Green and Yellow Tints...Help

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Mark Von Lanken

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On my first shoot with the a f100 I used scene file 6 the LCD had a slight green tint but the footage looked great. On my second shoot the LCD had a green tint again but I didn't give it a second thought. The footage looked really bad, very green and I did a manual WB with scene file 1 and all settings at factory defaults. It was a lower light shoot.

Then yesterday on my third shoot I was on scene file 6 with chroma +4 on two af100s. The LCD had a yellow tint on both cameras. The shoot was starting in 10 minutes so we went to scene file 1 with factory defaults. This shoot was outdoors and we did a manual WB. We shot the first scene and with fear of getting yellow footage all day so we put the af100s in the bag and used Canon DSLRs the rest of the day. We were in the desert for daytime and then on the Las Vegas strip at night so could not load me footage into the computer until last night. The footage was not real yellow or green, but I was unimpressed with it.

I have another shoot this afternoon and need help. I know this has to be human error but until I get to the bottom of the problem I don't have confidence in getting good results with the af100s. Any ideas?
 
First, update the firmware to the latest version, which fixes any green tint issue on the LCD.

Second, black balance frequently. May have nothing to do with it, but you should definitely not have been getting green tinted footage.

Third, double-check with the EVF. I find the EVF to be a little more color-accurate than the LCD.
 
Take the time to set your own scene files. Shooting at chroma +4 is a bit intense. Browse around the scene file thread and shoot some tests (especially before a paying gig).
 
Play with the camera between shoots so you can set it up the way you want it - sounds like you've done 3 shoots with very little prep time to learn the equipment.
 
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I made my post from a hotel room and had to leave for the shoot in a couple of hours and was hoping that there was an easy fix to something I overlooked. Since there was no easy answer I used DSLRs as primary cameras and the two AF100s as lock down cams. Not what I had hoped for, but I had to cover the shoot.

Barry:
I heard about a firmware update, but was unable to do one from my hotel room. I read in your AF100 book about black balance, so I did a black balance everytime I did a WB. I setup the EVF to black & white and used the red peaking to assist with focus, so I did not use the color feature of the EVF, but now that I am back, I'll give it a try.

Taylor:
I have not had time to delve deep into the scene files. I tried scene file 1 & 6 initially. With every shoot I did, I had a backup DSLR running, so I am covered. I would never go out on a shoot with a new piece of gear after receiving it just one day in advance.

heavy:
You are correct, very little prep time. The cameras are on loan from Panasonic to do a magazine review. I was supposed to receive the first camera in plenty of time to learn and experiment with the camera before a shoot, but since people do not return the gear when they agreed to, the camera came too late to do proper testing before the shoots. Certainly not my choice or Panasonic's choice, but you have to make the best of the hand you are dealt...especially in Vegas. ;-)

I have been shooting with the HMC150 for two years and hoped that there were enough similarities with scene files to wing it with the factor presets. Lesson learned. I am going to delve into Barry's book and the thread on matching the AF100 with the 5D MkII over this next week. I send back one camera tomorrow and the second one in a week.

editman:
I switched the EVF over to B&W to help make the red peaking standout when focusing. I shoot live events, and keeping things in focus while they are moving is a task that is made easier with the EVF on B&W with red peaking, as Barry suggests in his book. In my testing this week I will switch the EVF over to color and compare it to the LCD.

I see you have made some posts about getting the look of the 5D MkII. Thanks for your input. I will study the thread over this upcoming week.
 
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