C300: Matching C300 and 5DMKIII?

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Rod.reguez

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Hi there


New user here, hoping to get some good advice.


I have spent about £8k so far on a short film, shot in a car, mostly from the bonnet on sucker mounts, here in the UK and using the Canon C300 with PL mount and Zeiss Superspeeds.


Whilst we have almost everything we need, we still have some pick ups (mostly wide, bonnet mounted shots, but one or two quick shots on the actors. I really, really didn't want to compromise on quality and continuity, but months down the line, this film really needs to get finished and money is tight, so I have therefore opted to shoot the remaining pick ups on my own 5D MKIII and hire a set of EF mount Zeiss Distagon f1.4 lenses.


My question is this: Does anyone have any advice as to how to best replicate the look of the C300(+Superspeeds)with the 5D MKIII (+Zeiss Distagon f1.4s)


I read that setting the 5D to Neutral and the saturation and contrast to -2 to -4 is a good starting point.


Any further words of wisdom? I'm aware of things like Magic Lantern but not sure how they work (I'm the Director, not the DOP, and I may have to shoot these bits myself). Also I am aware of the full frame/cropped sensor difference, (at least in terms of choosing the focal length)


A lot of the shots will be 35-50mm or so, mounted to the bonnet shooting forward, but with a few close ups probably on 50 or 85 from the bonnet into the car on the passenger seat.


Thanks in advance


Rod


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In theory, Magic Lantern raw could be matched to anything. In practice though, it might not be as easy if you're not good with the grading tools, but could be the ticket here. Of course, you will need some very fast CF cards to shoot raw and they ain't cheap. Komputerbay 64gb cards aren't too bad.
One other thing to consider if your shots are with the car in motion is that the DSLR might show more jello in motion than the C300 did. Might be worth taking a quick test shot with an IS lens to see if the stabilization is of more benefit than the Zeiss glass.
In the end a good colorist should be able to match up the shots.
 
Andrius Simutis said:
In theory, Magic Lantern raw could be matched to anything. In practice though, it might not be as easy if you're not good with the grading tools, but could be the ticket here. Of course, you will need some very fast CF cards to shoot raw and they ain't cheap. Komputerbay 64gb cards aren't too bad.
One other thing to consider if your shots are with the car in motion is that the DSLR might show more jello in motion than the C300 did. Might be worth taking a quick test shot with an IS lens to see if the stabilization is of more benefit than the Zeiss glass.
In the end a good colorist should be able to match up the shots.
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Thankyou thankyou thankyou!

I have actually just put an order in for a 50mm Zeiss so I might as well try it now as the lens is already in the post.

Just out of interest - how many minutes of 5D RAW footage do you think I could fit on a 64GB card?

Cheers!
 
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