Anyone have Dragon lowlight/daylight examples or tests they can share?

[Ron Michaels]

Hey everyone,
Anyone have any lowlight Dragon sensor tests they can share? I ask because I am well aware of the "lowlight + tungsten = noise" issue with most digital sensors and the Dragon being no exception. However I was wondering if anyone has any comparisons or examples they can share of the Dragon sensor under varying lowlight kelvin temps. I have seen several examples showing how RED cameras can show issues under tungsten sources, but I would like to see how significant of an improvement there is with higher kelvin temps at low light levels. I do plan on running some of my own tests within the next month so ill be happy to share when I have them.
Thanks,
Ron

 

[Marc Wielage]

My memory is that the sensor for most digital cameras is optimized for 5600°, so my advice is to stick to that as much as possible. I tend to agree with Art Adams that when you shoot tungsten, most digital cameras suffer in terms of noise, color balance, and other factors:

http://www.provideocoalition.com/when-a-camera-manufacturer-hates-me/

While Art specifically criticized Red, I have seen similar situations with Alexa, Canon, and Sony cameras as well, so this is not a Red-specific problem.

 

[Stacey Spears]

Ron, while the source is not available take a look at the TV series, The Knick. They shoot in low light using the LLO OLPF.