Tony Northrup's Bokeh Addiction Intervention

Tony Northrup needs our help. He's addicted to bokeh. His family and I are worried about him. Tony's video I'm referring to • 4K Failed: the TRUTH a...
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[@cameraconspiracies]

Love ya Tony :) Tony's video I'm referring to kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZW9g3eraZKhfMk Was it too blurry?

[@mohdfirdaus9050]

Lucky you didn't say "your wife".

[@THEMATT222]

I was literally watching him after your EOS R video! It came into my recommendation.

[@johnsoncityaerialphotograp7201]

Yeah I was cracking up with him using that 50 1.2 and watching that poor EOS R trying to maintain focus at that shallow depth of field.. looking like Panasonic DFD hunting from his shoulder to his nose

[@THEMATT222]

@@JackNiles is it going to be all I want is a perfect bokeh size

[@dr.feelicks2051]

So ON!😹

[@drlizb]

“Toneh” is in the Urban Dictionary. Congratulations, you’ve made it!

[@TheIkaika777]

I watch Tony Northrup when I want to learn about Squarespace.

[@patricksmith2553]

LOL good one, I watch him when I want to hear every lie and fallacy possible about crop sensor camera's!

[@TheIkaika777]

Mark R, I know Sony Corporation has been busted for paying KZbinrs for good reviews of their games and movies so I’m sure they pay for good camera reviews. I’m sure they give free camera and lenses to top camera KZbin “influencers” channels like Sony Northrup.

[@TheIkaika777]

interesting, of course Sony has deep pockets that’s why giving away free cameras and lenses to top camera KZbin influencers in exchange for good reviews means nothing to them. “Sony Corporation's net worth is estimated at up to $45 billion, while its sales are worth about $70 billion.”

[@patricksmith2553]

@@TheIkaika777 Actually Canon does this as well, so I wouldn't be surprised if they all do this. Canon was offering certain popular influencers payment for good reviews on the Canon 6D Mark II. It must be an industry wide practice now a days.

[@TheIkaika777]

Patrick Smith, I don’t doubt that Canon and Nikon do it too. Seems Leica and Fuji are the only ones who don’t.

[@MajorMotions]

Who came back to learn about “Toneh”?

[@screambmachine]

as he didn't use the word once in this video, he must've learned of this sometime after it hahaha. but it's a great example of lvl 5.5 toneh, had good laughs in both videos :D

[@GetSongsDone]

This video is still hilarious!

[@iainstewart4092]

I did!!

[@teaching-learning]

Me 😂❤

[@MILKMAN-m3]

I did

[@iPhonedo]

I lost it as soon as I saw the title of this video!

[@aksikanal6507]

iPhonedo says the owner of Mango ;)

[@tikevangogh7227]

"Why did you take us to the lake and hide it?"Hilarious.

[@PhotoBob]

His ears were even blurred out in the last video. That means he can’t even hear us scream to stop down. It was so distracting!

[@ChrisParayno]

Gold!

[@charlesbooker5140]

ROTFL OMG I can't stop laughing.

[@jacobnathanielzpayag3885]

Not to mention using a lake as a background and getting the thing both out of focus and over exposed thanks to shooting at 1.2

[@dialac1]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SiKay3000]

It’s taken me until May 2024 to discover this peach of a channel. Not many videos on KZbin make me cry with laughter but this did. Spectacular 😂😂

[@optimumfilms]

According to Film Riot, that extreme close up with creamy bokeh is supposed to create a disconnect between characters in a scene. It worked. No one felt very connected to Tony.

[@Loanshark753]

It makes it seem like the camera defectively nearsighted.

[@Nunez87]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH "they've been trying to locate you, but the background is too blurry... they miss you" oh god, you're the comedy king. I love how real your message is.

[@spa1ktc]

"There's an f2.8 limit now, a curfew, that I've set on Tony Northrup" This is pure gold! 🤣

[@Skrenja]

With a 70-200 that would still be blurry af though.

[@OneOldManRiding]

Tony owes you big time! He needed this intervention. - Frank

[@cameracravings3216]

“Your family, they miss you they can’t see you, they don’t know where you are, they’ve been trying to locate you but the backgrounds too blurry” 😂🤣😂

[@HCVAdvocate]

Killer!!!!! hahahahhahahahahahahaha

[@AlphaCentauri24]

He is a genius funny man! That was hilarious.

[@bryzf1]

You had my dying at “it’s micro 4/3, that’s like f/59!”

