A few weeks ago I wrote up my first impressions of the Ulanzi DOF Adapter. Now you can learn exactly how to use it. First of all, it’s important for me to state that from the perspective of any professional who is used to a “proper” camera, the thought of using a depth of field adapter for a smartphone comes with a lot of skepticism. Rightly so, because this adapter is not going to give you perfect images no matter how great a lens you have on it. However, if you are willing to work for it, it is capable of better results than I expected in the right conditions. I want to give you a few practical tips on how to shoot around the limitations and get the best images possible. Shooting video with a smartphone is all about shooting around limitations. The beautiful and impressive “shot on iPhone” videos that Tim Cook shows off on stage are very carefully put together (watch the recent “Snowbrawl” iPhone short film we reported about). They are indeed shot on iPhone, that much is not a lie, but they are shot extremely carefully, in a similar way that you might carefully and selectively show off only specific features of an unfinished beta software on stage. You purposely avoid things that are broken. Carefully stepping around pitfalls requires knowing where they are. That’s the secret of great looking smartphone video. Learning what to avoid and actively avoiding it. Ulanzi DOF Adapter Review With...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 5 December, 2019