I shoot sports at my university, manual focus is a must especially on my FS7. That being said, the a7iii has amazing AF that I really trust in 99% of situations.
Absolutely! Manual focus is a snap as long as one follows the rules that you prescribed. As a former Army cinematographer, in the pre-zoom lens era, we used a turret with three seperate prime lenses attached--a wide, a medium, and a long. The trick was to know what the hyperfocal distance was for each lens, then set the focus for that mark. With a little practice, one could trust that if one just stayed a certain set distance from the subject, all would be acceptably sharp. Great video Matt!
@@whoismatt I can sure see why, as a wedding photographer, you would want one. When you're in the thick of action, nothing beats the ease of just rotating a different lens into place in front of the film gate, oops, I mean the sensor! As I recall, because all the lenses were prime, even the long lens had a minimum aperature of f/4.5 and the wide angle was f/1.8.
"I still just don't trust autofocus." PREACH I've been screwed on AF many times, and those lenses are way more expensive. I'm not hardcore about it, but generally my favorite lenses after 10 years of shooting are still me manual focus lenses. Great video, thanks for the tips.
Kevin Kino one day I think, autofocus will be able to replace a trained focus puller. We’re already seeing that with Canon Dual pixel AF for video, currently the best is in the C series but I’m confident that In 5-6 years autofocus will have a place on professional film sets.
I've been an auto-focus person since I started a few years ago, but don't want to be limited. Manual focus has a whole world of opportunities that come along with it, and have been exploring the world of anamorphic and manual focus is obligatory. To that end, here's to starting down the manual focus road and appreciate the tips!
Thank you alot! I almost never leave comments in youtube but you blew my mind! I am a full time pro photographer for almost 4 years and now i try to learn to make video with my cameras and lenses without video AF. Many expensive video making cources online did not give me this info. Now i will practice movements and live view manual focusing techniques that you revealed and i am shure it is a better start in video then buying top sony cameras and lenses with vide AF. Sorry for my bad English, i am from another country. Thanks for this video, you are cool!!! I was looking for a way to film video with zhiyun gimbal, my dslr and my park of lenses dedicated to photo with manual focus for a long long time!!!
Matt is absolutely right. I had a 16mm f1.4 Fuji lens and shot at f8 and focus was at infinity. Best decision ever because the project was with a luxury hotel. It was a very tough and fast paced day. I didn’t have time to re-shoot if the autofocus was inaccurate, this really ensures that you nail the shots, just practice around the house to get comfortable with keeping the distance
I have been working as a dop for almost twenty years. Mostly with commercials and tv dramas and music videos. 98% I use cameras such as Arri Alexa and always with a designated focus puller. But now I have bought a black magic camera and started shooting documentaries and different kind of films for my new found spiritual community. And then I don´t have a crew that i usually rely on. I have wondered how the hell I am suppose to pull focus on a gimbal without a crew. And your video Matt is the most inspiring and creative video I have seen in years. Just don´t change the distance to the subject and stop down the bloody lens. Genius. To use your "disadvantages" to create something this creative and beatiful is truly inspiring! Well done sir!
I finally decided to stick with what I really like. I just a bought a gimbal for my Manual DSLR which doesn’t have any folow focus lens and motor, was thinking about getting one and so undecided, but I keep on staying what i love doimg using manual focusing even if I just bought my new gimbal it just save me $150+ and end up sticking to Manual instead nothing beats manual. We can really control the outcome. Your video help me open up my eyes and my mind. thank you sooo much! 😊👌
What you described is spot-on to the techniques I use; really nice to have this sort of affirmation my techniques and thinking make sense to others shooting with manual focus on a gimbal. I shoot with GH5 on Ronin-S, and the vast majority of the day on an Olympus 12-40mm lens.
You are right.I use autofocus on gimbal only for next day wedding where I have the time and the oportunity to make again a shot,and for the real time of the event i use only manual focus.Nice video Matt
Another option for gymbals like the crane 2 is to buy the follow focus unit and control focus with the wheel on the handle. It takes some getting used to and adds weight/bulk to the setup but works well enough for adjusting focus mid shot.
