Denny Smith wrote:Yes, a very nice job Tim. Sunsets are not easy to film or photograph, and get a wide range of detail, as you achieved.
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Thank you, Denny! Honestly, I think all credit belongs to Blackmagic Design for providing the tools. The URSA Mini 4.6K made it easy to expose the camera, and DaVinci Resolve made it easy to grade the image. I believe that the wide range of detail that I managed to capture is a enough proof that this camera has incredible latitude.
I even had a friend on Facebook asking how I achieved it since they're a photographer with a Canon DSLR, and they couldn't figure out how I avoided exposure change flicker. The thing is that the exposure remained the same throughout, and that this is all dynamic range.
I'm positive that if DxO was to evaluate the camera they would find it has a higher grade than any of the Canon DSLRs. It would hold up to the RED Dragon, which they did evaluate. DxO doesn't evaluate any other cinema camera, and yet because they made the exception for the RED it has allowed RED to boast that they achieved the highest DxO marks of any camera. Yet, I say that doesn't matter if they don't compare it against other cinema cameras. I'd love to see how the URSA Mini 4.6K compares against RED, ARRI, Sony, and Canon cinema cameras. I'm positive it would hold up to the big boys that cost 10X the amount of money.