CL, SL and video

[Irakly Shanidze]

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Unexpectedly, CL found its place in my video workflow. I found it super convenient in prepping for video shoots, namely for scouting locations, vantage points, perspective. The beauty of it is that for video it uses the same frame size as the SL for 4K: Super-35. So, instead of de-rigging the SL, which is heavy even on its own, I can put the same lens that i want to use in a project on a tiny CL body, shoot everything handheld, or from a small tripod, and then use the footage as a reference.

 

Even though it is MP4 only, the quality of footage is very good both in terms of color fidelity and noise. Sometimes I am tempted to use it instead of grading SL L-Log 10-bit clips