New Scarlet User

[Chris Langer]

Hello everyone,
I have been lurking around the forum this whole weekend learning all I can about the Scarlet. I am a DP that hasn't used the Scarlet before and will be working on a production this weekend with it. I am just asking you really quick what are its strengths and weakness for outdoor shooting and some night shooting? What is the best way to light for it? Any settings I should know for getting the best possible image out of it? I won't get the camera in my hands until a day before the production starts so until then I am just reading everything I can about it.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!
Chris

 

[Eric Santiago]

I guess it depends on your settings.

I have a harder time dealing with high frame rates due to cropped image which then is affected by the lighting.

Other than, its a great experience so far.

Have a good time and enjoy

 

[Ted Parkes]

Chris... Make sure you understand the Histogram and exposure tools. Play as much as you can before your shoot. Also do a "Black Shade" with the camera at full operating temperature. I am just waiting for delivery of my Epic but loved my Scarlet.

 

[Chris Langer]

I have worked with the RED Epic before on one production but I was do the lighting and not the camera work but I got to see how the camera worked. I assume the histograms are the same.

 

[Jon Carr]

I prefer just to have the RAW and false color a quick button away at times for references. Other then that, I just treat it like film. And use my light meter.

 

[Mike Quill]

Make sure you shoot at ISO 800 for exterior day scenes to protect your highlights. For low light/interiors I've been shooting ISO 320 to get really clean, noise free images.

mike

 

[Chris Langer]

Michael,
Is ISO800 the native speed for the RED Scarlet?

 

[Philipe Ratton]

The term doesn't apply.
800 for protecting highlights. Day exterior.
320 for noise free images. Low light.
Red says 800 is the sweet spot for the sensor but I use 320 for low light with great results.
Always, always check your exposure tools.
False color, histogram, the bars beside the histogram and I usually use a meter.

 

[Chris Langer]

Thank you Philipe! That is very helpful!