Recent content by coldyn8w

Totally, when someone's moving towards you and you are trying to move the focus ring at the correct speed and they go out of focus, there's no way or knowing whether you've front focussed or back focussed! It would be awesome if the camera could apply some visual colour overlay that would...

Sure is the Geffrye Museum on Kingsland road/Hackney, I live nearby it's very nice. As for the focus yes there is a lot of out of focus, maintaining it at F2 with a subject moving forward and back was pretty tough. :) Thanks for your comments.

I shot this over the weekend. First test with the setup I'll be using for a big job coming up. All shot with my brand new Sigma 50mm 1.4, (shot the video at mostly around F2 though) which I am loving. http://www.vimeo.com/22524943 Minor colour adjustment made in Final Cut but very...

Hi Guys, You also might want to look at the Magic Lantern firmware. While it is essentially a "Hack", it doesnt actually modify the firmware on your camera. It just exists in your camera's RAM for one session. Meaning you have to load it in using the firmware update function when you want to...

Perfect, thanks.

Hi, I want to be able to shoot at around F2 on a bright sunny day with a Sigma 50mm on a 5D2. How many stops of light do I need to block do you think? Or does it depend on other factors? I was going to 64x which I believe is = 6 stops. I dont particularly want to shoot waterfalls and...

went for the Sigma 50mm. Focus ring actually feels quite stiff but better that than super loose.

Have fun Sebastian! Please report on the experience when you get back. I stumbled across this tip today as well for a cheap follow focus made from a jar opener: FIXED LINK http://vimeo.com/20301862 It looks to be perfect really for a very low cost... You can order them un the UK for £3.95...

Actually Im being Canon-blind. What about the Sigma 1.4? Supposed to be better build quality I hear...

hmm. ok thanks for your help. Alternatively Im looking at the 35mm f2? Does anyone have both and can compare? Not keen to step up to L series :'(

I'm about to embark on a video shoot across a number of exotic countries. (lucky me..) My kit includes 5D, 17-40L, 50mm F1.8 and a 135L and some other video specific equip. I've acquired. After some testing Im seeing the 50mm to be an important focal length for this project. As Im shooting...

I just picked up the A.S.S after looking for god knows how long at what seems to be an completely overpriced category! Feels great so far and is leagues better than handheld. While there will certainly be some movement when walking around with it, at least it is slower body driven movement...

yea its almost definitely just the plastic cover. Ill take it in, thanks.

as mentioned in the title Ive cracked the main plastic display screen on my 5D, it looks fairly replaceable though. Anyone have experience/advice?

Unless I am shooting sports where I understand having many points can track movement of an object (or something like that), Can someone enlighten me on why having a lot of AF points is such a big deal? What I dont understand is how this computer/mechanical process can really help something that...