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Focus while shooting video on D5100
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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 208860" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>The lever is an art form. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Proper focus is both essential and difficult in video. No one wants to watch the camera seek focus. There are even jillions of levers we can buy for this, some for amazing prices. Google <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=follow+focus" target="_blank">Follow Focus</a>. </p><p></p><p>The professionals scope out the scene first, and plan and know where this lever should be for every scheduled focus shift. They focus using the lever position (like the hand on a clock) instead of the camera view. They hire assistants called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_puller" target="_blank">Focus Puller</a> with the job to get this lever into this scheduled place while the cameraman works the camera.</p><p></p><p>Point is, it is not any easy problem. <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: 208860, member: 12496"] The lever is an art form. :) Proper focus is both essential and difficult in video. No one wants to watch the camera seek focus. There are even jillions of levers we can buy for this, some for amazing prices. Google [URL="https://www.google.com/search?q=follow+focus"]Follow Focus[/URL]. The professionals scope out the scene first, and plan and know where this lever should be for every scheduled focus shift. They focus using the lever position (like the hand on a clock) instead of the camera view. They hire assistants called [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_puller"]Focus Puller[/URL] with the job to get this lever into this scheduled place while the cameraman works the camera. Point is, it is not any easy problem. :) [/QUOTE]
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