Evolution
03-27-2009, 01:51 PM
I am new to shooting with the Red, just got mine a little while ago, and have only shot with "auto everything" HD pro-sumer cameras up to this point.
I am doing test shots in preparation for a client shoot next month, and really do not feel like I understand the Red lens (18-50mm lens). I understand zoom and focus obviously, but the T-stop is new territory for me.
Right now, I basically turn it until the shot "looks good" through the monitor. I don't feel as though this is the best way of approaching it, I don't understand what the numbers mean, how they are to be used in reference to the shot. I assume there is a more scientific, or at least logic approach to this.
Any help is appreciated. Specific to this lens and the Red One would be even better. I want to feel confident I am adjusting the T-stop based on facts, not just an "eye-ball" look.
To complicate matters, out first shot is on a green-screen, using a teleprompter......Thank you in advance
I am doing test shots in preparation for a client shoot next month, and really do not feel like I understand the Red lens (18-50mm lens). I understand zoom and focus obviously, but the T-stop is new territory for me.
Right now, I basically turn it until the shot "looks good" through the monitor. I don't feel as though this is the best way of approaching it, I don't understand what the numbers mean, how they are to be used in reference to the shot. I assume there is a more scientific, or at least logic approach to this.
Any help is appreciated. Specific to this lens and the Red One would be even better. I want to feel confident I am adjusting the T-stop based on facts, not just an "eye-ball" look.
To complicate matters, out first shot is on a green-screen, using a teleprompter......Thank you in advance