Talys said:jayphotoworks said:Coming back to focus peaking, I realize that some users here that shoot stills primarily don't see a lot of value, but for film production, it is immensely useful. It offers the best of both worlds for these smaller cameras where you won't have a large crew, or any crew for that matter.
On a larger camera, the AC can punch in all they want on his/her her secondary monitor, while the operator only has to consider framing on their own monitor, but on a small hybrid camera, you are framing and focusing simultaneously on one screen/vf/lcd, so those ugly red and green lines makes the world of difference. In addition to that, you have a bit more latitude between critical and adequate focus when shooting moving pictures, and getting in the ballpark while the camera and subject are both moving is a godsend.
Neat to know. Don't most of the field monitors have focus peaking (and the ability to turn it on and off) independently of the camera?
Yes you can. You can even daisy chain a second monitor for the operator. But once you go down this route, I'm not so sure a converged camera would be a best choice anymore. Adding a field monitor would most likely result in the addition of a camera cage, power supply and other bits to get it going. If you have an AC and other support crew, you probably would be better off with a camera designed for video work anyways. These small cameras are best for run and gun work like vlogging, docs and weddings, so it makes sense to be a jack of all trades in the video dept.
Upvote
0