[@beachcaster56]

Try f2.8 at a fortnight

[@jordanchase8059]

Tony: “Bokeh means high production values” - A super low f-stop/t-stop like Tony is shooting in is often used to hide a set with low productions values. T2.8-4 is way more common in film.

[@mythenkanacke2105]

Then there's also the CHAD kubrick that shoots actor closeups on a wide angle lens just to flex his set design.

[@39zack]

I'm pretty sure Tony does not know what bokeh is.

[@Alienform51]

I lost my dog to Toneh. I had him in one shot and when I zoomed out and looked again Toneh took him.

[@andrewbowe4638]

"Bokeh is the quality, Toneh is the amount of the absurdity bejind you that you're witholding from us."

[@JonnyBlueChair]

I watched Tony's video the other day, and I've been waiting for your response. It doesn't disappoint.

[@rockentry]

"Why'd you bring us to a lake and hide it!?" I wanna see the lake Tony!

[@edwink0]

"You turned your family into bokeh, Tony". LMAO.

[@falakoala4579]

😂

[@matthiasmatzer]

I asked the Microsoft Teams Support how they blur their background. They came back to me and said they were using Toneh 1.2. I was so relieved to hear that. So whenever I need that cheap looking shallow DOF, I make a Teams call now. And more importantly, thank you for all your great content! Keep up the good work!

[@respondtononsense7513]

So many gear reviewers on KZbin, repeating what everyone already knows. You're one of the few authentic vloggers that create valuable content. Irritating, funny, knowledgeable, all in one.

[@rjcine4181]

When life gets me depressed I come here to this video and feel at home.

[@levifig]

I’ve never laughed this much at a camera channel video!! I don’t know how I missed this one! Thank you for pointing it out! 😂

[@future62]

I come back to this video every 6 months to keep my toneh in check

[@D-One]

"2.8 on MFT that's F59" I laughed hard then cried while staring at my G80 😥

[@doxies]

This video should have been nominated for (and won) awards. I've started listening to your commentaries while driving - hope you get some radio/satellite stations to pick them up.

[@FauxtakuLounge]

Originally I watched the video on an iPhone and I hadn't noticed the problem. Now, on a computer, I see what you and many others are talking about. Love you man. And Tony's wife.

[@Frisenette]

If Tony doesn’t comment here, it means he’s really got a problem.

[@davidschloss2656]

Helge Frisenette or a life

[@Frisenette]

David Schloss he needs to take an interest in the environment that earns him a living. And lay off the bokeh addiction.

[@steveworrell]

@@davidschloss2656 hahaha

[@davidschloss2656]

Or he could, you know, keep making videos that educate people and not read the comments of videos insulting him.

[@D-One]

@@davidschloss2656 Or he could take the massive amount of constructive criticism from his fellow videographers and viewers and improve like a regular human being. No one is perfect or right all the time, it's OK, we all make mistakes.

[@CarloEspresso]

3:30: “ The background was so blurry that it distracted me from the video “ . My god I’m in tears 🤣

[@Marius752]

You are one of the few people that cracks me up in every video. Its been a while since I watched someone with this amazing sense of humor. Kudos my friend. You are awesome. Keep it rolling :)

[@oddsman01]

It looks like Tony's kidnappers let him shoot a video while impatiently waiting for Chelsea to transfer the money. We want to see the lake too, Tony.

[@Natez-vw4kd]

You made me watch this again.. It's still fkn hilarious!!! .. I shared it too! Let's see whose humour aligns ;)

[@AruzOverrider_a-ruse]

Fucking hell I"m addicted to this channel now XD This is the 12th video I'm watching in a row. You're a great entertainer. Love the fact that this is all pure joy, liker you mentioned in a Q&A video

[@SeanTheRightWay]

He’s the absolute best

[@pshelnh]

The same, I watched more than 150 of his videos for the last three days

[@cgrosbeck]

WT I was only half way through when I first commented!!! I took a sip of coffee and just blow it on my screen. Where have I been in 4 years!!!!

[@WesPerry]

Although I also struggle with this addiction myself, I will support and come out for this intervention.

[@ronyedin]

Wes Perry It’s WES!! I watch your videos. Good content!

