Thanks Matt! Yeah I'm just starting to play around a bit more with EL Zone now. There are some limitations with the dynamic range of the system as there's only 12 stops on the scale and with modern sensors capturing so much more dynamic range the system can report that an image is clipping when it actually isn't. Matthew Allard ACS did a great write up on it today explaining it's limitations www.newsshooter.com/2023/03/06/el-zone-exposure-system-how-does-it-work-and-how-do-you-use-it/
@@bseng Super interesting... I think with light meters becoming less common it could become more common in the future. I don't use my spot meter much these days but I still take incident readings to judge the proper exposure of my key light.
@@MattQuattro Yeah I haven't used my light meter in ages! Every time I go on a location scout I bring it just to find out that the batteries are dead. Ed Lachman ACS designed the system to be used along side light meters, so that there is some consistency in how exposure is read. The "dynamic range" of the system was something I never even thought about when I was first tinkering with the system initially. It makes sense though, especially with cameras like the Alexa 35 having such high dynamic range.
Very informative and useful, thanks.
Thanks for your feedback! I plan to release more content like this in the future.
Amazing video, Ben!! Well done.
Thanks a lot for the kind words dude!
Great breakdown! I
Love the way you explain these stuff.
Thanks Luis! I’m slowly starting to get comfortable on camera haha.
@@bseng I’m still working on that, 😆 not easy but you got it already! Keep it up, I see you’ll get high on RUclips!
This video is great! Thanks!
Thomas from Epic Light Media?! Thanks so much for the kind words dude! I love the stuff that you and the team produce over at Epic Light Media.
Great breakdown Ben! EL Zone looks really interesting but sadly it’s not available on the Atomos monitors yet
Thanks Matt! Yeah I'm just starting to play around a bit more with EL Zone now. There are some limitations with the dynamic range of the system as there's only 12 stops on the scale and with modern sensors capturing so much more dynamic range the system can report that an image is clipping when it actually isn't. Matthew Allard ACS did a great write up on it today explaining it's limitations www.newsshooter.com/2023/03/06/el-zone-exposure-system-how-does-it-work-and-how-do-you-use-it/
@@bseng Super interesting... I think with light meters becoming less common it could become more common in the future. I don't use my spot meter much these days but I still take incident readings to judge the proper exposure of my key light.
@@MattQuattro Yeah I haven't used my light meter in ages! Every time I go on a location scout I bring it just to find out that the batteries are dead.
Ed Lachman ACS designed the system to be used along side light meters, so that there is some consistency in how exposure is read.
The "dynamic range" of the system was something I never even thought about when I was first tinkering with the system initially. It makes sense though, especially with cameras like the Alexa 35 having such high dynamic range.