Shooting HDR with AF-100?

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brianroma

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I have seen a few clips like this:

http://www.sovietmontage.com/

shot with either two DSLRs or by using Magic Lantern HDR features. Has anyone experimented with shooting HDR footage with the AF-100? I am researching if I will need to use DSLRs for my next short film project.

Thanks for everyone's help, as always!

Brian
 
You can achieve HDR video with two AF100 exactly the same way they use their two 5Dmk2 for this clip.
Or you can use One DSLR with Magic Lantern HDR enabled but it has not the same "HDR feeling" IMO
Or you can rent a RED camera for some specific shots where HDR is absolutely necessary.
Or if you only want the "HDR look" you can check this ( shot on GH13 ) http://vimeo.com/18065686

Cheers.
 
So there is no way to shoot HDR on an AF-100 without using two of them then? RED is not an option, buying a 2nd AF-100 is not an option, Magic Lantern HDR is apparently only supported on Canon cameras. I liked the look of that video link for the music video thing, but there was no info on how that was achieved or if that is even soemthing I could apply to the AF-100.
 
HDR is achieved (more or less) by capturing two frames at the same time, one that is overexposed and one that is underexposed. The two frames are then combined so that you have both the light and dark areas exposed properly. This is a gross oversimplification, but the general principle is there. Aside from just lacking the feature, the AF100 does not have the horsepower to capture that amount of data. If you use two AF100's (or any camera) and properly align them so they're capturing (again, more or less) the same frame, then you can combine those frames in post to get the HDR effect.
 
I was wondering if anyone had used a beamsplitter rig for shooting HDR with AF-100s? I have access to two cameras and was willing to give it a shot if there was a cost-effective way to rig the cameras together.
 
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