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I agree. I think what happed was that the dof wasn't changed, it was just really narrow and he moved it forward and backward by changing the foucs and macro rings at the same time, and eventually placed it at where he wanted. what do u guys think. Woting

Thanks guys. I figure it's unnecessary or impossible to get that narrow dof in such wide shot, especially in video, but the thing is, my director said he used to achieve this by switching the focus ring and the macro ring at the same time and reach this point where the effect could occur. because it has no numeric reference, all done by feeling, it's hard to get, I'm going to keep trying.

Hi guys: I'm about to shoot a commercial with a sony dvw707p, there's a shot of heaps of people walking on the street, where the director wants a wide shot, but still with low DOF, it's in the rumor that it could be achieved by using the macro-focusing. Can you guys please explain it to me how exactly it works and give me some examples? Cheers Woting

sometimes love is enough, isn't it? :rolleyes:

Thanks a lot guys. Job well done, I was the 2nd on the set, I watched, and learned. Happy new year. Woting

That's the thing, I don't know yet, I'm trying to be prepared as much as I can, I'm reading the camera manual now, but u know, it's always not as good as hearing from experienced people directly. so what do u say, u got anything for me? :rolleyes:

Hey guys: I just finished my film school and about to be the AC on a commercial shoot next monday. for the first time I'll be using an Arri 435 ES, and I'm nervers, not only because I've never shot on that camera before, but also its my first job that I can not screw it. Anything I should be aware of when making love with that camera? I mean everything, from loading, to setting timecode, to cooperate with the sound. I'll prey for any advice from u guys. Thanks a lot and merry christmas. Woting