Slower shutter speed?

[Solomon Schechman]

Can the R1 one shoot at slower shutter speeds? I am pretty sure the answer to my question is no but I was wondering if there were any plans for a future firmware update that would allow for slower shutter speeds I was thinking around 14 or 16fps as the slowest. Is this possible Red team?

-Solomon

 

[Johnny Friday]

for timelapse we have been using 1/4 or 1/8th shutter at from 1fps to 5fps or in intervals of 1 frame every 3-4 seconds. So yes. there is a multitude of options.

 

[Martin Weiss]

fps means frames per second, so I am a bit confused as to what you are asking for.

The shutter speed depends on your frame rate and shutter angle. At present you can shoot down to 1 frame per second, and if you do that at 360 degrees, you get an exposure time of 1 second.

If you shoot 14 fps at 360 degrees, you will get an exposure time of 1/14th of a second, at 180 degrees it would be 1/28th of a second and so on.

 

[Solomon Schechman]

Sorry I just realized I worded my post wrong what I meant was obviously slower frame rates. Basically the only reason I am worried about it is because I am trying to experiment with using the R1 to record 16mm film off of a screen, some of which I believe was shot at slower frame rates because it was shot with a very old camera that only shot with slower frame rates. I hope this makes more sense haha.

-Solomon

 

[Martin Weiss]

Yes, then you're fine. 16mm might be shot at 18fps, and you can set your R1 at anything inbetween 1fps and 120fps.

Though shooting off a screen will give you some other problems, mainly that you'll get a hot spot in the center of the frame. It is much better to get a modified projector that you can sync to the camera, or lets you scan single frames.

I did some 4k shooting of super8, just for fun, and grain has never looked so sharp

 

[Solomon Schechman]

Well I have a projector and a friend with a R1 who wants to help me with this. I just have no idea how to modify my projector and sync it to the camera or do frame by frame. Would you care to share how you did this?

-Solomon

 

[Martin Weiss]

For frame-by-frame see http://moviestuff.tv/

For a modified projector see ebay - there you should find a projector that has been modified so that you can shoot through the lens. Make sure to get one that allows for a speed of 16.66 fps and has a LED light source.