Man, you answered some of the questions I had that I didn't even know how to formulate. Thank you so much! Loved the fact that you were playing devil's advocate, I was litterally thinking exactly what you were saying! I just got the Ronin RS3 and struggle/am confused whether to trust autofocus, or do everything manual. Too many things to focus on (pun unintended) while filming already like exposure, aperture, composition, SS... AND now keeping everything in focus! I was using auto-focus but you are so right, always this voice in my head "I hope it is REALLY in focus and keep it. I will try your techniques (higher F and keeping same distance). Great video, liked and sub👌
Thanks for the tips, Matt. 😊🙌 I personally use my AF on the Nikon Z6 with the native 24-70 2.8 and a Ronin S and i LOVE LOVE LOVE the "orbit shots" at around 50mm or 70mm with AF turned on. 😍
Great Video Matt. I shot several videos on manual lenses and gimbal, but now using native lenses on my sony a6500 a let me tell you, autofocus rules. Don´t use Face autofocus. I just use a fixed focus point, and select it on the touch screen where I want my camera to focus. It´s been working wonders on my weddings and Ican´t really remember a single situation where it failed, unless I made a mistake. Trust me. Just try it and you´ll see. I still use manual focus though but only for specific purposes. Cheers
Great video thanks. I’ve just bought my first gimbal and I am new to film and photography really so this was very helpful. I’ve bought a second hand a7 2 and I love it. I also bought a 50mm lens. On auto it’s constantly hunting for focus like you said so can’t be trusted. I love the wide angle lens tip and upping the f stop thanks again.👍
I record playthrough videos of myself playing guitar. I use a manual lens and I love the background blur, hence I record at around f/2 a lot of the time. Often when I'm shooting the fretboard at a 45 degree angle (the most common angle you see on UA-cam), I will start off by having the lower frets in focus, but if I need to shift to the higher frets which are blurry, I'll manually rotate, gently shift, so that those frets come into the plane of focus of the lens. Great video!
Hey Matt, I Now shoot manual focus. I had a couple times face Detection failed during the wedding ceremony. I shoot with a Sony NX5R. I love this camera because I can use the zoom function and then keep it wide when I need too. Although the fstop is pretty slow like f 4.5. This sucks when your filming the reception or 1st dance. Thanks for all your tips on making and shooting better videos!
I'm getting my first motorized gimbal tomorrow and I'm very excited. I'm planning to use mostly manual focus with that, but I've had enough good experiences with autofocus that I'm not opposed to using it in the right situation where the circumstances and my choices can set it up to succeed. When shooting handheld I use both manual and autofocus, switching back and forth with the AF/MF button on my camera. Holding that button down whenever I want to engage autofocus and releasing for manual focus has been very intuitive and effective for me. Not being able to use that with my new gimbal is probably going to be one of the (hopefully few) downsides of my new setup.
Great video! I usually use a follow focus with my Ronin and love the control, but hate the weight and how unbalanced it makes my setup. I’m leaning towards a more practical setup like you’ve mentioned.
I have a Sony a7ii. I love it. I am not a professional and work for pay. But on my projects I frequently shoot manually for just what you said. I got burned when my camera decided to grab focus on the thing I didn't want it too. So more often than not, yeah, I manual focus. Have on many of my cameras and situations where I can't let AF drift into its own mind. Very nice video.
What you said in this video makes a ton of sense, especially when you mentioned where the lens might suddenly get bored of the chosen subject and say to the camera, "hey, there 's a totally more interesting face, let's focus on that!" and then you end up in a pot of hot water with the bride waving a soup ladle over your head.
I totally agree with you. I also use lenses with adapter on my GH5 and af is so weak that it's normal to me to preserve this three rules. And you're not crazy 😂
I do use Auto focus now and having just filmed two Christmas videos for two schools, I found it was constantly hunting. Shame I didn't know about your insightful video you have posed well in advance 😜. Ah well. I will give manual focus a go and practice with my wife. Thanks man
Thanks Matt. That was useful. I would add that if you are a devotee of adapted vintage lenses, then these techniques will also apply. Especially on a multi-cam shoot where you want a similar character on every lens.
