Six techniques to nail manual focus every time (for photo and video) 

Love the Intro 😂😂😂 no no I’m still talking !

I love the “run the footage backwards” tip, thanks!

Technical pickiness: with focus peaking, what's highlighted isn't strictly "what's in focus." It's edges that have a certain amount of contrast. Edges that have naturally high contrast can be highlighted when somewhat out-of-focus, while edges with naturally low contrast might not be highlighted at all even when perfectly focused. It generally works well enough, but as with all automated systems, it sometimes pays to be aware of the limitations of the underlying technologies.

Shooting on the Panasonic s1h shows that they're serious about manual focus

I would LOVE more content like this. There are tons of good tutorials on RU-vid, but if I can get them from my favorite show, I'll take it!

On Sony if you are a RAW shooter, turn up sharpness to +3 (only affects JPEG and the RAW preview) and you can in many cases focus without magnify in and no need to use peaking, with +3 sharpness you get a sort of shimmer where the sharpness plane is.

That last tip is brilliant, definitely going to remember that one. Thankfully I've been doing a lot of manual focusing lately and now I recommend it to anyone that I can. And yes, more tip videos!

That´s, what youtube is all about: hacks, tips, workarounds.... Thanks for your input + keep up the work

Reverse the video for a snap-focus effect that’s precise! Genius!

Yes, I would like to see more episodes like this.

You keep doing you, Chris - your combo of technical expertise with practical examples combined with the right blend of dad jokes and dorkiness means that I get my information and I'm entertained. Thanks for your good videos.

Love the Camera Labs shirt! I'm assuming that's a nod to Gordon. I think it's pretty cool how the youtuber camera channels know each other and get a long.

YES! More episodes like this. Actually, I'd like to hear and see more about manual focusing for video.

I like how you guys write out the basic beats of your video and then set up different shots sitting in different locations to change it up. Makes it feel like the old educational shows I used to watch on PBS as a kid

Yes, please much more of this...:) You guys are great! The really best! Thanks so much, from Brazil.

Another way at least for DSLRs is to check for special focusing screens for manual focusing, like the Canon EG-S. You can replace the native focusing screen in your camera with that and will then see a much thinner depth of field, thus facilitating easier manual focus. The downside is that your viewfinder image will get a bit darker.

Thank you, thank you for keeping it simple!🙏 This will definitely help with my manual focusing! Luv your short, precise, informative tutorials! 👏👏👍❤ More please😬🙏🙏

Yes, more episodes like this please.

I still use the hyperfocal technique for walk-about photography with Leica M cameras and lenses. I use the rangefinder when there is more time to compose the shot and focus. Although I have autofocus cameras as well, there is something very satisfying in doing it old style. This was a fun video, and I hope you make more like it.

Without tutorials there is no paradise.

Do more please!!! I like manual focusing with vintage lenses and it's awesome to know more on how to do it.

That intro will forever be relevant from now on

Simple, useful, easy to remember. Thanks guys!

More tips? Yes, please!

Love this video (especially the last tip of the video focus section)

definitely would love to see more! thanks, guys

Love this. Thank You

Really helpful video - particularly interested in the reverse tip for video focusing - had never thought of that! Thanks

Thanks very much guys

Yes. Definitely more like this please..........

Please keep these tutorials coming. DPReview can only get better if it is about more than gear.

I picked up a Sirui anamorphic lens for taking cinematic photos and this lens is full manual which is a lot of fun to use. Most of the tips in this video I figured out on my own by just using this lens but it was nice to learn about how to deal with the video aspect and how some lenses have suggested focus on it. Also the point of reference focus technique is very useful thanks.

Great tips. Keep them coming....

This is so so so helpful dude. I've watched it three times. Thank you so much bro!

Thanks for the video guys 🙏🙏. More episodes like this is great!!

Very useful! Just got as manual 55mm 2,8 lens and learning to meter and figure out depth of fiield THANKS!

I just switched from Nikon DSLR to Sony mirroless, I have an adapter to use my old lenses. This was super helpful!

Very helpful! Thank you both!

you got me in first 20 seconds. Whatever it's going to happen later in this video I love it.

great thanks!

great ! Thank you - love to see more tips

we need more topics like this

Awesome advice, you guys rock

WE DO WANT TO SEE MORE TUTORIALS LIKE THIS (1000000)

Great tips! Yes more of these type videos please!

