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D5300 basic video interview setup
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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 371758" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>I often use about 110mm zoom at ten feet for FX portraits (upright portrait orientation of waist up pictures).</p><p>For DX, that equivalent would be about 70-75mm. I used to try to use 60mm (DX) within five feet (waist up), but farther is better. </p><p></p><p>This is speaking portrait orientation, but your video would be landscape, so that necessarily wider view surely means 2/3 the focal length by definition (1/1.5 = 2/3). So that is towards 50mm again, but the shorter lens will have greater DOF. </p><p></p><p>The field of view of 50mm DX at 3 meters is 1m 44cm x 0m 96cm.</p><p></p><p>That would be the DX photo however, and 1080 video at 16:9 would be a little smaller, certainly the height is less.</p><p>If 144 cm / 1.5 is the 96cm, then 144 / 1.78 is 80.9 cm height for HD video? </p><p>Sorry, I don't know those exact video numbers, but I think that is ballpark.</p><p></p><p>So zoom lenses have much versatility, but a f/2.8 lens is pricey again.</p><p></p><p>Something like a bed sheet can be hung to make a plain background. This is often wrinkled however, which often shows as such, can look bad. f/1.8 might help, but a garment steamer can fix it. If you use a subject light, the background is more distant, and so will look gray. For portraits, we light a white background with another light. Saying, a little practice first will pay off big. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 371758, member: 12496"] I often use about 110mm zoom at ten feet for FX portraits (upright portrait orientation of waist up pictures). For DX, that equivalent would be about 70-75mm. I used to try to use 60mm (DX) within five feet (waist up), but farther is better. This is speaking portrait orientation, but your video would be landscape, so that necessarily wider view surely means 2/3 the focal length by definition (1/1.5 = 2/3). So that is towards 50mm again, but the shorter lens will have greater DOF. The field of view of 50mm DX at 3 meters is 1m 44cm x 0m 96cm. That would be the DX photo however, and 1080 video at 16:9 would be a little smaller, certainly the height is less. If 144 cm / 1.5 is the 96cm, then 144 / 1.78 is 80.9 cm height for HD video? Sorry, I don't know those exact video numbers, but I think that is ballpark. So zoom lenses have much versatility, but a f/2.8 lens is pricey again. Something like a bed sheet can be hung to make a plain background. This is often wrinkled however, which often shows as such, can look bad. f/1.8 might help, but a garment steamer can fix it. If you use a subject light, the background is more distant, and so will look gray. For portraits, we light a white background with another light. Saying, a little practice first will pay off big. :) [/QUOTE]
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