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Alright, I have been coloring my feature and digging around in other people's couches for quarters to pay for chicken tacos for the past few weeks, haven't had a chance to mess with any cameras and I'm still waiting on the Holy Grail that is MFT mount.
My friend just got his EF camera in, he called me over to show him how this "awkward thing works" in his words. After tricking him into thinking that you could really use it as an alarm clock -- I wish you could, I started to explore and I saw the dreaded HALF SCREEN LINE (horrorsting.wav)
It actually kind of freaked me out, but then I went ahead and whipped out my cheap-o light meter to see what was going on.
Here's the solution to the problem: stop underexposing the camera.
If you are seeing that line, you are far too underexposed. A few tips to go along with this:
1. 1600 ISO is actually a decent guide to go by, and by that I mean if you're underexposed there then you should probably not shoot what you're about to shoot, or prepare to Neat Video and add a mask to balance the top and bottom half of the sensor.
2. Get faster glass. I think we all knew this from the start, and while the camera is surprisingly awesome in lowlight, don't kid yourselves. 1.4's are the way to go. Speed Booster and this camera are likely a Match Made. And I can imagine SLR HyperPrimes being even better than that.. Jury's out until someone compares both.
3. Get more light. Kind of self explanatory.
4. Embrace the flaws, fix what you can in post.
5. Pretend you didn't see it and behave like Michael Cera (in every movie aside from Youth In Revolt) if someone else notices it, then walk away. This is kind of how I go about every situation in life, so this is highly recommended.
Use this thread to quiet people down from now on. It contains all you need to tell someone.
My friend just got his EF camera in, he called me over to show him how this "awkward thing works" in his words. After tricking him into thinking that you could really use it as an alarm clock -- I wish you could, I started to explore and I saw the dreaded HALF SCREEN LINE (horrorsting.wav)
It actually kind of freaked me out, but then I went ahead and whipped out my cheap-o light meter to see what was going on.
Here's the solution to the problem: stop underexposing the camera.
If you are seeing that line, you are far too underexposed. A few tips to go along with this:
1. 1600 ISO is actually a decent guide to go by, and by that I mean if you're underexposed there then you should probably not shoot what you're about to shoot, or prepare to Neat Video and add a mask to balance the top and bottom half of the sensor.
2. Get faster glass. I think we all knew this from the start, and while the camera is surprisingly awesome in lowlight, don't kid yourselves. 1.4's are the way to go. Speed Booster and this camera are likely a Match Made. And I can imagine SLR HyperPrimes being even better than that.. Jury's out until someone compares both.
3. Get more light. Kind of self explanatory.
4. Embrace the flaws, fix what you can in post.
5. Pretend you didn't see it and behave like Michael Cera (in every movie aside from Youth In Revolt) if someone else notices it, then walk away. This is kind of how I go about every situation in life, so this is highly recommended.
Use this thread to quiet people down from now on. It contains all you need to tell someone.
Kholi Hicks