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Re: Canon EOS 7D video samples coming out

jingleman — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:53:52 -0000

Where can one find links to short, unedited clips of EOS 7D video in their native 1280x720 60p h.264 MOV format? I'd like to see which media players and editing packages support the format without prior transcoding. I presume the uploads to Vimeo are cut to 24p and a lower bitrate. Does that cause some IQ loss? The 7D has some features the larger 5D Mii does not, but the latter has a stereo on-board mic, whereas the 7D's is mono. A 2-channel external mic is an option, but also a bugbear.

Re: Side by Side – the new Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon Rebel T1i/500D

Erik — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:43:40 -0000

anyone looking into 7d over 5d is a motion-shooter... 24fps is a lot nicer and filmic look than 30fps which almost get an interlaced look to it's smothness... I'm in a pal country so 25 fps is also a great advantage. 7d's small sensor isn't quite that small... it's in fact almost the same as motion 35, or RED! Or i guess also Panavision GENESIS! So that makes the 5d an Imax style sensor! Good of course... but Titanic and Gladiator wasn't shot Imax... it was more close to 7d size... but of course, digital images are crap compared to the real thing... anyway... 7d will be a great tool for commercial work in my opinion...

Re: Rumor – a RAW or sRAW video recording module for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II

tharpey — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:39:55 -0000

dear God i'm praying for update to the 5d!!!!

not to mention, the capabilities to record raw or sraw would be insane! it would also solve the 12 minute record time limit i'm guessing since you'd no longer have the CF card record limitations.

regarding the "largest announcement of company's history"....you think that's a 1D mk iv release? i don't see what else could be so huge.

either way - all of these rumors are exciting...so lets hope they're in the works.

Re: Rumor – a RAW or sRAW video recording module for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II

planetMitch — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:58:02 -0000

That's one reason why I would believe there would have to be some kind
of firmware update for the 5D2

Re: Rumor – a RAW or sRAW video recording module for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II

planetMitch — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:57:02 -0000

That's one reason why I would believe there would have to be some kind
of firmware update for the 5D2

Re: Rumor – a RAW or sRAW video recording module for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II

jean dodge — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:51:59 -0000

Jon lots of folks have thought of capturing the live view signal but thus far no one, not even Magic Lantern has been able to remove the on screen artifacts such as that focus rectangle.

Re: Rumor – a RAW or sRAW video recording module for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Jon Schroeder — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:11:58 -0000

Has anyone tried going out of the 5D mk II via HDMI and into the AJA Ki Pro? This wouldn't be raw but it would be nice with a ProRes 422.

Re: Green Screen – can the Canon EOS 5D Mark II do keying?

planetMitch — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:55:04 -0000

Guys, this isn't my video - please don't ask detailed questions
here... go over to his site which I linked to several times - he's got
information on the tools over there.

Thanks

Re: Green Screen – can the Canon EOS 5D Mark II do keying?

mbcphoto — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:57:02 -0000

You are right. Light is the key to keying.
That would be interesting to know what tool you use in FCP to do the keying.

Re: How To: Sync Sound and Canon EOS 5D Mark II

mbcphoto — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:52:47 -0000

Very cool tutorial. Thanks a lot. This will help me.

Re: Green Screen – can the Canon EOS 5D Mark II do keying?

Tom Daigon — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:41:24 -0000

Nice. Setup. How about some verbal resolution as to your analysis of the key. Watching video compressed for the web is hard to judge accurately.

Re: Side by Side – the new Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon Rebel T1i/500D

jxrock — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:05:37 -0000

HOLD UP just one second.....
are we talking about video cameras? or photo cameras?

I have been a photographer since before Digital and while on any photo-shoot never did I think to myself
"Dam I wish I could video tape this" I left that for the film students.

A pro photographer has no use for video as an option on a camera. Canon reduced the image sensor, increased video quality for whatever reason and that is why canon can't charge $2500 for the 7D.

not worth the money in my opinion.

