Why Zooming With Your Feet = A LIE
The ultra-high grade Novoflex and Metabones adapters for using lenses of other brands sell for much higher prices. I found only two that are said to maintain autofocus with a lens of an entirely different brand. The Metabones Canon EF-to-Sony Smart Adapter (Mark IV) and their similar Speed Booster model ($400 and $600, respectively) maintain autofo
... See moreDavid D. Busch • David Busch’s Sony Alpha a7R II/a7 II Guide to Digital Photography
I see the world through photographs. Everything is still to me and that’s exactly how I approach filmmaking. I got so much love for the static shot. Just letting life happen the way I naturally see it is my favorite way to make a video. New video on the importance of static shots and how they will force you to make better videos up on the channel now. (Link in bio)
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Carol F. Roullard • The Sony A7 II: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide
For our work with telephoto and closeup lenses, we rely on MF in the Focus Mode. We’ve found that when the depth of field is shallow, AF mode often fails to lock on to the correct region of the subject; instead, it focuses on a background or foreground structure.
Carol F. Roullard • The Sony A7 II: The Unofficial Quintessential Guide
For example, suppose you want to take a panoramic shot the old-fashioned way, without using the Sweep Panorama feature. You mount the camera on a tripod, set the exposure manually, and take a series of overlapping pictures by panning the camera on the tripod head. The focus and aperture must be fixed; they should not change as you pan. After you ta
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