Echoing my thoughts on the importance of low light performance, but adding the additional insight that the increasing dynamic range in the new crop of cameras will bring deeper shadows (as well as highlights) into range even when iso is not quite there, cinematographer Ryan Walters shares is view on how this will change how he works:
“Going forward I do see a decrease in the lighting budget, but it will not disappear. Instead of having to rent larger lamps, smaller lamps can be used. However, at the same time, I will be renting more flags, nets, silks, and other modifiers to control and shape the existing light in the location. And there will be an even greater savings when lighting night exteriors. With these kind of DR capabilities and speeds of the sensors the available light will play a much greater roll in the lighting setups. So in the end it will be a balance between using existing sources, modifying those sources, and supplementing those sources when needed.”.
See Ryan’s full essay “Preparing for 18 stops” here.
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