In this video review from B&H Photo Video we examine the 5D Mark II, the camera that hailed the start of the HD DSLR revolution. It’s still a great choice for full frame, wide-angle video shooting.
Our production was never short on challenges. They were immediate, frequent, and often unbelievable. One thing that never failed us, however, were the D-SLRs. From the beginning, getting through customs was not an issue. Shooting quickly and unobtrusively in crowded areas, in the streets or in the middle of a massive festival was something very doable with our small crew; which often times meant we had to take a back-to-film-school approach. We could shoot multiple cameras simultaneously during live events and transition quickly to a scripted scene with ease.
The rise in popularity of digital SLR HD shooting has meant that power systems designed for being on for a few seconds several hundred times are now being asked to record for 13 minutes at a time up to dozens…
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Review: Learn 2 Shoot Great Video on Your Canon 7D with Philip Bloom DVD Product Page Philip Bloom is a busy fellow. His 5D Mark II DVD was released barely a month ago and he’s already out with a 7D…
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Introduced in September of 2008, the Canon 5D Mark II changed the landscape for HD shooters who wanted shallow depth of field and flexible lens options on a budget. It sold like gangbusters and has changed the landscape significantly. Now…
Today at CineGear 2009 in Hollywood, GlueTools, a Santa Barbara software company specializing in motion picture plug-ins for Final Cut Studio, is announcing a workflow for Canon D-SLR cameras and Final Cut Pro. The product is a log and transfer…
Stop the presses… just received from Canon USA via email: Canon U.S.A., Inc., will be issuing a greatly anticipated firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera. This new firmware will accommodate a great number of user…