Choosing ISO and OLPF on Weapon Helium

[Alex Sandman]

Hey everyone. I have a brand new Weapon Helium and I haven't had much time to put it through some testing. I have a shoot coming up this Tuesday and I'm wondering how others are rotating OLPFs and selecting ISO based on light conditions. The shoot will be in a doctor's office setting. Unfortunately no time to replace the fluorescent overheads or mount lights on the ceiling. So I will be turning off all the overhead lighting and bouncing daylight LEDs to mix in with the window light. I'm guessing the Skintone Highlight OLPF for this because it has the best highlight roll-off? I obviously don't want to blow out the windows. So if I'm using the STHL OLPF, what ISO on Helium would people recommend?

I've gotten good results across the board with the Standard OLPF but I have been disappointed in the highlight latitude, even at ISO north of 1000.

Thanks!

Alex

 

[francisco santos]

Alex,
The skin tone lives on my units. Unless I'm in a scenario where i am cranking the shit out of the iso. I'm not a fan of the standard either. I would say without too much info in this scenario I would suggest you stick with that. If its a sunny day you can open them windows up and use your leds and kinos to play with fill and key. In most offices like that I usually flag the shit out of it create contrast. I have a 6k him led for rent in boston if your interested can add some nice punch through a window. Cheers,
Frank

 

[Nick Morrison]

Try 800 on Skintone with Helium

 

[Joel Voelker]

Try 1000+ with the kippertie Carbon. I've been getting incredible results