Loved it! Helped me a lot with my Leica M10.

this is excellent and invaluable tips

Yes, more videos like this would be awesome

This is great! Yes please more manual focusing videos. I am looking to find a way to manually focus, that is precise, on digital cameras for weddings. I will soon move to mirrorless so that will help. Now it's more about finding ways that are precise that I can trust

Thanks for a very entertaining and educational video!

Life Saver! Thank you for the tips! The Yellow peak focus is actually more distracting while the magnifying tool helped sharpened my photos! KUDOS!

I'll be getting my first camera soon this is incredibly helpful yes please do more!

Excellent!!

EXCELLENT! Thank you.

For SLR's you can always replace your focusing screen with different stuff. Kats eye used to make brilliant stuff that allowed you to show shallower DOF. Or you could even get a split-prism focusing screen. I modified my D700 with a Katz-eye cause i used a 50/1.2 AIS 60% of the time (despite having 70-200/2.8 II and 35/1.4 Sigma) - i did a lot of street photography with it and just pre-focused to 3M (handy to have the stuff written on the lens) ; and it's quite easy to learn. Just an evening or 2 and you get the hang of it.

I really enjoyed this video and you taught me so much in this. Thank you for using your time to make these videos

Great video !!

Great episode! More!

Pentax dslr's have a catch in focus feature. It uses the auto focus confirmation the trigger an exposure. It is pretty neat.

Thank You guys 🙏🏻 amazing video u gave me hope with my af 50mm 1.8 😂 (manual focus only)

Yes! This is a technical part of manual lenses that frustrates me all the time. I own a few, and it seems I miss focus most of the time. One critical example is with on of my cameras, the Z50 with a Meike 50mm 1.7 manual lens attached to it. Wow, so many shots lost because I missed! Thanks for this article, I will practice more, and more stories like this will be a high boost for my photography skills. Many thanks!

Great insights and tips, more please!

Great video thanks a lot

An awesome presentation. 👍🏾

Yes please more like this 👍👍👍

Good stuff thanks

Nice! I learned quite a few tips and tricks from this. Thanks Great video!

really helpful

yes please, manual focus and vintage lens for video is the thing...! thanks guys.

That last video focusing tip is great!

good tips!

The intro is just epic guys! 👌🏼👌🏼

that reverse tip. is firee!

Definitely would love more tips on manual focusing for video

I don't know why but YT keeps unsubscribing me from your channel. But I just keep on subscribing. I appreciate the tips. Keep them coming.

Great stuff!

Great content as usual.

I've used the A7s II with canon lenses for quite some time & I've really gotten use to manual focus for both photo & video. I also feel like using manual focus forces me to slow down and take a moment to check my subject & composition instead of being trigger happy.

I love those who teach me a word of wisdom. #Chris and #Jordan are not exceptions and to learn more & more photography is my fashion. Though I don't know a single terms photography.

I use focusing arrows and confirmation circle quite well in my Nikon D800 viewfinder. Good video, make more like that, please.

Nicely done guys. Very much enjoyed this episode.

Through the OVF, some cameras (like my 80D) will have a focus box pop up at the center point when the center point is in focus while in MF mode. Other cameras will even tell you if you are front or back focused while in MF mode. It is definitely crude compared to focus peaking, etc, but it does help!

Great videos guys

MORE TIPS MORE MORE MORE!!! You said to let you know if we want it... here is my plea.

Best intro! Do more tutorials!

Nice content, better than the other channels that just recreationally bashing cameras against cameras.

Great video.

Great video guys, awesome tips and as usual, very entertaining

love the intro

I always give my like after the intro for your videos 😁

Hell yeah. This is good content. I just discovered peaking on my own, but the other subtle tips for maintaining a good manual focus for moving subjects is some real good stuff. That'll save me some time and trouble learning things the hard way.

10/10 on the conspiracy opening lol. Great info on techniques as well. Please make more tutorial episodes!

Very interesting subject

I used my G80 again recently and manual focused the whole time. Autofocus was perfect :)

This is great, keep it coming ;)

Awesome video, really liked the video tips.

thanks for making a great video. to be perfectly honest I enjoy your tips better than the product reviews. not that there bad reviews or anything like that, too me your insights and experiences are way more valuable.

If there is more. Do more. All content is better than gear reviews!

Magic Lantern on my 6D has helped a lot. I use magic zoom exclusively if I shoot at 1.4.

Need more videos on manual focus, specially when using adapted EF glass on E mount with an entry level 6300.