Great straight forward video on this. The shoot and check is something I’ve actually been practicing a lot. I also do manual focus vs auto focus checks. I pre set the distance on the manual focus ring, I then estimate the distance, take the shot, then switch to autofocus, take the same shot, then compare the clarity. I purposely set the aperture to very low so that it’s more obvious if i miss focus. It’s definitely helping me tune my sense of distance. Still need to work on my longer distances. That idea to use stuff like the length of your car is a good idea. I’ll start doing that for longer distances
Excellent video, Ivan! It's nice to know there are other right-brain dominant artists that need visuals to measure! I also like the reference to the photographer that doesn't always have everything in sharp focus! I am glad to know others feel the same way. Have a great day and thanks for sharing your ideas
Yes, sometimes obviously missing focus can be a fortunate mishap. But not often. When it is, though, it can gift you one of your "best" or favourite images. And with attention you can learn from it and apply it intentionally when the right situation comes along.
excellent...I'm just getting into "all manual" settings on my camera so "zone" focusing is crucial to have my camera all set to take the foto. once I get comfortable with my settings being pre-set before the situation arises the whole " manual" shooting thing is actually very liberating ! really enjoyed your video on zone focusing ! thx zen billings in canada
Thank for the great advice. Yesterday was my first day out with my M10P Took the 28mm- zone focus between 5.6 and 11. And.... “ah gee, missed that one!”, .... “ah shit, this is hard”, so your remark about Alex Webb was perfect. And I heard another person say- be prepared to see you are not a great photographer- it all makes sense, humbling and Fun. I got my M to slow down and think and process and - if I want perfect street shots, no problem pulling my Fuji out. Thank you for the great input and advice.
Hey thanks for checking out the video, glad you found something useful in it. It’s a skill that takes a lot of time to perfect for sure, you just have to keep at it 🏋🏻
Great video for an important topic. Love how the video started. One feedback I would have is to tune down the music in the background or turn it off. I don't think it's necessary. Your voice is clear and clean and nice to listen to. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the feedback! I’m trying to improve on the sound for my videos. It sounded fine when I was editing but it did get a bit loud after uploading to UA-cam. Still learning!
From the 1:08 timestamp, I can immediately tell you are a fan on how Hideo Kojima designs his HUDs. Am I right? That little blip sound, I know what you’re talking about ;)
Some decades ago I had a fixed lens camera made by Zeiss Ikon in Stuttgart, Germany from 1963-1965., the Contessa LK. It had a very nice Tessar 50mm f2.8 lens, a light meter and a viewfinder window, but no mechanism for focusing. You had to guesstimate the distance to your subject and zone focus around your estimate. Not a convenient camera, but it forced you to learn to zone focus. Recently, I got one of these lenses removed from the camera and fitted to a 3D printed m42 mount. I use it on a Sony a7 and while it can be easily focused on that camera, I usually set the aperture at f11 and ISO at auto and everything from a meter and a half or so to infinity is sharp, so it's a street photography point and shoot.
Thanks! It's complicated with mirrors, you have to estimate how far that object is IN the mirror as if the mirror's a window and the stuff is actually on the other side. lol not sure if that makes sense...
the videos i’ve watched have all referred to a manual slr, so they have exact control over the focus range in that case. i got a konica c35 ef for my first film camera and it uses zone focusing too, but i have no control over aperture (but i can lock exposure) and shutter speed. how should i go about thinking about zone focusing when i shoot with this camera? hope you can give some insight!
I went out to practice these with my M6 and Porta. Went to go change rolls and realized my bottoms plate latch wasn’t secured properly and loose. No idea if the film is ruined or not but should be fun to see
You make me want to get a rangefinder camera Ivan! Learned a lot from this one and use some of the techniques to practice. And man, the production value of your videos is insane. You're definitely onto something :)
I noticed the rocket blast for dust in the intro.. you faced the camera up. I believe the dust will just settle back into the body? I think the last step is maybe the hardest for people, which is why the never excel at the first few steps. It's all luck and mistakes at first. Luck won't stick around long once you start shooting a lot, but neither will mistakes over time. I constantly see people who aren't willing to make it over that hump. Bummer, the view is nice from on top of it!
