The Gadget Bag: Lens Cleaning Supplies
Lesson 68 from: Fundamentals of Photography 2016John Greengo
The Gadget Bag: Lens Cleaning Supplies
Lesson 68 from: Fundamentals of Photography 2016John Greengo
Lesson Info
68. The Gadget Bag: Lens Cleaning Supplies
Lessons
Class Introduction
17:26 2Welcome to Photography
13:08 3Camera Types Overview
02:00 4Viewing Systems
28:43 5Viewing Systems Q&A
08:45 6Lens Systems
32:06 7Shutter Systems
13:17 8Shutter Speeds
10:47Choosing a Shutter Speed
31:30 10Shutter Speeds for Handholding
08:36 11Shutter Speed Pop Quiz
09:06 12Camera Settings
25:35 13General Camera Q&A
14:38 14Sensor Sizes: The Basics
15:33 15Sensor Sizes: Compared
19:10 16Pixels
20:13 17ISO
21:13 18Sensor Q&A
13:34 19Focal Length: Overview
11:09 20Focal Length: Angle of View
15:09 21Wide Angle Lenses
08:48 22Telephoto Lenses
25:23 23Angle of View Q&A
09:29 24Fish Eye Lenses
10:39 25Tilt & Shift Lenses
23:42 26Subject Zone
17:19 27Lens Speed
09:56 28Aperture Basics
08:46 29Depth of Field
21:49 30Aperture Pop Quiz
13:23 31Lens Quality
18:30 32Photo Equipment Life Cycle
03:57 33Light Meter Basics
09:25 34Histogram
15:25 35Histogram Pop Quiz and Q&A
10:58 36Dynamic Range
06:03 37Exposure Modes
15:58 38Manual Exposure
09:38 39Sunny 16 Rule
05:54 40Exposure Bracketing
10:18 41Exposure Values
27:21 42Exposure Pop Quiz
26:43 43Focus Overview
16:15 44Focusing Systems
05:15 45Autofocus Controls
11:56 46Focus Points
07:35 47Autofocusing on Subjects
20:19 48Manual Focus
07:52 49Digital Focusing Assistance
03:40 50Focus Options: DSLR and Mirrorless
04:58 51Shutter Speeds for Sharpness and DoF
05:20 52Depth of Field Pop Quiz
12:14 53Depth of Field Camera Features
04:54 54Lens Sharpness
09:58 55Camera Movement
05:20 56Handheld and Tripod Focusing
04:32 57Advanced Techniques
07:12 58Hyperfocal Distance
06:50 59Hyperfocal Quiz and Focusing Formula
04:36 60Micro adjust and AF Fine Tune
05:34 61Focus Stacking and Post Sharpening
06:00 62Focus Problem Pop Quiz
18:07 63The Gadget Bag: Camera Accessories
25:30 64The Gadget Bag: Lens Accessories
12:46 65The Gadget Bag: Neutral Density Filter
20:43 66The Gadget Bag: Lens Hood and Teleconverters
08:55 67The Gadget Bag: Lens Adapters
05:43 68The Gadget Bag: Lens Cleaning Supplies
04:34 69The Gadget Bag: Macro Lenses and Accessories
15:57 70The Gadget Bag: Flash and Lighting
05:08 71The Gadget Bag: Tripods and Accessories
18:50 72The Gadget Bag: Custom Cases
11:20 7310 Thoughts on Being a Photographer
07:37 74Direct Sunlight
25:04 75Indirect Sunlight
18:49 76Sunrise and Sunset
18:39 77Cloud Light
14:48 78Golden Hour
09:50 79Light Pop Quiz
07:53 80Light Management
14:00 81Artificial Light
13:56 82Speedlights
16:02 83Off-Camera Flash
27:38 84Advanced Flash Techniques
09:49 85Editing Overview
08:24 86Editing Set-up
08:06 87Importing Images
16:45 88Best Use of Files and Folders
20:54 89Culling
20:56 90Develop: Fixing in Lightroom
18:13 91Develop: Treating Your Images
10:53 92Develop: Optimizing in Lightroom
14:51 93Art of Editing Q&A
06:01 94Composition Overview
06:53 95Photographic Intrusions
10:10 96Mystery and Working the Scene
16:18 97Point of View
09:11 98Better Backgrounds
16:02 99Unique Perspective
11:02 100Angle of View
15:06 101Subject Placement
41:14 102Subject Placement Q&A
05:18 103Panorama
07:39 104Multishot Techniques
13:57 105Timelapse
16:13 106Human Vision vs The Camera
20:07 107Visual Perception
08:35 108Visual Balance Test
22:56 109Visual Drama
12:25 110Elements of Design
28:57 111The Photographic Process
12:28 112Working the Shot
27:38 113The Moment
04:42 114One Hour Photo - Colby Brown
1:04:32 115One Hour Photo - John Keatley
1:03:05 116One Hour Photo - Art Wolfe
59:01 117One Hour Photo - Rocco Ancora
1:01:20 118One Hour Photo - Mike Hagen
1:01:20 119One Hour Photo - Lisa Carney
1:00:52 120One Hour Photo - Ian Shive
1:08:00 121One Hour Photo - Sandra Coan
1:10:29 122One Hour Photo - Daniel Gregory
1:06:07 123One Hour Photo - Scott Robert Lim
1:05:41Lesson Info
The Gadget Bag: Lens Cleaning Supplies
All right lets finish up our stuff on lenses. So lens cleaning. These little lens cloths are all you really need to clean a lens. I know there are so many, you buy a camera kit and it gives you a 10-part lens cleaning kit. And it's just not necessary in my mind. All ya need is one of these lens cleaning cloths. And lets go ahead and clean a lens. My favorite video of this whole class because I tried this so many times. I had to lean into the frame just far enough. Get just the right amount of hot air on the lens and then do it again and again and again. Or maybe I'm just looping this video back and forth. One of the two I'm not sure. And so that's how I clean my lenses. All right so removing filters. I secretly love when somebody has a filter stuck on their camera, because I love the challenge. I can do that, I can muscle that off that lens. And it's not so much the muscle. It's the technique. If you have a lens that is stuck on, it's usually not muscle that'll get a lot get it off. It...
