Visit www.DSLRCamera.com. This video will help you understand the three main parts of a DSLR Lens that can change the Depth of Field in photographs. We will explain how the Aperture, Zoom and Focus all effect the Depth of field in a photo.
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Travis of Social Paintball gives us a tutorial on how to shoot paintball videos with Digital SLR cameras (DSLR). We use Canon for their extra shooting modes over Nikon. He’ll go over the Canon 5D Mark II and the 7D bodies, plus lenses. One of the challenges of using a DSLR is the manual focusing needed and the depth of field. Stay tuned for part 2. More videos at www.socialpaintball.com Fan Us @ http
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This is a nice clear video and a good lens to show whats actually happening. Could you do one on when to focus on infinity and also hyperfocal distance?
One of very good videos … to the oint …. very informative… thank you…….Good Job
Awesome video. Any tips on focusing this way when your lens has no lines?
Thanks CoolDudesJunk. I just had to make the video since it was so easy to understand with this lens. Glad you enjoyed it!
One of the most solid tutorials on lenses I’ve seen. Thanks
it’s amazing that with this purely manual lens, and all of the markings, how easily all of the main photography concepts can be explained.
thanks for posting this video. those markings give an immediate mental visualization on the f/stop and focus depth relationship.
All lenses should have this its awesome
Photography is my new passion! I like to read thephotographyclinic (.) com thanks for posting.
These were old Long Tom Zoom lenses with the optics of the ‘Ass of a Bottle’… the modern Zooms have a two touch system rather than the Trombone lenses of old.. the ‘Prime Lenses’ [Fixed Focal Length’ should have these graduations still on same… it all depends what your into sports, landscape, or portrait,..sometimes you want serious depth of field.sometimes it’s the last thing you want…Hyperfocal depth of field is mainly for Landscape, where as sports tend to look for the opposite
They were good in their time but the New Lenses knock spots off them due to those number crunching computers thus making the a lot of the old problems a thing of the past,.. deviations.. like Pincushion and Barrel distortion… plus the super newgeneration lightgathering materials the new lenses are now within everyones reach… once you would have to take a mortgage to buy a good lens not so today……. …
Thanks for this video. This may be the single best video on photography that I’ve seen in the last year. It brought all these competing variables together for me in a short, easily understood video. Nicely done.
I wish the newer lens are that detailed. Anyone know if I can pull up these scaling info in the newer Canon cameras?
it’s a great tutorial, but it would be nice to show some actual pictures and their settings and alight meter.
lovely lens!
thanks for posting!
I didn’t understand the last comment – why might the subject look out of focus at 15′ through the viewfinder but then be in focus when the shot is taken?
wow this tought me so much i watchd it twice and took notes
Thanks for the Video. I am just glad that now all we have to do is click and get out f #’s.
From what I know, everything below 28 mm is wide angle, 28 to 50mm is standard and everything above is telephoto. To calculate optical zoom on a DSLR zoom lens (given it isn’t a prime or fixed focal length lens), simply do the ratio between the maximum focal length and the minimum one
For example the 18-55 mm lens has a zoom ratiot of 55/18=3.05 x. Did that enlighten you?
must admit that lens is very helpful with those guidelines!!
i am just starting myself and trying to get to grips with all these settings…
Thank you. It took some time to understand this when I was starting (back in the 80’s). Then I got this lens and the light bulb went on.
Had to share it.
that was a good vid
Outstanding demonstration! Thank you.
How do you covert the DSLR lenses zoom to optical zoom(ex. 5x optical zoom)?
What focal lengths are wide angle, standard and telephoto?
Thanks
This lens is a Tokina Magnicon Auto Zoom Marcro 1:3.8-4.8 F=28-70mm 520 No.K8711292
if anyone is wondering what paintball video shot with a 60d looks like there is a mix on my channel.
what kind of protection could i use for the camera. like a shield or some way of keeping it clean during play
if you didnt know any of this before hand, you shouldnt be shooting with dslrs.
This video was way more informative about DSLRs in general than paintball. haha great info!
t2i +70/200 f/4l USM
nuff said.
do t1is do 60p?
Super great presentation of dslr cinematography!
Maybe the only problem is when you say “larger apertures are gonna give you a much greater DOF”
Maybe people can misunderstand that sentence.
All the camers I showed you are eos..not sure I understand what ur asking. They all have the EOS designation infront of the model.
Yes it works in video mode and helps alot when not on tripod.
Fish eyes are nice but are only for close up shots or very wide shots. Not good for across the field shooting.
Avoid it by not panning crazy fast.
What’s that constant noise in the background? Is there a fan running next to the microphone?
i use a $5 walmart camera it works beautiful!
just getting in my 2 cents 😛
love these vids.
ahhah all he is trying 2 do is help people make the right chose in camras
thanks
Rolling shutter. Imovie has a effect to get rid of that.
Get the sony nex-vg10. Amazing audio, every thing in a dslr, with the simplicity of a video cam.
i think im gettign a t3, one of the new ones itll be my first dslr, and i have a good idea, im going to get a fish eye lense and see if it brings anything new to paintball footagraphy.
how do you avoid the jello effect when filming?
also why did you get a 70-200 IS? can the IS work on video?
Hi Austin, Try to find a used t2i on ebay or craigs list. Thanks for watching.
Travis
i know you have probly got this q alot but what is a good begginer dslr camera for a affordable price(like i have a 500 dollor budget)? Cuse im interested in film amd i would really like to get good video and pics of my team
Thanks Austin
I have the A55, the movie autofocus is really nice, it’s a lot slower than the normal focus, so it won’t jitter about as much compared to when it takes stills, but if you need to AF really quick then you can just switch it to manual.
also the A55 does 1920×1080 at 60fps, should be getting some wider lenses for this season NSPL.
would a canon eos work?????? i love photography and i love paintball and im getting and eos would that work, if not what should i get thats around or alittle more for paintball photography?