Comprehensive ISO testing

Yeah, I just did a little detective work via google myself. I want his story. I want to do a doc about him. He had the entire camera revolution in his hands and single handedly had the ability to steer it 10-15 years or more into the future. Why did he give it up? Did someone pay him to stop or threaten a lawsuit? When will someone pick up where he left off? Maybe I'll commission it to be done.
 
More thread derail:

By the way, here's whats left of the reel-stream forum:

http://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/andromeda.html

Please do a Doc about Juan! Yes sir! I'll be the first in line to see it.

As a long time owner of the Andromeda DVX100A, I can say, yes, the actual chip on the DVX is absolutely lovely. I still shoot with it (the Andro) all the time. Having direct access to the RAW output of the sensor, and being able to use LUTs with it during capture or process, has been one of the great learning experiences of my career.

I often think of what wonders the AF100 chip would yield if someone went in and created a RAW feed.
 
Further treats:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmvlondon/5006111375/

5006111375


A picture of the actual Andro board! A view inside the mind of Juan....

Courtesy of the courageous Sean Lambrecht.... owner of two Andros...
 
As for using ISO to control exposure, for some of us it's nice to know it can be an option.

Coming as I do from the world of small chip cameras, the use of shallow DOF is not something that I often had at my disposal. With my AF-100 I have been experimenting with a 50mm f/1.4 as well as 28mm f/2.8 for composition and lighting. Remarkable really how a few stops on the lens can change your DOF. But my challenge stems from wanting a reasonably shalllow DOF in smaller spaces (I do a lot of interviews). Opening up to f/1.4 gives me the DOF I need, but even having control with ND filters doesn't always give me enough control over exposure I want. Being able to make mild adjustments with the ISO with no real change in quality can give me back some of that control without sacrificing the DOF.
 
Jim Brennan said:
Being able to make mild adjustments with the ISO with no real change in quality can give me back some of that control without sacrificing the DOF.
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This is what I've been doing as well. I start at ISO400 and then set the DoF and Shutter to what I want, light accordingly, adjust ND wheel, and fine tune with the ISO.
 
It's nice to be in good company.

I have to say that there were elements of this camera that intimidated me, especially using manual lenses. But the brief time I've had working with it has already forced me to have a better understanding of the acquisition process and increased my skillset and confidence. Best purchase I have ever made.
 
Sorry to noob out on this thread... But I never tested any cameras with Matrix adjustments. What is this? Is it relative to color matrix? Somewhat similar to color spaces?

Thanks.
 
I've been telling people in my DSLR classes that using ISO as another way of adjusting exposure was a technique I used since I began shooting video on DSLRs.

Good to see the AF-100 hold true to that principle, within reason.
 
I think using ISO control is new for a lot of people, hence the reason it's not standard with fine control on the AF100 yet but with 3 discrete settings. I think because I too shoot in a lot of smaller confined locations, maybe thats why I used it so much and have such a harder time getting the DoF I want using just Iris settings. The ND is GREAT but not for fine tuning. And I'd MUCH rather not use a method of removing light and adding more again to try and reach. I'd rather keep the light coming in consistent, keep the aperture consistent and then apply the gain as needed.
 
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