Canon m50 with a 12mm Samyang/Rokinon f2 manual lens was my entry to content creation and my it’s been such a useful tool! In my journey I use it on a weebil S with a focus motor... haven’t need much else for a long time still going strong in 2021
Loving your videos and tutorials Matt. I have for years always stuck to manual everything and surprised at those who choose to use auto anything, as I felt the film maker should make the choices on setting to suit each moment, rather than trusting a camera. This weekend I borrowed a friends Sony A7Riii to do 3 days shooting at a 5 star hotel and on his advice, went for autofocus. On one of the days, but not all, the the focus was constantly in and out, regardless of my movement, and although I have managed to create a good enough edit with the useable footage (because I always massively overshoot), there is so much wasted and now unusable footage... Your tips and tricks help for sure, thank you. Just out of interest, would you normally set your focus to continuous focus? I was shooting one a 24mm too. Thanks Matt, learning a lot from you.
Great tips. Most times at weddings, I use manual focus, but I'm not going to lie, with the a6400 I have filmed the procession with AF tracking and it worked like a charm. Had it failed, I would've quickly switched to manual. I understand people 's reluctance though
Autofocus with touch focus is the perfect solution. On the off chance that something else is in focus, I lightly tap the screen on what it needs to focus on. Manual focus sounds like so much work :P
Hey man! Until now I used to manual focus (not weddings, I usually make concerts) but because I use a Nikon D7100 and the autofocus is horrible. I am now waiting for the new Sony announcements so that I can compare some cameras and buy a new one with good autofocus. I'll have to try both ways in my next shooting, I'll tell you if I'll keep shooting manual or I'll go for autofocus. You make great videos by the way, keep like that man!
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nice advice! :) ... i use a followfocus motor that is also pretty nice. There are also 3d printed focus gears for lenses out there ... thsi is a perfect combo for me
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Exactamente, todo lo que descubrí cuando tuve que hacerlo. Buenos consejos.
on my old canon 60d i use to use MF always! that wasnt a problem for me. and i even dont trust in autofocus. but now i swap to sony and is incredible how acurrate the A7iii can be. still....i think the best and the most secure is using the manual focus and taking care all the time in backup monitor, thanks for the video mate!
Hey Matt thanks for the very thoughtful and pragmatic set of tips. You got very close to it, but you didn’t actually talk about hyperfocal distance! It’s the oldest trick in the photographers handbook for getting unbelievable depth of field. And once it’s set of course, you don’t have to think about focus.
Totally agree Matt, I shoot with Canon 5D2 & 5D3 and use manual Nikkor AI lenses, easy to focus and a lot lighter than the L series glass I use for stills.
Thanks for sharing your apertures for gimbal shooting. I just can't trust my eyes enough to run n gun and focus manually. I've even had issues where focus peaking wasn't as true as I'd hoped.
I will toggle between the many different focus modes on my a6600. In weddings I normally use wide, zone and manual depending on the situation and at this point it's kind of second nature to know which to use where. I only use manual focus to film the dancing at night to make 100% the camera does not focus hunt, or for an artistic shot.
Auto focus for 4 years now .. started with a6000, now with a a6500 and a6400 combo, no critical issues so far. Though I will make manual focus racking on the ronin SC+Follow focus rig, but all the weddings have been postponed (due to covid), so my 1st real use of this setup on a wedding is still on hold.
Another great video! I wish I would have seen this before my last wedding on Friday. The AF worked great for the most part, but, focused out on the groom on me for about 10 secs. And when I was filming the first dance, luckily, my other shooter had me covered, but, had I just had it on manual, this would not have happened! Anyway, thanks for the great tips! Question: do you still use the 24mm for those close up shots if the couple dancing? Thanks
Excelente vídeo saludos desde México , entonces Matt significa que usando el manual focus no se pueden hacer acercamientos ni alejamientos de una persona ? Gracias
Hey bro love your videos, like this one already., Don't know If you know this, but especially since you just got the new sony a7s III, you can actually register faces on it, relatively quickly, and then use those registered faces as focus priority. So you would take photo of somebody's face in the register face setting, takes less than 8 sec, if you put a shortcut to register a new face, and your AF will always keep that face in priority mode if it detects it on the screen. If the bride changes her makeup, or puts on a new veil, you can take the 8 sec to register her "new" face again, and it will still keep focus. It works ridiculously well. I have all of my friends registered on my A7III since I take a bunch of photos of them all the time. Hope this helps.
Where my manual focus shooters at?! 😜
Dude great video! where have you been? I've missed you man. Hope that you are well...GO BOYS
I use manual focus 90% of the time because my t6 isnt exactly advanced in the af department
Hey dude! Been hiding out in my house waiting on weddings to start back up haha! Thanks man!
always manual
I shoot sports at my university, manual focus is a must especially on my FS7. That being said, the a7iii has amazing AF that I really trust in 99% of situations.
