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I want less focus. Any suggestions?
I love my 200. The images are amazing, given the size and price of the unit. For the first time in my long career I can actually say that, “Yea, it looks a lot like film.”
Yet, I struggle with depth of field. I may be baying at the moon, as the lack of an interchangeable lens leaves me with just one choice…but have any of you found ways to lessen the depth of field? (other than shooting wide open, which helps very little) I want a “film school 4.0” look but end up with everything (mostly) still looking like it was shot at an 11.
Ron
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You get a 35mm lens adapter like a P+S Technic or a Redrock Micro. Or you move up to a camera with bigger chips. The HVX kicks butt but there’s a ton of depth of field in the 1/3″ camera range- it’s just a matter of physics.
Noah
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Another brand of 35mm adapter to look up is the Letus Extreme
The 35mm adapters are a BIIIIGGGG can of worms. Many selections with pros and cons. Also You will find they are very slow to film and require a larger lighting package and crew.
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I’ve got an HVX and a Letus Extreme lens adapter on order. When I get the system up and running, I’ll post my footage and experiences here.
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There’s an old phrase… “The lower the budget, the longer the lens.” If you want to decrease your DOF (depth of field), move the camera back further, zoom in, and you will notice that there’s a HUGE lessening in the DOF. Film is supposed to replicate what the eyes see, so don’t zoom in and out in a shot- your eyes can’t zoom, so you should try as little as possible to zoom. When your eyes want to see something closer up, what do you do? You move into it. So much of “film like” has a lot to do with moving the camera within the shot, like that of a steadi-cam or jib, not zooming the lens in and out.
JM2cents… Now if someone could help me get this freaking hard drive to work with my 2000!!!!
Scott
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True but shooting everything on a long lens is impractical, especially in tight locations.
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I didn’t say it was a perfect solution, but it is a solution!
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