Low light filming... Tips on how to get a decent image in poor light.
1,391 views · Published 9 December 2017 · 19:17 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: Blake Evans · 2017 · Howto & Style
I thought I would chat about filming in bad/low light, and for comparisons sake film my chat in bad light with - Sony a7s (with Atomos Assassin) Panasonic GH5 (with metabones XL speed booster) Sony a7r2... ...and a GoPro too, to show what NOT to bring to a low light knife fight. :) I set each 'proper' camera to f2, ISO 800, SS1/50 just to give them all a pretty level playing field. Lenses were very similar (all at f2)- a7s = Sigma 50mm f1.4 art a7r2 = Zeiss 55mm f1.8 Gh5 = Canon 50mm f1.8 (and XL booster) I discuss camera sensor sizes Lens choice Settings, inc. Fstop, shutter speed, frame rate, exposure, picture profile, white balance, lens equivalence, crop factor, resolution and external monitors/recorders. Please note the a7s looks soft, this is because they were all focused on the ST helmet. and the DOF of the FF camera is shallower, so my face is not sharp for the a7s shot. I thought I would leave this as is, as it does a good job of demonstrating one of my points.
