Screengrabs - "Stop/Eject" DVX + Brevis

i like the 3200 light pouring in through the blinds. usually i hate the way it looks but that grab looks nice with it. i also like the 4th, 5th and 6th grabs, they are very detailed.

I would also like to know your level
 
May I ask if that's DVX100A or B or possibly non A?

Its bloody nice looking and clean! Especially for +2 in detail.

David
 
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Yes the backlit was very suiting, and that clean noise free image, is what tearing me apart with my 100A.

If you have seen The thin blue line then the last framegrab has remarkable similarity, very beautiful.

But thanks for sharing!
 
Wow, these look so awesome! I can't wait for you to post the footage. It's gonna look amazing with some color correction as well :)
 
Nice and sharp grabs riley. Its posts like these and smettlis and Patryk Rebiz's that keep me from selling my dvx. Even though i shoot a lot more with my sgpro and hv20 or xha1 these days. The dvx has the mojo man those colours.
 
those look really sharp do u think that your adapter makes the +2 detail setting less noticeable because lately i have been really trying to get dead on focus and really crisp pictures and these look incredibly sharp but i am a little worried about increasing my detail level too much because i dont want oversharpening either.

very nice grabs indeed. what (if any) is your plan for color correction
 
i definately like the look with the adapters i havent quite been able to save enough and convince myself to buy one. as of now i will have to settle for just the plain old reliable DVX. but with the results that you got with your detail level i will definately have to experiment with my settings. and i cant wait to see ur final product.
 
Riley, it's always refreshing to read about a shooter taking the time to test with their equipment, and then taking advantage of the features in the unit to achieve the best footage. Your attention to detail is spot on, and the images speak for themselves.

Your technique of focus tweaking is excellent, but remember that with temperature, re-attachment etc. it may vary slightly so check it if conditions change, and don't necessarily go by the numbers. The DOF relationship between your DVX and our imaging element is hyper-critical when an achromat is involved...and your understanding of the importance of this will serve you well :-) One of the things I do to check focus in the field is to take a minute and adjust both 35mm lens focus and camera focus on a subject framed by the adapter until it's perfect on both ends. That's a perfectly valid way to adjust backfocus on your DVX.

Cheers,
Dennis Wood
 
hey guys, I lobe the exposure of these images and I have few questions, I just finished a short and when looking at the field monitor the exposure looked good, and nice but when getting back to my computer my histogram and waveform monitor shows how underexposed some shots are, and without those on my camera I am just wondering how you guys judge good exposure so I would take care of the noisy picture. do you guys go with zebras and when it starts to peak you back of a tad? I just dont know...

Jon
 
As little as I use a light meter...a few of the cinemographers we work with swear by them, even for video. As a tool to judge light levels, and stops of contrast across a subject etc. there is no substitue to make sure your light levels are where they should be. The best thing you could do is rate your camera and/or camera + adapter's ISO rating and take it from there. If your camera has 6 stops of range, and you know the ISO rating, there should be little chance of underexposing.

My favourite tool these days is Adobe Onlocation and our Asus G2S laptop. With a 1920x1200 pixel 17" screen and the waveform/vectorscopes at your disposal, you can make a very informed evaluation of light levels, white balance, colour etc. with your camera tethered with a firewire cable. The fact that you can also record footage to the laptop and preview clips instantly at 1:1 pixel aspect on bith SD and all HD formats is a big plus (not played through OnLocation). The two applications that don't work with this setup right now is the EX1 in HQ mode, and overcrank on the HVX200/HPX500. That said, you could switch modes on these cameras, check the scopes, then revert.

Hopefully more cameras in the near future will include the live histogram display that is part of the Sony EX1 feature set.
 
Yah a few scenes turned out great, but some are just terrible, Onlocation only works with Windows right, Im a Mac guy, and I only have a MACPRo as of right now, so a laptop is probably in the distant future. I have a few photo light meters, what kind of light meters will work best with video? and hopefully it doesnt have that much of a budget(saving for a new camera) any help dennis would be great. Out side stuff isnt a problem but in side is a whole another beast.

PS Riley great stuff, hope you liked my grabs.

jon
 
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