On 07 Feb 2002 04:18:52 GMT, lcpofamerica@cs.com (Lcpofamerica) wrote:

>Anyone who has used and is familiar with this camera can answer this question.
>Obviously this camera, with its 3 separate CCD chips and superior quality lens,
>produces good images and true color, and probably better white balance and less
>color bleed. However, even with a Promist filter and a slower shutter speed,
>how close can it really get to a film look? Can you also play around with
>on-board settings for contrast and sharpness to decrease the video look even
>more? Video does not look like real life and I am not comfortable with the
>look, but many mainstream film makers are using this camera more and more, so I
>must assume that a few tricks can make the image more palatable.

Sorry if I'm going to be a bit hard on you, but....
WHY would you shoot mini D25 VIDEO to simulate FILM??????!
Cost, maybe, but shooting video actually has several
advantages over film for production ***IF*** you forget the
silly notion of trying to make one medium look like a
different one (the results look as silly as photographs
modified to "look" like charcoal drawings). The results fool
no one, but spoil the advantages of the original medium. If
you want "film-look", shoot film; otherwise, get to know and
appreciate the great medium that is video... (And, BTW, I
think you have made a few incorrect assumptions about
the prowess of the XL-1s...;-)