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Articles Tagged with "Focus"

Great Method for Focus Pulling on Long Lenses

Great Method for Focus Pulling on Long Lenses

by Evan LuziCamera Assisting

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Garwood claims this is the “most effective” method for focusing on long lenses, especially with subjects traveling to or away the barrel of the lens. Since he does such a good job explaining the method himself, I will let the tip stand on it’s own.

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Past and Future Lens Technology News

Past and Future Lens Technology News

by Evan LuziCameras

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I’ve got the goods from the guys at Engadget who lead me to two interesting stories that both involve lenses. One story whisks us into the past as Timur Civan over at the cinema5D forum has mounted a lens from 1908 on his DSLR. The other story brings us far into the future where depth-of-field may be infinite and focus be chosen in post-production (no that’s not a joke).

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