Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In addition to almost exclusive use of incident meters, professional cinematographers generally do all their focusing by scale ... they measure the distances and track of the proposed shot, set it on the camera, adjust the aperture for the zone of focus required, and plan all the camera movements very carefully. Then practice them. I spent some time doing cine work when in high school and college ... it was a valuable experience to me as it brought home the use of different techniques that could improve my still work as well. Godfrey