Keep it up Ivan, you're killing it with the production of these videos. Now, the elephant in the room: Where the f* should we position the infinity lens mark when trying to use hyperfocal? From my own experience is never clear enough if it should be in the middle of the infinity sign mark or right before or after.... crazy. Is it possible that I've read or heard somewhere that the "infinity" focus (I mean when you put it let's say at the f8 aperture mark for example) is meant to be "roughly" in focus (especially by film standards) but it will never be exactly equivalent as set the focus literally at infinity position...?
Ivan Chow indeed, that’s the real deal and end of it... From my experience it varies depending on each lens... Do you have any conclusions personally about it?
May seem like a stupid question, but first camera and first roll of film. I just bought a Olympus Trip 35 and my main doubt is how the apperture works with the range focus. For example, if I'm shooting landscape and set it to landscape(far away focus), but set the apperture to 2.8 (near focus and blur background), what will happen?
You'll be introducing more out of focus areas into the photo at F2.8. And depending on the lens, the image will probably look a lot softer. Generally not the best to shoot a landscape photo with F2.8 unless you like that effect.
@@ivunchow I'm realizing those are my câmera limitations. To avoid using this large appertures on landacape I should have a longer exposure. And it only have 1/40 pra 1/200
Yun Luo manual/zone focusing will not affect the exposure of your photo. But if you pre set the aperture of your lens (e.g. F5.6-8), and your film speed, then exposure will be controlled by your shutter speed. Search for videos on exposure triangle or “sunny 16” method to learn more about it. Hope it helps!
Great straight forward video on this. The shoot and check is something I’ve actually been practicing a lot. I also do manual focus vs auto focus checks. I pre set the distance on the manual focus ring, I then estimate the distance, take the shot, then switch to autofocus, take the same shot, then compare the clarity. I purposely set the aperture to very low so that it’s more obvious if i miss focus. It’s definitely helping me tune my sense of distance. Still need to work on my longer distances. That idea to use stuff like the length of your car is a good idea. I’ll start doing that for longer distances
You've made the complex simple. Amazingly simple advice
How many people need to hear what you just said about nailing focus versus great photo in this video? It's so true, nice one!
Thanks Arthur!
The visual references tip was a great for me, because I "suffer numbers" too. Thanks.
5:00 This is sooooo true! I think it needs to be remembered way more often! Great timeless video.
The nuanced tricks you share are so amazing
These are some awesome tips Ivan. Really helpful indeed. Thanks for sharing!
This is a great simple description. Thanks Ivan.
Excellent video, Ivan! It's nice to know there are other right-brain dominant artists that need visuals to measure! I also like the reference to the photographer that doesn't always have everything in sharp focus! I am glad to know others feel the same way. Have a great day and thanks for sharing your ideas
Thanks for this video! I'm a photojournalist here in Chicago and I use a 50mm 1.8D lens on a Nikon D750 for street photography! Keep up the great work
Your cinematography and visual references are treatise to our eyes
Thank you 🙏🏻
Very helpful video! Thank you so much! Going to practice this for sure the next time I take my Q2 out with me
Excellent practical guidance. Very useful. Love your style.
Thanks!
Great tips, never heard about many of them. Thanks my friend! 🙏
Simply awesome! Love your street shots. Stay safe.
Thank you! You too!
I totally agree with you Ivan on sharpness all the time! Most of my best work is not pin sharp, and I couldn’t care less i it is. Great video, CHEERS!
There is no 'mistakes' in photography. Enjoy the experience.
tilted horizons? :P
@@randomshitplaylistever heard about garry winogrand?
very practical and useful sharing!
nathan1874 glad you found it useful!
Yes, sometimes obviously missing focus can be a fortunate mishap. But not often. When it is, though, it can gift you one of your "best" or favourite images. And with attention you can learn from it and apply it intentionally when the right situation comes along.
Damn, you've got all the same photo books as me 😃. Loved the video. Very helpful!
Well done, Ivan - This helped me alot!
You're welcome!
Thank you for such great reminder.
Sharpness is overrated, so true.
Nurali Kushkov no prob 😉
Thanks for the tips, I'll practice them with my new camera, a Rollei 35. My best!
Good stuff man. Hope you're still out there snappin'!
