I ment it purely from the results, disregarding internal or external recording.

got a message from B&H late yesterday after my order. They indicated that the cards would likely ship late Sept (estimated backordered until then). B&H is consistently the best in my dealings.

One thing that is interesting is to see is detailed histograms and banding after grading. As if underexposed (as many samples here), VLOG must be not really much better, but worse.

I would like to see a comparason of graded V-log footage compared to proper exposed natural setting. Once in a normal scene and then in an extreme bright/dark scene

Can anyone who has used the v-log update comment on whether it allows you to monitor video using a different color profile in camera while recording v-log to card?

@shian Can you post a short scene, correctly shot with V-log and then well corrected? I am really interested to see a result near the optimum.

.....It's a different animal. 90% of peeps will have no idea how to use it and will get shitty results... You cannot shoot as if you are still shooting linear video.

And how you must shoot?

Without a LUT based monitor to correct the image u will have zero idea what you are getting unless you are proficient with a handheld meter. So either add a monitor that allows you to input LUTs and/or a meter to your pre-order, and then find some instruction on how to use the meter. Or forgo V-log. It's not for you.

Here you mean monitor used during shooting?

I also do not fully get obsession with meter here, as by idea with LOG (intended for future grade only) you need to expose highlights as close to 100% as possible (unless you really want some special grade with blown out highlights), and cameras have good tools for it.

@Vitaly_kiselev You have to have a monitor that can display LUTS to really know what you're shooting, other wise you're just guessing. Even if you're exposed and white balanced correctly it's harder to pull focus with log because the image looks so low contrast.

@sihian Thanks. Looking forward to see what will be possible.

You have to completely ignore the LCD, or any linear monitor not running a cineon correction LUT. We used to ignore the video assist because it lies. We had to trust the meter.

I still don not understand, just switch monitor to false color mode, and it must be enough.

I wonder why you need LUT enabled monitor, as on stage they are used with LOG or raw to show how approximately end result will look. Not for some exposure suggestion. Or I am wrong here?

You have to have a monitor that can display LUTS to really know what you're shooting, other wise you're just guessing. Even if you're exposed and white balanced correctly it's harder to pull focus with log because the image looks so low contrast.

Well, idea with LOG is to put as much DR as possible, so it is must be more easy to expose with it, not more hard.

Follow focus troubles can be real, but adjusting contrast, sharpness and focus assist can be enough.

Switch to FC mode.... good luck with that.

@shian How about telling me that can be wrong exactly?

it's gonna be an avalanche of underexposed footage, just like when the GH4 first came out and everybody was setting their profile flat

Can you explain how it will happen?

Wouldn't it be simple for Panasonic to add a soft button to toggle a LUT enabled view in the update?