Shoot from the Hip....

[newghost]

I'm fairly new to RF and was watching chris week's video the other day. I couldn't help but admire one featured guy using the shoot from the hip technique taking streets pics... its fabulous, totally spontaneous and so up close with the subject/action. I simply :heart: it!!!

Likewise, i took out my poor man's digital rangefinder (rd1s) coupled with a cv 35 1.4 & had a few attempts with this technique... bad bad bad... most of the shots were not in focus, worse when it comes to moving subjects. So what's the technique there? just practise & more practice to perfect or is there anything i've missed out?

Won't even contemplate film (hopefully just for now at least).... would a wide angle lens be easier with nearer infinity focus? any pointers from the masters / sifu here? TIA...

 

[artspraken]

you need to practice zone focusing before you can shoot from hip.

typically, F8 and be there.

how to zone focus
http://www.markushartel.com/blog/learn-from-markus/zone-focusing

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=702072&highlight=gongfu

 

[Recoil3d]

I'm fairly new to RF and was watching chris week's video the other day. I couldn't help but admire one featured guy using the shoot from the hip technique taking streets pics... its fabulous, totally spontaneous and so up close with the subject/action. I simply :heart: it!!!

Likewise, i took out my poor man's digital rangefinder (rd1s) coupled with a cv 35 1.4 & had a few attempts with this technique... bad bad bad... most of the shots were not in focus, worse when it comes to moving subjects. So what's the technique there? just practise & more practice to perfect or is there anything i've missed out?

Won't even contemplate film (hopefully just for now at least).... would a wide angle lens be easier with nearer infinity focus? any pointers from the masters / sifu here? TIA...

Wide angle lenses set to hyperfocal distnace ?

Or you could set f5.6 or higher and just "remember" the distance that you focus on , be it 1 meter .

You could always make sure to shoot 1 arm's length away(1 meter ?)

 

[Yoricko]

Full frame makes you get closer, makes shots more interesting.

 

[newghost]

Thanks guys! really appreciate the info!!! :sweatsm:

 

[blacvios]

Thanks guys! really appreciate the info!!! :sweatsm:

Bro take note of the sensor crop factor effects on the hyperfocal scales on the lens, the markings are meant for film or FF.

 

[hookonclassic]

There are some good tips from this old thread...
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=572758&highlight=nsng

 

[artspraken]

Bro take note of the sensor crop factor effects on the hyperfocal scales on the lens, the markings are meant for film or FF.

Really?? So issit easier or harder to zone focus on a cropped sensor like M8?

I didn't know that the markings are different for FF and cropped sensor, but now it makes sense.

 

[blacvios]

Really?? So issit easier or harder to zone focus on a cropped sensor like M8?

I didn't know that the markings are different for FF and cropped sensor, but now it makes sense.

I don't know about M8, it also depends on what aperture you set. Here's a link to a DOF calculator which has M8 (1.33x) and RD1-s (1.53x) for easy reference. Hope this helps

http://www.dofmaster.com/doftable.html

Here's another page exclusively for R-D1s crop sensors

http://www.richcutler.co.uk/r-d1/r-d1_02.htm

 

[artspraken]

Very comprehensive discussion here

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=95391

 

[newghost]

First attempted shot using hyperfocal distance shooting... shot from the tummy though, not hip... still need to improve my distance judgment, will get there eventually!

Fully & thoroughly appreciate all the assistance / information provided!

Kodak BW400CN Minolta CLE CV 40 1.4

 

[night86mare]

Full frame makes you get closer, makes shots more interesting.

getting closer has to do with focal length, not whether you use full frame, crop frame, 4/3 frame, pns frame.