• Vertical Banding
“I want to make sure that you have everything turned off.”
If you’re referring to noise reduction, highlight tone priority, etc., I’ve disabled EVERYTHING. I’d like to double-check, though; on which page did you lay down those guidelines?

• 9-part BTS DVD.
That would be awesome; I hope it happens. Can’t wait.

Thank you so much, Shane.

Cheers!

Thanx for the heads-up concerning the relationship between overheating and banding. I’ll keep an eye out for any increase, as shoots progress.

Sad to say, however, that banding was present from the very first clip I shot that night: I walked in, switched on the 5D and went straight to work. If overheating was a factor, perhaps I should take it up with my dealer? (I may have a wonky unit on my hands?)
Where the mode wheel is concerned, it was set to full manual — no worries there.

Lastly, thank you for clearing up the “split” issue. I was growing weary of researching that and finding nothing.

As always, sir, thank you for your time; keep up the outstanding work.

CHEERS!!

Steve

P.S. Is “Episode 3: The Carnival” the final intsallment?

P.P.S. I watched Swing Vote again: was the over-exposed look (EXT. DAY scenes) achieved in post, or baked in? (No pun intended.)
… and, by the way, beautiful work in that film.

Thanx.

It’s been a while — how was/is Dubai?
Can’t wait to see what you’ve shot over there.

Moving right along, a few questions:

I shot a live band in a small theater, a few weeks back, and encountered the same vertical banding that’s visible at the top of this BMW clip.

A lil’ 411:
• Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• @ f/2.8
• 1/50 shutter
• ISO 1250
• your picture style with -2 Sat

Those settings delivered absolutely noise-free blacks and light tones, while everything in the midrange was afflicted with vertical banding. (Grrr!!!)
Is this a simple (and perfectly normal) low-light phenomenon; have you run into it much yourself; and what might be the best way around it? (When changing lighting conditions is NOT an option.)
I’d read somewhere that a past firmware update was supposed to have taken care of vertical banding — I’m running the latest version.

A quick aside: that “frozen frames” issue I’d mentioned to you several weeks back appears to only manifest at ISO 1600 and up. My concert shoot (@ ISO 1250) was glitch-free.

Second question:
I’ve heard you speak of a “4-5.6 split” on a few occasions. While I’m fairly confident as to what the numbers signify, what’s the “split” part?

I had something else, but I really gotta get to bed.

As always, sincerest thanks for your time, as well as your tireless dedication to the craft of filmmaking and this blog. CHEERS!!

All the best,

Steve

Just looking at these entries during the holidays. Big fan of your sites and your passion for this new movement. I’ve been a DP for many years, I was wondering if you think their will be some kind of a Canon Hybrid (Red One) type of motion picture DSLR in the near future. My brother is a photographer with these cameras, to most photographers this is just a great still camera. But the sensor is king, along with these fast lenses. Any comments on the future of camera Design?