George Kilroy
April 28th, 2010, 04:38 AM
The spot meter function on the HM700 shows when an image has an area with a maximum exposure indicated as 300%. I take from that that the dynamic range is 300:1. Is there a way of extending that so that in very high contrast lighting situations the highlights can be held but the darker areas can also show detail without going completely black. I have tried the Black Stretch but that gives the overall image a much flatter contrast. I notice on a very bright sunny day (which we've had a few of here recently) when I add ND filter to hold the highlights, too much of the darker area goes to black. If I open for the shadows I loose the highlights. Similarly with a stage show that I shot on the HM700 without ND I couldn’t keep any detail in shadow areas yet when I’ve previously shot in the same theatre under the same lighting conditions using DV, I don’t recall having such a noticeable problem.
Can anyone point me towards a solution or is it a characteristic or the camera and or the format.
Can anyone point me towards a solution or is it a characteristic or the camera and or the format.