BarryLichtner
Active member
As far as luminance is concerned and it's ability to capture this event wide ranges, the FS7'S abilities were never doubted... more than 10 stops is beyond the most common HDR10 spec. It's color that I was curious about (before the fall of the American empire tonight sort of put that into context). Is the FS7 "good enough" to shoot HDR content as-is. Yes. I believe it more than meets the color demands of DCI-P3 as well. I wasn't questioning that either. It's about if, or how, it will capture the full BT.2020 color gamut.
It doesn't matter much now-- but at some point soon it might, depending on what you do and what requirements are potentially forced on you.There's also the fact that capturing more of what you need (than absolutely necessary) usually produces a superior result. Like 14 stops of DR can provide the option of subtler transitions (in a selective grade) on a 6.5 stop display than could have been achieved with a 6.5 stop camera, giving you zero room to move in post. Like how 8K makes better 4K-- or audio recordings sampled at 96kHz/24 bits can render finer details (or provide more room for manipulation later). A wider, finer palate of colors can give you more color options, even if your display can't show the full rec.2020 spectrum. HDR is a confusing concept because it wraps up several things in one label, and we lack the displays to even visualize these theoretical color and luminance limits.
