High ISO for shooting daylight exterior

[Abdulhafeez]

Sir Roger

I’ve attended a workshop about Exposure, and the DP mentioned that he uses High ISO in the ALEXA when shooting in a bright daylight to protect the highlightsand add more stops above the mid grey.

So that makes me wondering rather than using ISO 400 or lower, I should do the opposite to gain more stops of dynamic range for highlights.

Do you recommend doing such a thing ?

Thanks in advance.

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[dmullenasc]

The ISO chosen (i.e. your exposure) determines the dynamic range captured, not the recording format if it’s LogC versus Arriraw.

[Stip]

Thanks David,

I notice that I fail to explain myself properly and only confuse people.

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