Getting high dynamic range

[sonofaresiii]

Yes of course but the way I understand the OPs question is he doesn't want to use a "cinema" camera with a log profile. If you want an easier workflow with blackmagic pricing get a dslr with an already baked in image and I don't care what anyone says if you cant afford a red, alexa or top end Sony and you need to extend the DR in a scene with a 7,8,9,10 stop camera add some lights.

You're misunderstanding the term. That's all I'm getting at. You can't extend dynamic range with lights. Dynamic range is the range of exposure your CAMERA has. Using lights to brighten shadows is actually decreasing the dynamic range of the scene to fit in the smaller dynamic range of whatever camera you're using. And while yes, it's something you should do-- I mean, that's literally what cinematography is-- I think it's a different discussion entirely than getting high dynamic range (which is specifically camera related, doesn't have anything to do with lights).

The only reason I'm pointing it out is if that's the kind of advice OP is looking for, he should know what he's actually asking.

And as others have stated, I think getting "high dynamic range" is kind of a useless question anyway. There may be some hacks and software updates and custom profiles and things to extend the DR a bit on specific cameras, but then OP should go ask about that specific camera. And for the most part, if/when you want more DR, you go get a camera that has more DR.

 

[j1clark@ucsd.edu]

They did bundle full version of DaVinci Resolve with their camera, there's denoise module built-in.

I've not looked at their 'packaging' in a while. Due to the 1/2 price sale on the BMC Pocket Camera, I have thought about picking it up... don't know if the Davinci software is still part of the package...