Epic-W 8K Helium // Low Light Test with all OLPFs

[Marco Werner]

The Epic-W is amazing at low light!

Today Daniel Bichler and I decided to do a short test from ISO 400 up to 12800.
We shot with the Standard, Low Light and also the Skin Tone-Highlight OLPFs to see how huge the differences really are.

The video is filmed 8K HD at 6:1 with REDWideGamutRGB and REDgamma4.
Uploaded straight to YouTube in 8K and without any Colorgrading.

Shot with the Sigma Art 18-35mm at f/2.8 and 35mm.

Video will be updated as soon as Helium Color Science is out!
Hope you like it!

 

[Tristan Houghton]

How did you find the responsiveness of the STH OLPF?

Just about to take a look at the video.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Tristan Houghton]

Hey which one was STH in the film? It's labelled standard for the first and the last of the examples.

 

[Marco Werner]

Video updated! (3rd is Skin Tone-Highlight OLPF)

 

[Adam Montville]

I'm shocked at just how good the Standard is across ALL ISOs. Almost doesn't even seem like a point to put on the Low Light on the Helium.

 

[Akin A]

Good idea and test.
But one thing I know from uploading ISO tests to YouTube is that the only thing they're good for is showing how good your footage will look... on YouTube.
YouTube will make almost anything look clean after compression.

What's your opinion on how they look on your computer?

 

[Curren Sheldon]

Thanks for this test - This is great. Looks usable all the way up to 5000-6400 on standard and low-light. So awesome! Which means 2000-3200 will be great.

 

[Diego Ramirez Budowski]

i Wonder how 128000 in LLO would look with some noise reduction?Usable?

 

[Mike P.]

That Standard looks pretty similar to the LLO up to ISO6400 (at 4k)... Regardless, I probably wouldn't go beyond 3200 if I could help it.

Also, RG4 probably isn't the best to use to test noise -- it has a tendency to crush out a lot more. Might be better seeing a flatter gamma (rlf or 3g10) to see how noisy it actually is.

 

[Phil Holland]

That Standard looks pretty similar to the LLO up to ISO6400 (at 4k)... Regardless, I probably wouldn't go beyond 3200 if I could help it.

While the Standard is indeed the "middle ground" between the Skin Tone - Highlight OLPF and Low Light OLPF it is in general closer to some of the qualities of the LLO.

I like thinking of it as an LLO with a dash of STH.


Nicely executed test. Saves me from having to do similar