Author Topic: filming in bright sunlight, which camera to buy? (Read 24819 times)

ShadySue · « **Reply #25 on:** January 02, 2017, 15:59 »

Quote from: DallasP on December 28, 2016, 18:01

Honestly not sure where you heard that high ISO would help with that but, they were wrong.

Possibly from old filmography.
I know that for the film Out of Africa they had great difficulty matching footage taken in contrasty light with other footage, until they had the idea of using faster film for the contrasty light, IIRC because the faster film naturally had lower contrast.

unnonimus · « **Reply #26 on:** January 02, 2017, 17:49 »

you said: "The problem which you originally said you had is due to the way light is reflected."

no, I only used that as an example of how bright the sunlight was, it was bright enough that I am getting reflections off of people's clothing onto their face.

I have 3 cameras. an fdr ax100, a P900, and a coolpixk waterproof camera. the FDR AX100 handles bright sunlight better than the P900 and the waterproof camera. the technology is different between the 3 cameras. I want to buy a camera that does a better job than the 3 cameras that I already have when filming in bright sunlight. the minimum ISO settings are similar and the video quality is vastly different.

I have gone through hundreds of cameras and am unable to determine what measure signifies its performance in bright sunlight.

can anyone recommend how to identify what to look for in a camera, specs wise, that will ensure me that the camera films better in bright sunlight?

thankyou

vladimir · « **Reply #27 on:** January 02, 2017, 18:21 »

In my opinion no matter how good the camera is you will never obtain an even exposure in bright sunlight because the sensor it is going to expose either for the bright areas in wich case your subject will be dark or if it will expose for the subject then the bright areas will be blown out. You have many options to tweak your lighting with reflectors nd filters and so on but you will not find a camera that can expose perfectly for sky and subject all at the same time and for that reasons the filters and reflectors were invented. or I might not understood your question...I generaly shoot with a dslr with neutral image setings and then tweak the footage in post

sharpshot · « **Reply #28 on:** January 02, 2017, 18:34 »

If you have the budget and time to learn the work flow, a camera that can do raw footage would help, like this one https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/964119-REG/blackmagic_design_blackmagic_production_camera_4k.html

vladimir · « **Reply #29 on:** January 02, 2017, 18:41 »

Quote from: sharpshot on January 02, 2017, 18:34

If you have the budget and time to learn the work flow, a camera that can do raw footage would help, like this one https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/964119-REG/blackmagic_design_blackmagic_production_camera_4k.html

I dont think he is willing to tweak his footage in post so RAW shooting its not going to help that much so its better to keep the money and go to a course and understand how light works

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #30 on:** January 03, 2017, 16:09 »

very stubbornly still not explaining what exactly his problem or his goal is

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #31 on:** January 03, 2017, 23:45 »

Quote from: vladimir on January 02, 2017, 18:41

Quote from: sharpshot on January 02, 2017, 18:34
If you have the budget and time to learn the work flow, a camera that can do raw footage would help, like this one https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/964119-REG/blackmagic_design_blackmagic_production_camera_4k.html

I dont think he is willing to tweak his footage in post so RAW shooting its not going to help that much so its better to keep the money and go to a course and understand how light works

Only takes seconds to fix in post, but the storage costs and transfer times would be a bit of a pain.

Innormed · « **Reply #32 on:** August 04, 2017, 02:54 »

low ISO is best for bright sunlight

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #33 on:** August 04, 2017, 03:24 »

Quote from: Innormed on August 04, 2017, 02:54

low ISO is best for bright sunlight

No need to bring up all these old threads.

DallasP · « **Reply #34 on:** August 04, 2017, 14:59 »

Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on August 04, 2017, 03:24

Quote from: Innormed on August 04, 2017, 02:54
low ISO is best for bright sunlight

No need to bring up all these old threads.

Why you guys revive old troll threads?

Brightontl · « **Reply #35 on:** August 04, 2017, 15:10 »

Quote from: DallasP on August 04, 2017, 14:59

Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on August 04, 2017, 03:24
Quote from: Innormed on August 04, 2017, 02:54
low ISO is best for bright sunlight

No need to bring up all these old threads.

Why you guys revive old troll threads?

Why on earth you want to shoot in bright light?
Go in a shaded area, or wait for sunset or sunrise, like any other photographer

fotoroad · « **Reply #36 on:** August 05, 2017, 15:14 »

Quote from: unnonimus on December 28, 2016, 00:09

I film often in bright sunlight. you can see the colors of clothing reflected off of people's faces.

