I just think a more precisely controlled lighting test is in order
before declaring the 5DII a dummy at reproducing shadows. But it could be.
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
> If you look closely at the two lead characters you can see that they are lit
> by either follow spots or obliques. The levels on them is very close between
> the two pictures. You can't expose the 5D shot any more without blowing the
> highlights--it's right on the edge. Both are, in fact. I looked a little
> closer at the coloring and levels in the rest of the scenes and came up with
> a couple of thoughts.
>
> The lighting between the two scenes absolutely is different. One possible
> reason is that the lighting in the E-520 shot is higher because they may
> have been videotaping the program. When lighting for taping the washes are
> brought up quite a bit higher than normal to reduce contrast. One telltale
> on this is the blue lighting. In the Canon shot, it went purple. Dark Blue
> gels will skew purplish when the levels are reduced on the lights. However,
> that isn't necessarily the case because some Canon bodies are very good at
> capturing some of the purples and deep reds.
>
> The second thought I have on this is the frontal lighting is higher in the
> Canon shot and an attempt to protect the highlights forced the exposure of
> the background down.
>
> Disney generally automates their shows. All lighting, music and even sound
> systems are automated to a great extent. As such once the show is tech'd
> out, it rarely changes after that. But there are reasons for changes to
> occur--especially if they replaced lights with different types (LED,
> dichroics, etc).
>
> AG
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