DSMC - Long Exposure

[chris.karageorgiou]

Hey guys, my apologies if this has been discussed.

With the current build, how long can you hold the shutter open/active on the DSMC for stills photography?
Do any DSMC users have examples of long exposure captures?

Peace

 

[Deanan]

1 sec max currently.
Working on longer exposure times for future firmware builds.

 

[Mark Andersen]

Deanan, I noticed that long exposure at night can get dead pixel noise (similar to what some DSLRs have also) is Red working on this? For others who haven't seen this, it is little white dots (pixels actually) that appear randomly and show up mostly in dark areas, night sky's etc. most folks aren't soothing bellow 1/24th. Of a sec so probably never encounter this.

 

[Deanan]

Deanan, I noticed that long exposure at night can get dead pixel noise (similar to what some DSLRs have also) is Red working on this? For others who haven't seen this, it is little white dots (pixels actually) that appear randomly and show up mostly in dark areas, night sky's etc. most folks aren't soothing bellow 1/24th. Of a sec so probably never encounter this.

Did you black shade the longer exposure?

 

[chris.karageorgiou]

Thanks Deanan.

1 sec max currently.
Working on longer exposure times for future firmware builds.

 

[Andrew Walker]

Hopefully this is something that will come out in a firmware fairly soon. I was kind of hoping Epic could be more of a timelapse camera than it is right now. So far the camera needs longer exposure times and an actual timelapse mode.

 

[Joe Taylor]

Please correct me if I am wrong, but it has been my understanding that Epic already has a time-lapse mode that is at least on par with the Red ONE.

 

[Johnny Friday]

Please correct me if I am wrong, but it has been my understanding that Epic already has a time-lapse mode that is at least on par with the Red ONE.

No....best you get now with Epic is 1fps where R1 let you set up 1frame over multiple seconds. Exposure is on par with R1 times....but i think many are hoping for more time-lapse or greater time-lapse than 1fps....i'd like to see as R1 was....so i can get 1frame every 3,5,7,9 etc....and then longer exposures beyond 1/2 sec.

 

[Joe Taylor]

No....best you get now with Epic is 1fps where R1 let you set up 1frame over multiple seconds. Exposure is on par with R1 times....but i think many are hoping for more time-lapse or greater time-lapse than 1fps....i'd like to see as R1 was....so i can get 1frame every 3,5,7,9 etc....and then longer exposures beyond 1/2 sec.

This news hit like a punch to the gut. I sure hope that Red plans to develop a intervelometer for the Epic. Can anybody from the Red team chime in on this matter?

 

[Mark Andersen]

Did you black shade the longer exposure?

Nope, can't say I did. We were shooting fast at night and just took the exposure down there for a couple of shots.

 

[Deanan]

Nope, can't say I did. We were shooting fast at night and just took the exposure down there for a couple of shots.

For the longer exposures, like 1/16th or longer, you'll need to black shade at that exposure.

We'll add more black shading modes to it'll be easier to manage on the fly.

 

[Mark Andersen]

Thanks Deanan, the extra modes will be really helpful. I appreciate the quick response and all the hard work you all the Red crew puts in.

 

[Andrew Walker]

For the longer exposures, like 1/16th or longer, you'll need to black shade at that exposure.

We'll add more black shading modes to it'll be easier to manage on the fly.

That would be so awesome man. Doing the black shade out in the field blows. Plus it takes a while, much longer with the recent builds.

 

[Deanan]

That would be so awesome man. Doing the black shade out in the field blows. Plus it takes a while, much longer with the recent builds.

Blackshade time will speed up also. Playback took up almost all development resources.
Blame Mark Toia.

 

[Mark Andersen]

Blackshade time will speed up also. Playback took up almost all development resources.
Blame Mark Toia.

Playback is awesome. I'm thanking Mark Toia!

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Blackshade time will speed up also. Playback took up almost all development resources.
Blame Mark Toia.

I am also in the Thank Mark Toia boat...

That said:
Will it be possible to save multiple blackshade profiles (long exp, regular exp, highspeed) and swith between them?

G

 

[David Battistella]

With build 2.0.5 has TL mode been reintroduced?

David

 

[Sam Taylor]

For the longer exposures, like 1/16th or longer, you'll need to black shade at that exposure.

We'll add more black shading modes to it'll be easier to manage on the fly.

Very useful info thanks

 

[Martin Stevens]

Why is it that I don't need to Black Shade my Canon 5D MII when I do long exposures?

Just curious.

Also, +1 on Gunleik question.

 

[Brodie Gwilliam]

i think because it has a mechanical shutter