Hello everyone. Since I bought a 12-35 2.8 (coming from manual primes) I'm facing the problem of setting the camera for a proper autofocus function when used on steadicam for wedding videos. I am using AFF and Quick AF ON but I get lots of images stuck in out of focus. Any advice?
Thanks
I use my GH3 + 12-35mm on a Glidecam HD2000 very often. It's all about manual focus and small aperture! I'm playing around with having my SmallHD DP4 on the camera for it's focus assist feature.
Try AFC, that seems to work better.
I find I get best AF results using 23-area focus rather then center area. It will go off sometimes but as long as you move smoothly and keep something with contrast in the frame it works surprisingly well.
Without an assistant camera pulling focus remotely (how it's usually done in pro situations) your best bet is to be hyperfocal on a short lens. Auto focus is going to give you spotty results, no way around that.
Manual focus, small aperture and hyperfocal. That's one solution.
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