In the recent DIY Perks project, Matt built a large format camera using an old episcope lens that produces the same results as a 35mm f/0.4 lens (full-frame equivalent) for the total cost of $190. Matt from the Youtube channel DIY Perks is indeed a very creative guy. We featured his work previously – you might remember when he made the Canon EOS R5 record 8K raw without any limit by swapping the camera’s internal heat sink with his own better design. This time Matt decided to create a large format camera (or a VERY fast lens – depending on how you look at it) and the resulting footage looks unique. It is all about shallow DoF The chase for shallow depth of field that results in the blurry background full of bokeh and helps separate the subject and give the viewer a sense of depth has always been a part of the filmmaker’s (and of course photographer’s) life. Although a shallow depth of field alone does not guarantee a nice result, it is one of the tools that is supposed to help tell the story and make the images more appealing. Comparison against fake bokeh from a smartphone. Source: DIY Perks If I simplify things a bit, there are basically two ways on how to (optically) reach a shallower depth of field with a given angle of view (and a fixed subject distance to the camera): Larger “sensor” – Larger sensor (or projection plane) allows us to use a...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 15 August, 2022