Low ASA on Alexa Classic

[lukas_hyrman]

Hey Mr. Deakins

and anyone who can weigh in,

Can you speak to your decision making process with regards to ASA on the original Alexa series of cameras.  In your write ups you seem to always write that you rate the camera at 800.  I’ve been experimenting with rating it at 200 for dark imagery.  The image comes out so clean, inky blacks and beautiful fall off in the shadows.  The highlights blow out more easily, but it seems worth the trade off.  Did you ever do this?

 

Thank you a million billion

Lu

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