Re: By the light of the moon
 

nigel, what lens did you use for that Moon shot?

Re: By the light of the moon
 

The lens was a Canon EF 300 mm L 2.8II and the second shot used a 2 x extender on it.

Re: By the light of the moon
 

Hi Barry,

I finally was able to view your moonlight footage at a library yesterday and I must say I'm very impressed as was my wife. I see great potential in this camera for wildlife filmmaking especially in low light situations. It will open up a whole new world for me in filming by the natural light of the moon. I know night vision lenses have been used, however, this looks better. I'm looking forward in seeing this camera at dealers in Canada. Thanks for sharing.

Leon Lorenz
Canadian Wildlife Productions: Grizzly Bears, Bighorm Sheep in Alberta & BC Rockies DVD Videos

C300 MoonLit clips denoised
 

At the suggestion of several people on Vimeo, I ran a few moonlit clips through a de-noiser (Neat Video). I'd consider these a moderately aggressive denoise pass...I've left a little noise and then sharpened it slightly.

Consider me floored. The ISO 20k clip in the middle is a little smeary...but honestly. I think it's impressive what the C300 maintains in terms of Detail and DR at 10-20k iso. Download the original file to bypass Vimeo's own denoising.

Re: By the light of the moon
 

That's significant.

Yeah, the NR on that pass was a bit heavy-handed. Also, I'm sure it would look more consistent with more consistent focus. The NR did well when in or out of focus, but had difficulty at the transition. Had this been a serious, "okay everybody, we need to nail focus" many-takes shot with slightly less aggressive noise reduction, the audience would be lost in the scene without ever noticing any noise or artifacts. And that's the whole goal.

I remain impressed!