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Another benefit of the вЂњclicklessвЂќ manual aperture is a complete lack of flicker in time-lapse shooting. The вЂњclicklessвЂќ aperture is fantastic for adjusting aperture on the fly for example, if you are shooting a follow shot that tracks a character from a street into a dimly lit building, you can rack open the aperture as you go from the bright outside to the dark inside without having to cut.

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The Rokinon lensesвЂ™ bokeh is excellent and the shallow depth-of-field rivals even the Canon L series lenses. Having the same settings across the entire set makes it easy to swap lenses and adjust focal lengths without having to change camera settings. All lenses are extremely sharp, fast, and bright, with max apertures of f/1.5 and min of f/22. The lenses included are the 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm. The Rokinon DS set covers nearly every focal range a DSLR filmmaker might want, short of needing a telephoto (which can be rented separately).

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For more information on how to set up proper gear alignment, see this guide. If you want to control both the focus and aperture at once, you can add a second вЂњrack dialвЂќ and position one on each side of the rig ( here is a separate follow focus unit you can add to this rig). These mate perfectly with a follow focus control dial, allowing you to smoothly and quietly dial the aperture up/down, or the focus far/near. On cine lenses,В both the aperture opening and focus of the lens are operated by toothed rings that are integrated in the lens barrel. These cine lenses have smooth, вЂњunclickedвЂќ aperture rings for precise control over the diaphragm diameter as well as built-in follow focus rings.

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You can also skip having to use the rings by instead using a set of Rokinon Prime DS Cinema lenses, which are designed for full frame DSLR filmmaking. Having the toothed rings that come with the RedRock Bundle are convenient because it turns just about any standard lens into one suitable for video shooting. The Redrock DSLR Field Cinema Deluxe Bundle includes a mount for the monitor arm to attach directly to the rig. Note that when using the RedRock follow focus rig, it will be challenging to see your cameraвЂ™s LCD screen (unless it folds out), so consider adding an external HDMI monitor such as the excellent Marshall 7вЂќ HDMI monitor. Such precise focus racking with a DSLR is all but impossible to pull off without a follow focus rig like this. You can then rack the focus precisely back and forth between each position without going past either. Simply focus far, move the stop, and then rack the focus back to your near point,В and move the other stop. The dial also has adjustable stops which can be set according to the points of critical focus for your shot. This dial allows you to smoothly вЂњrackвЂќ the focus back and forth between your desired points. For more information on which size rings go with which size lenses, see this guide. Instead of having to keep your hands on your lens to adjust focus, the focus ring of your lens is controlled by a toothed connecting ring that is wrapped around the lens which is connected to a large dial that sits out to the right or left side of your lens. With this bundle,В your camera and lens are mounted to a set of carbon fiber rails which all sits on top of a shoulder pad with two large handles and a counterweight to comfortably balance the rig on your shoulder. To overcome the DSLR focus challenge, a system like the Redrock DSLR Field Cinema Deluxe Bundle will help. There are two key pieces of equipment you can rent without breaking your budget that will give your DSLR film a polished look and make manual focusing and tracking much easier. Manually focusing is a challenge when youвЂ™re working with moving subjects and an extremely shallow depth-of-field at the same time. With DSLR filmmaking, you are hampered with an inability to use AF while filming in most circumstances. There are obstacles with this approach, however. Technically, this is all you need and there are many excellent examples of bare-bones filmmakers with groundbreaking work. Unless youвЂ™re a full time filmmaker, youвЂ™re only video gear is probably a humble DSLR and a tripod.

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