longshanks
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what about for outdoor shots? did you use external ND filters on the Canon lens?
Cigarette Girl movie - DVX100B and SGpro rev3
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Wheaticus
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We used gels minimally, mainly for night interiors. For the 'moonlight' effect we used a full blue gel, it looked cool and we weren't really concerned about realism. Later, we then had access to larger warehouse type space that would have been impossible to light with our modest kit, so we shot day for night and white balanced the incoming sunlight to appear blue and gelled our interior light(s) to appear as a tungsten source. Worked good most of the time, but you had to work quick as the exterior light was changing colors especially near the end of the usable daylight. In post, i simply enhanced the night blue effect to suit the needs of the shot, atleast to the point where it didn't look too fake.
I did have some screw on NDs that could fit on the Canon's but never need to use them, I just used the DVX's internal ND filters and exposure dial. I wasn't sure if there was a hard rule on the placement order of the ND in exposure chain, but I don't recall any issues; everything seemed to look fine.
On another note, I feel stupid here, how do I quote a specific user that I want to replay to? I just use the generic Quote function when replying to multiple user questions.
longshanks
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thats interesting it worked out for you because other users on this forum recommend using the same f-stop on the SLR and DVX as well as not using the DVX's internal ND's
Wheaticus
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I'd be interested in that thread just to see the reasoning. As for my camera's internal f-stop, I tried to maintain it at a constant per scene and try to keep it as high as possible (closed down) to ensure the best possible focus on the lens adapter's ground glass. Although, when the light was low and we had to pull out our light kit, I had to practically open the DVX's f-stop all the way. I had read, and it seems evident, that a len's image quality isn't at its peak when it is opened all the way, but is better to atleast stop down 1 or 2 notches, which is what I did with the DVX in those less than favorable lighting situations. As for the f-stop on the SLR lenses, as long as I had the necessary light, I used that to control my depth of field. Usually that would range from 5.6 to opened all the way.