GH13 Obtaining Focus while shooting myself

[DevonH]

Hey All,
I'm putting together a in-home studio that I'll be using to shoot a series of instructional videos with (all talking head, very little movement on my part), and am looking at how I can ensure a sharp focus since I'll be doing it solo.

I'm shooting on a set of FD lenses, so autofocus is out (and not something I'd want to risk for the most part). Is the solution here to simply set a focal range, go test it, analyze, and then do it all over again, marking my standing point and the cameras position so that I can do it quickly in the future?

 

[Justyn]

I'd say to hook it up to a monitor that you can view and that way you'll be able to see how it's framed and focus too.

 

[NoahK]

yeah a monitor with good peaking would do the trick. And plenty of lighting so you can shoot at a decent f-stop and have enough depth of focus to give yourself leeway.

Noah