C100: News short shot with c100

[jonnyh1968]

This was shot entirely handheld with a Canon 24-105 IS lens. To me this lens pairs very well with the c100 and being able to hand hold once again makes me happy. EOS gamma. Little to no color correction in post. Coming from a DVX100, then HVX200, then HPX170, then 60D... Overall I'm super happy with the c100 - workflow, shootflow, image quality, I can go on but maybe in another post. Feels like DVX100 days to me - as in fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUKoDQx3D9w&feature=youtu.be

 

[MattDavis]

Nice little spot, but it looks like you're feeling the same issues as many new owners - there's a tendency to over-expose.

Also, I really encourage you to check out Wide Dynamic Range setting rather than the EOS gamma. There are times where I can see the EOS gamma's limited dynamic range running out of puff and the camera can do so much more. Yes, grey days like the one you had to shoot in can be helped by a little more contrast, but with the C100 and WDR, I prefer to do that in post - and TRUST YOUR WAVEFORM MONITOR!

Watching your spot (as they go to the hothouse) reminded me of 'yet another vital accessory' I should have in the car: a battery operated hair dryer. Anywhere you're likely to go from cold to warm and moist, condensation is going to be an absolute pain in the arse. On corporate shoots, leaving the hotel or office and then trying to shoot exteriors on a warm sunny day means a wait for acclimatisation of kit. Or you have to seal your kit in bags when changing environments. Or... you get a battery operated hair dryer to de-fog your lens and evaporate the condensation. IIRC, most Butterfly Houses and 'Tropical Greenhouses' have a sort of low power hand dryer thing for spectacle wearers to de-mist their glasses. That's saved me on a couple of funny shoots.

And welcome to the 24-105 fan club! - great all-round lens, IS is so helpful, and it's a great 'people-watching' lens when you're part of a group. It's also 'almost' par-focal as you found out with a little sneaky zoom in there.

The C100 sure does make a sweet 'Ob Doc' camera, though it's the guy behind the lens that weaves the story.

 

[Gary Huff]

And welcome to the 24-105 fan club! - great all-round lens, IS is so helpful, and it's a great 'people-watching' lens when you're part of a group. It's also 'almost' par-focal as you found out with a little sneaky zoom in there

Yes, count me as a member too! Found a sweat deal on a "barely used" model and I'm loving it.

 

[jonnyh1968]

Matt,

Yes, I was relying on the screen to judge exposure and I realized my over exposed shots in post. Yes, totally agree, Wide Dynamic Range would have been a better choice with that waveform monitor on. Grey? How about cold, rain and wind? Talk about rough shooting conditions... fortunately my client had a spare rain coat I used as a rain cover for the camera. I was so happy when I learned of the decision to move the event indoors to the conservatory. But, with your tips (encouragement), and me getting more used to the camera, I'm guessing I'll get the exposure under control soon with that camera. Since that shoot I'm already starting to use WDR with more confidence. Thanks!

And thanks for the hair dryer tip. In this case I actually expected the lens fogging when I walked into the hot house because it turns out thats the same conservatory I got married in (to my beautiful wife) and our photographer was having the same issues. I didn't care so much then and this time I thought the shot looked as nice so I put it in the cut... right? The lens acclimated within 10 minutes anyways and everything was fine.

I appreciate the welcoming to the club. I cherish the days with my DVX100 (and subsequently with the HPX170) I had mastered those cameras and by their design I became very fast with them. To me thats what it's all about - getting more useable footage in any shooting condition for better weaving. Thats what I hope to achieve one day with the c100 and the 24-105.

Thanks Matt,

Jonathan

 

[MattDavis]

Grey? How about cold, rain and wind? Talk about rough shooting conditions...

LOL, in England, that's called 'Summer'.

what it's all about - getting more useable footage in any shooting condition

Absolutely - this is the mantra of Ob Doc and Candid style shooting, and you'll find that the camera soon 'melts away' especially with the 24-105 as you're not so stressed by frequent lens changes. However, there's one issue you may find as time goes on - though it's worse with DSLRs - people assume you're shooting stills, and tend to 'pose'. Then there's this awkward moment as their eyes dart around over a cheesy grin, and the face all but shouts 'When is this guy going to press the shutter button?'. So you tell them it's video, and suddenly they're looking shocked/upset. It happens so often for me that I've had to invest in one of those silly 'fake a photo' filters to make sense of their expressions.

You may be interested in the Canon 18-200 IS lens if you're going on one of those 'no idea what will happen' assignments. I'm beginning to feel the need for one myself. I used to have the FS100 with its own 18-200 kit lens, and while it wasn't a spectacular lens, it captured fast moving events, you could get your opening GVs, cutaways, detail and snatched 'momoents' without needing to change lenses. To all intents and purposes, it turned the FS100 into a lo-fi EX1 (shame about the ergonomics). The Canon 18-200 should do the same for the C100.