Absolutely! Manual focus is a snap as long as one follows the rules that you prescribed. As a former Army cinematographer, in the pre-zoom lens era, we used a turret with three seperate prime lenses attached--a wide, a medium, and a long. The trick was to know what the hyperfocal distance was for each lens, then set the focus for that mark. With a little practice, one could trust that if one just stayed a certain set distance from the subject, all would be acceptably sharp. Great video Matt!
Oh man I want a lens turret! I saw a guy had created a prototype at one for NAB last year
@@whoismatt I can sure see why, as a wedding photographer, you would want one. When you're in the thick of action, nothing beats the ease of just rotating a different lens into place in front of the film gate, oops, I mean the sensor! As I recall, because all the lenses were prime, even the long lens had a minimum aperature of f/4.5 and the wide angle was f/1.8.
"I still just don't trust autofocus."
PREACH
I've been screwed on AF many times, and those lenses are way more expensive. I'm not hardcore about it, but generally my favorite lenses after 10 years of shooting are still me manual focus lenses. Great video, thanks for the tips.
Kevin Kino one day I think, autofocus will be able to replace a trained focus puller. We’re already seeing that with Canon Dual pixel AF for video, currently the best is in the C series but I’m confident that In 5-6 years autofocus will have a place on professional film sets.
You've been screwed while in AF? What do you shoot? Sex tapes?
Your no nonsense approach is 100% what i needed.
I saw the beard and i knew I was about to learn something today
I've been an auto-focus person since I started a few years ago, but don't want to be limited. Manual focus has a whole world of opportunities that come along with it, and have been exploring the world of anamorphic and manual focus is obligatory. To that end, here's to starting down the manual focus road and appreciate the tips!
This was an amazing video! Manual Focus Gang for Life 😂.
You are lucky that you have good vision. If I use manual focus without my spectacles, you won't be able to see anything! 😂
+1 of the gang
Thank you alot! I almost never leave comments in youtube but you blew my mind! I am a full time pro photographer for almost 4 years and now i try to learn to make video with my cameras and lenses without video AF. Many expensive video making cources online did not give me this info. Now i will practice movements and live view manual focusing techniques that you revealed and i am shure it is a better start in video then buying top sony cameras and lenses with vide AF. Sorry for my bad English, i am from another country. Thanks for this video, you are cool!!! I was looking for a way to film video with zhiyun gimbal, my dslr and my park of lenses dedicated to photo with manual focus for a long long time!!!
Matt is absolutely right. I had a 16mm f1.4 Fuji lens and shot at f8 and focus was at infinity. Best decision ever because the project was with a luxury hotel. It was a very tough and fast paced day. I didn’t have time to re-shoot if the autofocus was inaccurate, this really ensures that you nail the shots, just practice around the house to get comfortable with keeping the distance
I have been working as a dop for almost twenty years. Mostly with commercials and tv dramas and music videos. 98% I use cameras such as Arri Alexa and always with a designated focus puller. But now I have bought a black magic camera and started shooting documentaries and different kind of films for my new found spiritual community. And then I don´t have a crew that i usually rely on. I have wondered how the hell I am suppose to pull focus on a gimbal without a crew. And your video Matt is the most inspiring and creative video I have seen in years. Just don´t change the distance to the subject and stop down the bloody lens. Genius. To use your "disadvantages" to create something this creative and beatiful is truly inspiring! Well done sir!
Wow, fantastic video!
This seriously has helped so much! Thank you!!
I finally decided to stick with what I really like. I just a bought a gimbal for my Manual DSLR which doesn’t have any folow focus lens and motor, was thinking about getting one and so undecided, but I keep on staying what i love doimg using manual focusing even if I just bought my new gimbal it just save me $150+ and end up sticking to Manual instead nothing beats manual. We can really control the outcome. Your video help me open up my eyes and my mind. thank you sooo much! 😊👌
What you described is spot-on to the techniques I use; really nice to have this sort of affirmation my techniques and thinking make sense to others shooting with manual focus on a gimbal. I shoot with GH5 on Ronin-S, and the vast majority of the day on an Olympus 12-40mm lens.
