hi, i'm a french director of photography,
after several tests in panavision france and one commercial, i've noticed an disgraceful "colored" noise in the middle grey and darker part of the image.
i was recording on hard drive in HD 4:4:4 (not raw) using a Log C.
to be safer i was overexposing a bit, the director and i wanted a soft look (cooke S4) . as far as art departement was concerned, no deep colors except a blue jacket for
the actor.
during the color timing, we didn't need to push the "darker" part of the images But we had to face the evidence: noise appeared !!!
in several forum in france i've read the same problem in several dop's testimonial after shooting.
i just love how this camera handle the high light and how beautiful a skin tone can be graceful But this noise is a big issue !
am i wrong? do you have different opinion or experience? can i see images to prove i'm wrong ? thanks.
reynald.