The Appalachian Trail w/ a Nikon NIKKOR 85mm f/2 AIS manual focus Lens on a Canon 7D Body

[smhoodd]

i wanna use this lens for sports like skateboarding ,what it does when you move the camera fast does it get blurry?Any problem with the focus?Can you pls make a video test for me when the camera goes fast?thanks

[smhoodd]

i wanna use this lens for sports like skateboarding ,what it does when you move the camera fast does it get blurry?Any problem with the focus?Can you make a video test for me when the camera goes fast.

[kookiemoose]

@smhoodd The best lens in the world can blur when the camera moves fast. Blurring or gelling is related to the camera, more specifically the camera's sensor(s). Blurring also relates to frame rate, and focal length. The 85mm lens will blur as much as ANY lens if it is put on a camera that has a slow frame rate, or a crappy sensor. CMOS sensors (DSLR Sensors) do not like fast camera movement, not even at 60fps.

[smhoodd]

great montage congrats ! nice colors, amazing lens !what adapter do you have?can we also shoot sports with this lens?

[kookiemoose]

@smhoodd Fotodiox (nikon-EOS) adapter. The 13$ one works just fine. No need for the 70$ alternative. The 85mm is the sharpest lens I've ever used, ever. Unfortunately it is not a fast lens. It is a manual focus, manual aperture lens. So no, I would never expect the 85mm to work well shooting sports. But there are fast lenses like the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM that are very fast, among others.

[daydreammen]

mmm, superb Moose...as3D

[daydreammen]

mmm, superb Moose

[HikesWithDogsNE]

Stunningly beautiful. The panning dolly-type shots were amazing. Especially with the deer. Very nicely done. Can't wait to see more when the leaves come back! Definitely glad I subscribed.

[LebowskiATnobo2006]

real fancy for a mickeys guzzlein, back woods, camp filth lover!!!!!! lets go to thaaa baaaaaa buddieee!

[kookiemoose]

@LebowskiATnobo2006 one head jamming baaa visit coming up there buddy.

[mgissy2010]

that was crazy ridiculous!!! unbelievable quality!!! another outstanding work of art from the MOOSE, cudos

[kookiemoose]

@mgissy2010 Thanks Gissy, it had been a while since I made it out to the trail, glad I could find some interesting things to shoot.

[RedneckResponder]

Truely beautiful stuff. Morel season is gearing up here in ky and so. in. Woods here we come!

[kookiemoose]

@RedneckResponder I do love winter, but I am really looking forward to the woods coming alive again!

[KneebarBuffet]

i dont know anything about cameras, but this video is fabulous.

[kookiemoose]

@KneebarBuffet Thank you, glad you liked it

[CurrentlyDisconected]

a visual delight

nice work mate

[kookiemoose]

@CurrentlyDisconected Thank you very much.

[RamblinAround]

Your videos are always so cinematic...... beautifully done as usual! You truly are an artist.

[cheesestr4wz]

This seems 3 dimensional & I think the deer were prancing & showing off for the camera ! Words can't express the beauty you captured !

[kookiemoose]

@cheesestr4wz Cheese, the deer are show offs. For both the camera, and each other ha. Thank you, glad you enjoyed.

[medicjimr]

The skill you have mastered behind the camera is utterly amazing my friend . I wish I had your talent.

[kookiemoose]

@medicjimr Thanks Jim, very kind of you to say my friend.

[MoviesMusicNature]

Beautiful... Love the deer. How do you get the video to move from right to left like that so smoothly? Is that what you are talking about in messages below called the Slider? Fantastic work here :-)

[kookiemoose]

@MoviesMusicNature Thank you. A camera slider is right. I use it quite often.

[cisjohn2616]

I see the stills on Facebook first....Nice to see both !

[unclewooly]

Nothing short of Brilliant, Just AMAZING!!

I couldn't help but see crosshairs on that big buck..lol

[kookiemoose]

@unclewooly ha, you could of run one down with a knife no problem haha!

[greatlakesoutdoors]

Such a fantastic vid. In my favorites for sure. I'm looking for a new fluid head tripod as well as one of those sliders. I can't seem to find the sliders. I just haven't looked hard enough though. I know they're out there.

Great job man. The deer looked so good!

[kookiemoose]

@greatlakesoutdoors Thanks Matt, just sent you an email with some info.

[805ROADKING]

Pretty cool Buddy!! You can't beat the control you have with manual focus and aperture!! gives it a 3D look!!☺

[kookiemoose]

@805ROADKING Yea, I always use manual focus even on my auto lenses, I trust my eye better ; /

[TradieTrev]

Great footage and soundtrack

[kookiemoose]

@TradieTrev thanks Mate

[FromUnderTheRock]

terrific!...I can't believe I love the deer shots (deer bore the shit out of me --you made them look a thousand times more interesting than they are in real-life)

Good pairing with the music, too.

[kookiemoose]

@FromUnderTheRock I don't have to tell you about the deer in SNP. They pretty much run the show up there. Unless something suddenly moves. Then they run away.

[FromUnderTheRock]

@kookiemoose

I spent almost a week camped at Big Meadows...the thing I love about SNP is being able to hike from one restaurant breakfast to the next restaurant breakfast :^)

(I'm one of THOSE hikers)

[drewnetwork]

This new black youtube thing threw me off...

You appear to have done something to get that slider to look better than anything you've ever done with it before -- and that's saying something considering this is an 85mm lens.

Some of these shots were magical. Add a fake sky or adjustment layer or something -- and those deer shots will look better than most stock footage that costs a fortune. Some of these shots also had "EX3" style sharpness, and that's simply amazing for 1/8th the price.

[kookiemoose]

@drewnetwork I did modify my slider, and it seemed to work, but with way, way too much effort, and multiple takes, not to mention post stabilization for nearly every clip. This lens is unbelievable. I'm really enjoying figuring out how to properly work it. It is tac sharp. The focus ring rolls like butter. You were right about taking photos in movie mode. 1/8th the price, just amazing.

I'm about to Google "how to add a fake sky". I'm unfamiliar with the technique, big surprise.