Amazing video! So many times I thought that I need a better camera with autofocus for gimbal. You helped me 😃
Great video! To the point and filled with useful information! Thanks!
You are right.I use autofocus on gimbal only for next day wedding where I have the time and the oportunity to make again a shot,and for the real time of the event i use only manual focus.Nice video Matt
spot on mate !
Amazing tips as always! Thanks for this Matt
Another option for gymbals like the crane 2 is to buy the follow focus unit and control focus with the wheel on the handle. It takes some getting used to and adds weight/bulk to the setup but works well enough for adjusting focus mid shot.
Manual focus all the time! Great video Matt!
This video was very enlightening for me. Thank you so much.
Man, you answered some of the questions I had that I didn't even know how to formulate. Thank you so much! Loved the fact that you were playing devil's advocate, I was litterally thinking exactly what you were saying!
I just got the Ronin RS3 and struggle/am confused whether to trust autofocus, or do everything manual. Too many things to focus on (pun unintended) while filming already like exposure, aperture, composition, SS... AND now keeping everything in focus! I was using auto-focus but you are so right, always this voice in my head "I hope it is REALLY in focus and keep it. I will try your techniques (higher F and keeping same distance).
Great video, liked and sub👌
Great suggestions.
Thanks for the tips, Matt. 😊🙌 I personally use my AF on the Nikon Z6 with the native 24-70 2.8 and a Ronin S and i LOVE LOVE LOVE the "orbit shots" at around 50mm or 70mm with AF turned on. 😍
Great vid as usual! Thnx
Nicely done
Dude this is eye opening! Just realized my favorite canon lens on my a6300 will be just fine! No AF needed. I just subbed you, many thanks!
Matt, thanks for share your experience with us, ur the most Influential Wedding Videographers!!
Thanks Fausto!
Manual focusing here as well! For both photo and video. Like you said Matt: I know what kind of shots I want - the camera don’t! 💪🏼
Great Video Matt. I shot several videos on manual lenses and gimbal, but now using native lenses on my sony a6500 a let me tell you, autofocus rules. Don´t use Face autofocus. I just use a fixed focus point, and select it on the touch screen where I want my camera to focus. It´s been working wonders on my weddings and Ican´t really remember a single situation where it failed, unless I made a mistake. Trust me. Just try it and you´ll see.
I still use manual focus though but only for specific purposes. Cheers
Nice topic Matt 😍👍🏻 You helped me so much in filmmaking 😊
Glad to help!
absolutely Manuel focus is always perfect for wedding videographer
never had an issue fully relying on auto focus, but still great tips! Can also consider getting follow focus for even better control
Excellent. Thanks a bunch!
Great explanation
Just got a crane plus gimbal for my canon this was so helpful I’m going to try it 🙌🏻
fantastic! you are the best!
Crazy like a fox! Great video and advice. Thanks Matt!
I always used manual focus even with native lenses from Sony :D
Thanks for the very informative video!
Lovely video very helpful please make more videos on manual focus
Great video thanks. I’ve just bought my first gimbal and I am new to film and photography really so this was very helpful. I’ve bought a second hand a7 2 and I love it. I also bought a 50mm lens. On auto it’s constantly hunting for focus like you said so can’t be trusted. I love the wide angle lens tip and upping the f stop thanks again.👍
I record playthrough videos of myself playing guitar. I use a manual lens and I love the background blur, hence I record at around f/2 a lot of the time. Often when I'm shooting the fretboard at a 45 degree angle (the most common angle you see on UA-cam), I will start off by having the lower frets in focus, but if I need to shift to the higher frets which are blurry, I'll manually rotate, gently shift, so that those frets come into the plane of focus of the lens. Great video!
Hey Matt,
I Now shoot manual focus. I had a couple times face Detection failed during the wedding ceremony. I shoot with a Sony NX5R. I love this camera because I can use the zoom function and then keep it wide when I need too. Although the fstop is pretty slow like f 4.5. This sucks when your filming the reception or 1st dance. Thanks for all your tips on making and shooting better videos!
Strictly manual, now searching for the right gimbal, - thanks for your insights!
Very helpful Matt!!! Thanks
You're welcome!
Manual focus all day. Just like you have you camera in manual to have full control, I do the same with my lenses. Great advice.
