A7Sii Questions

[martinmcgreal]

Hi guys,

I’ll keep this short and sweet. Shooting a run and gun type piece on a A7Sii tomorrow - far from familiar with the camera, so I have a few quick fire questions ..

What’s the native ISO, or recommended ISO for this given shoot; I’ll be inside a school, moving through the corridors from room to room, as such, experiencing different lighting scenarios - though nothing blown out, as the majority of the rooms will be either dimly lit, or the blinds will be closed. 

What’s recommended, SLog2, or SLog3? 

Any recommended SLog to Rec709 LUT’s I can feed into my SmallHD501?

Can I hook up my Anker Pro 2nd Gen external battery to the A7Sii via the same cables I use for my pocket cam, or is a special adaptor required? (I assume the latter)

Cheers,

M 

[Geoff CB]

S-Log 2. Expose it as high as you can without clipping your highlights. Do NOT underexpose, you will not easily be able to bring it up in post.

[martinmcgreal]

Cheers!

Another question - I'm hooking it up to SmallHD 501, however once I do, the A7S screen turns off, and on the 501 I get a squeezed/smaller viewing screen, as apposed to the image filling the full 1920x1080p .. How do I firstly, have both screens visible, and secondly, have the viewing signal fill the fill 1920x1080p on the 501? 

[Gregormannschaft]

I'd also just suggest to white balance often, and carefully. If the custom white balance doesn't work and gives you a green cast, it's because you're doing in SLOG. I know, bummer, but if you switch to a Cine profile and custom WB, then back to SLOG, you'll have your correct settings.