Philipp Kunzli Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 We're right now in preproduction for a documentary for which we're going to need two cameras. It's an international coproduction and it's going to be shoot in two countries. One Company owns a F5 already, the second one is considering buying a FS7... There are times when we will be shooting with both cameras the same time and there are situation when we shoot a whole scene with one and the next with the other camera. Does anyone have any experience how the to cameras go together. How do they mix? Or are there any special set up to bring them closer? Thanks for your feedback. Philipp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted July 15, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 15, 2016 Similar look, the F5 has noticeably poorer noise performance. It's the same sensor, but different electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mark Kenfield Posted July 15, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 15, 2016 You'll be fine, they'll cut as well together as two different cameras can. Shoot SLOG3/SGamut3.cine with both for best results, and ensure both sensors are exposed properly, with middle grey at the appropriate place on a waveform (the supposed 2000 ISO sensitivity of both cameras hasn't wrung true in my tests). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny N Suleimanagich Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Shoot a color chart at the head of each setup, you'll save a lot of time in post and have a good starting point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin R Probyn Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) Oh sorry totally mis read the OP.. ! its late here.. yes Fs7 great bang for the buck.. Edited July 16, 2016 by Robin R Probyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philipp Kunzli Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 You'll be fine, they'll cut as well together as two different cameras can. Shoot SLOG3/SGamut3.cine with both for best results, and ensure both sensors are exposed properly, with middle grey at the appropriate place on a waveform (the supposed 2000 ISO sensitivity of both cameras hasn't wrung true in my tests). I totally agree with you. The FS 7 isn't 2000 ISO! I postet already a quite intense ISO test a few month ago. http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showtopic=67992 In my experience I shot it 1250... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Mark Kenfield Posted July 17, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted July 17, 2016 I got 1125 ISO for my F5, and have seen basically the same response on the FS7. For anyone interested, you can see the tests and read the methodology on my blog: www.dreamsmiths.com.au/blog You'll note that I DON'T advocate overexposing those sensors, merely exposing them properly. Overexposing SLOG in 10-bit compressed codecs will force the brighter parts of your image into more compressed parts of the gamma curve - which will leave you with less tonality and more plastic-looking skin tones (perhaps the most common crime I see commited with these cameras). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philipp Kunzli Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 ... which will leave you with less tonality and more plastic-looking skin tones. (perhaps the most common crime I see commited with these cameras). I 100% agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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