I'm getting my first motorized gimbal tomorrow and I'm very excited. I'm planning to use mostly manual focus with that, but I've had enough good experiences with autofocus that I'm not opposed to using it in the right situation where the circumstances and my choices can set it up to succeed.
When shooting handheld I use both manual and autofocus, switching back and forth with the AF/MF button on my camera. Holding that button down whenever I want to engage autofocus and releasing for manual focus has been very intuitive and effective for me. Not being able to use that with my new gimbal is probably going to be one of the (hopefully few) downsides of my new setup.
You're gonna love it!
Great video! I usually use a follow focus with my Ronin and love the control, but hate the weight and how unbalanced it makes my setup. I’m leaning towards a more practical setup like you’ve mentioned.
Nice 😊 you are the best guide for new filmmaker’s thank you for your tips love you Bro 🤝😊
Thank you!
You aren't crazy! This info just solidified my decision on using my manual lenses with my new gimbal. Thank you!!
Replying to my own comment, what of it? Had to say something about the 17 that disliked the video....I just want to know why?!
Great tip. Am expecting my first electronic gimble to use with a camera with bad auto focus so am holding on to this tip hook line and sinker. Thanks.
I have a Sony a7ii. I love it. I am not a professional and work for pay. But on my projects I frequently shoot manually for just what you said. I got burned when my camera decided to grab focus on the thing I didn't want it too. So more often than not, yeah, I manual focus. Have on many of my cameras and situations where I can't let AF drift into its own mind. Very nice video.
What you said in this video makes a ton of sense, especially when you mentioned where the lens might suddenly get bored of the chosen subject and say to the camera, "hey, there 's a totally more interesting face, let's focus on that!" and then you end up in a pot of hot water with the bride waving a soup ladle over your head.
I totally agree with you. I also use lenses with adapter on my GH5 and af is so weak that it's normal to me to preserve this three rules. And you're not crazy 😂
My wife says I'm a little crazy
I do use Auto focus now and having just filmed two Christmas videos for two schools, I found it was constantly hunting. Shame I didn't know about your insightful video you have posed well in advance 😜. Ah well. I will give manual focus a go and practice with my wife. Thanks man
dude this is fire
I love it. Thanks for this info. Makes lot of sense!
Thanks Matt. That was useful. I would add that if you are a devotee of adapted vintage lenses, then these techniques will also apply. Especially on a multi-cam shoot where you want a similar character on every lens.
Now I understand why you manual focus. A72 AF is not great. I shoot A73 and A6600, 95% is in focus. Thanks for the video Matt!
Canon m50 with a 12mm Samyang/Rokinon f2 manual lens was my entry to content creation and my it’s been such a useful tool! In my journey I use it on a weebil S with a focus motor... haven’t need much else for a long time still going strong in 2021
Loving your videos and tutorials Matt. I have for years always stuck to manual everything and surprised at those who choose to use auto anything, as I felt the film maker should make the choices on setting to suit each moment, rather than trusting a camera. This weekend I borrowed a friends Sony A7Riii to do 3 days shooting at a 5 star hotel and on his advice, went for autofocus. On one of the days, but not all, the the focus was constantly in and out, regardless of my movement, and although I have managed to create a good enough edit with the useable footage (because I always massively overshoot), there is so much wasted and now unusable footage... Your tips and tricks help for sure, thank you. Just out of interest, would you normally set your focus to continuous focus? I was shooting one a 24mm too. Thanks Matt, learning a lot from you.
Very very very helpful, thank you :-).
Great tips. Most times at weddings, I use manual focus, but I'm not going to lie, with the a6400 I have filmed the procession with AF tracking and it worked like a charm. Had it failed, I would've quickly switched to manual. I understand people 's reluctance though
ur the man~~
Very good, Matt. Thank you for this video! What do you think about Focus puller?
