Tilt-Shift In Motion
For a very long time the magic of Tilt part of the Tilt Shift lens kinda evaded me.
I mean, I know the theory, and I think I understand it well. However, I could never get exactly what I want from it, primarily due to the lack of practice and, importantly, virtual impossibility to analyze the effect on the LCD.
Lately I was able to reacquire the TS 24mm into my very own posession, and I went out and shoot - only to realize I still have no direct understanding on what's going on.
And then it suddenly dawned on me: my 5D2 has video mode. So I put the camera on a tripod, snapped on my TS24, set 5D2 on manual (ISO 200, f/3.5 1/30s to imitate frame rate, used live view to get the histogram and focus) - and started the movie.
Here it is (original is a fairly large 485Mb MOV file).
http://nik.smugmug.com/Photography/DIY/Canon-Tilt-Shift-24mm-Lens/9395512_WrqvH/1/#629302621_d8akj-A-LB
It starts focused on the little paring knife about 30-40 inches away from the camera. Then I tilt lens down, then up, then shift down, up, down again, and finally tilt down and up again (mind you: tilt DOWN fist, UP next: the effect is counterintuitive!).
There are also audio comments, but my voice is not good for recording... :dunno
And BTW, try *that* with a camcorder! :wink
I mean, I know the theory, and I think I understand it well. However, I could never get exactly what I want from it, primarily due to the lack of practice and, importantly, virtual impossibility to analyze the effect on the LCD.
Lately I was able to reacquire the TS 24mm into my very own posession, and I went out and shoot - only to realize I still have no direct understanding on what's going on.
And then it suddenly dawned on me: my 5D2 has video mode. So I put the camera on a tripod, snapped on my TS24, set 5D2 on manual (ISO 200, f/3.5 1/30s to imitate frame rate, used live view to get the histogram and focus) - and started the movie.
Here it is (original is a fairly large 485Mb MOV file).
http://nik.smugmug.com/Photography/DIY/Canon-Tilt-Shift-24mm-Lens/9395512_WrqvH/1/#629302621_d8akj-A-LB
It starts focused on the little paring knife about 30-40 inches away from the camera. Then I tilt lens down, then up, then shift down, up, down again, and finally tilt down and up again (mind you: tilt DOWN fist, UP next: the effect is counterintuitive!).
There are also audio comments, but my voice is not good for recording... :dunno
And BTW, try *that* with a camcorder! :wink
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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Unlike OVF, it's free from "darkening" effect, its measurements (including histogram) are read off the primary sensor and, as such, are always 100% accurate. And with its zooming capability you can be in total control of your focus and DOF.
your audio is great... accent is full press:D
hey do you miss me asking you to repeat everything 3 times?
focus, dialing in focus with use of tilt = making deep DOF
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shift, using shift to correct sensor plan and the angles of everthing involved...
and then theres more, but I havent learned that other stuff yet....
waiting to corner Marc....:D
Sooo, you think moar videos are in order showing all the features of the TS lens?
Thanks for posting it.
Your making me want tilt glass now
your the one to do it, thats for sure! your accent gives it a intellectual feel to it, can you imagine my southern utah accent on camera...now that would be all but a comical feel to it
My accent, huh? Do ya'll think I shall ditch my software developer career (and judging by the fact I can't find a new job for two months already, I'm not too good at it anyway:-) and become a voice-over talent?
Speaking of which: I was actually thinking of creating some video tutorials... Especially now, that I'm sitting at home anyway... I have a webcam ( both standalone and built-in)... Who knows a decent (preferably free:-) windows software which can mix screen grabbing and videocapture?
Nik,
I've used the built in (w/ Vista at least) Windows Movie Maker to turn stills into a video (3 examples). I'm sure that with some time spent playing around you could get stills and video meshed together. Has a relatively easy to use interface (at least for what I was doing) and most of it was just drag and drop to insert a new frame.
I imagine if you loaded the video, you could then insert a still where you wanted it and extend the frame rate for that frame so it shows long enough to be visible. I'm not sure though what kind of impact that would have on the audio portion or if you'd have a gap in the audio as well.
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Chris, thanks, I was thinking just about that (W7 version, it's also 8Gb x64 machine, so a bit snappier in this kind of things). I guess I can find some "screen cameras", just need to make sure they capture voice, too...