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Proximity is a Cool Sci-fi Action Short Shot on the Canon C500

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Ryan Connolly of Film Riot was planning on shooting a big-budget short film project, Outsiders; however, funding fell through at the last minute. Instead of hanging his head and complaining about it, he, along with his crew and actors, shot a low budget short with the equipment and personnel they had on hand.

Ryan worked with Seth Worley, who wrote and directed Plot Device, to craft the story for Proximity over a few days, which ended up as a 10-page script. They then shot the film on a Canon C500. Post-production was done with Adobe Creative Cloud, Pro Tools and Red Giant plug-ins.

Check out the 10-minute short below. [Read more…]

Canon 5D Mark III for $2699 (New w/ USA Warranty) – Deal Alert

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Adorama has the 5D Mark III for $2699 (reg. $3408.95) with free shipping and 2% rewards. Check it out here at Adorama.

Additionally, you can get the 5D Mark III kit with 24-105mm f/4L IS lens for $3239 (reg. $3999) – also with free shipping and 2% rewards. Check it out here at Adorama.

Both deals reveal final pricing details during checkout. These are new cameras with full USA warranties. I’ve been told that these prices won’t last long.

Canon EOS 70D Review

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The Canon 70D follows a long line of mid-range prosumer DSLRs that has been a decade in the making. The Canon xxD started way back in February 2003 when the 10D was introduced as a replacement for the D60. Canon has gradually updated these cameras over the years – with some years seeing larger jumps than others.

In 2010, the Canon 60D introduced HD video capture into the line and the 70D certainly steps up that game even further. At the same time, the 70D takes the still image capacity of the line a serious step further as well. [Read more…]

Canon 7D Firmware Update Version 2.0.5 Now Available

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Canon has issued a firmware update for the Canon 7D. Firmware version 2.0.5 incorporates the following fix.

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which the image files cannot be transferred using the FTP protocol via USB cable after the EOS 7D camera has established a wireless connection to the Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E5 (A/B/C/D).

You can download the firmware update here on Canon’s website.

Canon EF 300-600mm f/5.6 with 1.4x Teleconverter Lens Patent Surfaces

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Canon 200-400mm

The Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM lens with built-in 1.4x teleconverter has been a wildly popular topic over the past year, with virtually everyone who has used it giving the lens nothing but praise. For a $12,000 lens, it seems to get around quite a bit.

It really shouldn’t come as much surprise that Canon may be leaning toward other optical formulas that use a built-in teleconverter. [Read more…]