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Juan Gelas · August 1st, 2003, 05:05 AM

Hi everyone,
long time since I have been herre. I am looking at what is the best solution for producing 'extreme' shallow depth of field on my Sony pd 150, beyond what the fixed lens can produce. Does anyone knows of zoom adaptors, or step up rings that could produce this result for me ?
Thanks for feed back, Juan

Mike Rehmus · August 1st, 2003, 07:42 AM

Perhaps a telephoto adapter will help. But I expect not as much as you wish.

Ralph Morris · August 1st, 2003, 08:54 AM

Juan, have you tried controlling the aperature manually? Your definition of "extreme" may be more demanding than mine, but you can get some pretty shallow DOF with the manual settings.

Glenn Chan · August 1st, 2003, 02:05 PM

To get shallower depth of field you want to:
1- zoom in more and step back (sometimes not practical in the field because you can trip)
2- open up the aperature to its maximum
3- add ND filters as necessary to avoid overexposure. (these are built into the PD150?)

Other solutions is to get a camera with larger CCDs and to put a softscreen behind the subject to fake a shallow depth of field.

Juan Gelas · August 1st, 2003, 08:27 PM

Hi,
thanks for all feed back. I am definitly talking telephoto adapter here.
Even at lowest aperture end of zoom the lens doesn't give me the flexibility I need for this particular sequence. A telephoto should allow me to play around mor with d.o.p. Mike can you recomend a good telephoto adapter ?
Tx J

Mike Rehmus · August 1st, 2003, 08:35 PM

Century Optics makes a good one. I don't know about the other brands. Century also makes an adapter to adapt Nikon lens to standard Sony 1/2" mounts. If you had access to a DSR-300, that would be a great way to get a really long lens on a video camera.

I think one can also rent prime lens for various lens mounts. Course you have to have access to the camera in the first place.

You know, if you have a short shoot, you might want to consider renting a setup.

Or, gasp, shooting in Super8 or 16 mm.

Juan Gelas · August 2nd, 2003, 11:56 AM

Mike,

thank you very much for your advice. I am going to investigate Century's adapters.
I take your point about working with an other camera (DSR300/500) but I guess I really quite invovled with the 150 and I am exploring ways to push the camera as far as I can whilst being aware and working with the limitations of the camera, could be a great way to produce some original results.
Juan

Mike Rehmus · August 2nd, 2003, 12:01 PM

Well, you could really put on your test pilot goggles and remove the exisiting lens from the camera and explore adaptors for popular still cameras lens. :-)))))

August 1st, 2003, 05:05 AM	#1
Juan Gelas New Boot Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 6	Pd 150 Long Lens Adapter Hi everyone, long time since I have been herre. I am looking at what is the best solution for producing 'extreme' shallow depth of field on my Sony pd 150, beyond what the fixed lens can produce. Does anyone knows of zoom adaptors, or step up rings that could produce this result for me ? Thanks for feed back, Juan

August 1st, 2003, 07:42 AM	#2
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Perhaps a telephoto adapter will help. But I expect not as much as you wish. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

August 1st, 2003, 08:54 AM	#3
Ralph Morris Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 57	Juan, have you tried controlling the aperature manually? Your definition of "extreme" may be more demanding than mine, but you can get some pretty shallow DOF with the manual settings. __________________ RalphM ----------------------------------------------- 8mm/S8/16mm film-to-video transfers "Before they are gone forever..."

August 1st, 2003, 08:27 PM	#5
Juan Gelas New Boot Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 6	pd long lens Hi, thanks for all feed back. I am definitly talking telephoto adapter here. Even at lowest aperture end of zoom the lens doesn't give me the flexibility I need for this particular sequence. A telephoto should allow me to play around mor with d.o.p. Mike can you recomend a good telephoto adapter ? Tx J

August 1st, 2003, 08:35 PM	#6
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Century Optics makes a good one. I don't know about the other brands. Century also makes an adapter to adapt Nikon lens to standard Sony 1/2" mounts. If you had access to a DSR-300, that would be a great way to get a really long lens on a video camera. I think one can also rent prime lens for various lens mounts. Course you have to have access to the camera in the first place. You know, if you have a short shoot, you might want to consider renting a setup. Or, gasp, shooting in Super8 or 16 mm. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

August 1st, 2003, 02:05 PM	#4
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	To get shallower depth of field you want to: 1- zoom in more and step back (sometimes not practical in the field because you can trip) 2- open up the aperature to its maximum 3- add ND filters as necessary to avoid overexposure. (these are built into the PD150?) Other solutions is to get a camera with larger CCDs and to put a softscreen behind the subject to fake a shallow depth of field.

August 2nd, 2003, 11:56 AM	#7
Juan Gelas New Boot Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 6	telephoto for pd 150 Mike, thank you very much for your advice. I am going to investigate Century's adapters. I take your point about working with an other camera (DSR300/500) but I guess I really quite invovled with the 150 and I am exploring ways to push the camera as far as I can whilst being aware and working with the limitations of the camera, could be a great way to produce some original results. Juan

August 2nd, 2003, 12:01 PM	#8
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	Well, you could really put on your test pilot goggles and remove the exisiting lens from the camera and explore adaptors for popular still cameras lens. :-))))) __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!