The remainder of this article will focus on how to achieve the most pleasing bokeh effect with a kit lens for your portraits. However, as you're shooting with a kit lens and the aperture is probably not too wide, then this probably won't be a problem (both eyes will probably be in focus at f/3.5 or f/5.6 depending on the circumstances). Now, if your subject is at an angle and you are shooting with a wide open aperture, then you may only be able to get one of the eyes in focus, so make that's the nearest one to the camera. The eyes are the window to the soul and all that! That means getting them in sharp focus. This guide does not cover a scenario like this and is aimed at people who want the main center of interest to be the person in the portrait and not the place.įocus on Eyes (Nearest Eye if Necessary) – In portrait photography, conventional wisdom always says to place sharp focus on the eyes. Note: Sometimes, such as in travel portraits, you will want the background (or at least some of the surroundings) to be in focus so you can tell where you are. For the purposes of this limited guide, we'll assume you'd like to follow these general tactics with your own portraits. That's by no means a suggestion for what you should do (shoot however you like), but simply an observation of the predominant way that photographers like to shoot portraits. Other popular techniques in shooting portraits include limiting the depth of field in order to get that focus on the face at the same time as creating a nice (but not distracting) bokeh effect for the background. In very general terms, with portraiture you're going to be shooting with the intent of getting the focal point on the person's face and more specifically the eyes. You can place orders now, shipping looking like end of December.What to my wondering eyes should appear … by James Jordan, on Flickr Iron Glass has plans for a whole set of Helios rehoused lenses, consisting of 20,28,37,58,85 and 135mm. Much of this is likely down to the relatively cheap cost of the lens itself, they are fairly common to get hold of and usually fetch for under $100. The price? $950 – pretty reasonable when considering the cost of usual lens rehousing. It weighs just over half a kilo (550g/1.2 lbs.) and sports a 95mm clap on front with internal 86mm filter thread.
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Aperture remains on the front in f/stop (no T-stopping) but is de-clicked.ĭespite the slightly confusing name, the Cine Helios 44-2 is a 58mm full frame lens.įocus rotation of the original Helios 44-2 is relatively long, the Cine Helios 44-2 is no exceptional at 270 degrees. The Cine Helios 44-2 is available in permanent PL or EF mount, focus scale can be etched in feet or meters. Iron Glass has taken it a step further a produced a completely rehoused version, for a very affordable price. None of this is ideal for video, and a few companies have looked to tackle this by adding gears, spaced front hoods and improved threaded mounts. Focus wheel is tight to the mount and, being old, models generally have some play here and there. It is M42 mount, meaning any adaption to the likes of Canon EF involves a screw adaptor (easy to unscrew). The problem many filmmakers have found with this lens is adapting it successfully for video. The 44-2 has become a very popular lens in the vintage market, known for it’s swirly-bokeh backgrounds. Helios is a lens brand from the Soviet Union era, affectionately naming all their lenses with a simple model number. The Cine Helios 44-2 VLFV is a new lens from Iron Glass that rehouses the cult classic 58mm Helios swirly-bokeh vintage lens. keyboard_arrow_rightCameras of the Year.keyboard_arrow_rightGear Guides by Budget.keyboard_arrow_rightGear Guides by Type.
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