Re: First Canon 5D Mark II Feature Film?

oliverlinsley — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:01:03 -0000

We just premiered "A gun to the Head" a feature shot entirely on the 5d at TIFF. after a de noise and 30 hours on a baselight and a medium grain render, the film looked fantastic in a 400 seat theatre in toronto. I have no idea how big the screen was but it exceeded my expectations. with a decent 4k upres projector, no need to go back to film. which we tested as well.

www.doghousefilms.ca

Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark II portraits

planetMitch — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:37:02 -0000

@alain, thanks so much for your comments - it is brave of you to post
your thoughts in front of so many ;)

Actually, confessing in front of the world, they were all shot in
color without any thought of B&W. I converted them to B&W in Aperture
because I thought they looked better without all the color
distractions. So I'll admit I have a bit more to learn about the
conversions.

And in fact, I think I applied a vignette to every one of them, but
with Aperture, it is darn good at making it subtle. I like to focus
the viewer's eye too and don't like distractions (i'll admit the one
gal's face is way too distracting in that 7th pic). I used the heavy
vignette in #5 (wish I'd put in numbers lol) to heavily cover the gal
in the far left background, but since the background is very black in
the first place, you can't tell.

Thanks again for taking the time to help me improve!

Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark II portraits

alain — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:57:30 -0000

It requires courage to post your work in front of so many visitors!

I am super critical for photography so keep this in mind when reading the rest of my post...

You are shooting in BW but only the second picture is taking benefit of it in my eyes. The striking contrast between the white and black makes the picture pops. The other pics are too neutral.

Also, be careful with foreground objects, they tend to distract from the main subject. Some of the pics would be much better with a tighter crop to remove these objects.

Final advice: if you shoot in RAW, put your picture style to BW and boost contrast a bit so you can have immediate feedback while shooting.

I am happy to see that you did not apply any vignetting. Vignettes are overused!

Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark II portraits

alain — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:52:14 -0000

the 85 will give you the shallowest Dof. The elements for a successful shallow DoF are to be close to the subject, long focal and wide aperture. But no need to over do this. a 50mm@f1.8 at minimum focus distance will have a DoF of less than half an inch. you dont really need that, especially for video where things keep moving around!

Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark II portraits

Name — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:14:08 -0000

These are great. They take me back to my HS days. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark II portraits

dewarner — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:25:41 -0000

I only have one of the lenses listed, but I can compare between the 100mm macro f2.8 and the 50mm f1.4. I think DOF is a function of both the aperture setting as well as the focal distance. When shooting at 1:1 with the 100 mm macro, parts of an object only a few mm away from the part that is in focus are blurred.

Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark II portraits

y2kvictim — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:10:30 -0000

What do you guys think which one gives the most shallow DOF?
85mm f1.4
50mm f1.2
100mm macro f2.8
I am always puzzled by this: Does the length of the lens effects the DOF more than the F stop?
Does the 100mm Macro f2.8 gives more DOF than a 50mm f1.2?
How about 85mm f1.4 vs 50mm f1.2 in DOF?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Re: Software updates for PocketWizard fix Canon 5D mk ii issues

lopas — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:18:13 -0000

Thank you guys

Re: Free training – yes I said FREE – Vu Bui announces Entry Level Photo Fusion Tour

akkus — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:54:01 -0000

Thanks for the details. I am sure so many people will going to join this. I hope i could be there and get maximum from it.

Re: planet5D interview with the master – Vincent Laforet

aboutWilfredo — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:18:44 -0000

REVERIE is an amazing piece of work.

Re: Zacuto Z-Finder 2 mini-review

Rod — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:14:50 -0000

Fair play, I apologise for my rather blunt initial comment. Something about the perceived anonymity of a blog comment section that makes me speak my mind!

I wish you all the best for your future reviews and posts.

Re: Zacuto Z-Finder 2 mini-review

planetMitch — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:57:48 -0000

Ok, I get it, it wasn't really a review and I shouldn't have called it that - I'm sorry I made that mistake.

everyone has their own perception of a good value... some people buy BMWs over VWs -- so let's just move on and take this value discussion off the table?

Re: Zacuto Z-Finder 2 mini-review

planetMitch — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:54:43 -0000

@jay, thanks for your comments - i'll sure take them as constructive feedback.

Not that it is an excuse, but I wasn't really intending to edit this one (tho I know it could use it)... the jing tool I'm using isn't really designed to edit (and I'm using another one now for most stuff which does much more editing)... so I was going for the one take thing - but I understand the ramifications of doing that.

But I do appreciate your time and comments!