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Xavier Pilsudski January 27th, 2011 09:48 AM

Automatic Rack Focus?
 
Is there a way to have the zoom "stop" at a specific mark?
When I rack focus and that I have the opportunity to rehearse the shot, I can see the value of the zoom on the LCD - usually 2 digit number -
But it's not always easy to rack focus and stop exactly where you want so is there a way to make this "automatic" by entering the zoom value... somewhere?
(I know that I could use the touch screen to change the focus area, but it's not as precise and not always possible)
Thanks

Russ Ivey January 27th, 2011 11:04 AM

On which camera?

Mike Beckett January 27th, 2011 11:28 AM

This was a feature that I really missed from my Sony days - the HMC40/41 just doesn't have a shot transition feature like this.

I can sort of manage a rack focus by watching the focus meter values carefully, but it's a bit hit and miss.

Xavier Pilsudski January 27th, 2011 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ Ivey (Post 1611837)
On which camera?

HMC40

-dunno why I don't get email notifications when I selected the option -...

Xavier Pilsudski January 27th, 2011 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Beckett (Post 1611856)
I can sort of manage a rack focus by watching the focus meter values carefully, but it's a bit hit and miss.

Yeah, this is what I have been doing but it's messy like you said if you need a pretty fast and accurate focus... Oh well, there are reasons why we didn't pay $2500 or more for this camera.


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