You read that right. 5000 ISO!!!!
I recently wrapped the feature comedy "A Bet's A Bet" and the producers granted me permission to release this clip online, since it is so groundbreaking and there is so much interest in this camera right now.
Link to the video on Vimeo:
5000 ISO on Sony F55, Available Light, Night Exterior Driving Scene
I only had a small battery powered LED Litepanel inside the car, (the MicroPro) bounced against some muslin in the backseat to add a hint of consistent ambient fill, but it was intentionally 3 stops under exposed so you don't feel the source. In other words, its barely doing anything (on purpose) and all the light you are seeing is streetlights and the lights from buildings. Of course I spent more time scouting this scene (with my Canon 7D) then I did shooting it, to find the right streets for this is Downtown Providence. This scene also has another shot of Stephanie's boyfriend in the passenger seat as they carry on a conversation, and we did another scene the same way, with Mena Suvari and Geoff Stults in an SUV with tinted windows.
Also this was shot with the Optimo 15-40 zoom lens, which only open to a T2.6. I don't feel any other camera is capable of giving me such a clean image with so little noise at this light level. 5000 ISO on the Sony F55 is equivalent to 2 stops of gain, since the native ISO is 1250. I shot at 4K with the XAVC codec.
I hate the look of artificially lit night driving scenes, and this is exactly what I have always wanted to be able to achieve.
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| This is a still from Vimeo, not the actual video. Link to the Vimeo video is above. |
For more info about the film:
Directed by Jennifer Finnigan and Jonathan Silverman
DP: Jendra Jarnagin
Producer: Chad Verdi
Starring: Mena Suvari, Eric Roberts, Kristen Chenoweth, Keenan Thompson & Geoff Stults
The clip is part of a scene shot in Downtown Providence shot with available light. The featured actor is Jennifer Finnigan, the director who also plays Stephanie. This is not the final color correction and no noise reduction has been applied in post or in camera.
