DOF test with 85mm lens…
I got in a Canon FD 85mm f/1.8 lens late last night and decided to test it out on the DOF adapter during this morning’s golden hour. Here’s the results:
Doesn’t that look nice? This was actually shot without using the ND filter setting on the Canon GL2. However, it took quite a bit of tweaking to get a nice looking shot without grain coming from either the ground glass or the camcorder itself. The best way to avoid the grain is to make sure you frame your shot with a minimal contrast range. Like, do not shoot something that is dark with a bright background behind it. The background will be washed out yet the foreground will be dark and grainy caused by the camcorder.
Major rule of thumb: if you see grain on the LCD screen on the camcorder, you’ll really see grain on bigger screens. So when framing the shot, try to get rid of all grain on the LCD screen.
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