FS5: Matching FS5 and A7III

scorsesefan

scorsesefan

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So I decided to trade in my X-T3 for a A7III as a B_cam to my FS5 (matching the two has become just too much of a chore)...

My question is about the picture profiles on both. I would like to match them as closely as possible, using SLOG3 for daylight/high contrast scenes and Cinegamma 4 for interior/lower light situations.

Are the two cameras "apples for apples" in terms of sensors so that I can dial in the same for both (I know that the A7III is 8 bit) or are there special considerations for each?

Any PP suggestions would be great.

Thanks
 
I use Filmconvert and make sure I'm shooting in a picture profile they went through the trouble of matching. I recognize this is an easy way out, but it's lightning fast.
 
Thanks. I was hoping someone could help me with PP settings in the two cameras. I tried matching the settings exactly in PP4: Cine4, Pro color, etc. and the A7III is much more saturated than the FS5...
 
Most professionals will adjust the "paint" by eye.

Did you try lowering the saturation in the a7III?

Personally I'd use S-Log3 on both.
 
Thanks, Norbro. No, I will try that. Some have said that the FS5 WB is cooler in all settings (incl. manual WB) so maybe I'll dial up the WB shift...

I plan to shoot S-Log3 on both in higher contrast scenes (outdoor, well light sit down interviews) but in lower light situations I generally use one of the Cine settings...
 
theraptor56 said:
I use Filmconvert and make sure I'm shooting in a picture profile they went through the trouble of matching. I recognize this is an easy way out, but it's lightning fast.
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I’ve been using an FS700 (Same Sensor as FS5) with an A7S. Very different looks. Can imagine A7III being even more so.
FilmConvert has been my only easy way to match them as well.
 
I matched my FS5 to A7RIII while ago. They looked match but I needed to lower exposure on the A7RIII to get them exactly matched.

Settings for my FS5. Cine4 gamma and Pro as colour mode. Detail at -7.
Settings for A7RIII. Cine4 gamma and Cinema as colour mode. Saturation -4, Detail -7.
 
J.Brown said:
I matched my FS5 to A7RIII while ago. They looked match but I needed to lower exposure on the A7RIII to get them exactly matched.

Settings for my FS5. Cine4 gamma and Pro as colour mode. Detail at -7.
Settings for A7RIII. Cine4 gamma and Cinema as colour mode. Saturation -4, Detail -7.
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Thanks. I'll try this out. I think this is what I needed. Looks like you're essentially dialing down the saturation on the A7RIII? I also noticed that the ISO on FS5 doesn't = ISO on A7III. Maybe because it's a larger sensor? Do you manually white balance? Are all the other settings the same?
 
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Same settings on all other parameters. Saturation is higher on A7 so yes lower and just as you I noticed that ISO does not match so take that into account also.
 
J.Brown said:
Same settings on all other parameters. Saturation is higher on A7 so yes lower and just as you I noticed that ISO does not match so take that into account also.
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Thanks. Tried this and it matches pretty well. Just had to bump up saturation a little on the fs5 and add a bit of red in the mids in PP. It almost seems like Sony is following Canon somewhat in their in camera color saturation being a little on the warmer side... Btw what are your slog3 A7III➡FS5 settings?
 
I’ll need to post a write up on using an xrite colorchecker and Atomos false color to match my FS5 and A7R4 across several profiles... hint, the false color will also pick up specific color channel luminance in the chips. Worked well but might be a couple weeks until I actually get time to write more than this paragraph, let alone assemble some visuals
 
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