Epic Dragon and scarlet mx on a project

[Pedro Faerstein]

Hi,

I did a couple of two camera projects with an epic mx and a scarlet mx. It worked very well, and it was very easy to finish it. The cameras, of course, would cut seamlessly.

But now, my epic is returning from the upgrade, and I don't have, within the budget, the possibilitie to rent another dragon.

How difficult you guys think it would be to intercut epic dragon and scarlet mx?

I know testing is key. But If somebody has already done this, it would be nice.

 

[Adrian Weinbrecht]

Hi Pedro

We have shot Dragon and MX side by side, they cut together fine, but this will also depend on your subject, lens choice, angle etc. the contrast range of scene will also have an impact with Dragon giving you more in the highlights.

If everything is properly lit and exposed correctly for each Camera then you will be fine, I can't show the example from our shoot because of an NDA.

Some subjects will show more of a difference but this should mostly come out in the grade.

Happy shooting

 

[Tommaso Alvisi]

Pedro,
I think that if you shoot within the intersected range protecting the highlights on the mx and the lows/shadows on the dragon, everything should be ok!
In essence scenes without excessive contrast and with shadows (where you still want detail) exposed @ 250/400 ISO would be fine!

 

[aron paul orton]

All together, Dragon, Scarlet, and Sony A7

All together, Dragon, Scarlet, and Sony A7

http://vimeo.com/92671372

Dragon, Scarlet, and Sony A7. All mixed together with love.

 

[Daniel Stilling]

Hey Aron, Could you break down which are which? I assume the aerials were A7. Very nice BTW

 

[Mike P.]

If you have to ask, that's a good sign (unless the A7s was only for time-lapse)! A7s is full-frame, 4k, and ISOmillion-billion or whatever... seems like a pretty good back-up camera.

Back on topic, I would think if you used the Scarlet for the tighter shots, you should be good as you could control the lighting/contrast ratio/dynamic range better on close-ups. Not sure how much of a difference it makes, but setting them both to the same ColourSpace (like RedColour3) should also help...

To be honest, I'd be more concerned with the resolution/sharpness difference, but that can be dialled in with post.

 

[Daniel Stilling]

A7s is full-frame, 4k, and ISOmillion-billion or whatever... seems like a pretty good back-up camera.

Not 4K yet. Needs the shogun to record 4K right now.