Originally posted by neal_grillot I googled and found the definition.. now.. how is this performed with the K-5. I assume manual focus through the viewfinder??
Now that you know what a focus puller is, mark the spots on the puller for the "from" and "to" spots for manual focusing.
To get the "from", "to" spots in focus, you ideally have a monitor that supports something called "focus peaking" (the K-01 has this feature, but you can buy an HDMI monitor attachment for the K-5 that does this for $500 or so, which you'd need for framing eventually anyways). The alternative is to install the canon ee-s focusing screen that's talked about in the dslr forum...that lets you focus more accurately using the viewfinder. The HDMI monitor is a better bet though...
Yes, it does get to be an expensive hobby if you want to do it right...you haven't even gotten to the part where you need extra video lighting to make things look good...then there's the matte box, filters, external audio system, etc
And yes, this is all the PITA stuff filmmakers who use even the ridiculously expensive $10K RED have to do...