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Dear loyal blog readers-  first of all thanks!  I’ve had some really great emails over the past few days.

I’m happy to help with advice anywhere I can.  Advice is always free.

I’ve been working with a very talented DP lately using the Hot Rod PL, testing the GH1 in a variety of settings.  Some interesting things we’ve found.

- Setting the white balance manually is your friend.  Using a WB of 5500K sees to produce the best skin tones (in camera)

- The “Smooth” Gamma mode, seems to offer the most pleasing “film like” images

- Even though the camera rating says 100 ISO, you get the best “to eye” image of of what you’re shooting if you actually rate you light meter at 640 (which I think it close to the native ASA of the camea.  To repeate- set camera at ISO 100, and the base exposure of your meter to 640.

- Same thing works with a higher ISO, 400. Instead of placing the GH1 at 100, you’ll set it to 400 and your meter at 2500.  The results of shooting like this have been stunningly good!  I’ll post some images as soon as I can gain permission.

I.

Illya Friedman
Hot Rod Cameras