Thanks for all the responses. I've spent 13 years shooting this type of stuff on colour neg, and have always been amazed how well it copes with difficult lighting situations. I've just been having a foray recently into the production stuff with my 1Ds's as it would be just too convenient for words to be able to get away with it. Sadly though, I think the bottom line is that the sensor just can't handle what it's being asked to do.
> Similarly, I suspect you may be able to tweak a 1Ds or a 14n > (CMOS) to give you smoother gradations in your shadows and highlights How would I do this? > So may I suggest that you work with colour neg stock for your on set > photography, and expose for the shadows. It will not burn out the > highlights, and a scanner - any scanner, will be able to handle the contrast > range. After that, it is relatively easy using Photoshop Curves et al, to > get the result you want. This is the way I've been working for years, and it looks like it's the way I'm going to continue for a few more. Thank you to everyone for your input. I'm pleased to say I don't think it's anything I've been doing wrong, and I'm sad to say I think it's a limitation of the equipment. No doubt Canon will come up with something gorgeous and expensive in due course that will solve the problem. Jo =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
