Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The first official Act of Valor trailer is out. We’ve been hearing Shane Hurlbut (Act of Valor’s cinematographer) talk about this film for many months now. Back in June we learned that Relativity Media picked it up for $13 Million.
(Push the resolution up to 720p and full screen the trailer below…)
This film was shot on the Canon 5D Mark II along with [Read more…]
This timelapse montage of some gorgeous landscapes from Dustin Farrell was shot with a Canon 5D Mark II in Arizona and Utah. Be sure to full-screen it on an HD monitor. [Read more…]
I’ve been shooting a lot more video with my 5D Mark II over the past year. While I’ve been covering HDSLR video topics more and more here on Photography Bay, I’m wondering what the regular readers are doing with video on DSLR cameras. [Read more…]
Mosaic Engineering VAF-5D2
If you’ve shot any reasonable amount of video with the 5D Mark II, then you have likely encountered aliasing and moiré pattern interference. Mosaic Engineering has built a filter that fits inside the Canon 5D Mark II and actually fixes these problems.
While there are some other niggling issues created by the use of this filter, it appears that the benefits more than outweigh the problems. Check out the video below for the full rundown. [Read more…]
More rumored specs for what could/might/should be the Canon 5D Mark III have surfaced. This time we’re talking about some specs that could be quite helpful to the video shooters out there – and keep the Canon 5D line strongly grounded in the video realm. [Read more…]
For the past few weeks, Canon USA has been regularly listing refurbished Canon 5D Mark II’s for $1999. They sell out pretty quick each time.
They’re back in stock now (here’s the link to the 5D Mark II page), along with solid deals on several other Canon bodies, including the Canon 60D for $799.
There are also a number of refurbished Speedlites and lenses available direct from Canon USA.
After winning Best Picture Grand Jury Prize and Best Actress Special Jury Prize at Sundance last year AND being picked up by Paramount for a cool $4 million, ‘Like Crazy’ is on its way to the box office this Fall. It was shot on a Canon 7D – a camera you can buy for around $1600.
Check out the trailer below. [Read more…]
Captain America: The First Avenger
I went to see the new Captain America movie on Sunday. As I sat at the end of the film reading the credits (I find them fascinating. Does anyone else read the credits at the end of films?), I noticed a credit for Canon providing equipment to use. [Read more…]
Rumors for a Canon 1Ds Mark IV have been heating up recently. Speculation kicked up a notch or two over the weekend after the Canon 1Ds Mark III reportedly disappeared from the Canon Canada site. [Read more…]
If you didn’t already know this, let this poor guy’s misfortune serve as a warning. Never try to capture a laser light show with your Canon 5D Mark II, or any other DSLR for that matter. A direct hit from a laser will brick your expensive camera by leaving a permanent impression on the sensor.
Have any of you had a personal experience with lasers damaging your camera?
For additional proof, check out the rest of the DSLR-death-by-laser videos below. [Read more…]