Did a job recently and later saw it on TV. There was a shot that was out of focus, the BG was sharper than the subject in the forground. Figured I screwed up. But I was watching another episode and saw it again and then saw it a 3rd time in a shot done by another cameraman. There is a common thread in what I saw (besides being shot with a DVX). Every problem scene had bright or shiny backgrounds. My first shot was at an ice rink with the bright white ice in BG. I had lighting on the subject in foreground to balance but obviously the ice was hot, around 100 IRE. The other time, I am sure I was focused, as I remember checking it. The 3rd shot I noticed was a sitdown interview with a trophy case behind. Many of the trophies had specular highlights and they were sharper than the subject. This was a good shooter and I doubt he focused on the trophies. Many other interviews, with darker BG were perfectly fine, which tells me it isn't the lens. And no, it wasn't auto focus. Subject was filling the frame so the auto focus, if accidently on, would have focused on the forground subject.
Since noticing this, I've been watching for it on reality, documentary shows on cable and I've seen it several other times. Always with a bright background.
Anybody else seeing this anomaly?
Since noticing this, I've been watching for it on reality, documentary shows on cable and I've seen it several other times. Always with a bright background.
Anybody else seeing this anomaly?