Quick Letus Rack Focus Example

Steven Dempsey · May 7th, 2007, 11:49 AM

Hey, not a problem. I'm always happy to help.

I can't remember exactly what I paid for it, maybe around $1300 but it's this one: http://www.lcdracks.com/monitors/vr70phda.html

Marty Hudzik · May 8th, 2007, 01:34 PM

Steven,
In reference to a little heated discussion we had in another one of your threads:

These shots look great and tack sharp. The main subject looks perfectly focused with no fall off whatsoever and the background is significantly blurry to boot. It makes the image pop! This looks great and removes a lot of doubt I had about the 35mm adapter.

Peace!

Steven Dempsey · May 8th, 2007, 01:36 PM

Amen, brother :)

Mike Gorski · May 8th, 2007, 06:20 PM

Looks great. Thanks for posting this clip. I love that switch of focus to a shallower DOF when the ball makes it the catcher.

Rick Underwood · May 22nd, 2007, 08:53 PM

Hello Steven,

Long time lurker first time poster.

Just wanted to say that you do excellent work... your an inspiration to me and alot of us on this forum.

I did however have a question for you i am hopng you can help me out with...? On the second clip about 5-6 seconds in there is a horizontal bar that comes across the batter's jersey/chest. What is that and is that something from the camera..? I have noticed that on other footage in the past... not from you... but was wondering if that is something to look into and how to correct in the future.

Many thanks in advance and keep up the great work!!!

-Rick

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Dempsey

This is why I love using a 35mm adapter. I've been shooting my son's Little League games exclusively with the Letus.

In this example the focus goes from the pitcher to the batter, something I just couldn't achieve effectively using the A1 lens.

http://www.pinelakefilms.com/XHA1/letusbaseball.wmv

This is just a 5 second clip

EDIT: Here's another clip (no rack focus here) that demonstrates the advantage in isolating the player from the background. It really allows the viewer to filter out all the background distraction and just pay attention to the player:

http://www.pinelakefilms.com/XHA1/letusbaseball1.wmv

Steven Dempsey · May 22nd, 2007, 08:54 PM

Thanks Rick, that line you mention is a result of compressing the file for the Web. There was a glitch in the compressed version. The original does not display this line.

Rick Underwood · May 23rd, 2007, 08:25 AM

Thanks for the help....

For furture ref..
do you think it would be easier to just reload the file rather than worry about trying to tweak or correct that... only reason i ask is we have had that happen to files when posted internally to a network and the original footage is archived. So rather than pulling teh tapes was wondering if you had any other ideas...? Our equipment gets heavily used so i choked it up to enviormental conditions at the time..

Thanks again!

May 7th, 2007, 11:49 AM	#16
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Hey, not a problem. I'm always happy to help. I can't remember exactly what I paid for it, maybe around $1300 but it's this one: http://www.lcdracks.com/monitors/vr70phda.html __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

May 8th, 2007, 01:34 PM	#17
Marty Hudzik Trustee Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 1,771	Steven, In reference to a little heated discussion we had in another one of your threads: These shots look great and tack sharp. The main subject looks perfectly focused with no fall off whatsoever and the background is significantly blurry to boot. It makes the image pop! This looks great and removes a lot of doubt I had about the 35mm adapter. Peace! Last edited by Marty Hudzik; May 8th, 2007 at 01:55 PM. Reason: Fixing my typos.....I type too fast and make too many mistakes!

May 8th, 2007, 01:36 PM	#18
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Amen, brother :) __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

May 22nd, 2007, 08:54 PM	#21
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Thanks Rick, that line you mention is a result of compressing the file for the Web. There was a glitch in the compressed version. The original does not display this line. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

May 8th, 2007, 06:20 PM	#19
Mike Gorski Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hermosa Beach, CA Posts: 163	Looks great. Thanks for posting this clip. I love that switch of focus to a shallower DOF when the ball makes it the catcher.

May 23rd, 2007, 08:25 AM	#22
Rick Underwood New Boot Join Date: May 2007 Location: Suffolk , NY Posts: 16	Thanks for the help.... For furture ref.. do you think it would be easier to just reload the file rather than worry about trying to tweak or correct that... only reason i ask is we have had that happen to files when posted internally to a network and the original footage is archived. So rather than pulling teh tapes was wondering if you had any other ideas...? Our equipment gets heavily used so i choked it up to enviormental conditions at the time.. Thanks again!