Zach Goodwin2

I got the edmika mount fd 35-105 f/3.5 back. I will take some more pictures and videos and will update them soon.
New photo taken with Edmika Fd 35-105 F/3.5, Looks like some of the bugs ate some of the berries while I was gone. ?

I have never really used 35mm (FF angle of view) lenses very often, not something I every really wanted I guess and my only lenses that covered that are/were zooms.
I have never got what many saw in it to the point some use it as their ONLY lens.
That said, I have started putting my ancient Canon FD 24 1.4 L on my little APSC (1.5x crop) Sony Nex and I think I am really going to like it.
I do like it on FF at 24mm but I think it will get used a lot more now on crop.
Way too shallow DOF close in for video for me at 1.4 or even f2 I think but fine for stills and stopped down will have its uses for video.
I should have stopped this down a bit I think.
 
 

New picture taken with Canon T2i, OM 28-70 F/2.8

New photo taken with Canon T2i with Olympus OM 28-70 F/2.8

mentally ill = funny
name a hilarious comedian who is 100% sane...?
zach, im crazy too, believe me. its not easy. but im also funny af and u gotta think thats part of it, u kno?
dont worry man, youre in GREAT company...!
 

I don't like those Sammy the Sock skits I made. They showed how mentally ill I was instead of how funny I was.

Back by popular demand, here are the sock puppet episodes:
 
 

New picture I took with Canon T2i Olympus OM 28-70 f/2.8

New picture I took with Canon T2i Olympus OM 28-70 f/2.8

Back by popular demand, here are the sock puppet episodes:
 
 

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Everyone has their own way of showing how to make a film. No right way or wrong way, but just a way.

Everyone has their own way of showing how to make a film. No right way or wrong way, but just a way.

k i kno that lol.
thank you guys, i was trynna tease this out
 
so: ""it"" doesnt 'minimize technical variables' in any meaningful way, rather: it removes variables essential to what we know as cinematography
i assume that we profoundly disagree, and i say this as someone who is producing a film *shot on smartphones right now* (on purpose), soooo
why have endless threads on this forum about the art of cinematography, the nuances of digital cameras, lenses, filtration, etc., if i should just shoot at f/8 to 'minimize variables'? sounds like something for docs not cinema *cough*
 

Everyone has their own way of showing how to make a film. No right way or wrong way, but just a way.

Absolutely!  Couldn't agree more.. ???

Basically, going to "f8" meant that you would be minimizing the technical variables --so you could concentrate on the stuff happening in the world.  The things that are actually more important to creating nice images.  Lighting, content, composition, etc.

I agree.  I'm curious to hear how you interpret that phrase.
One thing I read (that was talking about that phrase) was that at the time most lenses were sharpest at F8, and combined with the typical shooting situation (combinations of what people might shoot, which focal length they would choose to shoot it, and how far away they are likely to be) that F8 was also a practical compromise between having a deep DoF to not have focus issues but was also a combination of daylight and a large enough aperture to not have to have a really long shutter speed with ASA100, 200 (or maybe 400) film in the camera.
In that sense I thought the phrase was quite practical for people who wouldn't understand the various tradeoffs that are at play.  Obviously there are all kinds of nuances for the experienced photographer to explore but as soon as auto-exposure was widely available I thought the average person could turn on auto-SS, set to F8, and then they'd have pretty good results treating their SLR like a point-and-shoot camera but with MF?

The old school photographer's mantra from Arthur Fellig: "f8 and be there."  It's not meant to be taken literally, but once you have enough wisdom to understand the context of what that phrase actually entails, you're gonna be fine.

Kye's guide to film-making for beginners:
Step One: Go somewhere cool
Step Two: Point your camera at awesome stuff
Step Three: Go home and edit out the boring bits
Step Four: Now edit out the bits that aren't completely awesome
Step Five: there is no step five - you're done.  Just enjoy what you made and show it to your friends.
If you don't have something awesome happening in your film, basically at all times, then the settings won't save you!
I actually give this advice to people IRL.  Of course, it's basically useless.  The people who need to hear this won't listen, can't edit, don't have time, or refuse to learn.  The people who will listen have probably already worked this out  

FILMMAKING 101 by Kayleee
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So all you have is just a dslr or camcorder. How do you get something good on it?
Find a subject you find interesting, rely on bright natural light, rely on close-ups for good built-in sound, and brighten up the scene (add more light), make sure the light is even, try to make a video as simple as possible, and lastly rely on the rule of thirds. Do not let criticism and judgement of video quality get to you as well.
Oh forgot, try to make sure you have good white balance.
And lastly make sure the video is focused well.
Another note is recognize that the camera is not the same as your eye. The camera could zoom in more than your eye and you have to adjust settings to get proper exposure.
Practice, practice, and practice.
I also forgot to mention that you should not throw away your pictures or videos in camera, because they may look good afterwards.
Be aware of the distance the camera has with the subject as well.
Also try to get even lighting, not too much highlight and not too much low light combined.
Be aware of the focus distance your lens can do.

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