Hey man, thanks for the quick video! Clear, precise, and definitely helped me to understand it a better.
Joshua Emmanuel Richardson glad it help man and thanks for checking out the vid!
excellent...I'm just getting into "all manual" settings on my camera so "zone" focusing is crucial to have my camera all set to take the foto. once I get comfortable with my settings being pre-set before the situation arises the whole " manual" shooting thing is actually very liberating ! really enjoyed your video on zone focusing ! thx zen billings in canada
We need to get your viewership up! Very well produced and informative. Found your channel researching the M10-D.
JK Lockwood thank you JK! Glad you enjoyed it
Great tips and great shots!!!!!!!!
Alan Ma thanks!!
Great video Ivan. Keen on getting my own MD
Hope you do!
your last tip blew me away !
😉😉
Great explanation on focusing !!! Not great the best you nailed it
Mi Cocina Shop thanks! Hope it helped!
I just got my hands on a Leica m4p and using the tab focus system. Loving it. Great vid and subject matter. 👍
From My Lens thanks! And congrats on the new camera!
Thank for the great advice. Yesterday was my first day out with my M10P
Took the 28mm- zone focus between 5.6 and 11. And.... “ah gee, missed that one!”, .... “ah shit, this is hard”, so your remark about Alex Webb was perfect. And I heard another person say- be prepared to see you are not a great photographer- it all makes sense, humbling and Fun. I got my M to slow down and think and process and - if I want perfect street shots, no problem pulling my Fuji out. Thank you for the great input and advice.
Hey thanks for checking out the video, glad you found something useful in it. It’s a skill that takes a lot of time to perfect for sure, you just have to keep at it 🏋🏻
Nice, great tips! Thank you!
no problem!
Brilliant tutorial
This was great - thank you.
Great stuff, I must say that your videos are better and more insightful, keep up the good job ,bro
Thank you!!
nice tips Ivan! wath about portrait ? i would like get a manuall lens but i do many portraits to..
I like your sharing, Ivan!!
Charlie Hung thanks man 😁
Great advice! I just started learning street photography as a hybrid shooter and this tips helps a ton. Thanks man, cheers !
kensutanza glad it helped!
Great video for an important topic. Love how the video started. One feedback I would have is to tune down the music in the background or turn it off. I don't think it's necessary. Your voice is clear and clean and nice to listen to. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for the feedback! I’m trying to improve on the sound for my videos. It sounded fine when I was editing but it did get a bit loud after uploading to UA-cam. Still learning!
Great video. Thanks!
Very helpful!!!
Love your work Ivan
CalvinCK Chan thank you!
From the 1:08 timestamp, I can immediately tell you are a fan on how Hideo Kojima designs his HUDs. Am I right? That little blip sound, I know what you’re talking about ;)
Fantastic tips, thanks you
Love your philosophy, thanks for the video.
Collin Courtois thanks!
Wise words. Thank you
amazing video! thanks for the tips man.
tol_Charlito no problem, hope it helped!
Thanks for sharing!
Walküre you’re welcome!
very very good! thank you
Thank you for a simple and crisp explanation. Is it possible to do zone focusing with 50mm lens? I have a Canon P film camera with 50mm 1.8
Good vid. Thanks man
Great video!
Thank you!
Some decades ago I had a fixed lens camera made by Zeiss Ikon in Stuttgart, Germany from 1963-1965., the Contessa LK. It had a very nice Tessar 50mm f2.8 lens, a light meter and a viewfinder window, but no mechanism for focusing. You had to guesstimate the distance to your subject and zone focus around your estimate. Not a convenient camera, but it forced you to learn to zone focus. Recently, I got one of these lenses removed from the camera and fitted to a 3D printed m42 mount. I use it on a Sony a7 and while it can be easily focused on that camera, I usually set the aperture at f11 and ISO at auto and everything from a meter and a half or so to infinity is sharp, so it's a street photography point and shoot.
Cartier-Bresson shot at f11 whenever possible.
Great video Ivan.
The last advice hits hard
Great vid! I have a Contax t2 with manual focusing, and I never seem to be able to focus on mirrors or reflective surfaces, do you have any tips?
Thanks! It's complicated with mirrors, you have to estimate how far that object is IN the mirror as if the mirror's a window and the stuff is actually on the other side. lol not sure if that makes sense...
