I shoot with a Canon R6 Mark II and record in C-Log3. I’ve tried Canon’s official LUTs and experimented with different color spaces like Rec.709, Rec.2020, and Cinema Gamut.

Most of my footage is of animals such as; deer, bears, dogs, ducks, geese, bobcats, etc. all shot in 4K. These videos are just for fun, and I like to share some of them on Instagram Reels and TikTok.

That said, I’ve been struggling to get a good color grade. The few clips I’ve managed to shoot and grade just feel off, colors look strange or flat, and I can’t seem to get that vibrant, natural look. For those working with Canon C-Log3:

• Do you rely on Canon’s LUTs or use custom ones?

• Do you manually convert to Rec.709 or use a LUT as a base?

• What color space and gamma settings do you find give the best results?

• Any tips for making colors pop in a realistic way?

Would really appreciate any advice or shared experiences. Thanks in advance!

Hi all,

I am getting more into the video side of things (mainly a portrait photog) and am having a little bit of an uphill battle learning to work with log.

I have a first gen R6 which can shoot in Clog (709, 2020) and Clog 3 (709, 2020 and Cinema Gamut).

I am finally feeling comfortable on the grading side of things (using DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5) but am a little confused about exposing properly, esp at night time in low light settings.

Here is what I have gathered to far:

Native ISO for Clog is 400

Native ISO for Clog3 is 800

Coming from the photo side of things I thought that I can bump up the ISO to get the right exposure but this has lead to a lot of noise in the footage.

I am now understanding that for video we must stick to the base ISO…is this correct?

Some videos I have watched mentioning going in multiples of 800…so 800. 1600. 3200.

I think we’re supposed to overexpose log by 1.5 stops but if that isn’t possible due to certain lighting conditions, how can I get the best (min noise) end product?

I have tried denoising in DR and it takes away from the sharpness quite a bit.

Topaz AI Video denoiser does a decent job but takes some of the saturation away from the reds.

However, I want to make sure I can getting everything right in camera so I do minimal denoising later.

Currently here is my workflow

Import into DR > add to timeline > color space transform onto node to move from clog3 cinema gamut to rec 709 and cineon for the first phase > second node, add Kodak LUT from the “film looks” luts.

Hello, I can't seem to find this setting in Canon's camera manual and I don't have a camera to try it on. I'm wondering if I would be able to shoot at 800 ISO but with 3200 ISO set as the base ISO. I've heard the R6 iii has dual native ISO in Clog3 at 800 and 3200, but I'm not sure if you can choose which base to use independently of the ISO you're shooting in.

I'm considering buying the R6 iii and I was watching this youtube video that explains the benefit of choosing the base ISO for dynamic range. Seek to 4:53 to for the explanation.

I'm not sure if this is only a feature available on dedicated cinema cameras.