Richard Burton

It's useful if it will work within the parameters of your shot, but most AC's would probably feel better pulling focus. I have used them extensively for aerial work and even gone so far as to calibrate many zooms so that I had marks beyond 50', usually 500' which is much more useful. The pocket wizard program is great for calculating hyper focal if you don't already have it.

Sorry it took a while to respond. You're right, but to put it a little more simply: 1# Low contrast lighting TV 2# High contrast lighting TV 3# Low contrast lighting Film 4# High contrast lighting Film They do need to be graded, but you'll get much more range at both ends than shooting non H.G.. Thanks, Richard

Storaro and Coppola

I haven't worked with a 1500 for a while and couldn't find my notes on the hyper gammas. Can anyone give me the file names and what they represent? I think the order is #1 high con TV #2 Low con TV #3 High con film #4 Low con film, but I'd like to be certain. Thanks, Richard