C100: C100: First Real Test

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Nephews Wedding was my testing ground for my new C100. I set it to WDR @ ISO 850 and shooting at F4 on the 24-105 L. I know I read about the LCD showing a brighter image than what it was actually recording.....but when I came home and reviewed the dancefloor images I was shocked at how dark they were.....not really much I could do to enhance them. I should have experimented higher ISO but I was also shooting photos with my 5D3 at the same time. Can someone tell me how you dim the LCD to reflect closer to what is actually being recorded in the camera? thanks. http://offaly.tv/screen.jpg
 
Shouldn't need to dim the LCD -> Try using some of the waveform monitors that are built into the C100 to see where your exposure is at.
ISO wise, I shoot around 4000-5000 for wedding receptions when needed without thinking twice!

A faster lens will obviously help as well.
 
Here's a very unscientific technique I used to make my C100 LCD screen emulate what is being laid down, a WYSIWYG:

• Import footage into your edit program.

• Put the SD card back into the C100 and set it to Media instead of Camera.

• Look for representative shots of various exposures in your editing timeline and freeze frame.

• Locate on the C100 as close as possible to the exact frame that is in your editing timeline.

• Now adjust the LCD viewfinder to emulate HOW IT LOOKS UNCORRECTED IN YOUR TIMELINE.

• Do this with bright and dark scenes, I've done this with color as well although I trust that less.

Does anyone have a problem with my technique? It works for me. I usually have a DP6 EVF but sometimes I don't. I don't shoot weddings but I do a lot of documentaries and I just don't have the time to mess with the WF, I use it for interviews to make sure I'm not over exposed on faces but I just don't have the time to look at wave forms.

Let me know how this technique works for you and don't be afraid to crank up the ISO. Only pros notice the noise.
 
Turn your visual assist on, decide what you want to expose for and trust in the wave form / peaking tools. There are too many variables to judge an exposure from an LCD alone.
 
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The LCD is useless for judging exposure (although I found it to look dimmer than the eventual footage!) but even without a meter you could guess that f4 is going to be WAY too dim to expose an available light interior like this at 850ISO.

I use an incident meter, but even just the waveform monitor and built in meter will be fine for events.
 
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