I needed this. Thanks buddy 👍
Kind of relieves me, as I love MF lenses for video and photo and I am not alone
yes! fellow Manual Focus hooomans 👍love this
Autofocus with touch focus is the perfect solution. On the off chance that something else is in focus, I lightly tap the screen on what it needs to focus on. Manual focus sounds like so much work :P
The one video i wanted to see
Hey man! Until now I used to manual focus (not weddings, I usually make concerts) but because I use a Nikon D7100 and the autofocus is horrible. I am now waiting for the new Sony announcements so that I can compare some cameras and buy a new one with good autofocus. I'll have to try both ways in my next shooting, I'll tell you if I'll keep shooting manual or I'll go for autofocus. You make great videos by the way, keep like that man!
nice advice! :) ... i use a followfocus motor that is also pretty nice. There are also 3d printed focus gears for lenses out there ... thsi is a perfect combo for me
Exactamente, todo lo que descubrí cuando tuve que hacerlo. Buenos consejos.
on my old canon 60d i use to use MF always! that wasnt a problem for me. and i even dont trust in autofocus.
but now i swap to sony and is incredible how acurrate the A7iii can be.
still....i think the best and the most secure is using the manual focus and taking care all the time in backup monitor,
thanks for the video mate!
Hey Matt thanks for the very thoughtful and pragmatic set of tips. You got very close to it, but you didn’t actually talk about hyperfocal distance! It’s the oldest trick in the photographers handbook for getting unbelievable depth of field. And once it’s set of course, you don’t have to think about focus.
Would you consider using a wireless follow focus? I’ve seen ones that mount very handily on the gimbal handle
thanks from baltimore
Totally agree Matt, I shoot with Canon 5D2 & 5D3 and use manual Nikkor AI lenses, easy to focus and a lot lighter than the L series glass I use for stills.
Nice! :D
just learned something!............ still drooling for one f those expensive auto focus lens!
It's really very helpful
💚💚💚 from bangladesh
You are adorable ! i have enjoyed and learned a lot
I bought a gh5 and that's y I'm watching u to learn the manual focus
Great method! I agree that autofocus just isn’t trustworthy enough yet. Thanks for sharing!
Superb video and explanation. Also, great beard.
Thanks for sharing your apertures for gimbal shooting. I just can't trust my eyes enough to run n gun and focus manually. I've even had issues where focus peaking wasn't as true as I'd hoped.
Glad to help Sharpe!
I will toggle between the many different focus modes on my a6600. In weddings I normally use wide, zone and manual depending on the situation and at this point it's kind of second nature to know which to use where. I only use manual focus to film the dancing at night to make 100% the camera does not focus hunt, or for an artistic shot.
thanks man..
You’re quite welcome!
Auto focus for 4 years now .. started with a6000, now with a a6500 and a6400 combo, no critical issues so far. Though I will make manual focus racking on the ronin SC+Follow focus rig, but all the weddings have been postponed (due to covid), so my 1st real use of this setup on a wedding is still on hold.
Hope the wedding goes well! :)
Another great video! I wish I would have seen this before my last wedding on Friday. The AF worked great for the most part, but, focused out on the groom on me for about 10 secs. And when I was filming the first dance, luckily, my other shooter had me covered, but, had I just had it on manual, this would not have happened! Anyway, thanks for the great tips! Question: do you still use the 24mm for those close up shots if the couple dancing? Thanks
Excelente vídeo saludos desde México , entonces Matt significa que usando el manual focus no se pueden hacer acercamientos ni alejamientos de una persona ? Gracias
Hey bro love your videos, like this one already., Don't know If you know this, but especially since you just got the new sony a7s III, you can actually register faces on it, relatively quickly, and then use those registered faces as focus priority. So you would take photo of somebody's face in the register face setting, takes less than 8 sec, if you put a shortcut to register a new face, and your AF will always keep that face in priority mode if it detects it on the screen. If the bride changes her makeup, or puts on a new veil, you can take the 8 sec to register her "new" face again, and it will still keep focus. It works ridiculously well. I have all of my friends registered on my A7III since I take a bunch of photos of them all the time. Hope this helps.
Hey Matt, great videos! I was wondering: ive never seen you using any shoulder rig for your cams on your (wedding)films, is that right?
I agree 1000%.
Im also going to do same exactly how you do. coz i have already spent too much with my stuff. also im into real estes, so i do mostly f8 and high ISO
First lets gooo! Love the videos!
Thanks Samuel! 😁
@@whoismatt Appreciate you!
Manual focus 100% of the time! I shoot on my GH5 so I don’t really have a choice 😅 But it nails the shots I get and that’s why I got it
I use both depending
Could you use follow focus build in the zhiyun crane 2 while using adapted lenses? Could you make a test for it? Thankyouu
I’m don’t shoot weddings but these are great tips for any type of gimbal work.......