[@WesPerry]

@@ronyedin Thanks, Rony! One day we'll all stand strong together and show diffraction we're not afraid of it. Until that day comes, though, I'll just be over here at f/1.6 😂

[@cosmogang]

You have great videos, dude! I will say, however, that the quality of bokeh in your videos often reaches the point where I think to myself, "he could very well be filming at f5.6 in front of a green screen" because it looks so insanely unnatural, especially when combined with the higher frame rates. I won't lie, it's pretty darn cool sometimes, but it always distracts me and steals my attention. Hi, my name is Alex, and I am a stereotypical, ADHD, millennial, gear-slut photographer. Might be time for my own intervention at this point. 🥺

[@ChimaChindaDev]

Wes Perry 🤣

[@curtis.strange]

@@cosmogang i completely agree. So many photography channels are like this now. Just because it has eye AF doesn't mean ONLY the eye should be in focus!

[@EvilB34ns]

Dude, this is my favorite video of yours...i laughed all the way thru.

[@huwmorgan51]

It was all about Tony's nose. There were shots where the nose was the only thing in focus. Maybe Canon has patented nose autofocus.

[@MomentousGaming]

Screw Sony Eye AF, Canon Nose AF is where it's at.

[@CameronZamot]

“I’m in that shot. I’m nowhere else. But in Tony’s shot... I’m in pain.” I cried. 😂😂😂

[@PerverseMilk]

Next time on vegetable police "why bokeh is bad for the nervous system"

[@sess5206]

I saw his piece last week! This is the best you're ever done! Priceless!!!!!

[@ScottWilder]

It’s a good shot. Cinematic. (Black bars). That’s pure gold!

[@johnjgilchrist]

I just shared this video with Chelsea , she loves it.

[@thedailyman2675]

Totally agree, painful and confusing, Will be working through this today in my trauma session with my therapist

[@chasingluminance]

Just watched this after a pretty rough day…. Thank you for what you do, it’s the funniest thing on the internet.

[@greggoodenough5607]

"Its a good shot. Its cinematic" *black bars creep in* 😂

[@patrickgibbels761]

My favorite part 😂

[@AprilClayton]

This is such a classic that came up in my recommendations. I do believe Tony watches this channel faithfully because he makes comments using terms like 3D pop that I’ve only heard here.

[@p5rsona]

thats great detective work!

[@philbrown8181]

Possibly the funniest single-theme video so far, esp the chopped off head part. Brilliant. Doubly so as you're spot on.

[@Tradingshed]

I love Tony's videos, and I just found this channel. I have to say I love the satire. This guy is amazing.

[@number1chiefROKKA]

this video needs to be watched once every year like Die Hard. the complimentary sneak-diss you didn't know you needed. 😂😂

[@dadisiolutosin]

I'm DEAD right now. Squarespace has Tony caught in the bokeh Matrix. LOL

[@oren.kirschenbaum]

You did not fail us, my friend. Thank you, once more!

[@robertbrewster6804]

Thank you so much for your videos, they improve my mood hugely! I don't have those 1.2 lenses, just a 50 1.4 and 85 1.8, but I haven't had clients asking me to make the tip of their noses more blurry.

[@gavinjenkins899]

That's why you gotta get a f/0.95 TILT SHIFT lens as well, duh, you can hit a nose and one eye at the same time! Just hide the other eye by only ever doing semi profile portraits.

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

I agree the fixation on blurry background with bokeh is often overdone in creators video. I would say to these people, "clean up your office space so you don't have to blur it out". (that was a joke:) Why do people pay incredible money for an F1.2 lens. When F1.4 or F1.8 is more than enough if you want it blurred. But when filming with a lake view go to F5.6 or F8 so you can show off your surroundings. I love to look at beautiful lakes! This video is on point. Tony got one thing right in your sample of him, on KZbin nobody watches in 4K and filming in HD is perfectly fine. Some folks watch on big 50 to 60 inch TVs though, most don't and just use phones, tablets or laptops. Although I hear KZbin is getting more watch time than many streaming networks in the last year, for family entertainment viewed on big TVs. A family would sit down together and watch longer format on KZbin and some channels know this. Long format is getting more popular.

[@ziroskillsgaming7786]

still some of the best content on the site

[@ceecee130x]

Ha! Right on the head of the nail, my man. You go! Always enjoyed your unparalleled sense of humour and style.

[@SpardasTechReviews]

This just in! Bokeh man tells other bokeh man that he's taking it too far

[@evilpigskin]

What!? When was Kai on the channel? The Bokeh OG

[@onesocialunited]

Hella hilarious dude - Bro you are cinematic as F! This video will definitely become the master class on the philosophical aesthetics of Bokeh.

[@simtime7591]

Don't know about anyone else, but half the enjoyment in watching videos outside is looking at all the things in the environment. It's interesting to see other countries surroundings, so don't blur them out..

