Green Hornet
Veteran
So yesterday, I was trying to test:
1) a new color curve
2) the Home made igus slider
3) Nikon on Canon lens.
Subject: 2 and 3 year old kids playing.
What I discovered is that with any manual focus lens, where you can not control your subject (it's not a movie where you have everything marked and can do a re-take).
I am finding that my Canon L zoom I am liking more than the Nikon glass where I have to focus it manually.
When I am on the igus slider, I have to concentrate on getting the slide smooth.
I am either holding the slide, or pan head handle. Focus has to be locked, which is fine as long as they maintain the same plane.
If the kid walks backward or towards you, now you have to go to the lens and focus, which would disturb your slide.
For this reason, I am thinking manual focus lenses won't work for me when used with a slide and on subjects that are unpredictable (live event).
In this situation, I think I will rather have my Canon L zoom, where I can keep my hand on the camera, and slide handle, and if I need to adjust focus, just hit the auto focus button, and edit that refocus section out.
For me, it is very difficult to focus, slide, frame at the same time. I can only do 2 at a time. So the slide and frame works, and then auto focus with the button.
The manual focus lenses don't allow me to do this.
I do like them for locked down scene, where I know what the actors are going to be doing and moving. In that situation, I can do all three.
Feedback?
1) a new color curve
2) the Home made igus slider
3) Nikon on Canon lens.
Subject: 2 and 3 year old kids playing.
What I discovered is that with any manual focus lens, where you can not control your subject (it's not a movie where you have everything marked and can do a re-take).
I am finding that my Canon L zoom I am liking more than the Nikon glass where I have to focus it manually.
When I am on the igus slider, I have to concentrate on getting the slide smooth.
I am either holding the slide, or pan head handle. Focus has to be locked, which is fine as long as they maintain the same plane.
If the kid walks backward or towards you, now you have to go to the lens and focus, which would disturb your slide.
For this reason, I am thinking manual focus lenses won't work for me when used with a slide and on subjects that are unpredictable (live event).
In this situation, I think I will rather have my Canon L zoom, where I can keep my hand on the camera, and slide handle, and if I need to adjust focus, just hit the auto focus button, and edit that refocus section out.
For me, it is very difficult to focus, slide, frame at the same time. I can only do 2 at a time. So the slide and frame works, and then auto focus with the button.
The manual focus lenses don't allow me to do this.
I do like them for locked down scene, where I know what the actors are going to be doing and moving. In that situation, I can do all three.
Feedback?