@@ivunchow It actually makes a lot of sense! Could I measure my distance from the mirror itself and then just double it?
Are those the Point Tortoise (Made in Japan) glasses from Bonlook?
the videos i’ve watched have all referred to a manual slr, so they have exact control over the focus range in that case. i got a konica c35 ef for my first film camera and it uses zone focusing too, but i have no control over aperture (but i can lock exposure) and shutter speed. how should i go about thinking about zone focusing when i shoot with this camera? hope you can give some insight!
Amazing tips man
Glad you found it helpful!
Yup, embrace mistakes, because they may not be.
Excellent
Excellent video ❤️👍
Thank you!
Nice job.
What will happen if you only shoot at infinity?
Can that be done with a simple Canon powershot S5 IS, for example?
I went out to practice these with my M6 and Porta. Went to go change rolls and realized my bottoms plate latch wasn’t secured properly and loose. No idea if the film is ruined or not but should be fun to see
Might have some nice surprises in there!
Isn't zone focusing same as manual focus on a DSLR
I'm trying to understand infinity. If infinity is the setting will everything in its path be in focus?
Niceeee....good video..thx
Try to visualise something vertical in horizontal is actually pretty difficult.
You make me want to get a rangefinder camera Ivan! Learned a lot from this one and use some of the techniques to practice. And man, the production value of your videos is insane. You're definitely onto something :)
Start shooting with a rangefinder and you won’t be able to go back 😂 thanks for the support as always Stefan!
@@ivunchow Can you explain why?
I noticed the rocket blast for dust in the intro.. you faced the camera up. I believe the dust will just settle back into the body?
I think the last step is maybe the hardest for people, which is why the never excel at the first few steps. It's all luck and mistakes at first. Luck won't stick around long once you start shooting a lot, but neither will mistakes over time. I constantly see people who aren't willing to make it over that hump. Bummer, the view is nice from on top of it!
Keep it up Ivan, you're killing it with the production of these videos. Now, the elephant in the room: Where the f* should we position the infinity lens mark when trying to use hyperfocal? From my own experience is never clear enough if it should be in the middle of the infinity sign mark or right before or after.... crazy. Is it possible that I've read or heard somewhere that the "infinity" focus (I mean when you put it let's say at the f8 aperture mark for example) is meant to be "roughly" in focus (especially by film standards) but it will never be exactly equivalent as set the focus literally at infinity position...?
Thank you Sergio! Good question, but I think the only way you'll get your answer is to run some tests with your lenses
Ivan Chow indeed, that’s the real deal and end of it... From my experience it varies depending on each lens... Do you have any conclusions personally about it?
May seem like a stupid question, but first camera and first roll of film. I just bought a Olympus Trip 35 and my main doubt is how the apperture works with the range focus. For example, if I'm shooting landscape and set it to landscape(far away focus), but set the apperture to 2.8 (near focus and blur background), what will happen?
You'll be introducing more out of focus areas into the photo at F2.8. And depending on the lens, the image will probably look a lot softer. Generally not the best to shoot a landscape photo with F2.8 unless you like that effect.
@@ivunchow I'm realizing those are my câmera limitations. To avoid using this large appertures on landacape I should have a longer exposure. And it only have 1/40 pra 1/200
Damn good channel right here
Appreciate it 👊🏻👊🏻
como usar esta técnica sem ter lente vintage e sim lentes SLR
For Leica m6, if pre set camera for zone focusing, how do you get correct exposure? Thank u
Yun Luo manual/zone focusing will not affect the exposure of your photo. But if you pre set the aperture of your lens (e.g. F5.6-8), and your film speed, then exposure will be controlled by your shutter speed. Search for videos on exposure triangle or “sunny 16” method to learn more about it. Hope it helps!
@@ivunchow thanks millions I’ll watch and learn that~ 😊
没心思看如何Zone Focusing了，倒是觉得博主本人......蛮帅的，🉑️！
Cool video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was the 999 view and 999 subscriber!
josh vick thank you!!
NEVER BLOW AIR INTO THE CAMERA FACING UP!
It ain't new. I used this long ago with my view camera and did everybody else.
Number plase sir aapka
Video underexposed