Ioana Vasile

Jon - Thanks! that is reassuring if we go that route, i'm still crossing my fingers for super 16, still not convinced that we'll get that same crushed black look that you see in music videos (ie. billy talent's devil in a midnight mass)...and yes, it will be all dimmer controlled, but i think to get the band lit bright enough, it will cause clipping where the lamps are... J.S - right, the clipping is a function of the chip, but i was thinking using film lenses as opposed to the HD lens, might soften that effect around the edges of the lights, by having a smaller depth of field (not sure yet if that's true yet), and maybe just a softer/used coating than the hd lenses. So you guys agree that vertical smear does not happen in the Varicam? i can live with clipping...

Hey, I'm shooting a video where there will be lights placed behind the band directed toward the camera, and the fixtures will be in frame when they light up. The production is interested in shooting HD, on the varicam, and I'm aware that digital formats don't handle strong signals very well, and can result in flat blowouts and vertical smear if overexposed, but does anyone know how the Varicam in particular handles this type of situation, if it does a decent job of it? and if using film lenses would help the situation at all?