MeanRevert Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Hey fellas - Question for ya. I've always broadly managed exposure by using zebras and the histogram to try to keep things things in the middle whilst also minimizing clipping. Now, I'm just starting to learn false color and it looks to be a great one-stop shop tool. My question is.. if I were to put up an 18% grey card, should it be falling around 50% to indicate proper exposure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androidlad Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 It depends on what picture profile/gamma curve you use. For example, F-log maps 18% grey to 46IRE. Also at times you may want to deviate from the guidelines, especially in high contrast scenes, typically you'd underexpose a bit for better highlight detail retention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanRevert Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Ah right. I'll be shooting in BMDFilm so do you happen to know where that falls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexTrinder96 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, MeanRevert said: Ah right. I'll be shooting in BMDFilm so do you happen to know where that falls? pretty sure it's 38.4% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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