastic. The grain that is there adds to the feel. I think I shot this around 6ish. My patio faces NW so I had enough of the sunset giving me light but not too much that it was really hard. Plus my patio is greyish so it was like I was sitting in a lightbox.

[RGB]

I knew that it had to of been shot around 4-6. The light on the dogs head was just right, creating nice definition and feathered edges. I think your video resembles that of a 16mm film stock. The XL2 just amazes me. I used to be an xl2 owner, but I ended up trading it used for a brand new DVX B. Down the road I anticipate buying a XLH camera, but for now the DVX does the job.

[xilixfilms]

RGB,
I have an XL2 also, could you clearly explain why you sold it?
Do you think about the look of your DVX compared to the XL2?

Squally,
That was nice. You should try shooting B&W directly from the XL2, it is lovely.
Just make sure the Color Gain is 0, Black setting is press, and turn your R,B,G to 0 or 3, and the setting that has Cine/Normal (can't remember at the top of my head) is set to Cine and there you go. You will like that too.

[Squally]

RGB,
I have an XL2 also, could you clearly explain why you sold it?
Do you think about the look of your DVX compared to the XL2?

Squally,
That was nice. You should try shooting B&W directly from the XL2, it is lovely.
Just make sure the Color Gain is 0, Black setting is press, and turn your R,B,G to 0 or 3, and the setting that has Cine/Normal (can't remember at the top of my head) is set to Cine and there you go. You will like that too.
I shot it in color because I wasn't planning on making it B&W. However, doing it in camera is just the same as doing it in post, it's just desaturating the colors, it'll still look the same either way. Not too mention we are shooting in color to be able to use color when we want to. Thanks for the input though.

[RGB]

I sold it for a number of reasons. 1st off I was in a financial crunch and could use the extra cash so I sold it and bought a DVX, which put an extra 1000 dollars in my pocket. The 2nd reason was because of the size of the xl2. I just wanted to be able to shoot my projects, have them look great but not have to hassle with people always noticing me with a very professional looking camera. I was running into problems with needing to have permits and run and gun shooting was becoming more and more difficult. I suppose the 3rd reason was that the xl2 for me was just too touchy when it came to settings. What I really liked about the dvx was its ability to give precise settings, which made it easier to write down and log camera settings.

Other than that, The xl2 rocked.

As for the picture quality, it is hard to say. I mean with the xl2 16:9 was so sharp. the ability to shoot at night was awesome. hardly any lose or grain. I think the DVX struggles a little in low lit situations.

here is a link to some test shots the xl2 about 2 days after I bought it. nothing special, no reason just testing out the cam...
http://www.vimeo.com/clip:42284