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any warnings or advices or tricks on shooting several sequences on a discotheque inlcuding LASER LIGHTS coming straight to the lenses in some cases???

I am getting some magenta tint on faces, shooting interior with Sony F55 and Venice. It appears when checking image with 709. I am using 3.200K led panels as a main source, bounced on big blankets how to avoid that slight magenta tint (what is that? blood reminiscence?) what gel would you recomend on main source to make faces look more "Young and Golden look"?

thanks so so much, David. amazing explanation gimme 100 Mullens and I will change the cinematography school's education in this world hehehe thankx from Spain

yes, the frame will have change... but I am interested here in depth of field to get the sense of the video I posted... and to get that sense of depth of field with no renouncing to c-log dynamic range of 1D-C... (my thought is that I am not sure if I a right assuming that 1D-c on 1080 APS-H mode will get me the full frame depth of field only with the image or angle of view cropped you see my point? I need the narrowest depth of field possible with the maximun dynamic range... and have to choose among medium cameras (can's afford the big big ones) thankx

David, sorry... I quite don't get it... if the 1D is a native full frame camera... Even if I shoot on 1080 (wich is suposed to be APS-H size, not APS-C size)... that should mean that I crop the image formed on the chip, but not affect the depth of field... isn't it the same situation that if I would use a 35mm lens on a 16mm camera? wouldn't that produce a big picture on the focal plane with narrow depth of field, but cropped by the 16mm window size???? Am I wrong???? is there any picture that explain in black and white why the cropping affect the depth of field...??? Do you understand my point??? tricky issue... hmmmm

oh, sorry. it was just because I wanted to resolve my doubt as soon as possible. SORRY. I understand. can you help me with my doubt? or do you know someone who could solve it? thankx in advance

wich camera should I choose for a commercial where I need portaits with critical focus on the eye and minimun depth of field? I am inclined to full frame... but wanted the maximun latitude possible... so ... what about 1d-C versus 5D? do I get quite more latitude with canon log... am I right? and one doubt: I I use the 1D-C on APS-H wich is not full frame... what is really happening? do I lost the critical depth of field or I just crop the image? in the beginning I was thinking of the C-300 but because I want that sense of tilt&shift focus on the portrait...I thought about depth of field with full frame and compact primes 1.4 this is the kind of look I am searching for, but with the maximun dynamic range possible because I will be shooting exterior and I haven't got nice experiences on the white clipping with 5D THANKS IN ADVANCE

wich camera should I choose for a commercial where I need portaits with critical focus on the eye and minimun depth of field? I am inclined to full frame... but wanted the maximun latitude possible... so ... what about 1d-C versus 5D? do I get quite more latitude with canon log... am I right? and one doubt: I I use the 1D-C on APS-H wich is not full frame... what is really happening? do I lost the critical depth of field or I just crop the image? in the beginning I was thinking of the C-300 but because I want that sense of tilt&shift focus on the portrait...I thought about depth of field with full frame and compact primes 1.4 this is the kind of look I am searching for, but with the maximun dynamic range possible because I will be shooting exterior and I haven't got nice experiences on the white clipping with 5D THANKS IN ADVANCE

I am facing a shooting where the director wants that "night swimming" R.E.M videoclip look it seems it was shoot withy infrared lighting and camera underwater... but... wich camera is best for this? does infrared lighting behaves normally underwater at night, with no more light??? wich camera and case is better so the camera´s infrared light is not blocked by the undewater case??? THANKS IN ADVANCE

what would you say is better choice for a TV docu series similar to typical discoverychannel docs? or TV series Dog Whisperer? * no chances for hi postproduction or color correction * no filtering on camera... wich one is more sensitive? better quality? best latitude in hard light situations? noise...? THANKS IN ADVANCE

and I stil think that going to 2/3 lens adaptor will get us more cinema looking depth of field... at least more than a 1/2 inch one... am I wrong?

THANKS so so so much, friend it was very usefull by the way... do you know the ex3 in deep? is it a good choice to set the detail setting OFF when planning to film for movie theaters? THANKS IN ADVANCE

Where can I find information for getting the best results out from the EX3 to record a new TV series here in Spain? * lenses, 2/3 adpators, tests * external hard disks, wire settings... * remote control over signal, iris, etc... * hand held configuration...with all that stuff...

I'VE JUST RECEIVED the wide lens adapter 0,6 for my ex3 and I can't get focus in any configuration... nor macro, nor infinite... What could be the problem? Is there any trick or Key????

but... if I decide to shoot 1080... it can be both pal or ntsc? I thought that 1080 was a universal format itself... I can't understand how 1080 can be at the same time PAL 575 lines (or NTSC) so confused

If I am using an EX1 camera in 1080 HD mode (not in PAL or NTSC SDTV) is there any problem buying the camera in USA and carrying it to Europe? 1080 is a very different thing from Pal or NTSC... is that right? THANKS IN ADVANCE

please... any basic help or tips on my firs spot with RED ONE??? it's a very siomple shooting, but I haven't had any contact with the red one. and my usual client has bought it and wanna use it... no time for me for a workshop... THANKS IN ADVANCE

please, help me to choose between this two cameras I am interested in buying one of them social documentary proposes * low light situations * hard contrast lighting exterior-interior * quickness and versatility & workflow... * signal quality: DVCPro50HD versus XDCamHD THANKS IN ADVANCE

please, help me to choose between this two cameras I am interested in buying one of them social documentary proposes * low light situations * hard contrast lighting exterior-interior * quickness and versatility & workflow... * signal quality: DVCPro50HD versus XDCamHD THANKS IN ADVANCE

please, help me to choose between this two cameras I am interested in buying one of them social documentary proposes * low light situations * hard contrast lighting exterior-interior * quickness and versatility & workflow... * signal quality: DVCPro50HD versus XDCamHD THANKS IN ADVANCE

what is the procedure to get the HDW790 to the fabric presets???? I think I am getting some wodd colors on the white balance, maybe because of some parameter set on the paint menu...

I am a mid level D.P about to shoot a documentary on High def... any tips about paint menus or any other configuration on the field while shooting? director adviced me not to rely on the postproduction's god... so... everything I can get on the shooting: deep blacks, nice and soft picture, not crispy... nice ND graded frames, etc etc... and everything that sounds similiar to cine look... jeje. THANKS A LOT IN ADVANCE

I am about to shoot a doc and I've been asked by the producers what are the differences betwwen the HDW 790 and the 750... any help?? what are the main image controls options regarding paint menus and all that stuff I can get out from this cameras? similar to the F900? THANKS IN ADVANCE by the way: any website or doc about tips on shooting high def, regarding menus, lighting, etc?