Test of Alister Chapman's Flat Profile in Color

[Vincent Oliver]

Now Doug, why did you go and spoil my weekend here in cold, snowy damp London by showing us those fantastic scenes in Key West.

The colour shots are very clean, especially the night and low light shots.

[Douglas Villalba]

Originally Posted by Vincent Oliver

Thanks Doug,

I will look you up when I am next in Miami. Remind me is it North or South of Washington ?

We are in the east coast of Florida about 1,100 miles south of Washington DC.

[Vincent Oliver]

Just a bus ride away then :-)

Sorry for the English humour, I do know where Miami is, especially as we see the Hurricane reports on our news at least once a year.

ps. it is 3311 miles from Washington State to Florida State, or a very long bus ride.

[Douglas Villalba]

Originally Posted by Vincent Oliver

Just a bus ride away then :-)

Sorry for the English humour, I do know where Miami is, especially as we see the Hurricane reports on our news at least once a year.

ps. it is 3311 miles from Washington State to Florida State, or a very long bus ride.

Hehehe, I didn't say we have perfect weather all the time, just that it is very bright.

[Paul Ream]

Ah... about 100 miles east of Dismal Key...

[Douglas Villalba]

Originally Posted by Doug Jensen

Speaking of Key West, here's my take on the city with my F3.
No grading. No S-LOG. Just easy shooting with a properly setup camera.

A Weekend in Key West with the Sony PMW-F3 on Vimeo

Very nice video Doug, however it is 180' the opposite of this thread is about which is the ability of the F3 to handle grading.
Sometimes you either don't have the perfect conditions to get in camera what you want or as in the video bellow you want different look from what you recorded.
I believe that this camera is best suited for cinematography and finishing in post to get full advantage of custom settings and specially S-LOG. Sure you can use it for news reporting where you want to report, not create. I believe it is best used to create.
I think it was Vincent that made the comment about the saturated look of a postcard. There is a reason why postcards are saturated. Who would by a postcard that looked the same as what you see with your own two eyes or a snap shot that you took with your disposable camera.
Sure you can set your camera to certain look, but you can't change it later like you could when you use a profile like Alister Chapman, Abelcine Range or S-LOG.

Magic Hour on Vimeo

[Doug Jensen]

QUOTE: "Very nice video Doug, however it is 180' the opposite of this thread is about which is the ability of the F3 to handle grading."

My point is this: Why grade just for the sake of grading? If I can get better results without grading, why bother? In my opinion, your the video of the bridge is a poor choice as an example if your purpose is to demonstrate the F3's ability to handle grading. The final result looks like the original could have been from any video source, even VHS. Your test tells us nothing, except that you took a bland shot and made it worse.

Surely you can find a better example to show us? Perhaps a person indoors sitting against brightly lit window? And then grade it so it looks like a NICE finished product, rather than a cartoon. I think that would be a more useful example for us to view.

I think everyone's goal, including yours, is to produce an excellent finished product, so examples that show anything other than that aren't very educational. And if I can get an excellent finished product without grading, why bother? I have too much work already to do, without adding to my workload unnecessarily.

Believe me, I am a strong proponent of grading --- but I prefer to do it in the camera before any compression. I get a better image, I don't waste time grading every shot in post, I don't waste time rendering, and I don't create a bunch of needless extra files on my drives. And if I'm handing the footage off to a client, I don't have to be concerned that they won't grade it properly. Most clients have neither the time or interest in grading.

[Douglas Villalba]

Originally Posted by Doug Jensen

QUOTE: "Very nice video Doug, however it is 180' the opposite of this thread is about which is the ability of the F3 to handle grading."

My point is this: Why grade just for the sake of grading? If I can get better results without grading, why bother? In my opinion, your the video of the bridge is a poor choice as an example if your purpose is to demonstrate the F3's ability to handle grading. The final result looks like the original could have been from any video source, even VHS. Your test tells us nothing, except that you took a bland shot and made it worse.

Surely you can find a better example to show us? Perhaps a person indoors sitting against brightly lit window? And then grade it so it looks like a NICE finished product, rather than a cartoon. I think that would be a more useful example for us to view.

I think everyone's goal, including yours, is to produce an excellent finished product, so examples that show anything other than that aren't very educational. And if I can get an excellent finished product without grading, why bother? I have too much work already to do, without adding to my workload unnecessarily.

Believe me, I am a strong proponent of grading --- but I prefer to do it in the camera before any compression. I get a better image, I don't waste time grading every shot in post, I don't waste time rendering, and I don't create a bunch of needless extra files on my drives. And if I'm handing the footage off to a client, I don't have to be concerned that they won't grade it properly. Most clients have neither the time or interest in grading.

I am going to answer your post privately.

[Doug Jensen]

Originally Posted by Douglas Villalba

I am going to answer your post privately.

Douglas,
Thank you for your private email. I'm glad to hear that my advice was helpful to you. Don't get discouraged, you're learning. Happy shooting!

[Douglas Villalba]

Originally Posted by Doug Jensen

Douglas,
Thank you for your private email. I'm glad to hear that my advice was helpful to you. Don't get discouraged, you're learning. Happy shooting!

Doug we have two things in common. The name and over 30 years in business and that is all.

I don't come to this forums to pretend I am the all knowing judge from heaven and to make comments to make people feel stupid.

I don't take over other people's threads. I open my own.

I strive for perfection at the expense that someone with short vision may want to embarrass me 'cause they only see the big picture, but the devil is in the detail. I can learn new thing even from a beginner and even from you 'cause I'm open to learning.

There is difference between constructive criticism and plain criticizing to make yourself feel you are someone. Stop criticizing if you can't take criticism.

[Doug Jensen]

If two posts is "taking over the thread" then I will try to use better judgement.
Good day.