[@mjklein]

I had to go back 4 years to finally hear your sign-off clearly enough to understand what you said.

[@PhillipRPeck]

I don't have time to watch this video right now, but automatic thumbs up from the title. Tony has taken things too far!

[@Ashleyapples]

watch it!!!

[@beefchicken]

It’s been 4 years, were you able to find the time?

[@zetacrucis681]

This has to be strong contender for CC's funniest video. I've come back for a second viewing because I needed a laugh after a bit of a stressful week. Wasn't disappointed.

[@PT-re2gi]

Tonys’s video would have been epic, it just needed a minimum of 75 megapixel to really show the true detail of the blur. When the bokeh is not sharp enough, is when it affects the central nervous system. NASA just released an article about this in their magazine called “space bokeh”

[@mediamannaman]

"... the detail of the blur." Perfect!

[@dabj9546]

Oh God don't tell him or he will do that with the EOS Rs

[@flpideas1]

Sony has 2.25x better image quality of the blur than Fuji

[@dabj9546]

@@flpideas1 Science!

[@HistoryandReviews]

PT76251 NASA doesnt even take real space photos lmao. All fake just like their moon landing

[@ObsidianMirage]

I litterly searched for Tony Northrup after you mentioned him from the Toneh video, just to see how crazy this dude was. I click on what looks to be a Tony face and I was immediately bamboozled by a blurred Canadian. What is life.

[@silverlightphotoco]

This is an expensive addiction. Sadly (in truth here) this can actually ruin some people's lives financially. I do believe that bokeh is a very important tool to soften a distracting background when it is distracting, but when removing the distraction is a distraction it's a detraction. Thank you so much for providing perspective on this subject. What you're doing is very appreciated😀

[@patricasmyth4359]

Bokeh is used to distract you from how much you are paying for your new lens.

[@silverlightphotoco]

@@patricasmyth4359 LOL That is hilarious, but sadly true. I'm really budget focused, and even so I've actually owned 2 (vintage) f/1.2 lenses and I didn't like using them wide open so I ended up shooting at 1.4 or less (I do admit it was mostly due to bad optics at 1.2, but I still didn't like the look). I DO have a use for f/1.4 lenses though, just not the crazy f/1.2.

[@orangejjay]

One thing amusing is that this video has less dislikes that Toneh Tony's.

[@BCPaulVideoProd]

"I want to see the lake Tony!" LOL

[@JordanMFuller]

I stumbled upon this channel several months back while researching settings for my camera when I was new to KZbin... you continually inspire me to keep making content man I love your stuff!!!

[@NixiePixel]

How's that imposed f-stop curfew doing for Tony? 🤣 Thank you Camera Conspiracies for being on Bokeh Patrol 🙏

[@cameraconspiracies]

He continues to break the law :)

[@woerwaks]

@@cameraconspiracies he is an outlaw... no wait... Tony is an out-(of focus)law.

[@kiyoshim9593]

@@cameraconspiracies I've been saying it for a long time. Tony is doing drugs.

[@roribune8162]

@@cameraconspiracies kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5S3YZ2Ofpyfaqc don't let tony see this or we'll all get blurred into oblivion

[@stever1514]

This is the best camera video on KZbin. I hope you get a billion views

[@jaimetan]

This. Is. Amazing. Discovered your channel a few weeks ago and been binge-watching (you’re welcome for all the ad revenue I’ve generated!) …KZbin suggested this one and NOW I finally realise why you’ve been calling f-stops “Tony” in all your videos. HAHAHAHAHA.

[@purehyperbole5727]

I think the early part when Toneh tonehs his family is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[@KyeHawkins]

As soon as I saw the thumbnail and title I was almost in tears due to laughter and the video didn’t help either 😂. Honestly absolutely loved this video (as with all your videos). Keep up the great work :))

[@dkeberhard]

100% agree. Besides your points, if you watch that video you referred to , the Canon EOS R autofocus was all over the place focus breathing. I found it as distracting as the overly blurry background. In this video, even though the background was not blurry, I still remained focused on watching and listening to you. I also enjoy your out and about walking videos because I enjoy seeing the sights of Toronto or where ever you go. Well Done!

[@dkeberhard]

besides, Tony N is more a photographer type (expert actually) .... don't let him steal Stacy!

[@keefykeef]

I was hoping so much that you would post a response to this video, and it did not disappoint!! Laughed all the way through it

[@RobOnRefresh]

Wait...Tony's video was about going back to 1080p from 4K?? I thought it was about how bad autofocus and audio can be in a video! This was just freakin' hilarious. Well done my man!!

