Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
The season finale of House is on tonight. Normally, that wouldn’t be news for Photography Bay. However, it’s a bit different because the entire episode was filmed with the Canon 5D Mark II and Canon EF lenses.
You can catch a preview of the episode here.
I can’t say I’ve ever watched an episode of the show, but I think I’ll join in tonight just out of the curiosity factor. The show starts at 8PM ET / PT. [Read more…]
It was only a matter of time.
With overwhelming success of the Canon 5D Mark II and subsequent video-capable DSLRs, it was only a matter of time before someone broke the mold and put a DSLR-sized sensor in a true camcorder body. I suspect that Canon and Nikon are both working on a similar concept; however, it looks as if Sony may be the first one out of the gate.
Sony has announced that it is working on a camcorder based on the 14.2MP CMOS sensor found in the newly announced NEX-5 and NEX-3. The camcorder will allow the new Sony E-mount lenses to be used, as well as existing Alpha-mount lenses. [Read more…]
DIY DSLR Wooden Shoulder Rig from Jonathan Clifford Bergqvist on Vimeo.
I’ve seen some clever DIY setups for HDDSLR rigs and focus pullers; however, Jonathan Bergqvist’s wooden rendition for his Canon 7D in the above video takes the cake. The integrated focus puller on the left handle is really a nice touch.
[Vimeo via Crunchgear]
Remember when creativeLIVE launched earlier this month? There have been a lot of great courses since it launched, but I’m watching Vincent Laforet’s course, “An Introduction to HDDSLR Cinema” right now, and I gotta tell ya, it’s good stuff. It’s also free while it’s live.
If you’ve missed the first day today, it looks like they are doing a re-watch stream of the entire class tonight starting at 11PM ET. Laforet has got content going for the next two days as well, so you might want to shelve Photoshop CS5 for just a bit and tune into creativeLIVE to learn the ins and outs of your HDDSLR if that’s something you’ve been curious about.
Here’s the link: creativeLIVE.com
Finally, if you can’t tune in this weekend, you can pre-order the video of the full weekend class for $79. If you wait until after the class is over on Sunday, it goes up to $129. Having watched it for the past few hours, I can assure you that it’s more than worth the $79 if you are new to shooting video with an HDDSLR camera – and there’s gonna be two more full days of content.
Eric Austin has cooked up the above contraption, which is an electric, radio-controlled helicopter with a Canon 7D mounted on it. With his HeliVideo he’s providing his commercial clients with unique still and video shots.
DIY Photography has a nice little Q&A session with Eric if you want to read more about it.
Bandito Brothers, known for its groundbreaking work with DSLR video cameras, shot the above BMW commercial spot using the likes of the Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D3s. [Read more…]
The EOS Movie Plugin E-1, which was announced in February 2010, is now available. The plugin is developed to speed up the video editing workflow for footage shot on the Canon 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark II and 7D. [Read more…]
Carl Zeiss has unveiled new Lightweight Zoom designed for PL cine cameras and HDSLRs with APS-C format sensors like the Canon 7D, Rebel T2i, Nikon D300s and D90. While the press release from Zeiss does not provide a zoom range, it appears to be the same as the former LWZ-1 lens at 15.5-45mm. The LWZ.2 comes with interchangeable mounts in PL, EF and F-mount flavors, which allows a triple purpose for those working with different cameras on a project or across projects.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Switronix, maker of a variety of video accessories for HDDSLRs, has introduced the Powerbase 70, which will be on display at NAB 2010. The Powerbase 70 is a dedicated accessory for the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D and provides up to 6x runtime thanks to its 14.8v battery pack.
More details in the press release below.
Canon has expanded CPS to cinematographers and filmmakers. The CPS expansion for filmmakers carries the same Silver, Gold and Platinum membership levels that apply to photographers.
More details below. [Read more…]