Focus peaking can really speed up your manual focusing and help you focus more accurately. It can also be a real nuisance. Let’s take a closer look. What does focus peaking look like? Focus peaking works by detecting edges of … Continue reading →

How do I get my Sony focus to manual mode? Manual Focus MENU → (Camera Settings) → [Focus Mode] → [Manual Focus]. Rotate the focus ring to achieve sharp focus. When you rotate the focus ring, the focus distance is … Continue reading →

“The Crown” Cameras: Sony F55s. DP Adriano Goldman: “Netflix requires a 4K workflow, so I started by testing cameras that could provide that. Camera: Arri Alexa Mini. DP Colin Watkinson: “Choosing the camera with Reed Morano, director of episodes 1-3, … Continue reading →

A lens option that some will list as their number one choice of best Olympus lenses for landscape photography is the Olympus 7-14mm f/2.8 ED Pro ultra wide-angle zoom lens. With a crop factor equivalent in Full Frame format of … Continue reading →

A prime lens is a fixed focal length lens that doesn’t let you zoom in or out. This focal length is the distance between the point of convergence in the lens to the sensor in your camera. Prime lenses have … Continue reading →

Aperture can add dimension to your photos by controlling depth of field. At one extreme, aperture gives you a blurred background with a beautiful shallow focus effect. At the other, it will give you sharp photos from the nearby foreground … Continue reading →

The phrase dolly-in means step towards the subject with the camera, while dolly-out means to step backwards with the camera, keeping the zoom the same. 2. PEDESTAL: Moving the camera up or down without changing its vertical or horizontal axis. … Continue reading →

Although many film cameras have inbuilt light metering systems, a light meter instrument can also be used. Light Meters can measure the amount of light falling on a subject (incident light), or being reflected by a subject (reflective light). Does … Continue reading →

Moving it clockwise will lower it; counter- clockwise will raise it. In most cases it can be left all the way up, though it may need adjustment when you use a 100x objective lens to achieve a clear image. The … Continue reading →

How to prevent dust, dirt or moisture from getting on the image sensor (or mirror) inside the camera. Turn off the camera before changing the lens – image sensors can have an electric charge that attracts dust. Only change lenses … Continue reading →

How do you troll somebody? A great way to troll your friends is to text them something exciting and, when they respond, text them a gif of the ellipses indicating you’re typing. Leave your friend waiting anxiously to see your … Continue reading →

Fishing with a side planer Place them in the water, and the river current will catch the fin of the planer and slowly pull it and the trailing plug away from you and across the river. Work the lure down … Continue reading →

A thickness planer is a woodworking machine to trim boards to a consistent thickness throughout their length and flat on both surfaces. It is different from a surface planer, or jointer, where the cutter head is set into the bed … Continue reading →

How do you keep a bunker alive? Keeping Bunker Alive. Captured bunker can either be put on ice for use as cut bait or placed in a livewell if you want to fish them live. Most boats, unfortunately, do not … Continue reading →

If you’re looking at the exterior or “bark” side of the board, these arrows point uphill. On the interior or “heart” side, they point downhill. Knowing this – and which way your cutterhead spins – you can determine how to … Continue reading →