is technique. Whether it's a UV filter or it's a polarizer filter. The reason it gets stuck on is sometimes when you put it on, you're squeezing the filter, turning it into an ever-so-slight oval, and it just kinda gets caught in a perfect position. And when you grab it from a different position, you are squeezing it in the opposite oval shape, and it's stuck. And so you just need to change your finger position on where you are grabbing it. And so kinda my first thing is I grab it here, and here and here and here, and all the different possibilities. And sometimes you wanna grab it as lightly as possible so grabbing it in as many places as possible, changing your grip on it. And sometimes you have to use the lightest pressure possible because any sort of pressure is pushing and forcing it into an oval. And I've had situations and, we know the stereotypical situation where somebody's just muscling muscling muscling, and then someone comes over and goes, whoop! And it comes right off. And it's sometimes that whole less pressure, just calm down and smoothly take it off. Sometimes things get dropped and they get bent and they have filter wrenches that you can get 'em off. But generally this technique will work quite well. The other thing that works quite well is using the palm of your hand, and if that doesn't work, then you gotta go to the bottom of the shoe. You generally get a nice big rubber flat surface, put it on top, and then you could spin it off like that. You saw the filter case that I had here. This is what I will use when I'm out in the field. I like this a lot 'cause it holds five little filters. If I'm holding a belt I'll just put it in here and then I have access to my filters right like this. I know it looks a little like a goofy fanny pack and they're not cool and all, but when I wanna use a filter, I wanna have things handy right here so I can put on my polarizers and this has five different slots in here. Let's see I think I got a slide for that. There we go. And so I can just keep my little filters in there when I am needing those on a regular basis. So that's a handy way of doing that. And that's a 10 15 mil, $15 little item that's very handy to use. I may have missed this, but I know you talked about speed boosters for micro four thirds using a full-frame lens. In theory or do they have speed boosters for crop sensors? Like on a Canon 60D or 70D Right. that can use a full frame set lens. 'Cause I know there you should be able to mount both onto the camera, but be able to get that image. Right. So I was using the four thirds as just an example. So it would work on the 1.5 or 1.6 crop that you're talking about. In theory but lets talk about what you're talking about specifically, because you have a Canon 70D right? 70D and a 60D. OK. Speed booster's not going to work on that, and the problem is is that you have an SLR. Got it. And that puts that flange distance out there, and there's no room because your lens needs to be mounted right up to the lens mount. If you had a mirrorless camera, and lets see say the Sony a Right. Crop frame camera, 1.5 crop frame sensor, but it's a mirrorless camera. Then we have room for an adaptor where we could do that. And so on your Canon and Nikon, most of your, lets say it this way. Your Canon and Nikon SLRs, you're not gonna get a speed booster on there. Not gonna work. Alright thank you.
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a Creativelive Student
Love love all John Greengo classes! Wish to have had him decades ago with this info, but no internet then!! John is the greatest photography teacher I have seen out there, and I watch a lot of Creative Live classes and folks on YouTube too. John is so detailed and there are a ton of ah ha moments for me and I know lots of others. I think I own 4 John Greengo classes so far and want to add this one and Travel Photography!! I just drop everything to watch John on Creative Live. I wish sometime soon he would teach a Lightroom class and his knowledge on photography post editing.!!! That would probably take a LOT OF TIME but I know John would explain it soooooo good, like he does all his Photography classes!! Thank you Creative Live for having such a wonderful instructor with John Greengo!! Make more classes John, for just love them and soak it up! There is soooo much to learn and sometimes just so overwhelming. Is there anyway you might do a Motivation class!!?? Like do this button for this day, and try this technique for a week, or post this subject for this week, etc. Motivation and inspiration, and playing around with what you teach, needed so much and would be so fun.!! Just saying??? Awaiting gadgets class now, while waiting for lunch break to be over. All the filters and gadgets, oh my. Thank you thank you for all you teach John, You are truly a wonderful wonderful instructor and I would highly recommend folks listening and buying your classes.
Eve
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