Lenilenapi
Carbonite Member
I didn't put this on the "focusing " sticky because that seems like its gone off on other matters. Don't know if this has been addressed elsewhere either.
Sometimes when in documentary run & gun especially I want to use autofocus on the HVX. (I realize that it is slow when in Progressive mode) When I do though i often get freaked out by looking at wild girations on the distance indicator in the viewfinder. Sometimes I'll see infintity popup when i know i'm only a few feet away.
The question is - do those viewfinder indicators really show where the lens is focusing when it is rapidly jumping around in auto?
So far the footage i've looked at hasn't been as weird as those numbers would indicate, but i haven't tested carefully
Please don't tell me that auto is not a professional option - i've been at this over 20 years. Sometimes it can be a a lifesaver - if it works.
Sometimes when in documentary run & gun especially I want to use autofocus on the HVX. (I realize that it is slow when in Progressive mode) When I do though i often get freaked out by looking at wild girations on the distance indicator in the viewfinder. Sometimes I'll see infintity popup when i know i'm only a few feet away.
The question is - do those viewfinder indicators really show where the lens is focusing when it is rapidly jumping around in auto?
So far the footage i've looked at hasn't been as weird as those numbers would indicate, but i haven't tested carefully
Please don't tell me that auto is not a professional option - i've been at this over 20 years. Sometimes it can be a a lifesaver - if it works.
