docmoore Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 So many comments on the poor color from the A7s ... well if you work with it you can find a balance that is not that bad....https://vimeo.com/123639800Password: daysendUp for a short time. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted March 30, 2015 Administrators Share Posted March 30, 2015 The only bad thing about the A7S's colour is people's limited grading skills docmoore, richg101, Hitfabryk and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docmoore Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 The only bad thing about the A7S's colour is people's limited grading skills So true ...I still would prefer a RAW option for the camera. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo43 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 No offence Bob, but the subject is a tree. I think most people have been complaining about skin tones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewcelia Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Agree with Andrew. I have had no problems with skin tones on the A7s. In fact, I'm finding the footage incredibly beautiful and easy to work with. WAY better than my T3i was I think people just don't understand how to grade. Here is a hint: in FCPX there is a line in the vectorscope - this is your skin tone line. If you crop the image so only a piece of skin is showing, and move the highlight/midtone puck until the vectorscope is right on the line, then remove the crop and you've got a good starting point for your grade.Proper white balance, proper exposure help too. IronFilm, Andrew Reid and Jimbo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docmoore Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 No offence Bob, but the subject is a tree. I think most people have been complaining about skin tones?Thanks for the clarity here.... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax_rox Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I find it strange to denigrate a product because you don't know how to use it properly...I have no problem with the skin tones on my A7s and my friends and colleagues who are shooting with it also have no problem - or if they do, they deal with it. Funny that I have friends using A7s' as B or C cams and crash cams on TVCs, as well as A-cams and B-cams on docos and wildlife shows et al. and none of them have said to me how 'terrible' it is and how 'awful' the skin tones are and how 'useless' the camera is...Seriously, I've not heard one person even mention the position of the record button being an issue, but if you looked online, you would think that one 'issue' is apparently so bad it's hardly worth buying the camera... Hitfabryk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hughes Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I find it strange to denigrate a product because you don't know how to use it properly...I have no problem with the skin tones on my A7s and my friends and colleagues who are shooting with it also have no problem - or if they do, they deal with it. Funny that I have friends using A7s' as B or C cams and crash cams on TVCs, as well as A-cams and B-cams on docos and wildlife shows et al. and none of them have said to me how 'terrible' it is and how 'awful' the skin tones are and how 'useless' the camera is...Seriously, I've not heard one person even mention the position of the record button being an issue, but if you looked online, you would think that one 'issue' is apparently so bad it's hardly worth buying the camera... I've found that those who profusely complain on forums are seldom actual pros who are out there working. Pros know how to work around problems (record button) or are skilled enough to avoid the problems that amateurs seem to get stuck up on (skin tone). AaronChicago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Skintone color perfection seems ridiculous to me anyway in regards to artistic filmmaking. Just watch any David Fincher, or Steven Soderbergh film and let me know how those skin tones look. Now the plastic look I can understand. Some cameras just have that effect, which is pretty unpleasant. Liam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hughes Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Ironically enough, the first time I encountered 'plastic' skin tones was when I installed cinestyle on my Canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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