I'm using a Canon HF20, and recently I realized a significant difference between shooting from close up, completely zoomed out, and shooting from far away and zoomed in.
The subject is the same size in both cases but the amount of detail in the background is different. In the first case, it captures everything in the background and its very distracting. In the second case, since its zoomed in, the background becomes blurred and less things are in the frame.
I like the way the second method looks a lot better, because in the first method the background is always too detailed and takes attention away from the subject.
I also noticed that the second method looked a lot closer visually to regular movies and short films shot by professional cameras.
The only problem is that with the second method, I need to stand far away from the action (because its zoomed in) and I would like it if I didn't have to stand so far, because obviously I run into limitations if filming in a room or other enclosed space.
Are there any lenses I can purchase to achieve the same look without zooming in and standing so far away?
Thanks
The subject is the same size in both cases but the amount of detail in the background is different. In the first case, it captures everything in the background and its very distracting. In the second case, since its zoomed in, the background becomes blurred and less things are in the frame.
I like the way the second method looks a lot better, because in the first method the background is always too detailed and takes attention away from the subject.
I also noticed that the second method looked a lot closer visually to regular movies and short films shot by professional cameras.
The only problem is that with the second method, I need to stand far away from the action (because its zoomed in) and I would like it if I didn't have to stand so far, because obviously I run into limitations if filming in a room or other enclosed space.
Are there any lenses I can purchase to achieve the same look without zooming in and standing so far away?
Thanks