Get the most out of your 2/3" chip in low light

[Andrew Rieger]

As the title states, this thread is intended for users to offer suggestions on getting great low light footage with the 2/3" chip. There seems to be so much focus on the low light capabilities of these VDSLR's but 2/3" chips can do quite well at night as well. Post away. Granted, there are different definitions on what is good low light and what is not. Some want noise free night shots, others don't mind a little grain.

 

[Mohammed El Sharqawy]

larger image area means cleaner image.. for that case we have here 2/3" scarlet might be the least in low light shooting.. when FF35 scarlet arrive and paired with canon L series f 1.2 lenses.. things will be harder to compare..

 

[Andrew Rieger]

Granted, there will always be chips better at capturing low light. Hell, when the Epic 645 comes around, it will be better than s35. This thread is intended for users to offer suggestions on how to get the most low light performance out of the 2/3" chip. Some cannot afford the Scarlet S35 and don't want to deal with the artifacts of DSLR video so Scarlet 2/3 is the only option. Hopefully, people will post that have shot with 2/3" chips. There are many films shot on Cinealta cams and the like so there are work arounds for these smaller chips.

 

[Aaron Newsome]

I shoot on a 2/3" camera. Here's my advice for really great low light shots. Get a fast lens. If things are not moving too fast, open the shutter up a few degrees.

Sorry the list is so short but that's about all the advice I have.