Large Format Focusing Technique

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  • In this video I discuss four techniques to achieving sharp focus using a view camera.
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  • @diegoramosg
    @diegoramosg 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Love these videos ! Really helpful as I have never taken a LF class

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m really happy that you are enjoying and learning from my videos Diego! I appreciate your support. 😎

  • @StephaneBihan
    @StephaneBihan 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    thank you! I learn a lot with you

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are very welcome! I appreciate your support. 😎

  • @O.Persson
    @O.Persson 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Nice explanation, I've never really thought about the last part before. But it makes sense when you think about it.

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you my friend! I appreciate your support. 😎

  • @willthethrill521
    @willthethrill521 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    WOWE that was informative :) ty sir

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you Will! I’m glad you found it informative. I appreciate your support.

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    one other focus technique unique to the sinars/Toyo and other monorail modular systems is a binocular finder, a mirror inside a pentagonal p.v.c. box, with a welding goggle piece at one end to view through; this has magnification, and is a great isolator of light, and can be affixed on either ground glass frame, or in the sinar case, on the standards themselves (the bellows frame of the standards is the same size!)- increases the systems' adaptability to shooting scenarios.

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate your wealth of knowledge Andy! Thank you for taking the time to share with all of us.😀

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tony at 8:48 this axial focus technique has another, similar method on the sinars, they have a sheimpflug scale on the focuser a dial which when a near subject is focused, this dial is set at zero, the second far away subject is then focused, the dial setting shows +\- and a number, this is then translated to the swing\ tilt axis the +/- giving the correct direction of motion..... the subjects NOW are focused at the same time (the plane of focus is now adjusted correctly), now just refocus to the optimal point for the scene.

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cool! I did enjoy using the Sinar system when I had the chance. Wonderful cameras! Thanks for watching!😎

  • @martincutrone5816
    @martincutrone5816 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great review, in a straightforward manner, demystifying some of these techniques. Good job!

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the kind words Martin! I appreciate you taking the time to watch!😎

  • @user-dk7uk8wx8j
    @user-dk7uk8wx8j 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great aid to me a beginner, thanks Tony.

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are very welcome! Appreciate your support! 😎

  • @wilbertvandenberg3158
    @wilbertvandenberg3158 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent explanations.

  • @chriscard6544
    @chriscard6544 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    very well explained

  • @TheMungo54
    @TheMungo54 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great content

  • @jaytayag810
    @jaytayag810 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video, Tony! It's nice to see what I missed by not going to school for this stuff. :P

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Jay! That’s what YT is for now guess! 😂

  • @andyvan5692
    @andyvan5692 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Tony, if you want a lighter sinar camera, Try the F2, a 'Field' version of this monorail system, the function cars (where the knobs are), is a lot lighter in construction- Not that is so light it can't do it's job, it still is strong enough to hold a lens out at 1M+ ( as is customary in the extended condition for macro work), there is even 8x10" rear standards which can be affixed to this monorail if so desired.

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s interesting. I’ll have to check it out. Thank you! 😃

  • @johnkawooya8421
    @johnkawooya8421 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tony, Very good! I think Fred Newman's method of iterated focusing to the farthest object and tilting the lens to bring the nearest objects in sharp focus foollwed by stopping the lens to bring the entire scene in sharp focus is simpler and nore interactive than Alex's mathematical method. I want to get your take on the latter method

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi John. Thanks for watching this video. Have you watched my other video on optimizing aperture? That's where I discuss Alex Burke's method. I appreciate your support.😃

  • @thomaspopple2291
    @thomaspopple2291 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of the better explanations I have found on this subject. Thank you.

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate your support!

  • @ruudmaas2480
    @ruudmaas2480 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I mostly use front axel tilt.

  • @alanhuntley55
    @alanhuntley55 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very clear and concise explanation of these techniques. One thing I learned long ago when applying base tilts is to keep my hand on the focus knob and slowly refocus as I move the standard. This avoids the multiple iterations to "get it right."

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great tip Alan! Thank you for sharing! I appreciate your support!😎

  • @Dark_Viking
    @Dark_Viking 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Handy tips! With great demo and explanations.
    Thanks!

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch!

  • @michaelricco81
    @michaelricco81 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was very interesting, and I think i have an idea why my photos are not focused all the way through. I will have to watch this video over and over again in increments. To back up and begin at a very elementary level, when you begin focusing, is your lens wide open? To attain deep focus, much like Ansel Adams, do you suggest (once focused) stopping down to f64? Or a larger aperture. Btw, I have an Intrepid 4x5. Thank you so much.

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi Michael. I'm glad you are here. I always begin focusing wide open, then I stop down the lens as I'm viewing the ground glass to make sure all the areas I want to be acceptably sharp are good. Have you watched my other video on optimizing aperture. Hope this help. Thanks for watching!

  • @c.augustin
    @c.augustin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You said "Scheimpflug" the right way - I'm impressed! 😁 A good overview over all of what I would ever need - the moment I get my real lenses operational … (Not having to worry about all this is one appeal of pinhole photography. "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.", as Henri Cartier-Bresson said.😉)

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Christian! I appreciate your support! 😎

  • @Narsuitus
    @Narsuitus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When I take high camera angle shots of boxed food products, the high camera angle results in distortion caused by the rear standard no longer being parallel to the vertical subject lines. Adjusting the rear standard to make it parallel to the vertical subject lines eliminates this distortion.
    From the high camera angle, I may also need to tilt and/or swing the front standard to control the plane of focus.
    What tips do you suggest for using front and back standard movements for the same subject?

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's definitely a series of complex movements. I would recommend building one type of movement at a time. For precise work, f you use a high output light source, you could stop down the lens and look on the ground glass if you are getting what you were looking for. Thanks watching! 😎

  • @jpdj2715
    @jpdj2715 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When you're wondering why "we needed" tilt/swing in order to change the focused-on plane, it's because your 35mm camera's portrait lens would be ~600mm at 8"*10" and even at f/90 has shallow Depth of Field (DoF). That's why the tilt in the tree/house example is needed to get both sharp. The "Constitution" of focusing is Scheimpflug's Law that says that when the intersection (crossing line) between film plane, focus plane, and lens plane is in one line, then you have a perfect match. This works in the neutral/zero position because of the axiom in geometry that defines that parallel lines/planes cross at infinity.
    In tilt/swing it really helps to keep Scheimpflug (shime pfloog) in mind.

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for adding to our discussion JP. I appreciate your Support. 😎

  • @tamasnemeth2161
    @tamasnemeth2161 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It was a very entertaining video, but to be honest it was way less informative that what Thomas Cristopher Moore uploaded 16 years ago ( Scheimpflug / Plane of focus on TH-cam).
    Still it was fun to watch!

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Tamas, I am always happy to entertain. I appreciate you taking the time to watch. Cheers!😃

  • @peterebel7899
    @peterebel7899 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    But how to shoot birds in flight?

    • @tonysantophotography
      @tonysantophotography  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LOL! 😂 That’s a lesson for another video! Thanks for watching!

    • @peterebel7899
      @peterebel7899 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tonysantophotography ... with the very same camera ....
      ;-)

    • @peterebel7899
      @peterebel7899 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michaelmoss2901 And the exposure to be selected alongside the nice rule best in in our language:
      Die Sonne lacht
      Blende acht
      In English there is the "sunny 16"