It was extremely cold and windy yesterday, but nevertheless I headed to the beach to shoot demo footage with the Fotodiox ND Throttle, a lens adapter with a variable neutral density filter built in. This filter allows me to shoot stopped down even in bright sunlight–most of the footage in the video below was shot at f/2.8–giving me an extremely shallow depth of field.
The ND Throttle is available for various cameras and lenses, but I went with the Pentax 645 to EOS model so I could shoot video with my trusty Canon Rebel. I grew up in Waukegan and I have fond memories of playing at Waukegan Beach as a kid. Even though it was cold, windy and sand was blowing everywhere, I really enjoyed this shoot and I look forward to shooting there again. Check out the video below to see what I captured.