Dolaris Films Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Dear Anthony, I am doing a documentary under difficult political risk in a foreign environment, and need to use a highly ergonomic mirrorless form factor for a multi-camera walking interview of a political figure. The Olympus-EM1X best fits the bill, but I am concerned that the limit of 8-bit video output, even using an external recorder such as a Ninja V recording to ProRes could result in an image that has banding when projected on a large theatrical motion picture screen where 12-bit projectors are the norm. Do you have any experience with the Olympus EM1X from the IQ standpoint in video. Certainly the Canon 1-DC was used in a similar context with no problem for past documentaries, but that camera is no longer available. I cannot attract attention with a gimbal and do require eloquent autofocus, so the EM1X is really the only option. Your opinion would be valued, namely is 10-bit output required when contemplating a final output for theatrical motion picture production ? Regards and Thanks, R Hanwehr Solaris Films Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liork Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Are you going to heavy grade the output? If yes, than you will see some banding in Sky and so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted April 9, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 9, 2019 The codec quality is similar to the 1D C, actually a little less compressed per frame as 1D C is ALL-I, so needs a higher bitrate (as each frame is compressed separately). As 8bit goes the E-M1X is one of the best. Get exposure right in-camera and you'll be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Who is Antony?! Is it Solaris - Polaris or Dolaris?! billdoubleu and Yehouda 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolaris Films Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Sorry, I meant Andrew, not Anthony, and he already kindly responded. Also it's Solaris, not Dolaris (typo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Maze Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 @Dolaris Films Did you end up using the EM1X? Im curious to know your experience with it. I personally really love the camera. Shooting baked in the Natural or Flat profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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