I want to buy a new camera. what should I look for in a camera in order to make sure it does the best job in regards to filming in bright sunlight?

I read that high ISO is important. would it be true to buy the camera with the highest ISO range?

I currently use the SONY FDR AX100.

any advice is appreciated.

Hmmm

Bad Company · « **Reply #37 on:** August 05, 2017, 20:44 »

Quote from: DallasP on August 04, 2017, 14:59

Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on August 04, 2017, 03:24
Quote from: Innormed on August 04, 2017, 02:54
low ISO is best for bright sunlight

No need to bring up all these old threads.

Why you guys revive old troll threads?

Because we are bored

dpimborough · « **Reply #38 on:** August 06, 2017, 02:17 »

Quote from: Brightontl on August 04, 2017, 15:10

Quote from: DallasP on August 04, 2017, 14:59
Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on August 04, 2017, 03:24
Quote from: Innormed on August 04, 2017, 02:54
low ISO is best for bright sunlight

No need to bring up all these old threads.

Why you guys revive old troll threads?
Why on earth you want to shoot in bright light?
Go in a shaded area, or wait for sunset or sunrise, like any other photographer

That is such a silly statement it might work for landscape photographers but not for sports or street and editorial

Vlad · « **Reply #39 on:** August 06, 2017, 16:50 »

filming in bright sunlight, which camera to buy?

The cheapest one you can buy. I mean it. Expensive cameras and lenses are meant for low light situations. For bright sunlight you can use even your smartphone camera.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #40 on:** August 06, 2017, 21:17 »

Quote from: Vlad on August 06, 2017, 16:50

filming in bright sunlight, which camera to buy?

The cheapest one you can buy. I mean it. Expensive cameras and lenses are meant for low light situations. For bright sunlight you can use even your smartphone camera.

So any blockbuster movie that uses sufficient lighting to replicate bright sunlight conditions, or are actually shooting in bright sunlight conditions... they're ok to shoot on an iPhone? They only pull out the Alexas, Reds and the CineAltas when the gaffer forgets to bring the lighting setup?

DallasP · « **Reply #41 on:** August 06, 2017, 22:47 »

Quote from: Sammy the Cat on August 06, 2017, 02:17

Quote from: Brightontl on August 04, 2017, 15:10
Quote from: DallasP on August 04, 2017, 14:59
Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on August 04, 2017, 03:24
Quote from: Innormed on August 04, 2017, 02:54
low ISO is best for bright sunlight

No need to bring up all these old threads.

Why you guys revive old troll threads?
Why on earth you want to shoot in bright light?
Go in a shaded area, or wait for sunset or sunrise, like any other photographer

That is such a silly statement it might work for landscape photographers but not for sports or street and editorial

uhm ... I think we're all fairly capable of rolling the iso up a bit if the shutter speed or aperture requires it. The point still remains that lower ISO will collect less light given the other parameters.

rinderart · « **Reply #42 on:** August 22, 2017, 23:52 »

Quote from: marthamarks on January 01, 2017, 04:35

Methinks this discussion has run its course.

Actually, it ran its course after the first post.

Anybody who claims he has "gone through hundreds of cameras" and believes a high ISO will help him shoot in bright sunlight is either a troll or terminally hopeless.

Happy 2017, everybody!

+1000 amazing and some of the responses are even More amazing. WOW. Kinda shocking actually. Dear OP. read what Sean said and go take a class. concentrate on exposure. I had to copy this thread to show students. WOW.

Difydave · « **Reply #43 on:** August 23, 2017, 08:40 »

Quote from: rinderart on August 22, 2017, 23:52

Quote from: marthamarks on January 01, 2017, 04:35
Methinks this discussion has run its course.

Actually, it ran its course after the first post.

Anybody who claims he has "gone through hundreds of cameras" and believes a high ISO will help him shoot in bright sunlight is either a troll or terminally hopeless.

Happy 2017, everybody!

+1000 amazing and some of the responses are even More amazing. WOW. Kinda shocking actually. Dear OP. read what Sean said and go take a class. concentrate on exposure. I had to copy this thread to show students. WOW.

It's the internet. . .

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Author Topic: filming in bright sunlight, which camera to buy? (Read 24819 times)

ShadySue

unnonimus

vladimir

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vladimir

Microstockphoto

SpaceStockFootage

Innormed

Sean Locke Photography

DallasP

Brightontl

fotoroad

Bad Company

dpimborough

Vlad

SpaceStockFootage

DallasP

rinderart

Difydave

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