This is my first test of the Chronos 2.1 camera. I destroy simple balsa towers at various resolutions to get a feel for the best quality/speed balance.
https://youtu.be/wFJdB_NOfBQ1920x1080 @ 1000 fps
1472x816 @ 1893 fps
1152x648 @ 2992 fps (take 1)
1152x648 @ 2992 fps (take 2)
832x456 @ 5692 fps
832x240 @ 10488 fps
I've been really impressed with the camera so far. My biggest observation, aside from sticking to the 4 primary horizontal resolutions, is to stay at 0 dB gain if at all possible. It was much better for me to underexpose a bit and pull up in post than to go to even 6 dB of gain.
All of these shots were at 0 dB gain and shot in Cinema DNG. There is some post production enhancement in DaVinci Resolve, but nothing extreme.
I've got a picture of my setup at the beginning of the video that shows how I set up the other hardware used: Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS II lens @ F4 and two Godox VL300 300W LED lights with Aputure Fresnel 2X ends.
To use the Canon lens at anything but wide open, I used a Canon DLSR to electronically stop the lens down and pull it off the camera while still on. While a bit of a hassle, it's not that big a deal and it works well.