[@TheNorang]

I burst out laughing when I saw this thumbnails

[@chcomes]

help! help! same here!

[@marcandamalia]

me to,

[@The80sBoy]

Absolute genius. Nice work, my friend.

[@themitheophotography3978]

The part with the head being cut off was the final straw for me lol very unimmersive. He was flexing with the canon about its autofocus but the bokeh just kept going in and out as he was saying it and I was like ??? Great video as always, you seem to be the one stop for funny camera related content. Keep it going

[@gregmarcus3064]

So hilarious!!! I watched your somewhat "TONEH" apology and immediately iYT brought me here.

[@218visuals]

"I like Tony, I like his wife---- wut" 👀😂😂

[@antoniotaylor9394]

i DIED at that part lol

[@Patrick_AUBRY]

I like he's wife too... ;-)

[@johnkevin7992]

@@Patrick_AUBRY someone spells "his" the right way for you, and you still manage to misspell it... congrats.

[@mistersydster]

@@johnkevin7992 you act as if predictive text isn't a thing and accidents don't happen. Dial it back sir.

[@Alonzo808]

For real doh’

[@WEHAVETHISDREAM]

By far one of the best "roasts" on KZbin!

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Haha great video! Great comparison with that movie "Glass", shallow DOF is only used for some intense moments, but in normal scenes you want the whole face to be in focus and you want to see some of that background, otherwise our brains are working so much to try to figure out what's there, so we can't concentrate on the movie anymore.

[@daniel635biturbo]

Indeed this is what we need, here's my is my recipe, for Tony. 1 Get a Helios 44-2 58mm Lens 2 Glue Aperture ring to F4 3 Set focus to 1,5m or 5 feet as you know it. 4 Learn to stay put. 5 Learn to avoid Backlit conditions, because all contrast go away. Easy and requires no camera man :)

[@nooch86]

I remember about 7 years ago when I was researching buying my first ever camera and I knew absolutely nothing whatsoever about photography/vidography. I almost didn't buy a dslr because every single example video I could find for a Canon 550D was shot with a shallow depth of field and almost everything was out of focus. People were so obsessed with bokeh that they never stopped down to show the image quality at different apertures, and so I thought that dslr's where solely for that shallow DOF look and that if I bought one then I couldn't have everything in focus. I came very close to buying GoPro instead because I at least knew a GoPro could be totally in focus.

[@gloomsdoom649]

Bahahahahaha

[@ChuckSeayII]

Dude, You're killing me with your comedy! Love it!

[@joelcathey]

“Why’d you bring us to a lake and hide it?” 😂

[@CanuckQuest]

I come back and watch this every few months...so funny

[@jonnyli12]

Who are here after he apologized to the youtubers?

[@Visual_Ghoul]

When was it and who apologised, Toney or Casey?

[@mannyl3766]

This is the funniest thing ever! It has to be a collab between the channels about the proper use of bokeh in video content. Keep up the awesome work gentlemen!

[@ihendrawijaya]

When tony said, "bokeh is mean high production value", i just cringe 😂

[@willherondale6367]

He didn't say that, he said it gives that impression cause we're only used to seeing it in Hollywood movies

[@keithgoreham1463]

@@willherondale6367 You're being pedantic. Tony's meaning is clear. He thinks more bokeh equates to "more professional".

[@nicholasboule5134]

@@willherondale6367 high end movies almost never shoot that shallow dop 2.8-5.6 on most shots

[@HoratioBlogs]

Just found this. Hysterical! The funniest photography video I've ever seen on KZbin!

[@driverv86]

It's 2023 and he isn't cured yet

[@skyrunr]

I watch this video every Sunday. It sets just the right Toneh for the week! "You brought us to this beautiful lake... just to NOT show it to us." mic drops

[@skyrunr]

Also me: My lenses start at f4 which is under micro 4 loser like f420.

[@YakAlmighty]

We must stop Tony Northup before he purchases a Nikon with the noct 0.95 lens and achieves his ultimate form

[@PhilipBallGarry]

For it is then that they will assimilate us all... :-)

[@dadsdoingstuff355]

My new favorite channel by far!

[@fishin2themax245]

“Can’t find you cuz background too blurry🤣🤣🤣”. 😂

[@DragosRDS]

The self irony is a great sign of high inteligence. Love your style !

[@kennyobrien]

I would love to see a whole series of reaction videos from this one. Just a bunch of photography geeks roasting each other would be hilarious!

[@RunRosenberg]

You are helirious!!!! I like this mov so much