Gear Talk => Camera Talk => Topic started by: Jan Anne on March 21, 2017, 20:54:04
Title: BBC vid on progress made for filming during nighttime for Planet Earth
Post by: Jan Anne on March 21, 2017, 20:54:04
A rather interesting video by the BBC on how advancements made in video camera development changed the game considerably over the years for shooting during night time for the Planet Earth series. Its amazing to see how inventive those guys are to capture the critical moments, even venturing into different light spectrums.
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Post by: armando_m on March 21, 2017, 21:21:02
Jan, great video, thanks for sharing it!
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Post by: Akira on March 21, 2017, 23:30:41
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing, Jan!
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Post by: Mike G on March 22, 2017, 06:35:15
An amazing series alltold. At the end of each episode there was an explanation of how they got the footage, which I liked!
That was an Indian leopard if memory serves me well.
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Post by: richardHaw on March 22, 2017, 07:56:43
i have a good application for that infrared video thing :o :o :o
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Post by: Thomas G on March 22, 2017, 09:18:58
Tells me I should probably watch the 'Planet' series. Thanks for sharing, Jan.
Title: Re: BBC vid on progress made for filming during nighttime for Planet Earth
Post by: Jan Anne on March 22, 2017, 09:30:14
Most interesting. Thanks for sharing. And sensor technology continues to improve at impressive rates
Here's one comparison of ISO performance on the Nikon D5 vs Sony a7R II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JjP7LlMZq0
I quote a watcher comment. "At ISO 6400, 12,800 and 25,600 the Nikon D5 totally destroyed Sony, the quality was so much better. Everything above that was not usable on both cameras, so who cares". I agree.
Title: Re: BBC vid on progress made for filming during nighttime for Planet Earth
Post by: chambeshi on March 22, 2017, 12:29:13
I quote a watcher comment. "At ISO 6400, 12,800 and 25,600 the Nikon D5 totally destroyed Sony, the quality was so much better. Everything above that was not usable on both cameras, so who cares". I agree.
Agree in part, but for capturing otherwise natural history events unobservable or need very bright lighting, the sony or D5 provide the zoologist with a comparatively affordable solution. Either camera would have opened up a whole new dimension in my bat research underground 30 years back.
fyi one of Seth Shostak's excellent columns http://www.shutterbug.com/content/technically-speaking-how-high-will-isos-go-cameras-break-noise-barrier-ultra-sensitive-chips#6KyGf35mmhVHWgof.97
Title: Re: BBC vid on progress made for filming during nighttime for Planet Earth
Post by: MFloyd on March 22, 2017, 15:19:26
I quote a watcher comment. "At ISO 6400, 12,800 and 25,600 the Nikon D5 totally destroyed Sony, the quality was so much better.
It would be very surprising when the Sony's answer to the D810 (a7RII) would beat Nikons high ISO offering (D5) so its an apples to oranges comparison.
More interesting (and fair) would be to compare the D5 to the a7S the BBC was using or even better against the newer a7SII :)
Title: Re: BBC vid on progress made for filming during nighttime for Planet Earth
Post by: Dr Klaus Schmitt on March 23, 2017, 09:54:39
Excellent, thanks for sharing! Too bad they haven't included UV photo- and videography, which I have done for BBC a few times ;-)
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Post by: Erik Lund on March 23, 2017, 11:20:33
Thanks for sharing! A very typical high quality information video from BBC :)
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Post by: Jan Anne on March 23, 2017, 17:00:59
Excellent, thanks for sharing! Too bad they haven't included UV photo- and videography, which I have done for BBC a few times ;-)
I noticed that as well, is your episode on Netflix? If so which one is it?
I'm a little behind on the nature documentaries (no more cable TV) so might as well start with the interesting ones on Netflix :)
Title: Re: BBC vid on progress made for filming during nighttime for Planet Earth
Post by: John G on March 25, 2017, 08:39:33
I watched the uploaded video, and it is great to see these technolgical advancements in equipment. In the hands of these very adept camera specialists, the end product to be viewed is a exceptional visual record of a activity in a habitiat, that the usual observer would be oblivious to. Any individual that has a IR Camera can achieve some of the nightime effects seen in the video, by using a LED IR light panel. In a discussion I had a few months back whilst visiting a Company that produces IR Converted Camera Bodies, we spoke about their LED IR light panels and it become appearent they were being produced foor the professional end of the market, to achieve the end viewing experience seen in the video.